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president elect donald trump emerged meeting ceos boeing lockheed martin wednesday said working lower costs planes sold government, including new air force one fleet f fighter jet trying get costs down, costs primarily f , trying get cost program expensive, trump told reporters meeting aerospace executives military advisers
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us president elect donald trump transition team considering use discretionary trusts avoid conflicts interest trump family members administration officials, politico reported wednesday arrangement would provide individuals alternative selling assets placing wealth blind trusts, president elects traditionally trump aides discussed idea discretionary trusts office government ethics oge , unclear whether set would trump, family wealthy individuals nominated cabinet, according politico, cited two unidentified sources briefed talks reuters could immediately confirm report among trump many holdings hotels golf resorts panama scotland, besides winery modeling agency federal law prohibit president involvement private business office presidents recent decades placed personal assets blind trusts know decisions influence personal fortunes trump spokeswoman hope hicks told politico decisions made team would release details next month representatives oge declined comment politico discussions discretionary trusts could allow trump family members reap legal benefits blind trust, could also give insight trump businesses faring also allowing trump family continue make money investments, politico said trump team said address business arrangements january cancelling planned dec news conference issue, looms new york businessman prepares assume office jan executive branch officials us lawmakers, however, subject conflict interest rules, democrats congress called trump divest vast business interests trump said would avoid conflict issue transferring control businesses oldest three children, given details critics said half blind discretionary trusts would allow trump sidestep conflict interest rules would inappropriate, according politico
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billionaire carl icahn advise donald trump rescinding activist investor called excessive regulation us businesses, president elect transition team announced wednesday icahn serve special adviser, federal employee, specific duties, trump team said statement take salary, transition aide said pick could draw scrutiny icahn, whose major investments include insurer american international group oil refining business cvr energy, could help shape rules meant police wall street protect environment transition team statement released wednesday, icahn said time break free excessive regulation let businesses create jobs icahn, early supporter trump white house bid times outspoken regulation, already helped transition team weigh candidates lead securities exchange commission held meetings new york city office, far trump tower away reporters staked there, people familiar talks said current sec chair mary jo white leave january candidates replace included former sec commissioner paul atkins debra wong yang, former federal prosecutor, source familiar matter said years, icahn businesses occasional regulatory run ins, according disclosures financial industry regulatory authority large investor nutrition supplement maker herbalife, said one time investigated sec voters wanted trump drain swamp got another face full mud, democratic national committee spokesman eric walker said statement, referring trump pledge clean washington icahn, known corporate raider, said recent reuters interview dodd frank banking law went far critic us biofuels program requires oil companies use renewable fuels ethanol believe that, extent, gone overboard concerning environment leave experts area, icahn told cnn recent interview trump icahn share history casino business icahn year helped shutter trump taj mahal casino resorts atlantic city, two years buying bankruptcy casino prized part trump empire
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hotels las vegas washington owned us president elect donald trump reached agreements workers unions end series cases alleging hotels violated federal labor law, trump organization unions said wednesday food beverage housekeeping employees trump international hotel las vegas entered four year collective bargaining agreement effective jan guarantees annual raises pension healthcare benefits, trump hotels unite culinary workers union local said joint statement agreement, union withdraw series cases filed us national labor relations board hotel, union spokeswoman bethany khan said cases expected early test trump, president influence nlrb, would handle concerns conflicts interest raised business holdings trump takes office jan alan garten, general counsel trump organization, said interview company moving resolve legal disputes could raise concerns conflicts certainly better avoid distraction, going continue move forward matters think right, garten said trump hotels also agreed permit workers trump international hotel washington dc, opened october, organize, company said wednesday last week, democrats us congress called trump divest washington hotel, building leased federal government, saying lease would pose conflict interest would essentially landlord tenant sworn eric danziger, chief executive trump hotels, called unite local , union organizing workers hotel, pennsylvania avenue white house, important partner statement share mutual goals union, desire ensure outstanding jobs employees, also enabling hotel operate successfully competitive environment, said part agreement, trump organization end appeal november nlrb decision said violated workers rights organize las vegas hotel trump organization still faces pending case nlrb claiming required thousands us employees sign unlawfully broad confidentiality agreements
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us president elect donald trump wednesday named peter navarro, economist pushed hard line china, head newly formed white house national trade council, transition team said statement senate confirmation required posts except national security adviser, white house chief staff, directors white house national economic council white house national trade council, white house strategist following list republican trump selections top jobs administration tillerson, , spent entire career exxon mobil corp, rose serve chairman ceo civil engineer training, texan joined world largest energy company led several operations united states well yemen, thailand russia exxon chief executive, maintained close ties moscow opposed us sanctions russia incursion crimea mnuchin, , successful private equity investor, hedge fund manager hollywood financier spent years goldman sachs leaving assembled investor group buy failed california mortgage lender , rebranded onewest bank built southern california largest bank housing advocacy groups criticized bank foreclosure practices, accusing quick foreclose struggling homeowners mattis retired marine general known tough talk, distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command, oversees us military operations middle east south asia, mattis, , known many us forces nickname mad dog rebuked saying fun shoot people sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, alabama senator former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants zinke, , first term republican representative member house subcommittee natural resources, voted legislation would weaken environmental safeguards public lands taken stances favoring coal, suffered obama administration league conservation voters, ranks lawmakers environmental record, gave zinke extremely low lifetime score percent ross, , heads private equity firm wl ross co forbes pegged net worth billion staunch supporter trump, ross helped shape trump campaign views trade policy blames north american free trade agreement canada mexico, went force , entry china world trade organization, causing massive us factory job losses puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc, runs carl jr hardee fast food chains, vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder, , argued higher minimum wages would hurt workers forcing restaurants close praises benefits automation, appointment likely antagonize organized labor us representative price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion carson, , retired neurosurgeon dropped republican presidential nominating race march threw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circles, carson previously indicated reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african american picked cabinet spot trump chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials co married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky perry, , adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change picked senior positions trump cabinet selections worried environmentalists cheered oil gas industry eager expansion perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would responsible us energy policy oversee nation nuclear weapons program devos, , billionaire republican donor, former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children, pushed state level vouchers families use send children private schools expansion charter schools final leadership role kelly year military career head us southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean year old retired marine general differed obama key issues warned vulnerabilities along united states southern border mexico recently elected serve republican national committee chairman, priebus give party post join trump white house, low key washington operative could help forge ties congress advance trump agenda priebus, , steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fractured amid choice environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measures stem climate change, oklahoma attorney general pruitt, , enraged environmental activists fits president elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation says stifling oil gas drilling pruitt became top state prosecutor oklahoma, extensive oil reserves, challenged epa multiple times since us representative mick mulvaney, , south carolina republican, fiscal conservative outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner, resigned amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus mulvaney first elected congress haley, , republican governor south carolina since little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants, led successful push last year remove confederate battle flag grounds south carolina state capitol killing nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman mcmahon, , co founder former chief executive professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully republican us senate seat connecticut early supporter trump presidential campaign us representative pompeo, , third term congressman kansas serves house representatives intelligence committee, oversees cia, national security agency cyber security retired army officer harvard law school graduate, pompeo supports us government sweeping collection americans communications data wants scrap nuclear deal iran retired lieutenant general flynn, , early trump supporter serves vice chairman transition team began army career deployed afghanistan iraq flynn became head defense intelligence agency president barack obama retired year earlier expected, according media reports, became fierce critic obama foreign policy cohn, , president chief operating officer investment bank goldman sachs, widely considered heir apparent lloyd blankfein, ceo wall street firm trump hammered goldman blankfein presidential campaign, releasing television ad called blankfein part global power structure robbed america working class navarro, , suggested stepped engagement taiwan, including assistance submarine development program professor university california, irvine, advised trump campaign, navarro argued washington stop referring one china policy, stopped short suggesting recognize taipei need unnecessarily poke panda viola, , west point graduate us army veteran served st airborne division founded high frequency trading firm virtu financial inc served chairman new york mercantile exchange, began financial services career sept , , al qaeda attacks new york washington, viola helped found combating terrorism center us military academy west point owner florida panthers ice hockey team chief white house strategist, senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news came aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble rousing conservative media figure, helped shift breitbart forum alt right, loose confederation reject mainstream politics includes neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites hiring signals trump dedication operating outside norms washington white house chief staff, bannon, , serve trump gatekeeper agenda setter
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president elect donald trump son law, jared kushner, looking sell newspaper, new york observer, trade newspaper women wear daily reported wednesday unclear much kushner hopes get sale kushner bought newspaper million , according reports time one possible suitor could american media inc, owner national enquirer, according women wear daily kushner may selling observer focus political career, according report wife, ivanka trump, president elect eldest daughter wife advised trump successful presidential campaign
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boeing co chief executive dennis muilenburg met president elect donald trump wednesday address concerns replacement costs air force one, trump complained would top billion going get done less that, muilenburg told reporters meeting, saying discussed range topics trump
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small canadian miner confident donald trump us presidential win let proceed application copper gold mine alaska stalled almost three years environmental regulators aiming protect world biggest sockeye salmon fishery ronald thiessen, chief executive officer president northern dynasty minerals ltd, said expected us environmental protection agency announce first quarter let application process proceed controversial project said company held discussions trump transition team, including myron ebell, heads epa transition shares northern dynasty, owns massive pebble deposit southwest alaska bristol bay region, doubled since us election nov shares surged percent nov alone february , epa took unusual action blocking mine project owner applied development permit company estimated removing pre emptive veto could happen three four months epa announcement would allow northern dynasty seek deep pocketed partner resume permitting project, one world biggest undeveloped copper gold deposits trump takes office jan trump staff respond email requests comment according epa, bristol bay watershed supports world largest fishery sockeye salmon environmental groups oppose mine, many native residents rely fish subsistence food many commercial fishermen sport fishermen also opposed last year, us president barack obama used trip area try cement environmental legacy overturning epa veto would potent symbol trump making good promise remove regulations stopping expansion drilling mining one stunning projects world giant bull eye back nobody wants get fight government, thiessen said interview northern dynasty launched legal action epa may october, two sides agreed mediation try end dispute northern dynasty wants partner replace anglo american plc, spent million project pulling gold copper prices fell two months epa veto, another global miner rio tinto, time northern dynasty biggest investor, said would give percent stake charity prospects reviving project big, long life gold copper deposits increasingly hard find, large gold copper mining company going looking pebble project, said chris mancini, research analyst gabelli funds, owns shares northern dynasty copper miners us based freeport mcmoran canada teck resources might take look project, independent mining analyst john tumazos said freeport teck declined comment rally copper prices since late october also helped make project valuable yet opponents remain determined stop pebble, alaska governor bill walker said skeptical project northern dynasty excited trump taking office, know crystal ball showing them, said kimberly williams, director nunamta aulukestai, non profit group tribal governments village corporations bristol bay area people area still overwhelming opposed project
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us congress consider overhauling system benefits disabled people puerto rico, get almost government help, according new report task force addressing island economic crisis report, released tuesday, cited december reuters investigation detailed scant support island residents severe mental physical problems get nothing get benefits receive average month
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maine voters made state eighth united states legalize recreational use marijuana, state officials said wednesday, following recount votes ballot initiative measure passed , votes support , people, maine secretary state matthew dunlap said statement slightly narrower margin victory , vote gap reported following nov election measure goes governor paul lepage, days maine law issue proclamation vote results would take effect days later, setting stage drug become legal adults beginning late next month result makes maine second state northeast legalize recreational use drug, voters nearby massachusetts approved similar measure last month marijuana became legal use posses limited quantities, yet buy, state last week lepage, republican, said earlier week radio interview intended seek legal advice signing proclamation, since drug remains illegal federal law president elect donald trump, takes office jan , sent mixed signals views campaign, trump, republican, said marijuana legalization best left states pick attorney general, us senator jeff sessions alabama, criticized democratic president barack obama administration enforcing federal ban aggressively enough october opinion poll gallup showed percent americans support legalization recreational use marijuana even approve idea legalizing marijuana medical use, step states taken addition maine massachusetts, voters colorado, washington, alaska, oregon, california, nevada district columbia legalized recreational use drug
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us government spent decade preparing responses malicious hacking foreign power clear strategy russia launched disinformation campaign internet us election campaign, current former white house cyber security advisers said far effort gone plotting offensive hacking preparing defenses less probable dramatic damage electronic assaults power grid, financial system direct manipulation voting machines last several years, us intelligence agencies tracked russia use coordinated hacking disinformation ukraine elsewhere, advisers intelligence experts said, little sustained, high level government conversation risk propaganda coming united states presidential election
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you, oh arabs, oh muslims, slaughtered old man cry, video posted online aleppo ruins, poses uncomfortable question mainly sunni muslim arab states backing rebels fighting president bashar al assad allies iran russia saudi arabia, locked regional struggle iran, assad capture rebel reflects dangerous tilt middle east balance power toward tehran dismayed boost iranian ambitions shi ite crescent influence afghanistan mediterranean, riyadh determined reverse tehran gains sooner later countering iran, buoyed nuclear deal world powers, remains central gulf arab policy clear might achieved, especially concerns multiplying beset low oil prices, war yemen, ties egypt strained, riyadh gulf allies questioning much armed help give rebels, diplomats say monarchies frustrated president barack obama light touch approach war
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israel ambassador united states issued impassioned endorsement tuesday president elect donald trump promise relocate us embassy jerusalem, move would mark break longstanding us foreign policy ron dermer, israeli envoy washington, made statement less week trump announced decision nominate ambassador israel david friedman, pro israel hardliner supports continued building jewish settlements shifting embassy tel aviv speaking israeli embassy hanukkah party, dermer insisted moving us diplomatic mission would great step forward peace, rather inflaming arab world, critics idea warned israel palestinians, seeking state own, claim jerusalem capital successive us administrations said city status must negotiated trump makes good campaign promise, would upend decades us policy draw international condemnation jerusalem home sites sacred jews, muslims christians saeb erekat, senior palestinian official warned friday moving embassy jerusalem would mean destruction peace process whole last us backed talks palestinian statehood collapsed dermer, without mentioning trump ambassador designate name, said embassy move happened long time ago among main reasons, told crowd included foreign diplomats american jewish community leaders would send strong message de legitimization israel dermer said hoped next year new us ambassador lights traditional hanukkah candles embassy, jerusalem dermer comments appeared forceful recent remarks israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, long vowed keep jerusalem israel undivided capital netanyahu, fractious relationship president barack obama, welcomed trump election seems waiting see policies implements conservative premier reported pleased trump appointment friedman, bankruptcy lawyer close friend trump diplomatic experience, members right wing government welcomed choice friedman served president us group raised money one settlement advocated israel annex west bank, arab east jerusalem following capture middle east war move recognized internationally liberal jewish american activists sharply opposed friedman appointment urging republican controlled us senate confirm nomination
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fbi acted inappropriately announced revival investigation hillary clinton private email setup days nov presidential election, clinton lawyer said, citing search warrant documents made public tuesday pointed criticism clinton attorney david kendall followed release federal court manhattan documents related october search warrant targeting emails involving democratic presidential nominee warrant issued two days federal bureau investigation director james comey informed congress letter oct newly discovered emails appeared pertinent agency probe comey letter drew new attention clinton use server secretary state roiled campaign days election, republican donald trump clinton blamed comey letter defeat affidavit unsealed tuesday, fbi agent said probable cause believe emails involving clinton among thousands found laptop unrelated probe contained us state department correspondence documents gave indication fbi evidence time comey letter emails found laptop involved classified communications clinton kendall said documents showed extraordinary impropriety comey letter, produced devastating predictable damage politically legally unauthorized factually unnecessary fbi declined comment laptop belonged former democratic us representative anthony weiner, estranged husband clinton aide huma abedin subject investigation report cellphone online messages sent year old girl search warrant materials release sought randol schoenberg, los angeles based lawyer, contended transparency crucial given potential influence probe election outcome statement, schoenberg said saw nothing suggest would anything routine correspondence secretary clinton longtime aide huma abedin brian fallon, served national press secretary clinton campaign, said twitter search warrant reveals comey intrusion election utterly unjustified suspected time july, comey recommended charges brought clinton handing classified information emails, although said colleagues extremely careless handling information determination followed search warrant materials called criminal investigation concerning improper transmission storage classified info unclassified email systems servers letter congress, comey said emails potentially related investigation discovered unrelated case federal investigators obtained warrant examine emails oct two days election, comey disclosed emails nothing change earlier recommendation
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united states tuesday sought downplay absence talks syrian conflict among russia, iran turkey moscow, saying snub reflect decline us influence middle east however, president barack obama decision offer limited support moderate rebels left washington little leverage influence situation syria, especially moscow began launching air strikes rebels fighting president bashar al assad although washington long player efforts end syria civil war mideast conflicts, united states forced watch sidelines syrian government allies, including russia, mounted assault pin rebels east aleppo culminated ceasefire deal dennis ross, fellow washington institute near east policy adviser iran middle east democratic republican administrations, said united states made irrelevant syria opposition finds little reason responsive us assad russians iran know nothing raise costs onslaught aleppo syrian cities, ross said russia, changed balance power ground, without regard civilian consequences, moved make arbiter spokesman us secretary state john kerry dismissed suggestions america absence meeting indicated change influence secretary see snub sees another multilateral effort try get lasting peace syria welcomes progress towards that, state department spokesman john kirby said tuesday would obviously refute notion fact one meeting somehow harbinger litmus test us influence leadership anywhere else around world, kirby said, adding washington still engaged region many issues excluded, sidelined, added meeting tuesday, russia, iran turkey said ready help broker syrian peace deal adopted declaration laid principles agreement follow still, meetings tuesday resulted moscow declaration, reflecting russia growing links iran turkey, despite murder monday russia ambassador ankara, turkey capital, reflects putin desire increase country influence middle east widely also shows russia fed considers long pointless talks obama administration syria us official acknowledged us absence evacuation talks eastern aleppo russia way showing moscow, washington, running show fact put position russia making efforts try work anybody else isolate us, official, spoke condition anonymity, told reuters let differences turkey kurds views northern part syria create gaps russians exploited kirby said end, united states, russia, iran, turkey would like see immediate ceasefire urgent delivery humanitarian aid ultimately, said, soon judge whether talks success russian president vladimir putin said last week turkish counterpart, tayyip erdogan, working organize new syrian peace negotiations without united states united nations russia says happen, talks would addition intermittent un brokered negotiations geneva russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said tuesday thought called russia iran turkey troika effective forum trying solve syria crisis
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us president elect donald trump plans put pick commerce secretary, billionaire investor wilbur ross, charge get tough trade policy, transition team spokesman said tuesday signal trump, also interviewing candidates us trade representative ustr , plans elevate crackdown competitors world market overhaul trade deals says hurt us factory jobs ustr merged commerce, trump transition team spokesman jason miller made clear trade policy decisions would steered ross, made good part fortune investing distressed steel companies benefited stiff import tariffs imposed former president george w bush early mr ross negotiated good deals lifetime, also person worked closely president elect crafting trade policy administration, miller told reporters daily transition briefing mr ross playing big role trade particulars administration move also marks notable shift trade policy management president barack obama administration, ustr michael froman seen main trade architect, negotiating country pacific rim trade deal ultimately failed win approval congress looks like ustr office downgraded subordinated commerce, said derek scissors, trade expert american enterprise institute, right leaning think tank washington big change ustr small elite trade agency right across white house trump, takes office jan , blamed multilateral trade deals mexico china loss us jobs, core message campaign, said would push renegotiate agreements trump administration expected crack chinese trade practices enforcement cases, raised fears beijing would retaliate also pledged hit companies shift production united states countries percent tax exports united states legislation said team would soon write ross also key adviser another top trump priority proposal use tax credits help spur trillion private public spending roads, bridges infrastructure trump plans delegate coordination plan head infrastructure task force, washington post reported tuesday, citing unnamed sources briefed plans trump picked nominees cabinet far, packing team billionaires business world, retired generals, loyalists continuing interview candidates cabinet week mar lago, palm beach resort, spend christmas holiday including potential picks ustr job elevating ross role commerce secretary could make ustr job less attractive potential candidates top tier trade expertise, said scissors american enterprise institute traditionally, ustr takes lead negotiations trade deals, commerce, massive sprawling agency, handles enforcement actions including anti dumping anti subsidy investigations low cost imports tuesday, trump slated meet ustr position jovita carranza, deputy administrator small business administration george w bush white house former executive united parcel service inc carranza, consultant, part group hispanic leaders met trump july, come fire hard line immigration criticism indiana born mexican american federal judge became part campaign hispanic advisory council ran call center home campaign boost support trump among hispanic voters north carolina, miller said trump also discussed ustr job robert lighthizer, former deputy ustr reagan administration, dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp , obama proposed combine commerce ustr small business administration, export import bank, overseas private investment corporation us trade development agency one streamlined department plan rejected congress trump plans merge commerce ustr, miller said
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump assembles administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration chuck conner, former acting secretary us agriculture department current head national council farmer cooperatives tim huelskamp, republican us representative kansas sid miller, texas agriculture commissioner sonny perdue, former georgia governor navy admiral mike rogers, director national security agency ronald burgess, retired us army lieutenant general former defense intelligence agency chief robert cardillo, director national geospatial intelligence agency pete hoekstra, republican former us representative michigan john allison, former chief executive officer regional bank bb corp bbtn former head cato institute, libertarian think tank paul atkins, former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman former head kansas city federal reserve bank dr scott gottlieb, venture capitalist, resident fellow american enterprise institute former food drug administration deputy commissioner jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney proskauer rose llp paul atkins, former sec commissioner heads trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner trump transition team confirmed president elect would choose list names drew campaign, including republican us senator mike lee utah william pryor, federal judge th us circuit court appeals dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp nuen jovita carranza, founder president consultants jcr group former vice president united parcel service former deputy administrator small business administration robert lighthizer, former deputy us trade representative reagan administration wayne berman, senior executive private equity financial services firm blackstone group lp bxn david mccormick, president investment manager bridgewater associates lp pete hegseth, ceo concerned veterans america fox news commentator navy admiral michelle howard retired admiral thad allen, former coast guard commandant appointed president barack obama lead government relief efforts bp gulf oil spill toby cosgrove, president chief executive officer cleveland clinic luis quinonez, founder iq management virginia member trump national hispanic advisory council scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor republican nominee vice president jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee larry kudlow, economist media commentator
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donald trump pounced reported comment bill clinton, former president husband democratic rival nov election, usual exchange tuesday future former us presidents clinton, whose wife, hillary, lost last month election spending millions dollars republican rival, spotted bookstore near couple hometown suburb new york city earlier month one person asked him, trump smart according editor local newspaper know much one thing know get angry, white men vote him, clinton replied, according record review bedford pound ridge clinton also said received telephone call trump day november election, newspaper said report impromptu question answer session widely picked monday trump waited tuesday morning hit back bill clinton stated called election wrong, called nice congratulations know much trump wrote twitter trump added second post especially get people, even unlimited budget, vote vital swing states focused wrong states trump used twitter regularly megaphone everything personal beefs us policy china trump individual targets ranged fox news anchor megyn kelly, whose questions presidential debate angered trump, leader indiana steelworkers union disputed number jobs saved trump deal state
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president barack obama plans transfer many prisoners guantanamo bay military prison leaving office, source close matter said, shrinking inmate population still far short meeting longtime pledge close facility obama administration notified congress intends send detainees, nearly third remaining held us naval base cuba, least four countries, including italy, oman, saudi arabia united arab emirates, president elect donald trump sworn jan , source said notification came week deadline, law requires obama give congress days warning moving prisoners guantanamo last flurry recent transfers aimed leaving inmates possible next administration transfer plan first reported new york times
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group democratic senators took plans tackle rising drug costs president elect donald trump tuesday, asking work republicans issue letter dated tuesday, senators named five areas cooperation allowing medicare program negotiate prescription prices, increasing transparency, stopping abusive pricing, passing reform incentives innovation supporting generic competition branded drugs trump focus presidential election campaign drug prices promise repeal replace obamacare, president barack obama signature health reform law passed democrats talk allowing medicare negotiate drug prices, currently prohibited law, importing cheaper drugs countries since elected, trump promised interview time magazine going bring drug prices say letter led senators sherrod brown ohio al franken minnesota co signed vermont senator bernie sanders, minnesota senator amy klobuchar massachusetts senator elizabeth warren among others, group suggested would opportunities congress trump steer bipartisan reform suggested prescription drug, generic drug, biosimilars user fee agreement reauthorization, due passed spring, health related legislative priorities would good opportunities republicans majority congress working two part plan repeal replace obamacare, according republican senators repeal would take place budget reconciliation process, pass votes replacement legislation, republican senators said may seek democratic support order bipartisan legislation votes
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republican donald trump prevailed us electoral college voting monday officially win election next president, easily dashing long shot push small movement detractors try block gaining white house trump, set take office jan , garnered electoral votes required win, even least half dozen us electors broke tradition vote state directives, largest number faithless electors seen century electoral college vote normally formality took extra prominence year group democratic activists sought persuade republicans cross lines vote democratic nominee hillary clinton nationwide popular vote even failed win enough state state votes acrimonious nov election protesters briefly disrupted wisconsin electoral college balloting austin, texas, people chanting dump trump waving signs reading eyes texas upon gathered state capitol trying sway electors end, however, democrats republicans went rogue, underscoring deep divisions within party least four democratic electors voted someone clinton, two republicans turned backs trump nearly votes counted, trump clinched electoral votes clinton , according associated press tally voting electors across country work hard unite country president americans, trump said statement responding results electoral college assigns state electors equal number representatives senators congress district columbia also three electoral votes votes officially counted joint session congress jan voters go polls cast ballot president, actually choosing presidential candidate preferred slate electors state faithless electors known represent rare break tradition casting electoral college ballot directed outcome state popular election recent instance faithless elector , according congressional research service practice rare modern times, eight electors since , different election two republican breaks monday came texas, voting secret ballot one republican elector voted ron paul, favorite among libertarians former republican congressman, another ohio governor john kasich, challenged trump race republican nomination republican elector christopher suprun texas said would vote trump, explaining op ed new york times concerns trump foreign policy experience business conflicts democratic side, appeared largest number electors supporting party nominee since , democratic electors vote party nominee horace greeley, died election electoral college convened, according fairvoteorg republican ulysses grant election landslide four democratic electors washington state broke ranks, three voting colin powell, former republican secretary state, one faith spotted eagle, native american elder protested oil pipeline projects dakotas bret chiafalo, , everett, washington, one three votes powell said knew clinton would win believed powell better suited job trump founding fathers said electoral college elect demagogue, elect someone influenced foreign powers, elect someone unfit office trump fails three counts, unlike candidate ever seen american history, chiafalo said interview washington democratic governor, jay inslee, said vote electoral college system abolished difficult decision made year great angst abroad land, inslee said twenty four states laws trying prevent electors
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lockheed martin corp f fighter jet program essential security united states allies, pentagon official said monday, looking defend program week president elect donald trump criticized delays cost overruns f program cost control, trump wrote twitter last week, echoing campaign promises cut waste federal spending billions dollars saved military purchases january th speaking reporters monday, air force lieutenant general chris bogdan, runs f program pentagon, said opportunity speak trump transition team, would tell program control years delays perception program control, bogdan said so, given opportunity would like try explain new administration vastly different program bogdan said incoming administration trying get industry defense department get better value money applaud new administration that, striving for, said trump twitter broadside sent defense shares tumbling fanned concerns incoming administration reduce defense contractors profit margins cut broader federal spending, threatening us factory jobs even trump promises boost manufacturing employment f program, described expensive weapon system history, dogged problems, pentagon chief arms buyer describing acquisition malpractice decision produce jets completing development
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president elect donald trump nominate vincent viola, army veteran founder high speed trading firm, secretary army, adding another figure business world without government experience cabinet viola west point graduate founded highly profitable high frequency trading firm virtu financial inc , trump transition team said statement monday viola former chairman new york mercantile exchange, began financial services career, leader electronic trading along virtu ceo douglas cifu, bought florida panthers national hockey league army, viola trained airborne ranger infantry officer served st airborne division, transition team said whether distinguished military service highly impressive track record world business, vinnie proved throughout life knows leader deliver major results face challenge, trump quoted saying transition team statement sept , , al qaeda attacks new york washington, viola helped found combating terrorism center us military academy west point primary focus leadership ensuring america soldiers ways means fight win across full spectrum conflict, viola said statement army secretary, viola would oversee , active duty soldiers trump met viola friday republican president elect considered candidates top posts administration, begins jan cabinet positions yet filled include secretaries agriculture veterans affairs us trade representative viola, , whose net worth billion according forbes magazine, latest wealthy financier businessman tapped join trump administration nominees, little experience government, include exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson secretary state, goldman sachs chief operating officer gary cohn director national economic council, private equity firm owner wilbur ross commerce secretary andrew pudzer, cke restaurants inc chief executive labor secretary west point high speed trading viola leading figure emergence high frequency trading, rapid fire machines place thousands short term bets, making markets profiting tiny price imbalances , virtu financial received letter inquiry new york attorney general eric schneiderman part wider investigation firms, came amid heightened attention trading publication author michael lewis book flash boys wall street revolt firm never charged anything always backed regulation trading market making viola confirmed senate secretary army, ownership stake panthers would placed trust, cifu would take viola role chairman governor team parent company, sunrise sports entertainment, panthers said statement cifu currently role vice chairman alternate governor club viola born italian immigrant parents new york brooklyn borough, first family attend college left army five years father suffered massive heart, told west point center oral history, helped fund friends williamsburg section brooklyn viola grew pointed wall street failed find work elsewhere viola stood entering trading pits local new york mercantile exchange, many floor traders college education viola said principles west point
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump assembles administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration nl n ee x chuck conner, former acting secretary us agriculture department current head national council farmer cooperatives tim huelskamp, republican us representative kansas sid miller, texas agriculture commissioner sonny perdue, former georgia governor navy admiral mike rogers, director national security agency ronald burgess, retired us army lieutenant general former defense intelligence agency chief robert cardillo, director national geospatial intelligence agency pete hoekstra, republican former us representative michigan john allison, former chief executive officer regional bank bb corp former head cato institute, libertarian think tank paul atkins, former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman former head kansas city federal reserve bank dr scott gottlieb, venture capitalist, resident fellow american enterprise institute former food drug administration deputy commissioner jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney proskauer rose llp paul atkins, former sec commissioner heads trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner trump transition team confirmed president elect would choose list names drew campaign, including republican us senator mike lee utah william pryor, federal judge th us circuit court appeals dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp robert lighthizer, former deputy us trade representative reagan administration wayne berman, senior executive private equity financial services firm blackstone group lp david mccormick, president investment manager bridgewater associates lp pete hegseth, ceo concerned veterans america fox news commentator navy admiral michelle howard retired admiral thad allen, former coast guard commandant appointed president barack obama lead government relief efforts bp gulf oil spill scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor republican nominee vice president jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee larry kudlow, economist media commentator
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us chief justice john roberts monday rejected new mexico lawyer long shot bid force senate confirmation vote president barack obama supreme court pick, merrick garland, republican senators refused act nomination steven michel, santa fe environmental attorney, filed suit us federal court august, arguing republican led senate failure act garland nomination deprived michel rights voter us constitution th amendment, outlines senators elected us constitution calls president nominate supreme court justices, confirmation selection hands senate senate, move little precedent us history, simply refused consider garland nomination, saying winner nov presidential election republican donald trump democrat hillary clinton make pick michel lost lower courts roberts denied emergency application monday without comment obama nominated garland, moderate appeals court judge, march fill vacant seat high court created feb death long serving conservative antonin scalia trump, takes office jan , make appointment jan , garland resume hearing cases current position chief judge us court appeals district columbia circuit, according court calendar garland stepped aside hearing cases obama nominated supreme court court currently four conservative justices four liberals scalia replacement could tilt ideological balance years come, restoring long standing conservative majority time appeared liberals would get upper hand bench could pivotal wide range issues including abortion, death penalty, religious rights, presidential powers, transgender rights, federal regulations others trump previously unveiled list conservative jurists would consider job said month whittled list probably three four last week, trump incoming chief staff, reince priebus, said announcement would made close new president jan inauguration
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us judge monday ordered unsealing application used obtain search warrant allowed fbi gain access emails related democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton private server nov election us district judge kevin castel manhattan directed release tuesday redacted materials used obtain search warrant federal bureau investigation director james comey informed congress newly discovered emails oct comey letter drew new attention damaging issue clinton, democratic presidential nominee, roiled campaign days nov election, republican donald trump search warrant materials release sought randol schoenberg, los angeles based lawyer, court papers said transparency crucial given potential influence probe election outcome sources close investigation said emails discovered unrelated probe former democratic us representative anthony weiner, estranged husband top clinton aide huma abedin order, castel said would allow redaction identities two unnamed individuals, one subject ongoing criminal investigation said strong presumption access attached search warrant related materials overcome remaining privacy interest secretary clinton lawyers clinton abedin immediately respond requests comment, us justice department lawyer weiner immediate comment clinton used server secretary state july, comey recommended criminal charges brought clinton handing classified information emails, although said colleagues extremely careless handling information oct letter congress, comey said emails potentially related clinton server probe discovered unrelated case sources close investigation said emails discovered unrelated probe weiner following media report engaged sexually explicit cellphone online messaging year old girl federal investigators got warrant examine emails see related probe clinton private server two days election, comey disclosed emails nothing change earlier recommendation
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president elect donald trump nominate high frequency trading expert vincent viola secretary army, senior transition official said monday list republican trump selections top jobs administration senate confirmation required posts except national security adviser, white house chief staff, white house director national economic council white house strategist tillerson, , spent entire career exxon mobil corp, rose serve chairman ceo civil engineer training, texan joined world largest energy company led several operations united states well yemen, thailand russia exxon chief executive, maintained close ties moscow opposed us sanctions russia incursion crimea mnuchin, , successful private equity investor, hedge fund manager hollywood financier spent years goldman sachs leaving assembled investor group buy failed california mortgage lender , rebranded onewest bank built southern california largest bank housing advocacy groups criticized bank foreclosure practices, accusing quick foreclose struggling homeowners mattis retired marine general known tough talk, distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command, oversees us military operations middle east south asia, mattis, , known many us forces nickname mad dog rebuked saying fun shoot people sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, alabama senator former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants zinke, , first term republican representative member house subcommittee natural resources, voted legislation would weaken environmental safeguards public lands taken stances favoring coal, suffered obama administration league conservation voters, ranks lawmakers environmental record, gave zinke extremely low lifetime score percent ross, , heads private equity firm wl ross co forbes pegged net worth billion staunch supporter trump, ross helped shape trump campaign views trade policy blames north american free trade agreement canada mexico, went force , entry china world trade organization, causing massive us factory job losses puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc apolotul , runs carl jr hardee fast food chains, vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder, , argued higher minimum wages would hurt workers forcing restaurants close praises benefits automation, appointment likely antagonize organized labor us representative price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion carson, , retired neurosurgeon dropped republican presidential nominating race march threw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circles, carson previously indicated reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african american picked cabinet spot trump chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials co married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky perry, , adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change picked senior positions trump cabinet selections worried environmentalists cheered oil gas industry eager expansion perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would responsible us energy policy oversee nation nuclear weapons program devos, , billionaire republican donor, former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children, pushed state level vouchers families use send children private schools expansion charter schools final leadership role kelly year military career head us southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean year old retired marine general differed obama key issues warned vulnerabilities along united states southern border mexico recently elected serve republican national committee chairman, priebus give party post join trump white house, low key washington operative could help forge ties congress advance trump agenda priebus, , steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fractured amid choice environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measures stem climate change, oklahoma attorney general pruitt, , enraged environmental activists fits president elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation says stifling oil gas drilling pruitt became top state prosecutor oklahoma, extensive oil reserves, challenged epa multiple times since us representative mick mulvaney, , south carolina republican, fiscal conservative outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner, resigned amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus mulvaney first elected congress haley, , republican governor south carolina since little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants, led successful push last year remove confederate battle flag grounds south carolina state capitol killing nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman mcmahon, , co founder former chief executive professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully republican us senate seat connecticut early supporter trump presidential campaign us representative pompeo, , third term congressman kansas serves house representatives intelligence committee, oversees cia, national security agency cyber security retired army officer harvard law school graduate, pompeo supports us government sweeping collection americans communications data wants scrap nuclear deal iran cohn, , president chief operating officer investment bank goldman sachs, widely considered heir apparent lloyd blankfein, ceo wall street firm trump hammered goldman blankfein presidential campaign, releasing television ad called blankfein part global power structure robbed america working class retired lieutenant general flynn, , early trump supporter serves vice chairman transition team began army career deployed afghanistan iraq flynn became head defense intelligence agency president barack obama retired year earlier expected, according media reports, became fierce critic obama foreign policy viola, , west point graduate us army veteran served st airborne division founded high frequency trading firm virtu financial inc served chairman new york mercantile exchange, began financial services career sept , , al qaeda attacks new york washington, viola helped found combating terrorism center us military academy west point owner florida panthers ice hockey team chief white house strategist, senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news came aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble rousing conservative media figure, helped shift breitbart forum alt right, loose confederation reject mainstream politics includes neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites hiring signals trump dedication operating outside norms washington white house chief staff, bannon, , serve trump gatekeeper agenda setter
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us interior department monday finalized contentious rule protect streams forests impact coal mining, one obama administration last major environmental regulations incoming trump administration likely target stream protection rule, coal industry strongly opposes, updates year old regulations stronger requirements responsible surface coal mining interior department says rule protect , miles streams , acres forests next two decades updated, scientifically modern rule make life better countless number americans live near places coal mined, said joseph pizarchik, director interior department office surface mining reclamation enforcement, crafted rule pizarchik said office received , public comments proposal stream protection rule requires companies avoid mining practices could pollute streams drinking water sources, restore streams, promise return mined areas original form also requires mining companies replant areas native trees vegetation certain cases rule also requires testing monitoring streams near coal mines before, drilling ensure miners detect increased levels pollution industry groups like national mining association vocal opponents proposal, saying places much burden mining companies rule likely reversed president elect donald trump, said early days office would reverse number regulations targeting coal industry, promised revive republican majority congress could use congressional review act block rule simple majority vote trump would likely veto republican senator shelley moore capito, represents coal mining state west virginia, called stream protection rule last ditch effort obama administration burden state struggling coal industry decision voters last month makes today announcement office surface mining exercise futility, capito said statement working president elect trump republican congressional majority, confident able use congressional review act stop rule taking effect
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president elect donald trump drive rebuild us roads, bridges, ports public works projects trillion infrastructure investment plan would come country faces shortage skilled laborers dirt moved, trump would get approval congress democratic support push business groups, optimism trump could win skeptical republicans control congress, plan add significantly federal debt two thirds us roads less good condition nearly , bridges need repair improvement, transportation department estimates time, construction contractors reported tight labor conditions south, midwest southwest, causing project delays, federal reserve noted last month earlier year, national association home builders estimated around , unfilled construction jobs united states, percent increase last two years infrastructure projects need highly trained workers, heavy equipment operators iron specialists result recession, caused estimated percent construction jobs vanish, ranks thinned graphic tmsnrtrs h pajx many workers went back school, joined military got lower paying jobs retail, services sectors got old rigors construction wandered careers, said leonard toenjes, president associated general contractors missouri, represents contractors state undocumented immigrants, otherwise might help replenish ranks, unlikely candidates however, since companies want invest training people uncertain status, especially given trump anti immigrant bent labor shortage driving construction costs, according government industry experts, could cut scope new washington investment scheme response construction skills gap, us department labor federal highway administration aiming expand help localities training workers road bridge building, according fhwa spokesman even scope work grandiose trump originally envisioned, would benefit range businesses, steel maker nucor corp concrete firm us concrete inc construction machinery companies caterpillar inc infrastructure spending would boost trade unions, too, appeals democrats build new roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, airports, schools hospitals, trump boasted dec speech cincinnati trump transition representative, asked named topic still discussion, said enactment infrastructure funding legislation one top priorities first days new administration trump website refers taking steps would fill trillion gap infrastructure investments years like many trump campaign proposals, infrastructure plan thin details senate republican leader mitch mcconnell told reporters earlier month hope clearly avoid, confident will, trillion dollar stimulus departure past fiscal policies, trump proposed slashing taxes expanding infrastructure investment time economic stability historically, steps used government provide economic stimulus recessions trump discussed investor tax credits infrastructure projects democrats attacked boon wall street would spark projects create jobs house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi told reporters last week infrastructure something party could collaborate republicans said democrats would reject anything disguised infrastructure real infrastructure bill grows paychecks american workers congress balks writing big check, talk mix alternatives one could involve new corporate income tax revenue bringing foreign profits country others could infrastructure revolving fund, raising gasoline tax new surface freight fee, experts said could help marquee projects move forward hudson river rail tunnel new york new jersey deeper port charleston, south carolina expanded rail service southern california fixing crumbling freeway missouri replacing key bridge linking ohio kentucky harry holzer, professor public policy georgetown university, said fixing roads bridges would boost us productivity and, depending structured, generate good paying jobs without college educations given shortages high skilled construction labor, said government ought ramp projects carefully allow time train new generation skilled workers sure anyone thought through, said click graphics us construction employment, spending
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kremlin touch us president elect donald trump team, russian news agencies cited vladimir putin spokesman dmitry peskov saying monday senior russian diplomat said last month russian government touch members trump political team us election campaign
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president elect donald trump incoming white house chief staff sunday played prospect trump would revisit washington decades old one china policy, even though suggested much week ago since , united states acknowledged taiwan part one china trump prompted diplomatic protest beijing accepted congratulatory phone call election win president tsai ing wen taiwan dec suggesting revisiting one china policy right now, trump aide reince priebus said fox news sunday chris wallace president right respectful current president, priebus said last sunday, trump said interview fox news sunday fully understand one china policy, know bound one china policy unless make deal china things, including trade political analysts said republican trump call president taiwan comments one china policy could antagonize beijing trump also inserted saturday another sensitive dispute china united states china thursday seized underwater drone owned us military south china sea trump called seizure unprecedented act us officials described seizure first kind recent memory taken nautical miles northwest subic bay philippines usns bowditch retrieve it, officials said although china vowed return drone united states, trump later tweeted us let china keep priebus sunday defended comments drone, saying believe trump comments provocative percent americans agree inappropriate china seized drone first place republican senator john mccain, chairman senate armed services committee, told cnn state union chinese would able retrieve pretty valuable technical information drone process known reverse engineering mccain said chinese seizure drone gross violation international law mccain, critic democratic president barack obama foreign policy, said united states projecting enough strength world said china move reflected everybody taking advantage it, hopefully change soon, mccain said
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saudi arabia united states sunday played media reports washington decided limit military support, including planned arms sales kingdom, war yemen saudi foreign minister adel al jubeir said riyadh officially informed decisions, described contradicting reality, visiting us secretary state john kerry suggested issue related long procurement process restrictions military support us officials said washington decided curb backing saudi arabia campaign yemen, including halting supply precision guided munitions, concerns widespread civilian casualties yemen month old war killed , people triggered humanitarian crises, including chronic food shortages, poorest country arabian peninsula jubeir, speaking arabic, told joint news conference kerry news leaked contradicts reality reality converting regular bombs smart bombs would welcome smart bombs accurate kingdom received nothing official american government regard, said answer question reported delays us weapons supplies kerry appeared play reports delays weapons supplies, suggesting procurement often slow process, adding worked hard move sales forward kerry also said agreed talks jubeir gulf arab foreign ministers push cessation hostilities, work next several days hopes within two weeks might possible achieve saudi arabia leading arab coalition fighting iran aligned houthis forced yemeni president abd rabbu mansour hadi power nearly two years ago conflict displaced three million people, according united nations immediate priority end bloodshed reestabilishing ceasefire critical, kerry told news conference think found path move forward invite parties, president hadi, houthis supporters sides take advantage moment try come table try frame end, added saudi arabia subjected frequent cross border raids missile attacks houthi movement responding question whether saudi arabia reconsidering investment strategy risks united states related donald trump election potential lawsuits us justice sponsors terrorism act, known jasta, jubeir said kingdom saudi arabia tremendous investments united states review investments regular basis issues associated risk, objective increase investments decrease jubeir also said spent time united states recently try get know policies positions next administration also said dealt congress press amendments jasta law, grants exception legal principle sovereign immunity cases terrorism us soil, clearing way lawsuits seeking damages saudi government
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us republican democratic senators called sunday special bipartisan panel investigate cyber attacks united states foreign countries focus russia alleged efforts influence us presidential election charles schumer, senate democratic leader new us congress january, republican john mccain, chairman senate armed services committee, said separately sunday select committee needed ensure effective congressional focus hacking democratic party emails campaign fact hacking political system trying influence outcome, seems be, serious, serious stuff, schumer new york told news conference new york said panel also examine hacking countries including china iran two senators, republican lindsey graham south carolina democrat jack reed rhode island, joined schumer mccain arizona sending letter senate republican leader mitch mcconnell requesting panel one dedicated committee subject, said, investigation could targeted, avoiding jurisdictional overlap would occur multiple panels started conducting reviews recent reports russian interference election alarm every american, wrote cybersecurity ultimate cross jurisdictional challenge, must take comprehensive approach meet challenge effectively spokesman mcconnell office said sunday would review letter four lawmakers last week, mcconnell said would support efforts investigate russian interference presidential election us intelligence agencies concluded russia tried influence nov election hacking individuals institutions, including democratic party bodies matter angered republican president elect donald trump, says vote fairly russian officials denied accusations interfering us election us electoral college expected officially vote monday trump country next president meetings scheduled every state district columbia, institution electors, generally chosen state parties, cast official ballots president vice president trump majority electoral college votes, popular vote went democrat hillary clinton us president barack obama suggested friday russian president vladimir putin personally authorized democratic party email hacks mccain told cnn state union program us response russian attacks totally paralyzed said cyber warfare perhaps area adversaries advantage us trump transition team respond request comment john podesta, clinton presidential campaign chairman, said sunday open question whether trump advisers colluded russia hack democratic party emails try sway election outcome leaked emails revealed details paid speeches clinton gave wall street, party infighting comments clinton top aides said shocked extent use private server send emails us secretary state leaks led embarrassing media coverage prompted party officials resign podesta said evidence trump associates contact russian intelligence official website wikileaks us intelligence agencies accused russia behind computer attacks democratic emails, including podesta specify evidence much unknown whether collusion think russian diplomats said post election talking trump campaign, told nbc meet press program mr trump knew, trump inc know know touch russians think still open questions, added trump incoming white house chief staff, reince priebus, rejected notion trump associates aware touch russians hack attack even question insane, priebus told fox news sunday course interface russians
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four senators sunday called creation bipartisan investigative panel would investigate us government allegations russia foreign countries tried hack us elections us senator charles schumer new york, incoming senate minority leader, said democrat jack reed rhode island, republicans john mccain arizona lindsey graham south carolina would issuing joint letter creating committee
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michelle obama ceding title first lady melania trump next month, may hold time distinction earned time white house america best known advocate healthy food non profit organization helped create first lady, partnership healthier america pha , honorary chair, continue work convincing food companies improve nutrition content labeling products, group said michelle obama tremendous leader space, said larry soler, president chief executive group legacy going continue long time president elect donald trump republican controlled congress take jan , lawmakers expected take aim one called burdensome new rules food school lunches menu labeling standards likely among changes may come fire trump, self professed fan junk food, explicit plans food policy, although campaigned nov election broad promise undo regulations business nutrition advocates believe that, regardless regulatory changes, private sector partnerships forged michelle obama time pha likely endure first lady helped launch pha , conjunction broader let move effort tackle childhood obesity united states since then, organization inked voluntary deals scores food companies, universities, hospitals hotel chains aimed improving nutritional content food offerings companies made agreements, like world retailer wal mart stores inc convenience store chain kwik trip, say expect uphold commitments made regardless policy changes washington commitment provide healthy food specifically young people continue grow, said spokesman wisconsin based kwik trip, agreed pha year offer fruit, vegetables whole grain foods stores low cost pha said work continue unabated obamas leave white house, expects consumer demand continue drive companies participate first lady expects continue work issue, though unclear exactly role always partner effort always, said earlier year michelle obama took healthy eating agenda white house
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us president elect donald trump wrapped post election thank tour saturday celebratory geysers water cannons, greetings hoop skirted southern belles gloating tv newscasters expected lose last series rallies trump staged past three weeks
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nominees selected, donald trump cabinet appears much like president elect mostly older, white males, many wealthy, see risk takers deal makers prize action deliberation trump, says washington broken controlled special interests, largely eschewed technocrats long government experience instead, built team bosses trump roster agency heads advisers conspicuously lacks intellectuals, lawyers, academics sort sought past presidents place titans business finance likes exxon mobil goldman sachs fewer three retired generals key positions commentary mr trump, presidents learned cia us intelligence agencies feud republicans russian hacking obama points finger putin cyber attacks us election many people used getting way boss answer
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president elect donald trump said saturday chosen us representative mick mulvaney south carolina white house budget director, turning fiscal conservative help pursue policy agenda nomination director white house office budget management require senate confirmation announcement made trump, takes office jan , began holiday vacation mar lago, oceanfront club nearby palm beach, florida mulvaney, , outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner, resigned amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus mulvaney selection points strategy trump cut government president elect recent days has, example, railed labeled far expensive new version air force one aircraft fly boeing supposed build statement announcing selection, trump called mulvaney strong voice congress reining control spending, fighting government waste enacting tax policies allow working americans thrive mick head omb, administration going make smart choices america budget, bring new accountability federal government, renew american taxpayer trust money spent, trump said mulvaney said trump administration restore budgetary fiscal sanity back washington day, families across nation make disciplined choices spend hard earned money, federal government exercise discretion hard working americans every day, mulvaney said trump friday night vowed seek approval congress spend trillion new spending rebuild america crumbling network roads, bridges, airports infrastructure way create jobs make needed repairs going fix country time choice time, trump said orlando, florida democratic president barack obama sought infrastructure spending thwarted republicans congress
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president barack obama said friday fine president elect donald trump review washington one china policy toward taiwan, cautioned shift could lead significant consequences us relationship beijing china, issue taiwan important anything docket, obama told news conference idea one china heart conception nation going upend understanding, thought consequences china lodged diplomatic protest earlier month trump, republican, spoke phone president tsai ing wen taiwan minute telephone call first kind us president elect president since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition taiwan china , acknowledging taiwan part one china china considers taiwan wayward province, taken back force necessary obama noted that, decades old policy, china recognized taiwan entity things way, taiwan agreed that, autonomy, would declare independence status quo, although completely satisfactory parties involved, kept peace allowed taiwanese pretty successful economy people high degree self determination, obama said democratic president said advised trump foreign policy conducted systematic, deliberate, intentional way probably bilateral relationship carries significance also potential, relationship breaks goes full conflict mode, everybody worse off, said us china ties said beijing would treat departure us policy toward taiwan lightly chinese treat way treat issues even treat way treat issues around south china sea, lot tensions, said taiwan reiterated committed keeping status quo relations china promoting peace stability, thanked washington deepening us taiwan relations statement taiwan presidential office said tsai government looked forward strengthening relationship trump administration
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us intelligence community soon disclose estimate number americans whose electronic communications caught crosshairs online surveillance programs intended foreigners, us lawmakers said letter seen reuters friday estimate, requested members us house representatives judiciary committee, expected made public early next month, letter said disclosure would come congress expected begin debate coming months whether reauthorize reform called surveillance authority, known section , provision added foreign intelligence surveillance act timely production information incredibly important informed debate section next congress and, without it, even us inclined support reauthorization would reason concern, said letter signed lawmakers, members house judiciary committee letter sent friday national intelligence director james clapper said office national security agency nsa officials already briefed congressional staff intelligence community intends comply disclosure request clapper office confirmed letter received declined comment lawmakers termed letter effort memorialize understanding intelligence community plan provide estimate real numbers, percentages, soon january shared public government long held calculating number americans subject section surveillance might technically impossible would require privacy intrusions exceeding raised actual surveillance programs, originally intended counter foreign espionage intelligence officials said online data americans incidentally collected section , due range technical practical reasons critics assailed collection back door surveillance americans without warrant section expire dec , , absent congressional action enables two internet surveillance programs called prism upstream revealed series leaks former nsa contractor edward snowden three years ago prism gathers messaging data alphabet inc google, facebook , microsoft, apple major tech companies sent foreign target surveillance upstream allows nsa copy web traffic flowing along internet backbone located inside united states search data certain terms associated target clapper, stepping next month, suggested april providing estimate americans surveilled section , figure said could tally millions, might possible, defending law prolific producer critical intelligence republicans james sensenbrenner, darrell issa, ted poe jason chaffetz signed letter, addition democrats john conyers, jerrold nadler, zoe lofgren, hank johnson, ted deutch, suzan delbene david cicilline
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north carolina republican dominated legislature passed series measures friday curtail executive authority democratic governor elect roy cooper weeks succeed republican executive mansion bills, passed last hours special lame duck session called help victims hurricane matthew, strip governor power make cabinet appointments without senate confirmation, name people trustees university north carolina ability control hiring , state employees happening may look like partisan political games, result hurt north carolinians, cooper said twitter friday threatened sue republican dominated legislature outgoing republican governor, adding courts clean mess legislature made cooper beat incumbent republican governor pat mccrory razor thin , vote margin hard fought election whose results took full month count winner announced dec mccrory friday signed one measures, lessening governor control state elections board, expected approve latest actions turning weakened office cooper jan republican lawmakers called changes justified state constitution meant check executive power bill good step forward reasserting legislative authority vested constitution entrusted members body, representative david lewis, republican sponsor bill, said debate thursday legislation related bills came surprise, filed late wednesday heels special session general assembly called consider relief hurricane matthew victims introduction passage led protests house senate chambers process, content intention bills, affront values democracy, said ticie rhodes, , raleigh, retired teacher counselor protesting church thirty nine protesters arrested friday, including man santa claus suit, raleigh television station wral reported reuters able immediately reach general assembly police chief martin brock comment mccrory praised elections bill friday, saying lays important groundwork ensure fair ethical election process north carolina cooper said would curtail ability improve health care, education environment north carolinians
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president barack obama friday strongly suggested russian president vladimir putin personally authorized computer hacks democratic party emails american intelligence officials say aimed helping republican donald trump win nov election month left office, somber press conference leaving family holiday hawaii, obama spoke despairingly nasty state us politics, saying chasm democrats republicans made possible russia cause mischief obama said great confidence intelligence reports seen showing russians hacked emails belonging democratic national committee john podesta, campaign chairman democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton leaked emails revealed details paid speeches clinton gave wall street, party infighting comments top aides clinton shocked extent use private server send emails secretary state leaks led embarrassing media coverage prompted party officials resign obama, campaigned vigorously clinton, said treated unfairly found media coverage troubling happened highest levels russian government, obama said asked whether putin personally involved hacks added much happens russia without vladimir putin obama said warned putin september stop meddling american political campaigns, telling russian counterpart cut face face encounter china group meeting obama said believe us electronic voting systems tampered obama, however, stopped short directly blaming putin said also wanted give us intelligence officials time produce report due leaves office jan trump sworn successor obama called russia smaller weaker country united states produce anything others want buy, except oil gas arms comments underscored obama called sadly deteriorated relationship washington moscow, also odds russia role syria civil war aggressive actions ukraine russia denied us accusations behind hacks two senior government officials told reuters federal bureau investigation backs cia view russia indeed intervened help trump win presidential election trump maintained election fairly bristled suggestions moscow influenced outcome one point heated presidential campaign, publicly encouraged russia hack clinton emails trump spoke glowingly campaign putin, since winning election named top aides ties russia, including nominee secretary state, exxon mobil corp chief executive rex tillerson obama left open door us retaliation russia discourage cyber attacks
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us president barack obama said friday great confidence hacking democratic party officials institutions carried russia behest high level russian officials intelligence seen gives great confidence assessment russians carried hack, obama said white house news conference
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump puts together administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration chuck conner, former acting secretary us agriculture department current head national council farmer cooperatives tim huelskamp, republican us representative kansas sid miller, texas agriculture commissioner sonny perdue, former georgia governor navy admiral mike rogers, director national security agency ronald burgess, retired us army lieutenant general former defense intelligence agency chief robert cardillo, director national geospatial intelligence agency pete hoekstra, republican former us representative michigan john allison, former chief executive officer regional bank bb corp former head cato institute, libertarian think tank paul atkins, former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman former head kansas city federal reserve bank dr scott gottlieb, venture capitalist, resident fellow american enterprise institute former food drug administration deputy commissioner jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney proskauer rose llp paul atkins, former sec commissioner heads trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner trump transition team confirmed president elect would choose list names drew campaign, including republican us senator mike lee utah william pryor, federal judge th us circuit court appeals dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp robert lighthizer, former deputy us trade representative reagan administration wayne berman, senior executive private equity financial services firm blackstone group lp david mccormick, president investment manager bridgewater associates lp pete hegseth, ceo concerned veterans america fox news commentator navy admiral michelle howard scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor republican nominee vice president jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee larry kudlow, economist media commentator
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president elect donald trump nominate republican us representative mick mulvaney director white house office management budget, senior transition official said friday following list republican trump selections top jobs administration posts national security adviser, white house chief staff, white house director national economic council white house strategist require senate confirmation sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, alabama senator former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants us representative pompeo, , third term congressman kansas serves house representatives intelligence committee, oversees cia, national security agency cyber security retired army officer harvard law school graduate, pompeo supports us government sweeping collection americans communications data wants scrap nuclear deal iran ross, , heads private equity firm wl ross co net worth pegged forbes billion staunch supporter trump economic adviser, ross helped shape trump campaign views trade policy blames north american free trade agreement canada mexico, went force , entry china world trade organization, causing massive us factory job losses mattis retired marine general known tough talk, distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command, oversees us military operations middle east south asia, mattis, , known many us forces nickname mad dog rebuked saying fun shoot people devos, , billionaire republican donor, former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children, pushed state level vouchers families use send children private schools expansion charter schools perry, , adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change picked senior positions trump cabinet selections worried environmentalists cheered oil gas industry eager expansion perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would confirmed senate head energy department, responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measures stem climate change, oklahoma attorney general pruitt, , enraged environmental activists fits president elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation says stifling oil gas drilling pruitt became top state prosecutor oklahoma, extensive oil reserves, , challenged epa multiple times since us representative price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion final leadership role kelly year career head us southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean year old retired marine general differed obama key issues warned vulnerabilities along united states southern border mexico carson, , retired neurosurgeon dropped republican presidential nominating race march threw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circles, carson previously indicated reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african american picked cabinet spot trump zinke, , first term republican representative member house subcommittee natural resources, voted legislation would weaken environmental safeguards public lands taken stances favoring coal, fossil fuel suffered obama administration league conservation voters, ranks lawmakers environmental record, gave zinke extremely low lifetime score percent puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc, runs carl jr hardee fast food chains, vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder, , argued higher minimum wages would hurt workers forcing restaurants close, praises benefits automation, appointment likely antagonize organized labor cohn, , president chief operating officer investment bank goldman sachs, widely considered heir apparent lloyd blankfein, ceo wall street firm trump hammered goldman blankfein presidential campaign, releasing television ad called blankfein part global power structure robbed america working class retired lieutenant general flynn, , early trump supporter serves vice chairman transition team began army career deployed afghanistan iraq flynn became head defense intelligence agency president barack obama retired year earlier expected, according media reports, became fierce critic obama foreign policy us representative mick mulvaney, , south carolina republican, fiscal conservative outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner, resigned amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus mulvaney first elected congress tillerson, , spent entire career exxon mobil corp, rose serve chairman ceo civil engineer training, texan joined world largest energy company led several operations united states well yemen, thailand russia exxon chief executive, maintained close ties moscow opposed us sanctions russia incursion crimea mcmahon, , co founder former chief executive professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully republican us senate seat connecticut , early supporter trump presidential campaign chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials company married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky mnuchin, , successful private equity investor, hedge fund manager hollywood financier spent years goldman sachs leaving assembled investor group buy failed california mortgage lender , rebranded onewest bank built southern california largest bank housing advocacy groups criticized bank foreclosure practices, accusing quick foreclose struggling homeowners haley, , republican governor south carolina since little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants, led successful push last year remove confederate battle flag grounds south carolina state capitol killing nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman recently elected serve republican national committee chairman, priebus give party post join trump white house, low key washington operative could help forge ties congress advance trump agenda year old steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fractured amid choice chief white house strategist, senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news came aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble rousing conservative media figure, helped shift breitbart forum alt right, loose confederation reject mainstream politics includes neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites hiring signals trump dedication operating outside norms washington white house chief staff, bannon, , serve trump gatekeeper agenda setter
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president elect donald trump nominate republican us representative mick mulvaney director white house office management budget, senior transition official said friday announcement naming mulvaney expected made monday, according wichita eagle newspaper, first reported south carolina lawmaker chosen nomination must confirmed republican controlled senate mulvaney office immediately respond request comment omb director plays lead role formulating budgets reflect administration legislative priorities blueprint detailed spending tax bills president wants congress consider mulvaney, , fiscal conservative outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner, resigned amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser, also considered omb job
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senior palestinian official warned friday implementation donald trump pledge relocate us embassy jerusalem would destroy prospects peace israel, even spokesman us president elect said remained committed move saeb erekat, secretary general palestinian liberation organization, issued grim prediction day trump announced decision nominate ambassador israel david friedman, pro israel hardliner supports continued building jewish settlements shifting embassy tel aviv speaking foreign journalists, erekat said jerusalem final status issue negotiated israel palestinians, also want capital future independent state successive us administrations avoided formally recognizing jerusalem israel capital trump makes good campaign promise, would end decades us policy, enrage muslim world draw international condemnation jerusalem home sites sacred jews, muslims christians one take decisions may preempt prejudge negotiations destruction peace process whole, erekat said, according transcript provided aide last us backed talks statehood collapsed warned dire consequences israel annexes settlements built occupied land friedman, bankruptcy lawyer close friend trump diplomatic experience, advocated idea israel annexing west bank, arab east jerusalem following capture middle east war move recognized internationally erekat said would like look trump friedman eye tell take steps moving embassy annexing settlements west bank, sending region chaos, lawlessness extremism israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, fractious relationship president barack obama, satisfied friedman appointment, according israeli website ynet, several members right wing government welcomed choice liberal jewish american groups raised objections positions stated writings press interviews, see rejection two state solution, longtime bedrock us middle east policy, alignment israel far right trump spokesman jason miller said president elect remains firmly committed relocating embassy premature present timetable move us based analysts said friedman appointment could signal break longstanding us policy well obama sometimes tough approach ally israel, us ambassadors typically drive middle east policy still unclear far trump would prepared go friedman, must confirmed us senate, declined answer questions contracted reuters point, providing comments yet, said thursday announcement, friedman said looked forward job us embassy israel eternal capital, jerusalem appointing david friedman positive declaration intent, justice minister ayelet shaked tweeted david true friend israel friedman also called liberal jewish americans supporting two state solution worse kapos, reference jewish prisoners world war two concentration camps assigned nazi guards supervise fellow inmates j street, liberal pro israel group, told supporters friedman appointment unacceptable would fight persuade us senators confirm nomination
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two us lawmakers questioning whether heritage pharmaceuticals misled response congressional inquiry rising price common antibiotic, us states week accused company price fixing dec letter heritage seen reuters, maryland democratic representative elijah cummings vermont independent senator bernie sanders said feared company disingenuous best october told seen significant price increases doxycycline hyclate product concerned made assertions congress behalf heritage exact time period executives engaged price fixing scheme prevent competition driving prices doxycycline hyclate, wrote response friday letter, company said make version doxycycline hyclate lawmakers asked heritage makes delayed release version, immediate release version subject inquiry heritage said explained lawmakers response letter heritage comes criminal civil charges filed justice department states connection alleged price fixing scheme involving doxycycline hyclate glyburide, diabetes drug wednesday, justice department criminally charged heritage former chief executive officer jeffrey glazer former heritage vice president commercial operations jason malek, accusing colluding generic manufacturers schemes entailed allocating market share conspiring raise prices next day, states filed parallel civil lawsuit heritage, along mylan nv, teva pharmaceuticals, mayne pharma group, citron pharma aurobindo pharma ltd, saying colluded fix prices lawsuit characterized heritage ringleader, glazer malek overseeing running scheme mylan teva previously denied states civil charges sanders cummings launched congressional inquiry rising generic drug prices oct , , including price doxycycline hyclate part that, sent letter glazer still ceo heritage inquire prices gary ruckelshaus, heritage outside counsel serves vice president general counsel, responded later month said heritage seen significant price increases drug
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president barack obama said friday conversations president elect donald trump cordial cases made specific suggestions offered thoughts maintaining integrity democratic institutions listened say end implementing, conversations cordial, obama said white house news conference
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fbi backs cia view russia intervened help donald trump win us presidential election, two senior government officials told reuters friday fbi, cia office director national intelligence agree russia behind computer hacks us political institutions election, officials said fbi originally declined endorse cia conclusion russia intervened specifically help trump washington post earlier friday reported cia director john brennan circulated memo seen us officials said strong consensus among us scope, nature, intent russian interference presidential election fbi immediate comment
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getting carried away taiwan elevated status donald trump presidency, president tsai ing wen might want check bank balance trump suggestion one china principle taiwan part china negotiation already prompted saber rattling chinese state media military establishment taipei ability mitigate military action china severely limited weak economy tiny domestic arms industry take years build even united states
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eleven men held considered toughest job washington
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russian president vladimir putin supervised intelligence agencies hacking us presidential election turned general attempt discredit american democracy effort help donald trump, three us officials said thursday us intelligence agencies conclusion russia tried influence election hacking people institutions, including democratic party bodies, angered president elect trump, says nov vote fairly russian officials denied accusations interference us election separately, senior white house official said thursday putin likely aware cyber attacks fell short accusing russian president think things happen russian government consequence without vladimir putin knowing it, ben rhodes, white house deputy national security adviser, told msnbc talking significant cyber intrusion like this, talking highest levels government us officials
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kremlin said friday united states either prove accusations russia interfered us presidential election hacking democratic party organizations drop issue either stop talking finally provide evidence otherwise looks indecent, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov told reporters tokyo russia repeatedly denied hacking allegations
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ready another donald trump presidential campaign president elect trump, begins first white house term jan , tossed idea seeking election thank rally held express appreciation voters states crucial nov victory trump pennsylvania little , votes democrat hillary clinton first time republican candidate state since four years, going win even more, year old new yorker said arena hershey, pennsylvania, joined vice president elect mike pence trump thank tour continues event orlando, florida, friday conclude mobile, alabama, saturday tour, trump vowed press key campaign pledges, like building wall along us southern border mexico suspending immigration violent countries like syria hershey, trump noted state ohio would better support republican ohio governor john kasich, fought trump republican presidential primary know called, trump said kasich would nice called couple weeks earlier called nice trump drew boos praising cooperation getting democratic president barack obama two regular telephone conversations discuss transition power no, no, no, trump told crowd tamp boos criticized obama press secretary, josh earnest, expressed skepticism trump positions daily briefings foolish guy, josh earnest know even talking president obama, said trump, pick choice press secretary soon, added, know, right press secretary important
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yahoo inc yhooo came renewed scrutiny federal investigators lawmakers thursday disclosing largest known data breach history, prompting verizon communications inc vzn demand better terms planned purchase yahoo internet business shares sunnyvale, california based internet pioneer fell percent announced breach data belonging billion users late wednesday, following another large hack reported september verizon, agreed buy yahoo core internet business july billion, trying persuade yahoo amend terms acquisition agreement reflect economic damage two hacks, according people familiar matter us wireless carrier still expects go deal, looking major concessions light recent breach, according another person familiar situation asked status deal, yahoo spokesperson said confident yahoo value continue work towards integration verizon verizon already said october reviewing deal september breach disclosure late wednesday, said would review impact new development reaching final conclusions whether proceed company declined comment beyond statement thursday verizon threatened go court get deal repriced, citing material adverse effect, said people familiar matter, asked identified negotiations confidential court delaware, yahoo incorporated, ever found material adverse effect occurred would allow companies terminate merger agreement nevertheless, threat court case issue successfully used companies renegotiate deals, experts said concessions yahoo likely, given magnitude cyber security breaches renegotiating deal price tag would simplest also least likely scenario impact data breaches apparent time, according erik gordon, professor university michigan ross school business likely concession would yahoo agree compensate verizon close deal, based liabilities occur two companies may also agree extend close deal allow time information come impact breaches, gordon suggested verizon shares rose percent close , line p index spx yahoo closed percent yahoo said late wednesday uncovered cyber attack compromised data billion user accounts, largest known breach record said data stolen may included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates birth, hashed passwords and, cases, encrypted unencrypted security questions answers company added partners affected one partner, europe sky plc skybl , said yahoo provides email services million skycom email account holders, unclear many accounts affected announcement followed yahoo disclosure september separate breach affected million accounts, company said believed launched different hackers white house said thursday us federal bureau investigation probing breach several lawsuits seeking class action status behalf yahoo shareholders filed, works meanwhile, democratic senator mark warner virginia said looking yahoo cyber security practices recent revelation warrants separate follow plan press company cyber defenses weak compromised billion users, said statement warner, become top democrat senate intelligence committee next year, described hacks deeply troubling new york attorney general eric schneiderman urged anyone yahoo account change passwords security questions said examining breach circumstances company disclosures law enforcement germany cyber security authority, federal office information security bsi , advised german consumers consider switching safer alternatives email, criticized yahoo failing adopt modern encryption techniques protect users personal data considering repeated cases data theft, users look closely services want use future security play part decision, bsi president arne schoenbohm said statement latest breach drew widespread criticism security experts, several advising consumers close yahoo accounts yahoo fallen security many ways recommend active yahoo email account, either direct yahoo via partner like t, get rid it, stu sjouwerman, chief executive cyber security firm knowbe inc, said broadly distributed email yahoo spokesperson, response criticism company security measures, said thursday committed keeping users secure, continuously striving stay ahead ever evolving online threats keep users platforms secure
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kremlin said friday president vladimir putin given president barack obama really clear response us allegations moscow interfered us presidential election hacking democratic party organizations russia tass news agency cited kremlin aide yuri ushakov telling reporters tokyo putin explained russia stance issue obama sidelines g summit september tete tete conversation different themes discussed, ushakov cited saying theme touched upon really clear reply given side perhaps fit obama trying explain us three us officials said thursday putin supervised intelligence agencies hacking us presidential election turned general attempt discredit american democracy effort help donald trump
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president elect donald trump said thursday nominate bankruptcy attorney david friedman us ambassador israel, friedman said looked forward taking post jerusalem, implying move tel aviv would mark break longstanding us foreign policy anger muslim world campaigning presidency, trump pledged switch embassy tel aviv, located years, jerusalem, enshrining city israel capital regardless international objections friedman long time friend trusted advisor strong relationships israel form foundation diplomatic mission tremendous asset country strengthen ties allies strive peace middle east, trump said statement issued team thursday republican made clear campaign would support israel number critical areas, said would put pressure israel engage talks palestinians united states powers regard jerusalem israel capital nations embassies located tel aviv
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sweeping tax reform proposal meant boost us manufacturing faces mounting pressure industries rely heavily imported goods president elect donald trump congressional republicans work finalize new tax legislation republican members house representatives tax committee prepared discuss tax reform week, panel received letter industry groups rejecting proposal known border adjustability lynchpin house republican better way agenda viewed favorably trump team, policy would help manufacturers exempting export revenues corporate taxes would tax imports, hitting import dependent industries house republicans hope persuade trump back policy means fulfill campaign pledge create blue collar jobs week, incoming trump white house chief staff reince priebus expressed support approach possible alternative tariffs trump house republicans reached agreement border adjustability could iron remaining differences tax reform two three weeks, ahead jan inauguration, former trump adviser stephen moore told reporters michigan dec letter house ways means chairman kevin brady incoming top democrat richard neal, groups representing auto retailing industries, among others, said companies rely global supply chains would face huge business challenges caused increased taxes increased cost goods warned reductions employment, reduced capital investments higher prices consumers potential consequences better way tax reform proposal, without border adjustment provision, provide basis strong economic growth seek, said border adjustability come fire koch industries, private conglomerate controlled billionaires charles david koch, support republicans conservatives congress advocates border adjustability say house tax plan would collapse without trillion revenues provision would raise help pay tax cuts statement, brady urged companies focus entire plan, would cut corporate tax rate percent percent end taxation us corporate profits overseas neal said encouraged republicans considering incentivizing manufacturing exports added genuine concerns could result increase consumer prices
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russian hackers seized control last year unclassified email system used us military joint chiefs staff, cbs news reported thursday, citing interview joint chiefs staff chairman martin dempsey dempsey, appear camera, said alerted august attack early morning phone call director national security agency, admiral mike rogers, according cbs email system used pentagon joint staff, organization , military officers civilians work chairman hackers seized passwords electronic signatures used dempsey, army general retired september , hundreds senior officers sign network, according cbs way stop attack take network down, cbs said attack, us officials blame russia, spying, full assault whose apparent purpose cause damage force pentagon replace hardware software, took two weeks accomplish, according cbs motive attack believed russian anger economic sanctions orchestrated obama administration response russian president vladimir putin annexation crimea interference ukraine, cbs said pentagon declined comment us officials accused putin supervising intelligence agencies hacking us presidential election effort help republican donald trump russian officials denied accusations interference nov election trump
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officials states urged us president elect donald trump kill centerpiece president barack obama strategy combat climate change shut coal fired power plants coalition requested incoming republican government undo clean power plan enacted current democratic administration law designed lower carbon emissions mainly coal fired power plants percent levels supreme court ordered delay implementation legal challenges regulation completed group, headed west virginia attorney general patrick morrisey texas attorney general ken paxton, suggests congress take action prevent environmental protection agency drafting similar regulations future order withdraw plan explain administration view clean power plan unlawful epa lacks authority enforce executive order necessary send immediate strong message states regulated entities administration enforce rule, according morrisey trump potential cabinet filling nominees top fossil fuel producing states tapped oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, ardent opponent obama measures curb climate change, run environmental protection agency rick perry, climate skeptic former governor texas, head department energy trump promised revive oil gas drilling coal mining cutting back federal regulations also said would pull united states global deal curb emissions carbon dioxide, overwhelming number scientists say contribute changes climate leading sea level rise, droughts frequent violent storms
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repealing obamacare could take months developing replacement health insurance plans could take years, senior republican aides us congress said thursday, discouraging talk quick end program president elect donald trump takes office jan trump promised repeal obamacare, republican lawmakers said repealing president barack obama signature domestic initiative first thing take new year, saying rushed trump desk signing law project going take time, said senior republican aides house representatives, asking named talking matter weeks, two months
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us agency charged ensuring voting machines meet security standards penetrated hacker november elections, according security firm working law enforcement matter security firm, recorded future, monitoring underground electronic markets hackers buy sell wares discovered someone offering log credentials access computers us election assistance commission, company executives said posing potential buyer, researchers engaged conversation hacker, said levi gundert, vice president intelligence company, andrei barysevich, director advanced collection eventually discovered russian speaking hacker obtained credentials people election commission exploiting common database vulnerability, researchers said hacker trying sell information vulnerability middle eastern government several thousand dollars, researchers alerted law enforcement said thursday hole patched election assistance commission said statement late thursday become aware potential intrusion working federal law enforcement agencies investigate potential breach effects fbi currently conducting ongoing criminal investigation, statement added election commission certifies voting systems develops standards technical guidelines best practices election officials across country researchers said hacker unusual business model, scanning ways break manner businesses entities moving rapidly sell access, rather stealing data think actually works government super sophisticated, barysevich said case election commission, hacker used methods including sql injection, well known preventable flaw, obtaining list user names obfuscated passwords, able crack though much commission work public, hacker gained access non public reports flaws voting machines theory, someone could used knowledge flaws attack specific machines, said matt blaze, electronic voting expert professor university pennsylvania researchers confident hacker moved sell access soon getting it, meaning inside system election day us voting process decentralized reports widespread fraud november election assistance commission created help america vote act led presidential appointees
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huma abedin, longtime aide hillary clinton, asked us judge wednesday allow review search warrant fbi used gain access emails related clinton private server shortly nov presidential election letter filed manhattan federal court, abedin said never provided copy warrant, estranged husband, former democratic us representative anthony weiner, whose computer contained emails question letter filed federal judge considers whether unseal application search warrant, obtained fbi director james comey informed congress newly discovered emails oct comey letter drew new attention damaging issue clinton, democratic presidential nominee, roiled campaign days election republican donald trump us district judge kevin castel invited affected parties weigh potential release search warrant application, sought los angeles based lawyer randol schoenberg letter, abedin lawyers said unable evaluate issue neither weiner provided warrant itself, despite federal rules requiring authorities provide warrant person whose property taken lawyers clinton weiner immediately respond requests comment, us justice department clinton used server secretary state comey july recommended justice department criminal charges brought clinton handing classified information emails, although saying colleagues extremely careless handling sensitive, highly classified information oct letter congress, comey said emails potentially related clinton server probe discovered unrelated case sources close investigation said emails discovered unrelated probe weiner following media report engaged sexually explicit cellphone online messages year old girl federal investigators got warrant examine emails see related probe clinton private server two days election, comey disclosed emails nothing change earlier recommendation
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tweet tweet debate percolating us state department, diplomats measure words demitasse spoons, handle donald trump twitter commentary continues tweet becomes us president jan tradition, anything president says regarded us policy repeated foreign officials without fear contradiction, least white house trump questioned bedrock planks us policy, whether taiwan part one china whether washington would defend nato allies, causing consternation home abroad never hesitated take anything potus said speeches, press conferences, remarks anything policy, midlevel diplomat served four continents wrote dec internal state department discussion board, reference president united states potus tweets asked given president elect penchant using twitter much spontaneous context usg officials, fsos regard statements added, referring us government usg foreign service officers fsos theory, firm grasp hyberbole sic not, practice sure one done making assumptions area least next four years, diplomat added appealed state department bureau public affairs issue aldac, formal message diplomatic consular posts, clarifying matters post, titled tweet policy sounding board, forum state department intranet, prompted thoughtful, though equally perplexed, comments another official wrote confident president barack obama comments taken seriously literally , trump may want tweets taken seriously figuratively, wrote assuming strategy here, would seem would create sense ambiguity around issues previously thought settled purpose leveraging better deal advance usg interests, added miscommunication may purpose president elect tweets spokesman state department said would comment next administration president may use social media obama tweeted since account potus rather suggesting specific policies, obama used handle encourage americans vote, cheerlead hillary clinton, trump election opponent, remember recently deceased, including writer elie wiesel golfer arnold palmer twitter account, realdonaldtrump, trump mocked clinton crooked hillary, attacked former miss universe sniped parents muslim american us army captain died iraq soldier father spoke nov , tweeted popular vote deduct millions people voted illegally provided evidence claim, electoral officials denied trump lost popular vote close three million votes president elect said definitively whether continue tweeting jan trump transition team immediately respond request comment third official said entire government would need deal issue limit amount miscommunication specific potus tweet could engender great bette davis line goes, fasten seatbelt, going bumpy ride, wrote
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washington judge ordered republican president elect donald trump give deposition lawsuit celebrity chef jose andres stemming trump disparaging remarks mexican immigrants district columbia superior court judge jennifer di toro ruled wednesday trump must testify new york andres restaurant deal trump luxury washington hotel deposition last seven hours take place first week january lawyers sought limit long trump could questioned could covered, contending extremely busy ahead jan inauguration di toro said order limits deposition could harm preparations andres lawyers, trump statements heart case trump suing andres million breach contract andres backed plan open restaurant trump international hotel blocks white house andres, born spain naturalized us citizen, said canceled project trump denounced mexican immigrants june drug dealers rapists andres argued comments made difficult attract hispanic staff customers raise money spanish restaurant trump transition team respond request comment chef geoffrey zakarian also pulled restaurant deal hotel, citing trump remarks trump sued zakarian breach contract deposed case june andres suggested tweet tuesday two sides wrap lawsuit donate money veterans group instead keep litigating let us win, said hotel drawn fire critics say poses potential conflict interest since trump leasing site, historic former post office, federal government
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us president barack obama hold press conference white house friday pm et gmt leaving annual family vacation hawaii, white house said thursday
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north carolina republican dominated legislature moving strip powers state incoming governor, democrat roy cooper, three weeks succeed republican executive mansion lawmakers thursday began debating bill require senate confirmation cabinet appointments, reduce , number state employees governor hire fire will, eliminate governor power pick university north carolina trustees legislation related bills came surprise, filed late wednesday heels special lame duck session general assembly called consider relief hurricane matthew victims cooper, sworn jan defeating incumbent republican pat mccrory , votes last month, said proposals aimed holding back people might think partisan power grab, really ominous, cooper said news conference raleigh thursday thwarting governor ability move us forward education healthcare clean air water cooper, currently state attorney general, said office reviewing proposals sue lawmakers approve measures believes unconstitutional mccrory office respond request comment whether would sign legislation republican lawmakers called changes justified state constitution senate confirmation hearings held earlier state history, said bill good step forward reasserting legislative authority vested constitution entrusted members body, representative david lewis, republican sponsor bill, said debate thursday house representatives committee, unrecorded voice vote, advanced bill thursday, people gathered legislature demonstrate proposals senate debated separate measure would weaken governor control state elections board, changing five member panel appointed governor eight member panel half members appointed protesters chanted work us slogans cleared senate chamber legislative leaders said disrupting debate bill north carolina, ninth populous us state, roiled sharp political divisions state voted democratic presidential candidate barack obama turned right, electing mccrory republican super majorities state legislature state became target boycotts companies, musicians sports leagues passed law year restricting bathroom access transgender people government buildings public schools
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oracle corp chief executive safra catz join executive committee us president elect donald trump transition team, remain company process, oracle spokeswoman deborah hellinger said thursday catz one several technology industry executives met trump week, went meeting saying industry would better trump reformed tax code, negotiated better trade deals reduced regulation
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us president elect donald trump announced two appointments national security council thursday retired army lieutenant general keith kellogg chief staff executive secretary, former fox news channel analyst monica crowley senior director strategic communications kellogg served vietnam war worked private sector since retiring army , said statement trump transition team statement said crowley foreign affairs political analyst fox news channel, fox news spokeswoman said crowley contract terminated two serve michael flynn, retired general trump earlier named national security adviser
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president elect donald trump thursday named us representative ryan zinke montana, former navy seal commander questions whether humans largely cause climate change, choice secretary interior senate confirms zinke, republican, lead interior department, head agency employs , people across country oversees percent federal land, including national parks yellowstone yosemite one term us congressman, zinke took several stances favoring coal, high carbon emissions burned coal output suffered administration democratic president barack obama development competing fuels natural gas solar wind power soared zinke, , pushed end moratorium federal coal leases public lands , saying resulted closed mines job cuts also helped introduce bill expanding tax credits coal burning power plants bury carbon dioxide emissions underground fight climate change, measure supported coal interests moderate environmental groups introducing bill, zinke said wanted keep coal, oil gas communities viable generations come interior department includes national park service, bureau indian affairs, bureau land management, bureau ocean energy management, oversight offshore oil drilling wind power fish wildlife service trump potential cabinet filling nominees top fossil fuel producing states tapped oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, ardent opponent obama measures curb climate change, run environmental protection agency rick perry, climate skeptic former governor texas, head department energy zinke would replace sally jewell, january put temporary ban coal mining public lands, canceled leases drilling arctic atlantic coasts, expanded wildlife protections cracked methane emissions energy industry tribal public lands choice zinke surprised observers republican officials wanted challenge democratic senator jon tester montana senate race many environmental groups oppose zinke commitment fossil fuels view science climate change unsettled bradley campbell, president conservation law foundation feared zinke would given task unraveling obama protections environment federal lands considering zinke history climate defending fossil fuel interests, likely facing uphill battle, campbell said zinke, regular hunter fisherman, impressed trump son, donald jr, shares interests land tawney, president chief executive officer outdoors group backcountry hunters anglers, said zinke would bring conservationist voice trump leadership team zinke proponent keeping public lands federal ownership, puts odds party would like privatize lands put control states great keeping public lands public hands goes republican establishment, tawney said
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump puts together administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration chuck conner, former acting secretary us agriculture department current head national council farmer cooperatives tim huelskamp, republican us representative kansas sid miller, texas agriculture commissioner sonny perdue, former georgia governor navy admiral mike rogers, director national security agency ronald burgess, retired us army lieutenant general former defense intelligence agency chief robert cardillo, director national geospatial intelligence agency pete hoekstra, republican former us representative michigan john allison, former chief executive officer regional bank bb corp former head cato institute, libertarian think tank paul atkins, former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman former head kansas city federal reserve bank dr scott gottlieb, venture capitalist, resident fellow american enterprise institute former food drug administration deputy commissioner jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney proskauer rose llp paul atkins, former sec commissioner heads trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner trump transition team confirmed president elect would choose list names drew campaign, including republican us senator mike lee utah william pryor, federal judge th us circuit court appeals dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp robert lighthizer, former deputy us trade representative reagan administration wayne berman, senior executive private equity financial services firm blackstone group lp david mccormick, president investment manager bridgewater associates lp pete hegseth, ceo concerned veterans america fox news commentator navy admiral michelle howard scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor republican nominee vice president jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee larry kudlow, economist media commentator mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser
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climate scientists worried president elect donald trump slash budgets sideline research entering survival mode, trimming words climate change study proposals, emphasizing business applications work, safeguarding data shows global warming real early reactions, gathered reuters dozen interviews, may foretell broader shift us climate science community, enjoyed solid political financial support president barack obama could isolated new administration skeptical climate change committed expanding oil drilling coal mining think maybe really necessary refocus labeling it, said andreas prein, scientist federally funded national center atmospheric research, previously changed term climate change project oil industry expects linguistic twists proliferate trump questioned whether climate change exists raised possibility withdrawing us support global accord reduce carbon dioxide emissions, overwhelming majority scientists believe driving sea level rise, droughts frequent violent storms trump also preparing nominate cabinet members close oil industry ties, including exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson secretary state former texas governor rick perry energy secretary member transition team raised concerns among scientists month sending questionnaire department energy seeking names researchers worked climate change issues, move trump team later disavowed federal funding climate change research, technology international assistance hit billion , billion , according us government accountability office trump explicitly said would cut funding, one advisers told guardian newspaper last month climate research nasa would eliminated trump transition team official respond repeated requests comment prein national center atmospheric research said replaced politically charged term climate change global change project submitted oil industry said regardless labeled, interest climate research would likely endure given importance extreme weather forecasting broad array industries, like insurance energy however, concerned longer term work crucial understanding scope global warming could lose critical support climate scientist ben sanderson, also ncar, told reuters applying renew funding assessing uncertainty climate change proposal would defensible without referring climate change explicitly, talk weather risks general, said tracey holloway, air quality scientist university wisconsin, said believed simple word changes sometimes could help scientists avoid trouble using term weather instead climate change, example, could work studies deal short term time scale, said eric holthaus, meteorologist writes online magazine slate, taken efforts protect scientists work step spearhead effort, support university pennsylvania university toronto, let scientists move data onto publicly available non government servers project, called datarefuge, intended eliminate chances political interference data, said signals trump transition team climate change also put members obama outgoing administration edge current interior secretary sally jewell told scientists conference san francisco week must confront climate change deniers speak trump tries sideline white house spokesman josh earnest later said press briefing believed concerns scientific community trump legitimate incoming administration determines want base policy something science, looks like going get least four years try opportunity see works, said scientists dealing stress new administration using humor university south florida glaciologist jason gulley said team list joke projects science trump could weaponize glaciers asked, best real estate currently hidden greenland ice sheets
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us federal communications commission chairman tom wheeler plans step jan , said thursday, move expected hand republicans majority panel donald trump takes office president wheeler could kept commission trump names new member needs confirmed senate last week, two republican fcc commissioners said trump administration quickly reverse many significant policies set telecommunications cable regulatory body democratic president barack obama unless us senate reconfirms democratic commissioner jessica rosenworcel, leave end month senate democrats thursday held possibility republicans could put back fcc next year departures wheeler rosenworcel, remaining democrat panel would mignon clyburn, whose term expire june trump get select next chairman wheeler, former cable tv mobile phone industry lobbyist, repeatedly clashed companies tenure fcc, especially order reclassify broadband internet service providers section communications law treats like public utilities subjects stricter regulation part commission net neutrality rules rules bar broadband providers giving selling access speedy internet, essentially fast lane information superhighway, certain services others commissioner ajit pai, republican, said last week believed net neutrality rules days numbered also said hoped commission would eliminate many regulations propose fewer actions wheeler also scrutinized series proposed mergers, demanding significant conditions rejecting others , wheeler blocked comcast corp proposed billion acquisition time warner cable said fcc serious concerns allowing tie sprint corp mobile us republican commissioner mike rielly said last week fcc trump needed undo harmful policies adopted current commission rielly criticized fcc decision october impose stricter privacy rules internet service providers websites like facebook inc twitter inc last month wheeler dropped plans push proposed reform billion business data services market also dropped plan allow pay tv subscribers ditch set top boxes former fcc chairman julius genachowski, partner carlyle group lp, said wheeler fought relentlessly broadband, competition consumers, country innovation economy today strong world leading
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us president elect donald trump formally named republican representative ryan zinke montana, former navy seal commander, pick interior secretary, trump transition team said statement thursday following list republican trump selections top jobs administration posts national security adviser, white house chief staff, white house director national economic council white house strategist require senate confirmation sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, alabama senator former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants us representative pompeo, , third term congressman kansas serves house representatives intelligence committee, oversees cia, national security agency cyber security retired army officer harvard law school graduate, pompeo supports us government sweeping collection americans communications data wants scrap nuclear deal iran ross, , heads private equity firm wl ross co net worth pegged forbes billion staunch supporter trump economic adviser, ross helped shape trump campaign views trade policy blames north american free trade agreement canada mexico, went force , entry china world trade organization, causing massive us factory job losses mattis retired marine general known tough talk, distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command, oversees us military operations middle east south asia, mattis, , known many us forces nickname mad dog rebuked saying fun shoot people devos, , billionaire republican donor, former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children, pushed state level vouchers families use send children private schools expansion charter schools perry, , adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change picked senior positions trump cabinet selections worried environmentalists cheered oil gas industry eager expansion perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would confirmed senate head energy department, responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measures stem climate change, oklahoma attorney general pruitt, , enraged environmental activists fits president elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation says stifling oil gas drilling pruitt became top state prosecutor oklahoma, extensive oil reserves, , challenged epa multiple times since us representative price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion final leadership role kelly year career head us southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean year old retired marine general differed obama key issues warned vulnerabilities along united states southern border mexico carson, , retired neurosurgeon dropped republican presidential nominating race march threw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circles, carson previously indicated reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african american picked cabinet spot trump zinke, , first term republican representative member house subcommittee natural resources, voted legislation would weaken environmental safeguards public lands taken stances favoring coal, fossil fuel suffered obama administration league conservation voters, ranks lawmakers environmental record, gave zinke extremely low lifetime score percent puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc apolotul , runs carl jr hardee fast food chains, vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder, , argued higher minimum wages would hurt workers forcing restaurants close, praises benefits automation, appointment likely antagonize organized labor cohn, , president chief operating officer investment bank goldman sachs, widely considered heir apparent lloyd blankfein, ceo wall street firm trump hammered goldman blankfein presidential campaign, releasing television ad called blankfein part global power structure robbed america working class retired lieutenant general flynn, , early trump supporter serves vice chairman transition team began army career deployed afghanistan iraq flynn became head defense intelligence agency president barack obama retired year earlier expected, according media reports, became fierce critic obama foreign policy tillerson, , spent entire career exxon mobil corp, rose serve chairman ceo civil engineer training, texan joined world largest energy company led several operations united states well yemen, thailand russia exxon chief executive, maintained close ties moscow opposed us sanctions russia incursion crimea mcmahon, , co founder former chief executive professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully republican us senate seat connecticut , early supporter trump presidential campaign chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials company married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky mnuchin, , successful private equity investor, hedge fund manager hollywood financier spent years goldman sachs leaving assembled investor group buy failed california mortgage lender , rebranded onewest bank built southern california largest bank housing advocacy groups criticized bank foreclosure practices, accusing quick foreclose struggling homeowners haley, , republican governor south carolina since little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants, led successful push last year remove confederate battle flag grounds south carolina state capitol killing nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman recently elected serve republican national committee chairman, priebus give party post join trump white house, low key washington operative could help forge ties congress advance trump agenda year old steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fractured amid choice chief white house strategist, senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news came aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble rousing conservative media figure, helped shift breitbart forum alt right, loose confederation reject mainstream politics includes neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites hiring signals trump dedication operating outside norms washington white house chief staff, bannon, , serve trump gatekeeper agenda setter
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china plan punish us automaker accused price fixing sign beijing could retaliate president elect donald trump upends decades relations two nations trump assertion united states need bound policy taiwan part one china would erode bedrock us china ties underpinned vast increase trade cooperation world two largest economies expect disagreement lead outright military confrontation, even kind economic war many feared could launched trump threat us presidential campaign slap tariffs percent chinese imports however, rising china plenty ways push back hard trump presses taiwan question, analysts see sensitive part us china relationship might shot across bow trump administration, due take office jan , official china daily newspaper quoted state planning official saying china soon penalize unnamed us automaker monopolistic behavior official said one read anything improper this, shares general motors co ford motor co skidded auto industry sources told reuters specific investigation already underway trump recent comments however, manner announced, saying us automaker formal announcement fines, raised questions around whether officials might seizing case send shot across bow incoming trump administration jason miller, spokesman trump, said wednesday trump team aware report would premature comment washington, democratic congressional aide said china threat fine automaker good sharp reminder trump cards play thinking enter negotiations
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yahoo inc shares fell much percent thursday, day company said billion user accounts compromised security breach august number users affected breach, largest history, double number implicated prior breach yahoo disclosed september verizon, agreed buy yahoo core internet business billion, said time might withdraw deal us wireless carrier said wednesday would review impact latest development prior breaches seen effect verizon deal, would say going effect either something understood, addressed, tigress financial partner analyst ivan feinseth said wednesday close, yahoo stock fallen percent since first breach announced september
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united states ready confront china continue overreaching maritime claims south china sea, head us pacific fleet said wednesday, comments threaten escalate tensions two global rivals china claims resource rich south china sea trillion ship borne trade passes every year neighbors brunei, malaysia, philippines, taiwan vietnam also claims united states called china respect findings arbitration court hague earlier year invalidated vast territorial claims strategic waterway beijing continues act aggressive manner, united states stands ready respond, admiral harry harris, head us pacific command, said speech sydney allow shared domain closed unilaterally matter many bases built artificial features south china sea, said cooperate ready confront must comments threaten stoke tensions united states china, already heightened president elect donald trump decision accept telephone call taiwan president dec prompted diplomatic protest beijing asked harris remarks, chinese foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang said situation south china sea currently stable, thanks hard work china others region hope united states abide promises taking sides sovereignty dispute south china sea, respect efforts countries region maintain peace stability south china sea region promote peace stability there, told daily news briefing united states estimates beijing added , acres , hectares land seven features south china sea past three years, building runways, ports, aircraft hangars communications equipment response, united states conducted series freedom navigation operations south china sea, latest came october patrols angered beijing, senior chinese official july warning practice may end disaster harris said decision australian government whether us ally undertake freedom navigation operations, said united states would continue practice us fought first war following independence ensure freedom navigation, said harris enduring principle one reasons forces stand ready fight tonight
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veiled warning us president elect donald trump, china ambassador united states said wednesday beijing would never bargain washington issues involving national sovereignty territorial integrity ambassador cui tiankai, speaking executives top us companies, said china united states needed work strengthen relationship political foundation china us relations undermined preserved, cui said basic norms international relations observed, ignored, certainly seen something trade off, said indeed, national sovereignty territorial integrity bargaining chips absolutely hope everybody would understand specifically mention taiwan, trump comments last weekend united states necessarily stick nearly four decade policy recognizing taiwan part one china cui remarks line recent protests china foreign ministry, regards one china principle political basis us china ties beijing regards taiwan renegade province never renounced use force bring control china considers taiwan independence red line issue thursday, china influential state run tabloid global times said china needed take lead deciding island future hoped peace taiwan straits disrupted chinese mainland display resolution recover taiwan force peace belong cowards, said editorial trump, interview fox news sunday, suggested us position taiwan could become part pledge negotiate favorable trade terms china fully understand one china policy, know bound one china policy unless make deal china things, including trade, trump said trump comments came prompted diplomatic protest china decision accept telephone call taiwan president dec us corporate executives increasingly pessimistic business prospects china light tough restrictions foreign investment country vast service sector, new cyber security regulations favor domestic technologies weak enforcement intellectual property protections earlier wednesday, news chinese officials may penalize us automaker monopolistic pricing behavior pushed shares general motors co gmn ford motor co fn cui mention autos case, said china ensure level playing field, companies, china, domestic foreign
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china defended right thursday put necessary military installations artificial islands south china sea, us think tank said beijing appeared deployed weapons anti aircraft anti missile systems asia maritime transparency initiative amti center strategic international studies said findings, made available first reuters wednesday, based analysis satellite images islands strategic trade route, territory claimed several countries united states previously criticized called china militarization maritime outposts, stressed need freedom navigation conducting periodic air naval patrols near angered beijing china defence ministry said statement website thursday construction carried islands reefs disputed spratlys chain mainly civilian use necessary military installations, mainly defence self protection legitimate lawful, said someone makes show force front door, would ready slingshot united states conducted four freedom navigation patrols, seen challenge china extensive territorial claims south china sea, past year so, recently october amti said satellite images islands china built spratlys showed appeared anti aircraft guns likely close weapons systems ciws protect cruise missile strikes images showed towers likely contained targeting radar, said beijing regards islands sovereign territory, often said entitled limited necessary defensive installations amti director greg poling said think tank spent months trying figure purposes structures shown images first time confident saying anti aircraft ciws emplacements know systems big advanced there, told reuters militarization chinese argue defensive purposes, building giant anti aircraft gun ciws emplacements, means prepping future conflict chinese foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang told regular news briefing beijing understand situation referred amti report nansha islands china inherent territory china building facilities necessary territorial defensive facilities territory completely normal, said, using china name spratlys china building normal facilities deploying necessary territorial defensive facilities islands considered militarization, sailing fleets south china sea philippines, one several countries competing territorial claims south china sea, said still verifying report true big concern us international community use south china sea lanes trade, said defence minister delfin lorenzana would mean chinese militarising area good lorenzana comments made visit singapore president rodrigo duterte, also said united states agreed sell philippine navy two advanced radar systems boost surveillance capability south china sea australia voiced concerns china actions disputed waterway building artificial islands possible militarization creating environment tension mistrust claimants regional states, said foreign minister julie bishop statement urge claimants refrain coercive behavior unilateral actions designed change status quo disputed areas us president elect donald trump, takes office jan , criticized chinese behavior south china sea, signaling may adopt tougher approach china assertive behavior region president barack obama state department said would comment intelligence matters, spokesman john kirby added consistently call china well claimants commit peacefully managing resolving disputes, refrain land reclamation construction new facilities militarization disputed features
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china shut dealt thousands websites sharing harmful erotic obscene content since april, state office combating pornography illegal publications announced thursday office said , websites prosecuted shut million harmful posts deleted eight months december drive purify internet china protect youth, official xinhua news agency reported government tightening grip chinese cyberspace recent months, particular placing new restrictions fast growing live streaming industry state zero tolerance approach considers lewd, smutty illegal content past crackdowns removed tens thousands websites single year two popular news websites also punished spreading illegal content, xinhua reported elaborate aside live streaming, office worked alongside ministry public security, ministry industry information technology cyberspace administration china target cloud storage, chat apps vulgar videos social media platforms become key tool spreading illegal content mobile pay platforms including alipay wechat pay allowed individuals make big profits, office said
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china warned wednesday interference damage one china principle would serious impact peace stability taiwan strait, taiwan said maintaining peace everyone interest us president elect donald trump said sunday united states necessarily stick long standing position taiwan part one china , upsetting china already angered trump earlier telephone call taiwan president tsai ing wen issue highly sensitive china, considers taiwan renegade province, beijing expressed serious concern trump remarks fengshan, spokesman china taiwan affairs office, told regular news conference taiwan issue china sovereignty territorial integrity upholding one china principle political basis developing china us relations, cornerstone peace stability taiwan strait, said basis interfered damaged healthy, stable development china us relations question, peace stability taiwan strait seriously impacted, said taiwan policy making mainland affairs council said peaceful relations mutual responsibility across sides taiwan strait taiwan repeatedly stressed maintaining peace stability across taiwan strait throughout region best interests parties, said council spokesman chiu chui cheng taiwan places equal weight development taiwan us relations cross strait relations china deeply suspicious tsai ruling democratic progressive party, believing want push island formal independence, red line beijing china repeatedly warned hard peace stability across narrow strait separates could affected moves toward independence think facts tell people taiwan independence dead end, said china never renounced use force bring taiwan control, state media suggested trump remarks military solution may needed senior us defense official said tuesday taiwan defense spending kept pace threat posed china increased taiwan annual defense spending hit percent gross domestic product recent years, military political experts taiwan said minimum level taiwan defense spending factors external threats nation annual budget, taiwan defense ministry spokesman chen chung chi told reuters premier said previously cabinet look use special budget meet defense needs emergency situation beijing, foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang said united states needed handle taiwan issue cautiously avoid ties china receiving unnecessary interference called issue taiwan threatened, think said many times oppose united states taiwan form official contacts military relations, geng told daily news briefing
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donald trump becomes us president next month, one issue others could force new administration work closely china underscore beijing need
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looming tax reform infrastructure spending fight capitol hill, president elect donald trump may find unlikely allies among democrats, says lawmaker soon party top tax law writer us house representatives representative richard neal massachusetts, line become top democrat house tax committee, said crucial ways, trump closely aligned democrats tax issues fellow republicans citing example tax cuts middle class, neal said democrats likely allies trump republicans congress house republican blueprint overhauling tax code still overwhelmingly favors people top open middle class tax cut pay for, neal said recent interview tax policy center, nonpartisan research group washington, said trump tax plan would give middle class households average tax cut , , percent tax income center said trump plan would give much larger tax savings high income taxpayers trump advisers said lower tax rates wealthy trump plan offset loophole closures, resulting net tax cut high earners center said house republicans tax blueprint would give middle class households average tax cut, much smaller trump added three quarters blueprint tax cuts would go top percent infrastructure spending, another component emerging fiscal policy debate, neal said accept trillion price tag trump plan emphasis revenue producing projects said, however, saw infrastructure spending important job creator blue collar constituents democrats back traditionally party infrastructure investment tends investment puts people work, said neal need something conducive investment job creation trump team republicans congress trying hammer agreement tax reform early trump advisers called bipartisan legislation representative kevin brady, republican chairman neal tax committee, said wednesday invited democrats offer best ideas tax reform trump due inaugurated jan republicans control house senate, hopes running high biggest tax overhaul years businesses eager see cut percent corporate income tax rate trump wants percent, house republicans want cut percent neal congress since known business community moderate replacing michigan democrat sander levin committee ranking member said odds tax reform deal best given range political economic interests involved would hard cut corporate rate percent, said, without endangering tax breaks popular middle class, including deductions home mortgages charitable donations employer sponsored health insurance deduction lower rates infrastructure spending paid revenues raised repatriation trillion us corporate profits stashed overseas, neal said repatriated profits go capital investments infrastructure, stock buybacks dividends, happened bush era tax holiday decade ago strikes room talk money might invested america, argue rate decided parameters think might moved for, said
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us oil gas industry wednesday welcomed president elect donald trump choice former texas governor rick perry head us department energy, wasted time making first specific request support increased exports america natural gas overseas trump named perry pick top us energy job wednesday morning, handing portfolio climate change skeptic close ties oil gas industry, previously proposed abolishing department choice adds list drilling proponents tapped top jobs trump administration, worrying environmental groups fitting neatly trump promise revive oil gas drilling coal mining president cutting back federal regulation jack gerard, president washington based american petroleum institute representing oil natural gas companies, said welcomed perry nomination, called make increasing exports us natural gas top priority former governor texas, rick perry knows important impact energy production nation economy new role energy department, opportunity encourage increased exports domestically produced natural gas, said statement natural gas companies eager access foreign markets supply decade long drilling boom triggered domestic glut depressed prices oil industry successfully lobbied end decades old crude oil export ban december following slump prices, move meant help american companies weather lower prices home ban natural gas exports, us law requires american companies obtain authorization energy department able ship overseas, tough permitting requirements building specialized facilities make shipping gas possible united states exported first cargo liquefied natural gas earlier year export facility gulf coast, industry complained boosting exports match global demand constrained slow opaque bureaucratic process us energy exports long contentious political issue, dividing lawmakers seeking balance benefits low consumer prices home american energy independence opportunities companies expand access potentially lucrative foreign markets trump, takes office jan , made energy central part agenda, vowing revival oil, gas coal industries, picking industry allies top administration jobs tuesday, trump selected oil giant exxon mobil corp ceo rex tillerson secretary state environmental protection agency pick oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, foe democratic president barack obama initiatives combat climate change trump said campaign would pull united states global deal curb emissions carbon dioxide signed paris last year, though since confused observers saying would keep open mind accord overwhelming number scientists say carbon dioxide burning fossil fuels contributes changes climate leading sea level rise, droughts frequent violent storms trump transition team said perry tenure leading texas, nation second populous state major producer oil, gas wind power, made strong pick energy secretary trump said statement perry created business climate produced millions new jobs lower energy prices state, bring approach entire country secretary energy department responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program perry former presidential rival critic trump unsuccessfully sought republican nomination nomination requires senate confirmation confirmed, would replace ernest moniz, physicist one chief negotiators last year iran nuclear deal tenure texas governor, perry joined board directors energy transfer partners, texas based company building dakota access pipeline north dakota stalled protests standing rock sioux tribe supporters anthony scaramucci, member trump transition team executive committee, said president elect focused preserving environment well boosting us energy production whether believe climate change not, want clean air, want clean water american people also want energy independence, scaramucci told cnn billionaire environmental activist tom steyer, backed trump democratic opponent hillary clinton nov election, said hoped perry nomination would blocked trump longer abolish departments dismantle within, steyer said senate defend health, economy democracy defeating nomination
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telephone call, us president elect donald trump told vietnam prime minister wanted strengthen fast warming ties two countries, government southeast asian nation said thursday vietnam advanced ties united states new level obama administration faces communist neighbor china challenge territorial claims busy waterway south china sea wednesday conversation, vietnamese premier nguyen xuan phuc congratulated trump election win stressed importance maintaining friendship cooperation president elect trump spoke highly achievements vietnam, well positive developments bilateral ties, vietnam government said news website also asserted wish cooperate vietnam accelerate relationship two countries trump conversations several leaders countries locked maritime disputes china, among japan, philippines taiwan trade platform runs counter vietnam interests, however, opposition trans pacific partnership proving major setback southeast asia biggest exporter united states trump phuc discussed ways promote economic ties, trade investment, government added statement, trump transition team confirmed conversation, saying two men discussed range shared interests agreed work together continue strengthening relationship two nations days trump win, phuc told parliament ratification tpp would shelved political changes united states, vietnam still wanted good relations washington separate development, us guided missile destroyer, mustin, visited cam ranh international port thursday routine technical stop, us embassy said ship visit example depth comprehensive partnership importance strengthening civilian military ties, said us ambassador ted osius vietnam expressed support united states maintain security presence asia washington fully lifted us lethal arms embargo vietnam may, allowing closer defense links joint military exercises
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president elect donald trump transition team wednesday disavowed survey sent us department energy requested names people working climate change agency questionnaire authorized part standard protocol, trump spokesman sean spicer said person sent properly counseled spicer declined comment team protocols survey questions, energy department received last tuesday, asked names workers contractors attended un climate meetings also asked names attended meetings social cost carbon, metric federal agencies use formulating regulations energy business department balked survey monday, saying would comply department spokesman said wednesday trump team disavowal hopefully signals return smooth transition agency survey also asked list professional society memberships workers department national laboratories recent publications white house weighed survey week josh earnest, white house spokesman, said questionnaire could attempt target civil servants, including career scientists lawyers experts critical government ability make policy addition, hours disavowal, democratic us representatives frank pallone elijah cummings sent letter vice president elect mike pence, head transition, saying team entitled select political appointees share trump climate views, effort marginalize civil servants basis scientific analysis would abuse authority trump, republican, said climate change hoax perpetrated china said would rip last year landmark global climate deal struck paris signed democratic president barack obama since winning election, however, trump, take office jan , said keep open mind paris deal also met former vice president al gore actor leonardo dicaprio, strong advocates action climate change trump picked climate change skeptic rick perry run energy department perry, governor texas december january , would replace nuclear physicist ernest moniz
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trump organization inc said wednesday pulled hotel venture rio de janeiro part criminal investigation brazil, trump hotels spokeswoman citing construction delays differences vision trump hotel rio de janeiro, beachfront property rooms near olympic park located, managed real estate company president elect donald trump, although money trump organization invested project unfortunately, developers rio de janeiro hotel significantly behind completion property, vision hotel longer aligns trump hotels brand, jennifer rodstrom, spokesperson trump hotels, said emailed statement wednesday reuters reported november federal prosecutor anselmo lopes opened criminal investigation investments made two small state pension funds hotel trump hotels declined comment whether decision pull rio hotel anything investigation opening investigation, prosecutor lopes said size, structure risk investments hotel, owned developed brazil lsh barra empreendimentos imobili rios sa, suspicious necessary verify favoritism shown pension funds towards lsh barra empreendimentos imobili rios sa trump organization due illicit payments bribes, lopes said time trump organization lsh deny wrongdoing plans build hotel announced , meant ready time olympics held august delays meant hotel partially open games, however, less half rooms available
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president elect donald trump silicon valley powerful executives met manhattan tower wednesday, summit convened smooth frictions sides made secret disdain election campaign meeting focused chiefly economic issues, including job creation, lowering taxes trade dynamics china, largely skirting many disagreements tech industry trump matters ranging immigration digital privacy, according trump transition team statement trump proposed reconvening tech leaders often every quarter, statement said three trump adult children, donald jr, eric ivanka, sat head large rectangular table meeting began conference room th floor trump tower attendance may fuel concern potential conflicts interests trump, said would hand control business empire children occupies white house vice president elect mike pence also guests sat front paper name plates bottles water sporting trump brand logo meeting tech luminaries, including apple inc tim cook, facebook inc sheryl sandberg tesla motors inc elon musk, took place trump alarmed us corporations rhetoric challenging long established policy toward china, main market silicon valley senior chinese state planning official told china daily newspaper wednesday beijing could slap penalty us automaker monopolistic behavior, warning delivered days trump questioned acknowledging taiwan part one china official identify automaker nobody like people room, anything help go along going you, trump told executives presence reporters call people, call me, make difference formal chain command trump added going make fair trade deals going make lot easier trade across borders participants included alphabet inc larry page eric schmidt, amazoncom jeff bezos, microsoft corp satya nadella, ginni rometty ibm twitter invited meeting small, transition spokesman told reuters cook musk joined trump separate meetings technology executives leave, according spokesman trump transition team bezos said statement meeting productive shared view administration make innovation one key pillars, would create huge number jobs across whole country, sectors, tech
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republicans us house representatives accelerating efforts craft sweeping tax reform bill looking ways smooth transition new tax system businesses, house republican tax chief said wednesday republicans house tax committee met special recess session work reform bill based election campaign blueprint would cut corporate tax rate percent percent end taxation foreign profits us multinational corporations representative kevin brady, republican chairman house ways means panel expected unveil legislation early next year, said committee consulting president elect donald trump transition team republicans senate meeting take broad outlines blueprint, begin filling specific provisions identifying path forward, brady told reporters wednesday session panel, oversees tax policy house, hold second session thursday discuss provisions us healthcare law popularly known obamacare, republicans promised repeal meetings initially scheduled january moved forward ready trump arrival white house trump takes office jan brady house speaker paul ryan see tax reform way promote economic growth create jobs one dramatic changes consideration border adjustability provision would exempt us exports corporate income tax would tax imports advocates say reform parallels trump call import tariffs could help president elect foster manufacturing jobs blue collar americans, among ardent supporters border adjustability strong support among exporters also raised concerns within industries rely heavily imports, including retailing oil refining brady said wednesday committee sensitive way tax reform could affect different businesses looking number transition rules effect accelerate growth aspects tax reform proposals also acknowledge major changes, texas republican said proposing bold changes know affect different businesses differently listening closely make sure smooth
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us president elect donald trump must divest luxury washington hotel building leased federal government arrangement violates conflict interest rules, congressional democrats said wednesday general services administration, manages property owned federal government, including old post office housing trump international hotel, said lease would violate federal conflict interest rules republican businessman sworn jan , according letter agency lawmakers letter referred dec briefing congressional staffers gsa official letter name deputy commissioner made clear mr trump must divest managerial control, ownership interest well, representative elijah cummings maryland three democrats said letter, made public wednesday hotel blocks white house become rallying point anti trump protesters since opened september among businesses could create unprecedented conflicts interest trump, new york real estate developer former reality tv star trump company responded gsa concerns potential conflict, democratic lawmakers said asked agency documents lease, profit expense projections legal memos conflict interest hotel lease includes standard gsa provision barring members congress elected federal officials
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us president elect donald trump wednesday endorsed niece former critic mitt romney next chair republican national committee moved put stamp party leadership rnc named michigan republican party chair ronna romney mcdaniel deputy chair, trump said looked forward taking party leadership trump incoming white house chief staff, reince priebus, leave rnc chairmanship trump takes office jan excited highly effective leader ronna mcdaniel rnc deputy chair look forward serving party chairman , trump said statement ronna extremely loyal movement efforts critical tremendous victory michigan, know bring passion republican national committee, added rnc elected members convene january elect next chairman trump endorsement mcdaniel likely carry enough weight get elected mcdaniel profile rose trump view helped win michigan nov election state voted republican presidential election since critical trump victory democrat hillary clinton selection came two days trump passed mitt romney secretary state, instead choosing exxon mobil corp chief executive rex tillerson trump romney gotten past frictions republican presidential nominating battle republican nominee critical trump candidacy bob paduchik, veteran republican operative ohio trump campaign manager state, named deputy co chair rnc trump victory ohio also crucial victory
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president elect donald trump named head exxon mobil corp, rex tillerson, choice us secretary state tuesday backing republican foreign policy figures ahead possible senate fight oilman ties russia exxon chief executive potentially faces difficulties getting confirmed republican controlled senate lawmakers worry links moscow opposition us sanctions russia, awarded friendship medal several republican establishment figures, including former secretaries state james baker condoleezza rice, former defense secretary robert gates vouched tillerson, , spent years oil company rice gates, worked exxon consultants, issued statements support tuesday backing could crucial tillerson receiving approval needs senate, republicans slim majority trump takes office jan fact condi rice, james baker bob gates recommending tillerson carries considerable weight, said republican senator jeff flake, member senate foreign relations committee choosing tillerson, trump adds another person cabinet circle advisers may favor soft line toward moscow, us sanctions annexation crimea center allegations launched cyber attacks disrupt us presidential election republican foreign policy hawks senate like john mccain lindsey graham likely give tillerson rough time confirmation hearing early january well known close relationship russian president vladimir putin, said mccain, republican party nominee president republicans majority senate, defections ranks would block tillerson every democrat also opposed trump, victory tour states backed november election, told supporters west allis, wisconsin, tillerson fierce advocate american interests around world called strong man, tough man trump upset us allies campaign calling better relationship russia questioning usefulness north atlantic treaty organization, us led military bloc created world war two counter soviet union trump also pledged confront china trade territorial issues temporarily ban muslims entering united states, angering many islamic countries tillerson foreign experience years cutting deals foreign countries company, world largest energy firm , tillerson signed deal russian state oil giant rosneft jointly develop oil fields western siberia chief executive exxon mobil since like trump never held public office tillerson said statement shared president elect vision restoring credibility united states exxon mobil said board would meet soon regarding transition trump also poised add another figure close ties oil industry cabinet source close transition said trump chosen former texas governor rick perry, whose state leading oil producer, nominee energy secretary, announcement expected soon perry met trump trump tower new york monday, part series meetings included rapper kanye west tuesday trump also offered position interior secretary montana first term representative ryan zinke, ex navy seal commander early trump supporter, according media reports trump appointed stephen miller, top policy aide campaign, senior adviser policy miller adviser us senator jeff sessions alabama, trump nominated attorney general , putin bestowed russian state honor, order friendship, tillerson, citing work strengthening cooperation energy sector also controversy alleged russian interference nov presidential election, cia concluding moscow intervened help trump defeat democrat hillary clinton tillerson cozy ties vladimir putin russia would represent untenable conflict state department, representative eliot engel, ranking democrat house representatives committee foreign affairs, said statement russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said trump tillerson pragmatic people could help america russia build mutually beneficial relationship group us state attorneys general investigating exxon allegedly misleading public climate change environmental groups alarmed exxon ceo could america top diplomat exxon said acknowledged reality climate change years tillerson told congressional hearing thought humanity contributed climate change science unclear size contribution extremely complicated, told hearing trump election, exxon came support paris climate agreement combat climate change also concerns among lawmakers former un ambassador john bolton, adviser trump transition team said still consideration deputy secretary state role bolton urged washington counter china assertiveness east asia
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us president elect donald trump chosen republican representative ryan zinke montana, former navy seal commander, interior secretary, senior transition official said tuesday following list republican trump selections top jobs administration posts national security adviser, white house chief staff, white house director national economic council white house strategist require senate confirmation sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, alabama senator former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants us representative pompeo, , third term congressman kansas serves house representatives intelligence committee, oversees cia, national security agency cyber security retired army officer harvard law school graduate, pompeo supports us government sweeping collection americans communications data wants scrap nuclear deal iran ross, , heads private equity firm wl ross co net worth pegged forbes billion staunch supporter trump economic adviser, ross helped shape trump campaign views trade policy blames north american free trade agreement canada mexico, went force , entry china world trade organization causing massive us factory job losses mattis retired marine general known tough talk, distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command, oversees us military operations middle east south asia, mattis, , known many us forces nickname mad dog rebuked saying fun shoot people devos, , billionaire republican donor, former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children, pushed state level vouchers families use send children private schools expansion charter schools perry, , adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change picked senior positions trump cabinet selections worried environmentalists cheered oil gas industry eager expansion perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would confirmed senate head energy department, responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measures stem climate change, oklahoma attorney general pruitt, , enraged environmental activists fits president elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation says stifling oil gas drilling pruitt became top state prosecutor oklahoma, extensive oil reserves, , challenged epa multiple times since us representative price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion final leadership role kelly year career head us southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean year old retired marine general differed democratic president barack obama key issues warned vulnerabilities along united states southern border mexico carson, , retired neurosurgeon dropped republican presidential nominating race march threw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circles, carson previously indicated reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african american picked cabinet spot trump zinke, , first term representative member house subcommittee natural resources, voted legislation would weaken environmental safeguards public lands unclear would stand opening federal lands increased drilling mining, something trump promised would president league conservation voters, ranks lawmakers environmental record, gave zinke extremely low lifetime score percent puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc, runs carl jr hardee fast food chains, vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder, , argued higher minimum wages would hurt workers forcing restaurants close, praises benefits automation, appointment likely antagonize organized labor cohn, , president chief operating officer investment bank goldman sachs, widely considered heir apparent lloyd blankfein, ceo wall street firm trump hammered goldman blankfein presidential campaign, releasing television ad called blankfein part global power structure robbed america working class retired lieutenant general flynn, , early trump supporter serves vice chairman transition team began army career deployed afghanistan iraq flynn became head defense intelligence agency president barack obama retired year earlier expected, according media reports, became fierce critic obama foreign policy tillerson, , spent entire career exxon mobil corp, rose serve chairman ceo civil engineer training, texan joined world largest energy company led several operations united states well yemen, thailand russia exxon chief executive, maintained close ties moscow opposed us sanctions russia incursion crimea mcmahon, , co founder former chief executive professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully republican us senate seat connecticut , early supporter trump presidential campaign chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials company married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky mnuchin, , successful private equity investor, hedge fund manager hollywood financier spent years goldman sachs leaving assembled investor group buy failed california mortgage lender , rebranded onewest bank built southern california largest bank housing advocacy groups criticized bank foreclosure practices, accusing quick foreclose struggling homeowners haley, , republican governor south carolina since little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants, led successful push last year remove confederate battle flag grounds south carolina state capitol killing nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman recently elected serve republican national committee chairman, priebus give party post join trump white house, low key washington operative could help forge ties congress advance trump agenda year old steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fractured amid choice chief white house strategist, senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news came aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble rousing conservative media figure, helped shift breitbart forum alt right, loose confederation reject mainstream politics includes neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites hiring signals trump dedication operating outside norms washington white house chief staff, bannon, , serve trump gatekeeper agenda setter
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defense policy bill president barack obama expected sign law month give president elect donald trump greater influence us foreign broadcasting entities national defense authorization act passed congress last week includes provision abolishing broadcasting board governors, independent body oversees government backed media outlets voice america radio free europe, replaces chief executive nominated president confirmed senate election victory republican businessman trump, stormy relationship media outlets accuses biased him, raised concerns among officials whether media outlets maintain editorial independence trump appointed ceoit clear, however, change intended give president greater influence news, information fact checking us government supported broadcasters send russia, cuba, china authoritarian states, whether simply effort make efforts effective support republicans democrats reorganizing broadcasting operation reduce bureaucracy increase efficiency senior us official familiar broadcasting agencies said aware trump transition team making contact board broadcasting governors associated agencies concrete indication anything bad going happen, official continued congressional aides familiar issue said thought concerns overblown, noting chief executive must confirmed senate organization basic structure would remain place, minus nine member board said reorganization plan developed input members parties congress, well democratic officials obama white house however, officials state department us intelligence community said worried trump wary enough russian president vladimir putin, considers radio free europe radio liberty efforts promote democratic values attempt undermine government board governors would first transitioned international broadcasting advisory board advise new ceo, also would phased
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president elect donald trump plans unveil choice fill lingering us supreme court vacancy around time jan inauguration republican led senate refused consider president barack obama nominee, senior trump aide said wednesday top us court one justice since death long serving conservative antonin scalia feb , leaving ideologically split four conservatives four liberals obama nominated appeals court judge merrick garland post march senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked customary confirmation process proceeding interview conservative radio host hugh hewitt, trump incoming white house chief staff reince priebus said president elect yet person interviews potential supreme court nominees think going something going start new year, priebus said certainly time get inauguration, either shortly shortly thereafter, reveal name nominee scalia replacement could tilt ideological balance court years come, restoring long standing conservative majority time appeared liberals would get upper hand bench could pivotal wide range issues including abortion, death penalty, religious rights, presidential powers, transgender rights, federal regulations others priebus said age nominee factor trump deliberations, possibly preferring relatively young jurist lifetime post priebus said tend believe younger better certainly longevity factor competence important component trump previously unveiled list conservative jurists would consider job said month whittled list probably three four us constitution calls president nominate members supreme court, confirmation selection hands senate mcconnell senate, move little precedent us history, simply refused consider nomination, saying winner nov presidential election trump democrat hillary clinton make pick
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classical crossover singer jackie evancho, charmed tv audiences child america got talent six years ago, sing us national anthem inauguration president elect donald trump
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president elect donald trump chosen first term republican us representative ryan zinke montana, former navy seal commander, interior secretary, senior transition official said tuesday zinke, , nominated head interior department, employs , people across united states oversees percent federal land, including national parks like yellowstone yosemite zinke choice something surprise since republican officials wanted challenge democratic us senator jon tester montana elections zinke emerged trump toyed idea nominating us representative cathy mcmorris rodgers washington state position proponent keeping public lands federal ownership, putting odds republican party favorable privatization placing control states remains unclear zinke would stand opening federal lands increased drilling mining, something trump promised would president trump official energy platform calls opening onshore offshore leasing federal lands, eliminate moratorium coal leasing, open shale energy deposits trump aide told reuters last week mcmorris rodgers picked post met trump golf resort bedminster, new jersey, shortly president elect began cabinet search tuesday, source close congresswoman said never offered job honor invited spend time president elect, energized ever continue leading congress think big, reimagine government, put people back center it, mcmorris rodgers said facebook post zinke early trump supporter, backing new york businessman president may nomination must confirmed republican controlled senate congressman zinke strong advocate american energy independence, supports encompassing energy policy includes renewables, fossil fuels alternative energy, trump spokesman jason miller said meeting monday zinke trump trump tower new york zinke, member house representatives subcommittee natural resources, voted legislation would weaken environmental safeguards public land but, unlike candidates short list interior secretary job, zinke opposes transfer public lands states, position echoes trump trump said think public land turned states protected like idea want keep lands great, know state going do, trump said interview field stream magazine january trump said putting states control public land would make easier sell energy commercial development thinks federal government needs focus conservation mean, going sell states get little bit trouble think something sold, said great stewards land magnificent land july, zinke resigned delegate republican nominating convention party platform called transferring public lands states saw platform divisive uniting, zinke told billings gazette point, think better show leadership public land comprises percent montana, according montana wilderness association league conservation voters, ranks lawmakers environmental record, gave zinke extremely low lifetime score percent wilderness society, leading conservation group, said concerned zinke support logging, drilling mining public lands interior department also oversees bureau indian affairs handles tribal policy obama, department played big role efforts curb effects climate change limiting fossil fuel development areas
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump puts together administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration navy admiral mike rogers, director national security agency ronald burgess, retired us army lieutenant general former defense intelligence agency chief robert cardillo, director national geospatial intelligence agency pete hoekstra, republican former us representative michigan debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney proskauer rose llp paul atkins, former sec commissioner heads trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner john allison, former ceo regional bank bb corp former head cato institute, libertarian think tank paul atkins, former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman former head kansas city federal reserve bank dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp robert lighthizer, former deputy us trade representative reagan administration wayne berman, senior executive private equity financial services firm blackstone group lp david mccormick, president investment manager bridgewater associates lp mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser chuck conner, former acting secretary us agriculture department current head national council farmer cooperatives tim huelskamp, republican us representative kansas sid miller, texas agriculture commissioner sonny perdue, former georgia governor scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee dr scott gottlieb, venture capitalist, resident fellow american enterprise institute former food drug administration deputy commissioner jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services trump transition team confirmed president elect would choose list names drew campaign, including republican us senator mike lee utah william pryor, federal judge th us circuit court appeals
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elon musk, chairman chief executive spacex tesla well uber technologies ceo co founder travis kalanick pepsico chairman ceo indra nooyi joined us president elect donald trump advisory council, trump transition team said wednesday group, includes numerous top business leaders, aims give industry input private sector trump, takes office jan
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