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Donald Trump's Transition Team, Or Lack Thereof, Is Causing Real Panic — The self-proclaimed government outsider is having trouble finding people to run the government. — Senior Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON Donald Trump's transition team is nearing a state of stasis …
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Donald Trump's Transition Team Reshaped — Vice President-elect Mike Pence drops lobbyists; former Intelligence panel head Mike Rogers ousted — WASHINGTON—Another round of staff changes buffeted President-elect Donald Trump's transition team Tuesday amid resistance from within …
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I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind. — Eliot A. Cohen is the author of the forthcoming “The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.” He served as counselor of the State Department from 2007 to 2009.
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Trump Says Transition Is ‘Organized,’ Despite Reports Of Firings, Infighting — President-elect Donald Trump's transition process has been stalled by abrupt firings and infighting on the team tasked with selecting nominees for his administration posts, according to a Wednesday New York Times report.
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All lobbyists have been cut from Trump's transition team — Vice President-elect Mike Pence reportedly ordered the removal of all lobbyists from president-elect Donald Trump's transition team, The Wall Street Journal wrote on Tuesday night. — The decision was one of Pence's first since formally taking over the team's lead role.


Pence removing lobbyists from Trump transition team — Lobbyists are being purged from official roles in President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, sources told Fox News late Tuesday. — The move to get rid of lobbyists in key roles was one of the first decisions …
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Here's How Bad It Is — Here are two paragraphs from a piece …
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The Note: Transition Turmoil
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Trump gets to decide if his transition team will have a code of ethics
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Key figures purged from Trump transition team
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Twitter suspends alt-right accounts — Twitter released a new set of tools on Tuesday that could finally stop the unregulated craziness that happens on Twitter. The ‘Mute Words’ feature gives the user the ability to mute certain words, phrases, hashtags, emojis, or usernames.
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‘A great purge?’: Twitter suspends Richard Spencer, other prominent alt-right accounts
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As Trump Leaves Press Behind for Steak Dinner, Incoming Admin Already Showing Lack of Transparency — Donald Trump Ditches Press, Steps Out for Dinner 0:47 — In a highly unusual move, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday night left his Manhattan residence without notifying …
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Trump ditches press pool to go out to dinner
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Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry — An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval.
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Trump policy adviser recommends national registry targeting Muslim immigrants — Allegations of racial and ethnic profiling helped to end the program in 2011. — Muslim immigrants coming into the United States from “terror-prone” countries may soon have to register and check in regularly …
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Poll finds tempered optimism after Trump victory, but doubts about mandate … Americans emerged from President-elect Donald Trump's surprise victory in last week's election with passionate and polarized reactions, overall expressing tempered optimism about his presidency but unconvinced …
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Senate Democrats elect Chuck Schumer of New York as new minority leader — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to elect gregarious, hard-charging New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as minority leader for the new Congress. — Schumer, who turns 66 next week, will replace 77-year-old Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada.
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Bill Weld says he wasn't a spoiler — Bill Weld, the former Massachusetts governor and Libertarian nominee for vice president, denies that his third-party ticket contributed to Donald Trump's unexpected win of the White House. — At a panel event Tuesday in Boston, Weld argued …
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Carrie Fisher Reveals She Had an Affair With Harrison Ford on Star Wars: ‘It Was So Intense’ — Carrie Fisher is finally going public with a secret she has guarded closely for 40 years: When she was 19, she and Harrison Ford, then a 33-year-old married father of two, had a whirlwind three-month affair …
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Ted Cruz Considered by Trump for Attorney General — Texas Senator ran unsuccessfully against Trump in primary — Trump gave Cruz the name ‘Lyin Ted’ during Republican contest — President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to serve as U.S. attorney general …


Donald Trump Requests Security Clearance for Son-in-Law Jared Kushner — Who is Jared Kushner? Son-in-Law Has President-Elect Trump's Trust 1:39 — Donald Trump has taken the unprecedented step of requesting his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, receive top-secret clearance to join …


Lindsey Graham Calls For Senate Investigation Into Whether Russia Hacked DNC — A congressional probe may cool Donald Trump's enthusiasm for warmer Russian relations. — Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday …
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Ivanka Trump's company apologizes for hawking interview jewelry — A business owned by Ivanka Trump apologized Tuesday for using a major interview to promote a bracelet that costs thousands of dollars. — After President-elect Donald Trump — and his family were interviewed on …
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