For six years, the Dodd-Frank Act has been rolling out rules intended to tame inappropriate risk-taking by banks. The Trump transition team now says the new administration will "dismantle" the law.
A number of foreign leaders have strained relations with the Obama administration over human rights. Several have been quick to praise Donald Trump, hoping for a new start, and perhaps less scrutiny.
President Obama met with his successor, Donald Trump, at the White House on Thursday in the latest chapter of the peaceful transition of power in American democracy.
Donald Trump's presidency could have a profound impact on abortion. He has said he'll nominate Supreme Court justices who would overturn the 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure.
In his acceptance speech, Trump pledges investments for U.S. infrastructure, adding a little specificity to his vague campaign promises. Skittish business leaders will watch who he puts on his team.
One issue is what to do with all the businesses he owns. Other newly elected presidents have placed investments in a blind trust, but Trump's business empire is on a completely different scale.
Trump has threatened trade retaliation. And his presidency could herald new instability in the region if he pulls back on the U.S. security umbrella that's been in place since the end of World War II.
As Trump succeeds Obama, it is hard to imagine a wider gulf between sets of policies, or men with less use for each other. But such contrasts between consecutive administrations are the national norm.