White House hunts for ways to lower cost of living

Wall Street Journal: Following the recent election, Trump’s aides have urged the president to focus on affordability, and they are drawing up plans to attempt to address voters’ frustrations, according to administration officials. The president’s team is discussing more deals with pharmaceutical companies to make prescription drugs cheaper, approvals for new offshore-drilling projects and new healthcare proposals, the officials said. The president has also ordered up new ideas to address the high cost of housing…