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I'm Dan Premack on today's show, why it's been so hard to sell a major business magazine and a Detroit automaker gets into scooters.

But first, what comes next? So it's Thursday morning and to be honest, the midterms already feel like an

eternity ago. Since we learned Democrats would take the House, we've had President Trump fire

attorney general Jeff Sessions, engage in a lengthy news conference, had a CNN reporter stripped

of White House credentials, and then there's obviously been the horrific shooting in Thousand Oaks,

California. But the midterms did happen, and they were consequential. For starters, the demographics of Congress

have changed. More women than ever were elected to the House, even though the number of Republican

women will actually shrink. There are also at least seven new members with science or medicine

or engineering expertise after a concerted effort

by Democrats to add folks with science backgrounds. But most importantly, we're about to have

two competing visions for how to handle America's economy. Top down, as Republicans generally

prefer, or bottom up, which is the Democratic message. Plus, there is increased polarization between

urban and rural communities, each of which have very different economic needs. So the question now

is if we're headed for gridlock, which means status quo on things like taxes, infrastructure,

and health care, or if a bipartisan Congress could actually mean bipartisan compromise.

In 15 seconds, we'll go deeper on this with Jennifer Wexton, who will be part of the incoming

freshman Democratic class in Congress.

But first, this.

Axios chief technology correspondent, Enah Freed, shares breaking news and analysis on the

most consequential companies and players in tech from the Valley to D.C.

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