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Donald Trump Taps Tom Price and Seema Verma to Shape Health Care Team, Repeal Obamacare
President-elect Donald Trump has picked some of Obamacare's most outspoken critics to lead the repeal effort.
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Donald Trump Draws Ire of Officials, Tom Price Tapped For Health Secretary, Mitt Romney Stays in the Picture and More
President-elect Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism for claiming millions of people voted illegally, plus more from today's news.
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Donald Trump to Meet David Petraeus For Secretary of State Spot Amid Transition Team Turmoil
President-elect Donald Trump is considering David Petraeus for secretary of state, but he's meeting with Mitt Romney again on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Claims Millions Voted Illegally, Clinton Team Fires Back, Democrats Turn to 2018 Governors' Races and More
President-elect Donald Trump claims he would have won the popular vote but millions voted illegally, plus more from today's news.
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Donald Trump to Name Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador, Lobbying Ban Could Make Corruption Worse and More
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as the next UN Ambassador, plus more from today's news.
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Donald Trump Skips TV to Deliver YouTube Update on Transition
President-elect Donald Trump took to YouTube to say the transition is progressing “very smoothly, efficiently and effectively.”
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Donald Trump Won't Pursue Criminal Investigation Against Hillary Clinton, Foundation, Says Kellyanne Conway
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway suggested that maybe Donald Trump can help Hillary Clinton "heal."
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Donald Trump Cancels Meeting With The New York Times Over 'Conditions,' Then Reinstates Gathering
Donald Trump says The New York Times tried to change the terms of the meeting, the paper says it's the other way around.
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Donald Trump Struggling With Diversity in His Administration, Cancels Meeting with NYT Over 'Conditions' and More
All five of president-elect Donald Trump's administration choices thus far have been white men, plus more from today's news.
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President-Elect Donald Trump Wants Your Opinion
Here's how you tell Donald Trump what he should focus on during the outset of his presidency.
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Donald Trump's Popularity Rises After Election
Donald Trump's honeymoon has begun, but how long will it last?
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Voters Preferred Hillary Clinton's Campaign Over Donald Trump's: Poll
Clinton voters said they couldn't get behind Trump "because of the kind of person he has shown himself to be."
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Donald Trump Will Live in White House But Without Melania and Barron Initially
President-elect Donald Trump has ended speculation on whether he would live in one of his own properties.
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The Mad Dash to Assess Donald Trump's Conflicts of Interest, Suspense Builds Around Appointments and More
Donald Trump's many business ventures have ethicists scrambling to assess potential conflicts of interest, plus more from today's news.
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Donald Trump Taps Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Mike Pompeo for CIA, Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser
President-elect Donald Trump's administration is beginning to take shape after nominees accepted their offers.
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Donald Trump Taps Jeff Sessions, Michael Flynn; Jared Kushner is His 'Kindred Spirit'
Donald Trump taps Jeff Sessions, Mike Pompeo and Michael Flynn, plus more from today's news.
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James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, Resigns
Clapper said he turned in his resignation on Wednesday night, which he admitted "felt pretty good."
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Donald Trump Presidency Forces an Attempt to Renegotiate Executive Power, Democrats Continue to Scramble and More
Factions of Democrats are struggling with how to handle the next four years, plus more from today's news.
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Elizabeth Warren Named to Senate Democratic Leadership for 115th Congress: Another Step Toward 2020 White House Run?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will stay in the Democratic leadership for the next Congress, but in a new role.
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Donald Trump's Transition Team Sees Purge, Giuliani's Business Ties a Conflict, Campaign Team's New Political Arm and More
President-elect Donald Trump saw a purge of top advisers from his transition team, plus more from today's news.
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