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What's on the Republican economic agenda in the coming year?

by David Brancaccio
Jan 17, 2018
One economist argues immigration reform is essential to kick-starting productivity.
President Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as he meets with Republican congressional leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
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What's on the Democratic agenda in the upcoming year?

by David Brancaccio
Jan 16, 2018
Let's look at one of their major focuses for 2018.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news briefing after a weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon.
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Obamacare repeal reeling after Senate defeat

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 28, 2017
All Democrats and three Republicans voted "no."
A view of the U.S. Capitol building on Thursday in Washington, D.C., as Senate Republicans had worked to pass a stripped-down, or "skinny repeal" version of Obamacare reform.
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Democratic leaders try to formulate a sound economic message

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 22, 2017
Democrats are having a hard time crafting an economic message that gets through to voters. They lost two special congressional elections earlier this week. Some Democrats say being the anti-Trump party is a weak platform on which to take a stand and reach Americans who feel their concerns and needs are not being met. What […]
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Is there really a political divide between people who leave their hometowns and those who stay?

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 22, 2017
We asked, you answered.
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Why are people rich?

by Jana Kasperkevic
May 2, 2017
The answer depends on what political party you belong to.
Money, money, money. Is hard work enough to get rich?
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Would a Mexican-U.S. border wall help or hurt the economy?

by Mark Salay
May 1, 2017
In our latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, we asked Americans how they felt about President Trump's border wall, and other stances on immigration.
Border Patrol agents patrol the U.S.-Mexico border at Friendship Park in San Ysidro, California, in April..
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What Democrats and Republicans stand to gain from Congress' new $1 trillion spending bill

by Marielle Segarra
May 1, 2017
Some of Trump's key proposals, like his call for a U.S.-Mexico border, will not receive funding.
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Political parties spend big in Georgia's special congressional election

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 13, 2017
Republicans and Democrats are testing how far outside money goes in the Trump era.
Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former congressional staffer, is the leading Democratic candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District.
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President Trump might withhold ACA subsidy payments

by Andy Uhler
Apr 13, 2017
Trump said he wants Democrats to negotiate on health care.
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