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Why is Mitt Romney doing this? — Mitt Romney has huddled twice with President-elect Donald Trump in the past two weeks. And both times, it looked super awkward. — Here's meeting 1, when Romney traveled to the Trump National golf club in New Jersey to talk about the prospect of serving as Trump's secretary of state:
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Trump Said to Continue Auditions for Secretary of State — Retired General John Kelly returning for follow-up interview — President-elect had dinner in New York with Romney on Tuesday — President-elect Donald Trump plans to continue his auditions for secretary of state …
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In an abrupt about-face, Romney emerges from dinner with Trump full of frog legs and high praise
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Newt Gingrich explains how Trump feeds media false narratives to distract from real stories
Newt Gingrich explains how Trump feeds media false narratives to distract from real stories
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Trump considering Goldman Sachs president for top post — President-elect Donald Trump is considering Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn for a senior administration job, possibly as director of the Office of Management and Budget, several sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.
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Trump considers Goldman Sachs president for top job: report
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Charlotte police officer will not face charges in shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott — No charges will be brought against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer Brentley Vinson in the September shooting death of a man in University City, District Attorney Andrew Murray announced Wednesday.
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The Day After: Obama on His Legacy, Trump's Win and the Path Forward — In an interview conducted the day after the election, the commander in chief reflected on the stunning results and how he'll spend his time post-White House. Pete Souza/The White House
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Pelosi holds onto leadership — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday fended off a challenge to her long leadership reign, defeating Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) in a closed-door vote prompted largely by Donald Trump — 's unlikely ascension to the White House.
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Congressional Black Caucus Furious With Pelosi Over Proposed Leadership Changes
Congressional Black Caucus Furious With Pelosi Over Proposed Leadership Changes
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Nancy Pelosi chosen again as House Democratic leader — but tally suggests deep division
Nancy Pelosi chosen again as House Democratic leader — but tally suggests deep division
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Trump's son goes wild deer hunting in Turkish resort Antalya … Eric Trump, the son of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, recently visited the southern resort of Antalya for a hunting trip, upon the invitation of a Turkish businessman. — The 32-year-old went wild deer hunting in a rural area …
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Trump vow to leave business raises more questions
Trump vow to leave business raises more questions
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White House downplays Trump Carrier announcement — The White House on Wednesday scoffed at President-elect Donald Trump — 's agreement to keep 1,000 manufacturing jobs in Indiana, saying it does not come close to President Obama's “high standard” for creating similar jobs.
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Bob Dylan skips White House event — Bob Dylan won't be attending President Obama's meet-and-greet on Wednesday with American Nobel Prize winners, the White House said. — “Unfortunately, Bob Dylan will not be at the White House today. So everyone can relax,” Obama's top spokesman, Josh Earnest, told reporters.
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Mr. Trump, Meet the Constitution — When Donald Trump, hand on the Bible on Jan. 20, swears to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, we the people will have good reason to doubt he knows what he's talking about. Consider what he tweeted out on Tuesday:
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Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel
Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Treasury pick says he wants to slash taxes across the board — Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin: We can sustain 3-4% economic growth — In line with President-elect Donald Trump's proposals, Steve Mnuchin told CNBC on Wednesday his focus as Treasury secretary …
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Trump's Potential Treasury Secretary Headed A ‘Foreclosure Machine’
Trump's Potential Treasury Secretary Headed A ‘Foreclosure Machine’
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Anti-Trump forces launch attack on Electoral College — Anti-Trump forces are preparing an unprecedented assault on the Electoral College, marked by a wave of lawsuits and an intensive lobbying effort aimed at persuading 37 Republican electors to vote for a candidate other than Donald Trump.
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Trump to Announce Carrier Plant Will Keep Jobs in U.S. — From the earliest days of his campaign, Donald J. Trump made keeping manufacturing jobs in the United States his signature economic issue, and the decision by Carrier, the big air-conditioner company, to move 2,000 of them from Indiana …
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CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal ‘height of folly’ — The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be “disastrous” and “the height of folly”. — In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary …
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Veteran's home vandalized, torched — PLANT CITY (FOX 13) - There are lots of questions surrounding a fire that gutted a home on Johnson Street in Plant City overnight. — Along with heavy damage, anti-Trump graffiti was sprayed on the house, inside and out.
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Starting January 20, Donald Trump Can Send Unblockable Mass Text Messages to the Entire Nation — You've probably, at some point, gotten a text alert on your phone about some nasty weather, an Amber Alert about a missing child, or even a (very poorly worded) alert about police looking for a criminal.
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What Jackie Kennedy Knew about JFK's Cheating — and Why She Looked the Other Way — What did Jackie really know? Get new details about her complicated marriage to JFK, suicidal despair after his death and how she found the strength to go on. Subscribe now to get instant access to this Kennedy confidential, only in PEOPLE!
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Next Slide — “We were like this is unreal, this is unbelievable,” McCord said. “When we had both fully read it, we looked at each other — and I will never forget this moment — we both burst into tears. I was ghost white, and we just prayed. There was nothing else to do.
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McAuliffe upbeat about working with Trump, says Clinton is done with politics — RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe was upbeat Wednesday about Virginia's prospects for landing the new FBI headquarters building under the incoming Trump administration — despite the governor's ties to Hillary Clinton …
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Trump's conservative dream team — Donald Trump's education secretary nominee is a huge critic of public schools and has pushed to steer taxpayer dollars to charter schools and voucher programs. His Health and Human Services pick wants to dismantle Obamacare and privatize Medicare.
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The Democratic Party enters the wilderness — As Democrats hold their House leadership elections today, they are met with the stinging reality that they are now a party lost in the wilderness in search of an identity. The losses under President Obama have been brutal.