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Presidential Policy: Even in a week overshadowed by the feud between President Trump and his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, the executive branch has succeeded in moving some policies forward. The FBI reportedly reopened an investigation of the Clinton Foundation; the Department of the Interior announced a plan to conduct auctions for new oil and gas wells along both U.S. coasts; and the interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has begun to reorient the agency toward reducing financial regulations. Yet the same book that launched the Bannon beef details a tendency that’s likely to hamper Trump’s governance: People close to the president affirm that he’s very

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