Vowing To Roll Back Regulations, Trump Faces Uphill Task
One reason there are so many regulations is that there are many obstacles to removing them.
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GOP Looks To Pence As Trump's Point Man On Capitol Hill
Vice President-elect Mike Pence has close ties on Capitol Hill, where he served in the U.S. House for 12 years.
Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress
The president-elect has said he will ask lawmakers to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Or he can use regulations and the budget to dismantle the federal health law he calls "a disaster."
Republicans Keep Control Of The Senate As Democrats Largely Falter
Even with their best opportunities to gain seats in years, Democrats so far have only picked up deep blue Illinois. They narrowly hung on in Nevada, which was Republicans' only offensive opportunity.
Polarization And A Lack Of Productivity Are Likely To Reign After Election Day
With no clear mandate likely to come out of 2016, there's little reason to be optimistic the next Congress can get much done, a scenario that has gripped Washington in recent years.
WATCH: Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Faces House Panel Over Fake Accounts
Questions for Stumpf include one about his sale of $13 million in stock, which Rep. Carolyn Maloney calls "by far the largest open-market sale of Wells Fargo stock" in the CEO's tenure.
Congress Overrides Obama's Veto On Sept. 11 Lawsuit Bill
The legislation allows families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the Saudi Arabian government. The override is the first of Obama's presidency.
Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika
The deal to fight the mosquito-borne virus came after lawmakers dropped a controversial provision to block payments to Planned Parenthood for women's health care.
Has Donald Trump Permanently Altered The Republican Party's DNA?
Many of Donald Trump's policy proposals stray from the traditional GOP playbook, and his unorthodox ways have a lot of Republicans asking big questions about their party's future.
Congress Returns: Much Ado About Little To Do
There are only two must-pass items on the agenda: a short-term funding bill to keep the government running past Sept. 30, and a separate funding bill to combat the spread of the Zika virus.