What Paul Ryan’s departure means

What Paul Ryan’s departure means

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We got the most recent Federal Reserve meeting minutes. The key takeaways: Trump tax cuts and increased federal spending will give the economy a short-term boost, but all the deficit spending and retaliatory tariffs carry long-term risks. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan won’t have to worry about any of this soon. He announced today he’ll leave Congress in January. We’ll talk about the ripple effects of that departure. Then: Mark Zuckerberg’s second day of testimony saw the Facebook CEO answering more questions about his company’s business model: A lot of it comes down to the Like button, that little thumbs up that may well be the most powerful tool in social media. We’ll explain. Plus: More from our “How We Changed” series.