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He had laid out a bold agenda and expected his party to follow. “I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and I intend to spend it,” George W. Bush boasted in 2004. Yet what the president ...

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Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing continue for the incoming administration.