Week of January 16th, 2017

Mentions of climate change have been scrubbed.

Conservative think tanks are ascendant as the Trump administration plans wave of legislation and policy changes.

We're following the county of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the people relying on President Trump's promises. Today, a factory banking on those promises.

Gas prices are up, the peso is down and President Trump's wall isn't top of mind.

They can't depend solely on their pension.

The nugget is not bound by any income bracket.

As of noon today, Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States. Celebrations will continue into the night, but we’ve convened our Weekly Wrap-ers to talk though Trump’s gloomy speech and what’s ahead. Plus, a look at how the think tank economy is dealing with Trump, and a Pennsylvania factory that’s banking on him. Then, the view from the Mexican border.

Our D.C. Bureau Chief explains what we can expect from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Then, we look at how presidents make money once their term ends, and the Mexican view of Trump’s proposed border wall. Plus, why the chicken nugget is the quintessential American product.

Univision's Leon Krauze said that some are planning to leave the country.

Corporations have an interest in reaching deals before a new administration comes in.

The Trump administration may institute a repatriation holiday, which would reduce the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35 to 10 percent for a temporary stretch. U.S. corporations have profits parked overseas to avoid the current rate. Harvard professor Fritz Foley looks at whether bringing them over here would help the economy. Afterwards, we’ll talk with Univision’s Leon Krauze about how immigrants are preparing for Trump’s presidency.

Just remember to leave your selfie stick at home.

New gadgets mean new rules. With Trump’s inauguration taking place today, D.C. wants to make it clear that drones and selfie sticks are not allowed in the capitol. We’ll take look at what attendees WILL be able to bring with them. As for those of us who live elsewhere in the country, we’ll also share the ways you can watch the event online. Afterwards, software engineer Tracey Chou will join us to play this week’s Silicon Tally. 

The story of Erie, Pennsylvania — a manufacturing town that’s lost hundreds of jobs and is looking for President-elect Donald Trump to bring them back — is the story of the 2016 election. Erie County went red for the first time in decades, and now its residents are anxiously waiting to see what Trump’s campaign promises look like in action. To kick off our yearlong reporting project “The Big Promise,” we’re recording the whole show live from a brewery in Erie. We talk to small business owners, an economist, a union leader, an immigrant and one of the folks tasked with resettling refugees here. This story was produced as part of our election series, How the Deck is Stacked, in collaboration with Frontline and PBS NewsHour. You can find more stories related to this series here.

Meet entrepreneurs with high hopes for the incoming administration.

But there are fears about what Donald Trump's policies could mean for new arrivals.

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One union leader said he's not moved by Trump's promises to bring jobs like his back to Erie — workers are retraining instead.

We talk to Penn State economist Kenneth Louie about the future of a manufacturing county that flipped for Trump.

Music might be an entryway into a new model.

A scientist from the Curiosity team tells about the rover's latest find and what it's like to work on Martian time.

Meanwhile, families who earn over $1 million could see an average tax cut of $317,000.

Rick Perry is heading to Capitol Hill this morning for his Senate hearing on the role of energy secretary. We’ll look at the issues that might come up during his session and then explain what the Energy Department actually does. Afterwards, we’ll break down how Trump’s tax plan will affect the country’s different income brackets. 

At the professional squash tournament of champions, held in New York this month, sponsors gain access to niche clientele.

Thousands are heading to Washington for Trump’s inauguration — many of them to protest the event. Rally, a tech platform that connects riders with transportation to big events, is getting a lot of business right now thanks to anti-Trump activists. Co-founder Siheun Song explains how the service works. Next, we’ll step outside of the planet to look at evidence from Mars rover Curiosity about possible mud cracks on the planet, which could tell us something about the possible history of life there. 

High-tech toilets, while impressive, are often difficult to understand.

A lesson in how your insurance plan can influence your health.

In a lot of ways, the story of Union City, Pennsylvania is the story of the 2016 presidential election. Folks there have lost hundreds of manufacturing jobs, and now they’re waiting in hope for President-elect Donald Trump to follow through on his campaign promise to bring them back. Then, we look at high-deductible health care plans through a researcher who experimented on himself and risked heart failure in the process.

Voters in this small Pennsylvania community have hope, but need jobs.

The inauguration is Friday. So, who pays for what?

It’s another week of confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet picks. We’ll share the highlights from Betsy Devos’s contentious hearing, and look at what we can expect from Tom Price’s. Next, Marketplace’s Scott Tong will discuss what the relationship between the U.S. and China might look like after Trump takes office. Do we have a future trade war on our hands? 

Think the rise of digital means a reduced ecological footprint? Turns out streaming the latest hit show might be bad for the environment, according to a new Greenpeace report. Quartz’s Ashley Rodriguez explains how exactly the streaming industry uses energy. Afterwards, we’ll look at news that online grocery stores will soon be allowed to accept food stamps, and then talk about the possibility of bendable phones.

Singin' in the flood.

Director John Lee Hancock tells us how Ray Kroc, played by Michael Keaton, helped the McDonalds brothers expand before buying them out.

To wrap up our yearlong series “How The Deck is Stacked,” we travel to Erie, Pennsylvania, a community built on manufacturing. Erie represents much of the economic dissatisfaction that helped swing the presidential election. We’re kicking off a week of coverage from there with a bunch of stories from a local watering hole. Plus, the latest on Brexit and President-elect Donald Trump’s promised border tax.

The Pennsylvania county represents the economic dissatisfaction that voters felt during the election.

The occasion marks the U.S. Mint's 225th birthday.

It's now easier than ever to organize large protests thanks to today's tech.

When Obama was first sworn in, some were worried about allowing him to keep his BlackBerry. Eight years later, he’s cemented his status as a pretty tech-forward president. As his second term ends, we’ll look back at the role of technology in his administration. Next, we’ll chat with Gray Space co-founder Matthew Hoffman about the influence of virtual reality on the architecture industry. 

As U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May gears up to give a speech on Brexit, we’ll look at what some of her objectives might be. There’s been speculation over whether the U.K. will try to keep some benefits of EU membership, but now it appears that the prime minister wants a hard break. Next, we’ll look at U.S. Mint’s plans to release a $100 gold coin with the symbol of liberty depicted as an African-American woman.   

Steve Mollenkopf says his company is spreading its chips to new products, and building the foundation for a new kind of connectivity.

Parents craving sleep are willing to try all sorts of gizmos, but experts caution against buying anything that makes claims about SIDS

Welcome to Inauguration week! On this MLK Day we’re looking at three themes of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign: An obsolete NATO, rolling back the estate tax and bringing back coal jobs. We’ll talk about the state of all three and how Trump might act on them after he’s sworn in Friday. Plus: a chat with the CEO of Qualcomm and how getting your kid to sleep became a $325 million industry.

“Nootropics” are a relatively new interest of Silicon Valley. Some say they improve cognitive function, but a nutritional scientist we spoke with has doubts.

The College and University Food Bank Alliance fights student hunger. Since 2014, its membership has doubled, with almost 400 campuses participating.

Priority for much of the housing money will go to people who’ve been on the streets for a long time, with no respite. But some think more of the money should go to help homeless families.

Eyewear maker Luxottica — known for its Ray-Ban shades — is merging with lens maker Essilor to create a company worth $50 billion. We’ll explore the future of the eyewear market and explain why a deal between these two types of companies is so unusual. Next, we’ll talk about Amazon’s job growth plans, and then look at how Los Angeles plans to allocate $1.2 billion of funds dedicated to the homeless. 

The Internet Archive has launched a library of Trump’s television appearances — the first of its kind for an incoming president. We’ll hear from one of the archive’s managing editors, Nancy Watzman, about why they created the collection and what they hope it’s used for. Afterwards, we’ll take a tour of of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a new playing venue for the Atlanta Falcons that’s set to open later this year.