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| Trump inauguration: Can the president deliver on his promises? | Trump inauguration: Can the president deliver on his promises? |
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| Donald Trump is the new president of the United States of America. | Donald Trump is the new president of the United States of America. |
| The businessman-turned-reality-TV-star is now presiding over more than 300 million Americans, whether they voted for him or not. | The businessman-turned-reality-TV-star is now presiding over more than 300 million Americans, whether they voted for him or not. |
| On the campaign trail, and in the weeks that followed his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, he set out his main objectives, albeit with little detail. | On the campaign trail, and in the weeks that followed his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, he set out his main objectives, albeit with little detail. |
| In the weeks and months to come, we'll be tracking the progress he makes on his agenda and how it is received by the American public. | In the weeks and months to come, we'll be tracking the progress he makes on his agenda and how it is received by the American public. |
| How are his approval ratings? | How are his approval ratings? |
| It has been a particularly bumpy transition period for Donald Trump. He has faced a number of testing moments over potential conflicts of interest, his cabinet picks and an unsubstantiated report suggesting that Russia holds compromising material about his private life. | It has been a particularly bumpy transition period for Donald Trump. He has faced a number of testing moments over potential conflicts of interest, his cabinet picks and an unsubstantiated report suggesting that Russia holds compromising material about his private life. |
| Ethics concerns swirl around Trump team | Ethics concerns swirl around Trump team |
| A list of Trump's potential conflicts of interest | A list of Trump's potential conflicts of interest |
| Trump and his team have done their best to swat each of the stories away, but they still appear to have hurt his popularity among the public. Polls suggest that Trump's approval rating as president-elect is far lower than it was for his three most recent predecessors. | Trump and his team have done their best to swat each of the stories away, but they still appear to have hurt his popularity among the public. Polls suggest that Trump's approval rating as president-elect is far lower than it was for his three most recent predecessors. |
| Does this matter? Maybe not, for now. | Does this matter? Maybe not, for now. |
| The Republicans control both House and Senate so in theory he can pursue his legislative agenda without worrying too much about his ratings. But to do that he will need to keep his Republican colleagues on side, and his confrontational and unpredictable style could make this difficult. | |
| Unsurprisingly, Trump has already hit out at approval polls, saying they are "rigged against him" and carried out by those "who did the phony election polls". | Unsurprisingly, Trump has already hit out at approval polls, saying they are "rigged against him" and carried out by those "who did the phony election polls". |
| But if his ratings are still low in twelve months time, expect some dissenting voices to emerge in the party as congressmen and women and senators start to worry about midterm elections. | But if his ratings are still low in twelve months time, expect some dissenting voices to emerge in the party as congressmen and women and senators start to worry about midterm elections. |
| What do Trump's tweets reveal? | What do Trump's tweets reveal? |
| What President Trump's supporters want | What President Trump's supporters want |
| How will the economy change? | How will the economy change? |
| When Barack Obama became president in 2009, the US was in the midst of its worst recession since the 1930s and in his first month the economy shed 800,000 jobs. | When Barack Obama became president in 2009, the US was in the midst of its worst recession since the 1930s and in his first month the economy shed 800,000 jobs. |
| But despite a few dips in 2009, the US economy has seen its longest ever period of job creation under President Obama, with December 2016 the 75th consecutive month of job growth. | But despite a few dips in 2009, the US economy has seen its longest ever period of job creation under President Obama, with December 2016 the 75th consecutive month of job growth. |
| President Obama and the tale of US jobs | President Obama and the tale of US jobs |
| Despite those jobs numbers, critics say the recovery has been weak and many of Donald Trump's supporters, especially in former industrial areas, voted for him because they felt it has passed them by. | Despite those jobs numbers, critics say the recovery has been weak and many of Donald Trump's supporters, especially in former industrial areas, voted for him because they felt it has passed them by. |
| Trump has vowed to axe "destructive regulations" and create 25 million new jobs over the next decade, saying too many have been lost to other countries, especially in manufacturing. | Trump has vowed to axe "destructive regulations" and create 25 million new jobs over the next decade, saying too many have been lost to other countries, especially in manufacturing. |
| We'll be tracking the monthly jobs report to see how he does with this and monitoring sectors like manufacturing to see what growth there is. We'll also be keeping an eye on other economic indicators, like GDP growth and national debt, and examining how the markets react to his policies. | We'll be tracking the monthly jobs report to see how he does with this and monitoring sectors like manufacturing to see what growth there is. We'll also be keeping an eye on other economic indicators, like GDP growth and national debt, and examining how the markets react to his policies. |
| Latest news on the US economy | Latest news on the US economy |
| What will happen to healthcare? | What will happen to healthcare? |
| Healthcare will be an early test for President Trump and the Republican Party. Trump has repeatedly said that he expects Congress to quickly "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, and moves have already been made to do that. | Healthcare will be an early test for President Trump and the Republican Party. Trump has repeatedly said that he expects Congress to quickly "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, and moves have already been made to do that. |
| But there have been few details about what a replacement would look like. President Trump has talked about providing "insurance for everybody" but Republican congressional leaders prefer the term "universal access" over "universal coverage". | But there have been few details about what a replacement would look like. President Trump has talked about providing "insurance for everybody" but Republican congressional leaders prefer the term "universal access" over "universal coverage". |
| Thanks to his signature policy, President Obama managed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans down to 8.6% at the beginning of 2016, helping more than 20 million previously-uninsured Americans to finally get health cover. | Thanks to his signature policy, President Obama managed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans down to 8.6% at the beginning of 2016, helping more than 20 million previously-uninsured Americans to finally get health cover. |
| Can Obamacare be repealed? | Can Obamacare be repealed? |
| US patients await Obamacare's fate | US patients await Obamacare's fate |
| But the scheme has faced several problems along the way and recent premium hikes helped the Republicans frame Obamacare as a failure during the election campaign. | But the scheme has faced several problems along the way and recent premium hikes helped the Republicans frame Obamacare as a failure during the election campaign. |
| Now that they have significant control of Congress, the likelihood of the policy being scrapped has increased, but they could face a huge backlash if they fail to put an effective replacement plan together. | Now that they have significant control of Congress, the likelihood of the policy being scrapped has increased, but they could face a huge backlash if they fail to put an effective replacement plan together. |
| A report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that 18 million people could lose their insurance within a year and 32 million by 2026 if Congress repealed some parts of the ACA without having a new system in place. | A report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that 18 million people could lose their insurance within a year and 32 million by 2026 if Congress repealed some parts of the ACA without having a new system in place. |
| Seeds of a Trump-Republican conflict | Seeds of a Trump-Republican conflict |
| Will Trump cut illegal immigration? | Will Trump cut illegal immigration? |
| Immigration was Donald Trump's signature issue during the election campaign and the main focus of the speech he gave back in June 2015 announcing his candidacy. | Immigration was Donald Trump's signature issue during the election campaign and the main focus of the speech he gave back in June 2015 announcing his candidacy. |
| To halt the flow of illegal Mexican immigrants, Mr Trump promised to build a "beautiful" wall along the 2,000-plus-mile border and make Mexico pay for it. There is already some form of barrier in place along several parts, but we'll be tracking the new president's progress with the "Great Wall". | To halt the flow of illegal Mexican immigrants, Mr Trump promised to build a "beautiful" wall along the 2,000-plus-mile border and make Mexico pay for it. There is already some form of barrier in place along several parts, but we'll be tracking the new president's progress with the "Great Wall". |
| How realistic is Trump's Mexico wall? | How realistic is Trump's Mexico wall? |
| What marks does Obama's presidency deserve? | What marks does Obama's presidency deserve? |
| Mr Trump's talk of a crackdown on illegal immigrants makes it sound as if they have had an easy ride under President Obama, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest the opposite is true. | Mr Trump's talk of a crackdown on illegal immigrants makes it sound as if they have had an easy ride under President Obama, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest the opposite is true. |
| Between 2009 and 2015, the Obama administration deported more than 2.5 million people - most of whom had been convicted of some form of criminal offence or were recent arrivals - leading some to label President Obama the "deporter-in-chief". | Between 2009 and 2015, the Obama administration deported more than 2.5 million people - most of whom had been convicted of some form of criminal offence or were recent arrivals - leading some to label President Obama the "deporter-in-chief". |
| At one point, Mr Trump pledged to remove everyone not lawfully in the US - more than 11 million by most estimates - but he has backed away from that in recent months. | At one point, Mr Trump pledged to remove everyone not lawfully in the US - more than 11 million by most estimates - but he has backed away from that in recent months. |
| Whatever he does, it will be a while before we see clear evidence of the effect it has because the Department of Homeland Security only issues annual statistics on enforcement - and we're still waiting for the 2016 data. | Whatever he does, it will be a while before we see clear evidence of the effect it has because the Department of Homeland Security only issues annual statistics on enforcement - and we're still waiting for the 2016 data. |