A prominent economist trying to influence the incoming Trump administration’s economic policies is facing criticism from conservative groups over his organization’s liberal donors and past criticism of President-elect Trump’s agenda. Oren Cass, who previously worked on both of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns, is the founder and chief economist of American Compass, a conservative think tank that has made inroads with multiple prominent Republican lawmakers in Congress. Over the...

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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., took aim at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), arguing that its recent response to multiple deadly storms shows the agency needs to be “completely revamped.” “The No. 1 thing that hurts FEMA’s reputation is the fact that so many citizens are denied when they apply the first time they come through the FEMA portal. And if they have to go through congressional offices...