With Republican control of the House and Senate, Trump can hope to act quickly on legislation of wide appeal to conservatives, notably cutting taxes and pumping dollars into job-creating infrastructure projects. Though Democrats might come onboard for infrastructure spending, they are likely to vociferously oppose tax cuts that benefit the rich. With the nation’s top judicial panel leaning his way, Trump is likely to suffer no such impediment. In his victory speech, Trump mentioned three former rivals for the nomination: New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Christie even appeared on stage with Trump, notably the closest person to the president-elect, outside members of his family.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2016 10:52 UTC