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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on Donald Trump to apologize for some of his rhetoric during the presidential campaign. He's also asking Trump to cut ties with campaign CEO Steve Bannon. The president-elect has named Bannon as a top White House adviser, sparking outcry from Democrats who say Bannon peddles conspiracy theories and white supremacy. Sanders told reporters in Washington today that Democrats will hold Trump accountable for his campaign promises.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders say Donald Trump wants a short-term spending bill to keep the government running through March of next year. The current stopgap spending bill runs out in less than a month, on Dec. 9. House and Senate negotiators are working on a bill they could pass before leaving for the holidays. House Republicans met today behind closed doors with Vice President-elect Mike Pence. A four-month extension of spending would let the Republican-controlled government boost military spending while making deep cuts in domestic programs next year.
BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama is meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) as part of Obama's sixth and final visit to Germany. Obama has been stressing a message of solidarity during his visit to a country that is a top trade partner, key NATO ally and home to thousands of American troops.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is describing an improving U.S. economy to lawmakers today, and she says "the case for an increase" in interest rates has strengthened. The Fed is widely expected to raise rates when it meets in mid-December. She notes that the job market has made further improvement this year and that inflation, while still below the Fed's 2 percent target, has started to pick up. Yellen also says she has no plans to step down before her term is up in January of 2018. Donald Trump was openly critical of Yellen during the campaign.
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $264 million in fines to federal authorities. It's a settlement of charges that it hired friends and relatives of Chinese officials in order to gain access to banking deals in that country. The bank will avoid criminal bribery charges.
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