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us president elect donald trump convenes gathering leaders largest technology companies new york headquarters wednesday continues form administration taking office jan session billed introductory meeting would result job investment announcements, sources said list attendees expected summit, according sources trump transition team announced meeting name invited executives conference call reporters tuesday ceo larry page alphabet inc, google parent company apple inc ceo tim cook facebook inc coo sheryl sandberg amazoncom inc ceo jeff bezos tesla motors inc ceo elon musk microsoft corp ceo satya nadella oracle corp ceo safra catz addition, technology news website recode reported intel corp executives invited intel spokeswoman declined comment wall street journal reported palantir technologies inc ceo alex karp would also attend meeting
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us president elect donald trump convenes gathering leaders largest technology companies new york headquarters wednesday continues form administration taking office jan session billed introductory meeting would result job investment announcements, sources said list attendees expected summit, according sources trump transition team announced meeting name invited executives conference call reporters tuesday ceo larry page alphabet inc googlo , google parent company apple inc aaplo ceo tim cook facebook inc fbo coo sheryl sandberg amazoncom inc amzno ceo jeff bezos tesla motors inc tslao ceo elon musk microsoft corp msfto ceo satya nadella oracle corp orcln ceo safra catz addition, technology news website recode reported intel corp intco executives invited intel spokeswoman declined comment wall street journal reported palantir technologies inc ceo alex karp would also attend meeting
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syrian president bashar al assad said interview russian state television us president elect donald trump could become natural ally damascus shows sincere fighting terrorism trump genuinely fight terrorism, natural ally, assad, speaking interpreter, said interview broadcast wednesday assad said encouraged trump declarations election campaign fighting violent islamists interfering internal affairs countries unclear trump would carry promises office, assad said
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france foreign minister wednesday accused us president elect donald trump showing lack respect toward china comments put question one china principle 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 china big country differences china, talk partner like that, jean marc ayrault told france television china feels questioned unity, exactly clever china taiwan affairs office said wednesday interference damage one china principle would serious impact peace stability taiwan strait issue highly sensitive china, considers taiwan renegade province, beijing expressed serious concern trump remarks need avoid things spiraling control, ayrault said hope new team learnt enough manage uncertain world sang froid responsibility
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former cia director leon panetta said wednesday president elect donald trump risked blamed potential attack united states refused receive regular intelligence briefings us officials told reuters trump receiving average one presidential intelligence briefing week
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alphabet google racing hire conservatives lobbying policy arm, trying get foothold president elect donald trump washington enjoying uniquely close relationship administration president barack obama weeks since nov election, google ramped efforts hire republican lobbying firms house lobbyists change composition washington office, according three lobbyists knowledge matter company also posted advertisement manager conservative outreach public policy partnership, seeking liaison conservative, libertarian free market groups position new, gives google chance make hire reflects new political climate conservatives already represented office google spokeswoman declined comment record article chief executive officer larry page alphabet googlo , google parent company, expected room wednesday trump convenes gathering leaders largest technology companies new york headquarters session, organized trump son law jared kushner, adviser reince priebus trump supporter tech financier peter thiel, billed introductory meeting would result job investment announcements, two sources briefed talks said others attending apple inc aaplo chief executive officer tim cook, facebook inc fbo chief operating officer sheryl sandberg, amazoncom amzno ceo jeff bezos, tesla motors inc tslao ceo elon musk, microsoft corp msfto ceo satya nadella oracle ceo safra catz, according sources familiar session plans information technology industry council, trade group whose members include google, apple, facebook amazon, conference call last friday discuss policy objectives could agree present trump, according person familiar call trump clashed silicon valley several issues election campaign, including immigration, government surveillance encryption surprise victory alarmed many companies, fear might follow pledges trump also opposed obama administration net neutrality rules, ordered communications regulator reclassify broadband internet services treat like public utilities rule said headed reversal liberal leaning silicon valley bet heavily democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton winning white house, many technology companies found scrambling wake trump election google, forged deep ties obama white house largest corporate contributor clinton campaign, appears caught especially guard, washington insiders said employees google parent company alphabet donated trump, total , clinton received donations , google alphabet employees total million google netpac, company political action committee, made percent contributions republicans election cycle, according data center responsive politics obama presidency, people moved jobs google related firms federal government, national political campaigns congress, according report year campaign accountability, watchdog group company notched several wins administration, including favorable policies net neutrality google seemed poised enjoy similar treatment clinton administration schmidt seen wearing staff badge clinton election night party, sign close relationship ties something liability company tries position presence, lobbyists said hiring push adjust political makeup google washington office, team lobbyists congress agencies contains democrats republicans, according people familiar operation skew unusual given democrats controlled white house past eight years sure, conservatives well represented company washington office susan molinari, former republican congresswoman new york, top lobbyist since , seth webb, worked former republican speaker house, helps lead congressional lobbying company tended toward moderate republicans past hiring previous director conservative outreach alumnus mitt romney presidential campaign, number former staffers sen john mccain passed office well company still reconcile lobbyists hires liberal leaning existing staff said one lobbyist rival tech company, think going tough time really finding cultural fit
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elite us politicians denial science backing climate change worrying, united nations environment chief said wednesday, adding fight global warming would continue, even without united states us president elect donald trump past dismissed climate change hoax , vowing campaign pull united states paris climate agreement, deal among nearly countries curb global warming trump, november election range populist promises deregulate revive energy sector, appointed cabinet climate change skeptics, including oil magnates
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scientists must confront climate change deniers speak us president elect donald trump tries sideline climate research, interior secretary sally jewell due say wednesday see science ignored compromised, speak up, jewell tell meeting earth space scientists san francisco, according draft speech seen reuters trump called climate change hoax sought fill cabinet oil industry allies like texas governor rick perry, energy department nominee last week, trump team asked us department energy supply names officials took part international climate talks
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us senate democrats plan enlist accountants legal experts pore business records exxon mobil chief executive rex tillerson, president elect donald trump pick secretary state, democratic aides said tillerson could face rocky confirmation process, given concerns among democrats republicans ties russia tillerson overcome skepticism republicans, could win confirmation since party control slim majority senate trump takes office jan democrats misgivings tillerson go well beyond worry might accommodating toward moscow see risks conflicts head billion oil giant becomes nation top diplomat want ensure personal wealth business interests get close scrutiny aides said democrats began assembling experts prepare tillerson confirmation even nomination formally announced tuesday bring people confirmation battles before, democratic leadership aide said want thorough review comfortable process taking long needs many ways, exxon operates kind diplomatic corps, dispatching executives network government officials countries company operates scale reach exxon mobil raise questions relationships experience helm exxon mobil influence decision making secretary, said democratic senator chris coons, member senate foreign relations committee, hold tillerson confirmation hearing next month tillerson, , new york times list highest paid ceos, earned million net worth million, plus million pension plan would likely need divest holdings exxon stock democrats also consulting foreign affairs experts examine relationships countries russia tillerson opposed sanctions imposed russia annexation crimea said often ineffective exxon said sanctions russia could cost hundreds millions dollars looking issues like, need recuse decisions sanctions another democratic aide said exxon also come attack financial arrangements oil production chad, company lawyers negotiating billion fine tied accusations royalty underpayment exxon also development rights iraq, battling islamic state, saudi arabia, controversial record human rights complex relationship us ally israel iran, whose international nuclear agreement signed president barack obama harshly criticized trump mr tillerson demonstrated knows corporate world put shareholders interests first, respected secretary state puts national security interests american people first asked senator ben cardin, ranking foreign relations committee democrat tillerson enjoys strong support republican leaders, party members offered muted reactions marco rubio, republican member foreign relations panel, ran trump republican presidential nomination, said serious concerns tillerson nomination even critics said, however, open appointment, tillerson gives satisfactory answers confirmation process lots ways energy energy dependence influenced foreign policy decades, hopefully bring insights result experience, coons said bad got years experience globally business, added
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white house monday insisted washington one china policy used bargaining chip beijing president elect donald trump said united states necessarily bound long standing position taiwan part china signaling resistance trump face washington tries overturn principle underpinned four decades us china relations, republican us senator john mccain said personally backed china policy one leap conclusions president elect would abandon respond every comment president elect may reversed next day, mccain told reuters asked trump statement interview broadcast weekend trump set diplomatic firestorm told fox news know bound one china policy unless make deal china things, including trade followed earlier protest china republican president elect decision accept telephone call taiwan president tsai ing wen dec issue highly sensitive china, considers taiwan renegade province, beijing expressed serious concern trump latest remarks called one china policy basis relations, foreign minister wang yi warned moves damage china core interests, saying end, lifting rock drop feet us analysts warn trump could provoke military confrontation presses taiwan issue far scott kennedy, director project chinese business political economy center strategic international studies think tank washington called taiwan third rail us china relations white house spokesman josh earnest said united states committed one china principle use taiwan issue gain leverage dealings beijing united states view taiwan relationship taiwan bargaining chip, told daily briefing, calling taiwan close partner bargaining away something administration believes best interest disrupting policy, said, could disruptive effect ability work china areas interests align reflects high priority china puts policy taiwan saying one china policy remain intact, mccain, chairman senate armed services committee outspoken critic democratic president barack obama foreign policy, said somebody hold china responsible behavior regard taiwan, hong kong, island building south china sea propping north korea trump phone conversation taiwan president, obama administration said senior white house aides spoken chinese officials insist washington one china policy remained unchanged china official xinhua news agency said commentary tuesday clear trump understand policy one china policy cornerstone country, including united states, engage china diplomatically, simply non negotiable exceptions, xinhua said state department senior diplomat asia, assistant secretary state daniel russel, due speak china ambassador washington monday, state department said trump tempered strong criticisms china call taiwan president announcing plans last week nominate long standing friend beijing, iowa governor terry branstad, next us ambassador china however, also considering john bolton, former bush administration official urged tougher line beijing, job us state department, according source familiar matter bolton said next us president take bolder steps halt china military aggressiveness south east china seas consider diplomatic ladder escalation could lead restoring full diplomatic recognition taiwan
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us president elect donald trump challenges china trade taiwan rattling american companies long benefited stable relations two countries fear retaliation beijing trump act trump jarred chinese officials sunday saying united states necessarily stick long standing position taiwan part one china beijing expressed serious concern trump remarks four us industry sources follow china policy closely said unsettled suggestion abandoning one china policy, said served business community well several decades sources, spoke condition anonymity sensitivity issue, stressed importance stability businesses said beijing could retaliate us companies business china trump takes tougher line far chinese deeply concerned hear reliable sources beijing suggest chinese government, communist party, developing lists us interests could retaliate, commercial interests, obviously one merely look top us exports china get quick sense whose heads may chopping block, said one china trade policy expert interacts closely us business expert pointed states billion exports china billion commercial engagements us companies china would risk china retaliated commercial engagement supports american jobs, many american jobs united states, expert said another source said quiet outreach us business community trump advisers companies wary discussing concerns china policy publicly fear becoming target president elect, singled companies carrier boeing detroit car makers silicon valley technology champions, china critical source revenue profits, vital link global supply chains four decades president richard nixon upset status quo time surprise visit beijing, good us china relations good general motors starbucks apple wal mart stores inc china hit us goods retaliatory tariffs past disputes flared china slapped duties us made large cars sport utilities part trade dispute stakes higher one third million vehicles general motors co sold globally delivered chinese customers profits chinese operations, including joint ventures, accounted percent gm global net income billion ford motor co china jvs represented percent global pre tax profit billion us retail giant wall mart stores inc stores china, coffee chain starbucks corp , stores outgoing ceo howard schultz told investors china one day bigger market firm united states aircraft maker boeing co plans build completion factory china jets, anticipating country need , new jetliners worth trillion next years united states china symbiotic relationship, wed best grow together, said susan aaronson, professor george washington university teaches corruption good governance total value us trade china billion , according us census bureau, billion exports china us producers, us companies imported billion goods china alan deardorff, professor international economics public policy university michigan, said us china trade tensions reach boiling point, pain would widespread deep us businesses trump advisers said us china trade deficit reflects bad trade deals currency manipulation chinese government, said justifies tougher response past george washington university aaronson said taiwan sensitive topic, trump pushes ahead trade tariffs far likely translate retaliation us firms china china leaders need stability trump totally disruptive, aaronson said need signal strength return
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syria bloody civil war slow burning crisis eastern ukraine perennial diplomatic headaches north korean iranian nuclear programs, rex tillerson would face messy, complex world chief us diplomat brief descriptions problems land plate confirmed us senate th us secretary state career spent exxon mobil corp, rose chief executive tillerson inherit increasingly complex conflict syria, rebel held eastern portion aleppo verge falling syrian government forces backed russia, iran shi ite militias lebanon iraq civil war, well sixth year, pits president bashar al assad range rebel groups, many supported outside powers including united states, turkey gulf states saudi arabia qatar us presidential campaign, president elect donald trump suggested top priority defeating islamic state militant group launched attacks europe inspired mass casualty attacks united states trump cooperates russia islamic state, holds swath northeastern syria, risk moderate rebels, angered viewed abandonment united states, could gravitate toward militant islamist factions pose potential threat western interests moreover, persistent bloodshed could unleash new destabilizing waves refugees neighboring nations could attempt reach europe earlier refugee flows triggered backlash bolstered far right nationalist parties europe cooperating russia would cause complications new us administration one thing, could, extension, align united states iran lebanese proxy militia, hezbollah iran used ties syria project force region, troubling fact israeli officials eager see tehran extend influence next door iraq, tillerson confront country struggling overcome deep ethnic sectarian divisions fights stamp islamic state insurgency help , us support troops military advisers even iraqi security forces prevail retaking islamic state stronghold mosul, country second largest city, extremist group expected revert waging guerrilla war shi ite dominated central government so, could force trump tillerson decide whether united states remain engaged
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overseers us intelligence community embraced cia assessment russian cyber attacks aimed helping republican president elect donald trump win election, three american officials said monday office director national intelligence odni dispute cia analysis russian hacking operations, endorsed assessment lack conclusive evidence moscow intended boost trump democratic opponent hillary clinton, said officials, declined named position odni, oversees agency strong us intelligence community, could give trump fresh ammunition dispute cia assessment, rejected ridiculous weekend remarks, press assertion evidence implicates russia cyber attacks trump rejection cia judgment marks latest string disputes russia international conduct erupted president elect intelligence community soon command odni spokesman declined comment issue odni arguing agency cia wrong, prove intent, said one three us officials course t, absent agents decision making moscow federal bureau investigation, whose evidentiary standards require make cases stand court, declined accept cia analysis
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us president elect donald trump delayed january announcement originally set week plans step back running business empire avoid conflicts interest, spokesman said monday among trump holdings hotels golf resorts panama scotland, besides winery modeling agency legal experts say way could entirely avoid conflicts interest would sell global holdings last month trump said would hold news conference thursday spell would separate total worldwide business holdings announcement january, trump spokesman sean spicer said monday, without giving reason republican president elect held news conference since winning nov election trump victory, company, trump organization, said looking new business structures goal transferring control donald trump jr, ivanka trump eric trump, three children involved company series messages social network twitter, trump said would leave businesses taking office jan , focus presidency two children, eric, plus executives, manage them, trump tweeted late monday new deals done term office messages mention role ivanka trump businesses trump added would hold news conference near future discuss business matters, cabinet picks topics series tweets last month, trump said, legal documents crafted take completely business operations say planned change might mean ownership businesses
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president barack obama make case directly president elect donald trump derail recent us cuba detente, white house said tuesday, insisting turning back clock would damaging american interests cuban people ben rhodes, obama deputy national security adviser, said outgoing administration hopes persuade incoming trump administration preserve obama policy engagement despite president elect threat roll back opening communist ruled island weeks trump takes office, obama aides seeking cement one top foreign policy legacy initiatives, breakthrough former cold war foes announced two years ago since obama eased travel trade restrictions executive actions, trump would able reverse chooses cuba list issues president obama make case right approach american interests, rhodes told reporters teleconference, referring transition talks two trump, takes office jan , vowed terminate obama engagement cuba unless havana gives united states calls better deal, including allowing broader political freedoms island cuban government far refrained commenting trump statements believe would damaging effort turn opening, rhodes said, asserting would hurt cuban people, us business interests washington standing latin america said administration sought make policy irreversible, suggested trump, businessman turned politician, consider whether makes sense roll back rhodes, played key role negotiating opening, said reversal would boost cuban hardliners opposed engagement havana heads political transition cuban president raul castro said step really want cancel travel plans hundreds thousands americans rhodes asked want tell businesses diverse major airlines google general electric pursuing opportunities cuba terminate activities rhodes, also cuba memorial services late cuban revolutionary fidel castro month, said cuban officials uncertain trump would wait see proceeded white house planning meeting stakeholders cuba policy week, said administration pressing cuba economic reforms, rhodes said, encouraging new deals us companies obama leaves office rhodes also said currently incentive structure economic change following death fidel castro, vocal critic detente, progress made political reforms us critics cuba engagement accused obama making many concessions despite restoration relations, republican controlled congress resisted lifting broader us economic embargo
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employees technology companies including alphabet inc googlo google, twitter inc twtrn salesforce pledged tuesday help us president elect donald trump administration build data registry track people based religion assist mass deportations drawing comparisons holocaust internment japanese americans world war ii, employees signed open letter neveragaintech rebuking ideas floated trump campaign trail protest, began signatures tripled within hours publication, comes day several technology company executives due meet real estate developer new york city choosing stand solidarity muslim americans, immigrants, people whose lives livelihoods threatened incoming administration proposed data collection policies, reads letter, signed mix engineers, designers business executives continues refuse build database people based constitutionally protected religious beliefs refuse facilitate mass deportations people government believes undesirable letter vows participate creating databases identifying information us government basis race, religion national origin, minimize collection retention data could facilitate targeting oppose misuse data respective organizations considered illegal unethical trump clashed silicon valley several issues campaign, including immigration, government surveillance encryption, victory last month alarmed many companies feared might follow pledges nl n da vl concerns assuaged recent weeks, trump said intends nominate individuals senior posts administration favor expanding surveillance programs alphabet chief executive officer larry page, apple inc aaplo ceo tim cook, facebook inc fbo chief operating officer sheryl sandberg amazoncom inc amzno ceo jeff bezos oracle corp orcln ceo safra catz among expected attend summit trump transition team, according two technology industry sources trump transition team respond request comment regarding open letter
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us judge tuesday directed federal prosecutors show search warrant application used enable fbi access emails related hillary clinton private server discovered shortly nov presidential election us district judge kevin castel manhattan ordered prosecutors thursday turn application, investigators obtained shortly fbi director james comey informed congress newly discovered emails oct , days election republican opponent donald trump castel made order considered whether portion search warrant materials could made public response lawsuit filed randol schoenberg, los angeles based lawyer specializes cases recover artwork stolen nazis, seeking force release documents court papers, schoenberg said public strong interest disclosure search warrant materials, saying transparency crucial given potential influence probe election outcome search warrant obtained comey issued letter top us lawmakers disclosing emails potentially related clinton server probe discovered unrelated case comey oct announcement roiled campaign drew new attention damaging issue clinton clinton, democratic presidential nominee, used server secretary state comey july recommended justice department criminal charges brought clinton handing classified information emails two days election, comey disclosed newly reviewed emails nothing change earlier recommendation clinton days loss blamed comey letter, close election, reason lost trump sources close investigation said emails discovered unrelated probe former democratic us congressman anthony weiner, estranged husband top clinton aide huma abedin court, castel said would surprised prosecutors, submitting materials him, cited presence ongoing probe case unrelated clinton reason keep search warrant application confidential could potentially terribly unfair person ultimately winds charged, castel said, apparently referring weiner castel said possible information unrelated clinton email probe could redacted, noted clinton case, comey later indicated subsequent letter server probe closed castel invited prosecutors propose redactions case decides release search warrant application
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us energy department said tuesday comply request president elect donald trump energy department transition team names people worked climate change professional society memberships lab workers energy department response could signal rocky transition president elect energy team potential friction new leadership staffers remain place memo sent energy department tuesday reviewed reuters last week contains questions, including request list department employees contractors attended annual global climate talks hosted united nations within last five years energy department spokesman eben burnham snyder said tuesday department comply career workforce, including contractors employees labs, comprise backbone energy department important work department benefit american people, burnham snyder said going respect professional scientific integrity independence employees labs across department, added forthcoming publicly available information transition team providing individual names transition team added request left many workforce unsettled andrew rosenberg, official union concerned scientists, said energy department made right choice refusing absurd dangerous request federal agencies need best available science respond growing risk climate change reuters reported late monday former texas governor rick perry expected named trump run energy department agency employs , people working nuclear weapons maintenance research labs, nuclear energy, advanced renewable energy, batteries climate science memo sought list department employees contractors attended meetings social cost carbon, measurement federal agencies use weigh costs benefits new energy environmental regulations also asked publications written employees department national laboratories past three years trump transition officials declined comment memo feels like first draft eventual political enemies list, department energy employee, asked identified feared reprisal trump transition team, told reuters josh earnest, white house spokesman, said news briefing tuesday queries could attempt target civil servants, including scientists lawyers experts critical success federal government ability make policy design, work transcends term one president, earnest said trump, republican, said election campaign climate change hoax perpetrated china damage us manufacturing said would rip last year landmark global climate deal struck paris signed president barack obama since winning nov election, however, trump said keep open mind paris deal also met former vice president al gore, strong advocate action climate change meeting, picked oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, climate change skeptic, head environmental protection agency
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microsoft corp co founder philanthropist bill gates said us president elect donald trump good conversation power innovation variety issues, including health education good conversation innovation, help health, education, impact foreign aide energy, gates, runs one largest private charities world, told reporters left trump tower new york city talk
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donald trump chosen former texas governor rick perry head us department energy, source close president elect said, putting charge agency proposed eliminating bid republican presidential nomination choice perry adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change trump picked senior positions cabinet, worrying environmentalists cheering industry eager expansion selection perry, also mentioned candidate agriculture secretary, disclosed monday night perry met president elect trump tower new york department responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program perry advocated lighter regulation fossil fuel industry, called science around climate change unsettled perry proposal get rid energy department caused become known oops moment november republican presidential candidate debate could remember three cabinet level departments wanted eliminate mentioning departments commerce education, said, third one, sorry oops minutes later debate perry said laugh, way department energy reaching ago perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would confirmed senate head energy department perry served governor texas, leading oil producing state, succeeded president george w bush unsuccessful presidential runs, touted record job creation second populous state perry fierce critic trump last year dropping race, calling cancer conservatism offered toxic mix demagoguery mean spiritedness nonsense trump also harsh things say perry campaign, even belittling eyeglasses saying, put glasses people think smart trump secured nomination, perry endorsed people choice indications possible rocky handover energy department trump transition officials asked agency names employees worked climate change issues department spokesman eben burnham snyder said tuesday department comply request left many workforce unsettled perry selection another indication incoming trump administration may friendly toward fossil fuel industry board directors energy transfer partners, company building dakota access pipeline north dakota stalled protests standing rock sioux tribe supporters trump tuesday named rex tillerson, chief executive oil giant exxon mobil corp, choice secretary state trump settled us representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, climate change skeptic advocate expanded oil gas development, interior secretary trump choice environmental protection agency oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, ardent opponent president barack obama measures curb climate change sued epa block bid undo key regulation curb greenhouse gas emissions, mainly coal fired power plants overwhelming majority scientists believe carbon dioxide emissions burning oil, gas coal significant contributor global climate change, causing sea level rise, drought frequent violent storms energy department established president jimmy carter embargo oil exporting nations led shortages united states billionaire environmental activist tom steyer 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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numerous voting machines heavily democratic detroit showed greater number ballots poll workers records said cast nov presidential election, detroit news reported tuesday percent precincts wayne county, michigan, detroit located, showed discrepancies, newspaper reported, citing records prepared request county voting irregularities detroit prompted state audit election results city, newspaper said michigan one three rust belt states campaign green party presidential candidate jill stein requested recount presidential election efforts came end michigan friday michigan supreme court refused review appeal lower court order barring recount monday, three efforts suspended weeks legal wrangling yielded recount wisconsin only, favored republican winner donald trump federal judge pennsylvania rejected stein request recount examination state voting machines evidence hacking election meanwhile, wisconsin election officials said monday completed day recount found trump margin victory democrat hillary clinton increased votes
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us president elect donald trump considering us representatives raul labrador idaho ryan zinke montana interior secretary even fellow republican lawmaker cathy mcmorris rodgers remained top contender, politico reported tuesday, citing sources last week, person familiar matter told reuters trump expected nominate mcmorris rodgers, house republican conference chair hails washington state, run us department interior
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us senate foreign relations committee plans closed briefing public hearing russia hacking issue soon senate returns year end recess first week january, spokeswoman said committee plans systematically look issue begin classified briefing open hearing early january senate returns, said micah johnson, spokeswoman panel republican chairman, senator bob corker
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russian president vladimir putin many russian officials also good relations exxon mobil corp rex tillerson, kremlin said tuesday us president elect donald trump announced tillerson choice secretary state tillerson actively assisted business cooperation known everyone , kremlin foreign policy aide yuri ushakov told journalists asked whether tillerson becoming secretary state could help mend us russian ties, ushakov said want get crisis state relations , satisfy neither russian american side
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four decades since president richard nixon historic trip china, united states become china largest export china one largest markets us exporters source supply everything smartphones spark plugs following examples deep economic ties china us corporations general motors co
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russian president vladimir putin ready meet us president elect donald trump moment thinks better would trump form administration first, putin quoted saying interview japanese media
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russian foreign ministry spokeswoman branded turf war us security agencies us intelligence reports russia intervened presidential election, wrote facebook page tuesday looks like banal infighting us security services , maria zakharova said
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us president elect donald trump chosen former texas governor rick perry head us department energy, transition official said, putting charge agency proposed eliminating bid republican presidential nomination 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 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 mcmorris rodgers, year old us congresswoman washington state, fourth senior member house representatives leadership member house energy committee, supported efforts expand us energy industry recent repeal decades old ban oil exports efforts reject environmental protection agency waters united states act also expressed skepticism climate change joining congress , mcmorris rodgers served decades washington state legislature, eventually becoming first woman serve minority leader 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 puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc apolotul , runs carl jr hardee fast food chains apolotul , 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 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 perry, , adds list oil drilling advocates skeptical climate change picked senior positions trump cabinet selections worried environmentalists cheered industry eager expansion perry, also briefly ran presidential race, would confirmed senate head energy department, responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program 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 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donald trump holding new round meetings tuesday continues form administration taking democratic president barack obama jan republican president elect held meetings far, according transition team list scheduled meetings wednesday, announced team rapper entertainer married reality star kim kardashian co founder microsoft corp founder bill melinda gates foundation, one largest private charities world former us senator pennsylvania, republican former trump rival presidential nomination trump host technology summit wednesday trump tower new york city top industry leaders, transition team said, although name invited executives invited include representatives alphabet inc, apple inc, facebook inc, microsoft corp, intel corp, oracle corp, technology website recode reported amazoncom inc ceo founder jeff bezos also invited likely attend, recode said, citing sources knowledge situation billionaire entrepreneur tesla motors inc ceo elon musk, wall street journal separately reported
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us republican president elect donald trump tuesday formally announced exxon mobil corp xomn chairman ceo rex tillerson nomination serve us secretary state tenacity, broad experience deep understanding geopolitics make excellent choice secretary state promote regional stability focus core national security interests united states, trump said statement released transition team
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us president elect donald trump upset china speaking president self ruled taiwan saying united states necessarily bound long standing position taiwan part china taiwan arguably sensitive part china us relationship, china never renounced use force bring island regards renegade province control things china could retaliate trump administration continues push taiwan issue
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president elect donald trump stacking trade transition team veterans us steel industry battles china, signaling potentially aggressive approach us complaints unfair chinese subsidies exports barriers imports led wilbur ross, billionaire steel investor trump nominee commerce secretary, dan dimicco, former ceo steelmaker nucor corp, three veteran steel trade lawyers, team expected help shift us trade focus heavily toward enforcement actions aimed bringing chronic us trade deficit, washington trade experts said based past efforts, could include challenges china trade practices world trade organization us government initiated anti dumping anti subsidy cases wider range chinese products latter would argued us international trade commission
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recount effort green party presidential candidate jill stein three us states came end monday, weeks legal wrangling yielded one electoral review wisconsin favored republican winner donald trump federal judge pennsylvania rejected stein request recount examination state voting machines evidence hacking nov election trump meanwhile, wisconsin election officials said monday completed day recount finding trump margin victory democrat hillary clinton increased votes, bringing trump total lead , final wisconsin vote guess
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china expressed serious concern monday us president elect donald trump said united states necessarily stick long held stance taiwan part one china , calling basis relations trump comments fox news sunday , questioning nearly four decades us policy, came prompted diplomatic protest china decision accept telephone call taiwan president tsai ing wen dec china foreign ministry said cooperation question washington could recognize beijing core interest taiwan, indicating would reject effort trump use issue bargaining chip long list commercial security problems facing two countries china noted report expresses serious concern want stress taiwan issue concerns china sovereignty territorial integrity, involves china core interests, said ministry spokesman geng shuang upholding one china principle political basis developing china us ties basis interfered damaged healthy development china us relations bilateral cooperation important areas question, geng told daily news briefing separate statement, ministry cited foreign minister wang yi warning trip switzerland moves damage one china principle, asked reporter trump call tsai china paying close attention developments, wang said clearly say matter whether tsai ing wen authority, person world, force, try damage one china principle harm china core interests, end lifting rock drop feet despite china discontent, reached trump spokesman geng said china top diplomat yang jiechi, outranks foreign minister, met trump advisers, including pick national security adviser, retired army lieutenant general michael flynn, transit new york way latin america recent days sides exchanged views china us ties important issues concerned with, geng said, without elaborating give precise date meeting, unclear occurred trump latest remarks taiwan, beijing considers renegade province geng urged incoming trump administration fully recognize sensitivity taiwan issue uphold one china policy avoid broader picture china us ties seriously interfered damaged china us relationship global strategic significance concerns happiness countries people, concerns peace, stability, development prosperity asia pacific region internationally trump plans nominate long standing friend beijing, iowa governor terry branstad, next us ambassador china also considering john bolton, former bush administration official urged tougher line beijing, job us state department, according source familiar matter wall street journal article last january, bolton said next us president take bolder steps halt china military aggressiveness south east china seas said washington consider using diplomatic ladder escalation could start receiving taiwanese diplomats officially state department lead restoring full diplomatic recognition
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donald trump monday widened attack defense contractors, slamming lockheed martin corp lmtn f fighter jet program expensive aides president elect said intends keep pushing cut costs military hardware trump latest 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 cost control, trump said twitter, echoing campaign promises cut waste federal spending billions dollars saved military purchases january th last week, trump targeted boeing co ban tweets control costs new air force one planes, urging federal government cancel order new administration focus likely wide reaching impact government look come better deals, trump transition spokesman jason miller said going look opportunities go back make sure getting taken advantage trump f tweet drew support us senate armed services committee chairman john mccain, voiced support fighter jet past president cannot cancel program funds allocated, purchase less reduce buy time, next year, look again, mccain told reuters trump cuff remarks bristled others congress senator richard blumenthal, democrat connecticut, home f engine maker pratt whitney, said program supports , pratt jobs thousands suppliers suggestion costs control plain wrong, said trump learn facts discussing arbitrary cuts program, added president elect says matters lockheed shares fell percent percent earlier shares general dynamics gdn , northrop grumman, bae raytheon also fell, united technologies boeing shares slightly higher f dogged problems, pentagon chief arms buyer describing acquisition malpractice decision produce jets completing development led retrofits helped escalate costs estimated billion, prompting f described expensive weapon system history pentagon chief weapons tester continued criticize it, jets use us marine corps air force, six countries australia, britain, norway, italy, netherlands israel japan took delivery first jet last week, according program spokesman australian japanese defense officials said plans alter commitments f confident joint strike fighter right jet australia, united states rest world, said christopher pyne, minister australia defense industry australia ordered f s, japan agreed purchase fighters replace aging f fleet watch trump policies closely becomes president, moment, intention changing direction, japan minister defense tomomi inada said lockheed f program leader, jeff babione, said monday company invested millions reduce jet price percent original estimates project million timeframe, told reporters israel pentagon paying million conventional takeoff model, according sources familiar program savings reflect larger quantities ironing technical issues practical matter, unlikely us would unwind large program involving contractors nearly every us state eight partner nations, baird equity research analyst peter arment wrote note monday likely message industry potentially risk sharing costs, said potentially new paradigm industry
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senate top republican broke president elect donald trump monday whether russian hacking us election merited closer scrutiny, fissure trump party appeared grow lawmakers pressed special investigation matter divide raised possibility enduring clashes trump republicans presidency handle russian president vladimir putin, leader long viewed many party calculating, untrustworthy foe trump repeatedly praised leadership russians friends, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told news conference calls sunday two leading republican foreign policy voices, senators john mccain lindsey graham, investigate russia hacking buoyed monday mcconnell, said russia involvement needed investigation foreign breach cyber security measures disturbing, strongly condemn efforts, mcconnell said simply cannot partisan issue mcconnell said defies belief republicans would reluctant investigate russian actions mcconnell remarks contrasted trump staff, scoffed reports cia concluded hacks leaks democratic emails carried goal helping trump defeat democrat hillary clinton trump said conclusion ridiculous lawmakers called special committee investigate hacking, mcconnell back idea, saying confidence senate intelligence armed services committees cory gardner, republican, said russian hacking reflected need permanent committee dedicated cyber security clear house representatives would respond hacking calls investigations house committees announced plans hearings, republican house speaker paul ryan issued statement criticizing russia blasting termed exploiting work intelligence committee partisan purposes though congressional republicans support probe russia involvement election, shied away agreeing cia assessment hacks deliberately carried undermine clinton obvious russians hacked campaigns, mccain said monday interview reuters information intending affect outcome election, need congressional investigation separately monday, one republican nine democratic electors led daughter house democratic leader, nancy pelosi, wrote james clapper, us director national intelligence, requesting briefing hacking reports electoral college formally decides election dec john podesta, chairman clinton presidential campaign, said statement campaign supported electors letter, raises grave issues involving national security clapper office respond request comment letter charles schumer, senate democratic leader next year, said welcomed mcconnell support deep thorough bipartisan investigation access relevant intelligence trump staff repeatedly dismissed reports ridiculous, blaming democrats unhappy trump imagine election results opposite tried play russia cia card, trump said twitter monday would called conspiracy theory second tweet said, unless catch hackers act, hard determine hacking brought election white house press secretary josh earnest monday pointed public statement intelligence community early october concluded hacking authorized russia senior officials aimed sowing discord us election statement stopped short alleging russia wanted help trump earnest suggested monday may intent need security clearance figure benefited malicious russian cyber activity, earnest said president elect call question called russia hack opponent called russia hack secretary clinton
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us president elect donald trump monday said would appoint goldman sachs group inc president chief operating officer gary cohn head white house national economic council, group coordinates economic policy across agencies top economic adviser, gary cohn going put talents highly successful businessman work american people, trump said statement cohn follow former senior goldman executives robert rubin stephen friedman, ran council bill clinton george w bush administrations, respectively council post, helps coordinate develop president economic agenda, also seen stepping stone government jobs rubin led council becoming treasury secretary cohn, , one number former goldman executives slated join trump administration advise economy, including treasury secretary nominee steven mnuchin white house adviser steve bannon miss gary goldman sachs, believe american people president elect fortunate chosen serve country, goldman chief executive officer lloyd blankfein said statement cohn long regarded likely successor blankfein, view dimmed past several years blankfein, , showed signs would step near future cohn departure raises fresh questions might succeed blankfein long run, potentially giving rise new group leaders bank unlike wall street firms significant turnover upper ranks, goldman leadership remained remarkably stable years goldman executives privately complained created bottleneck next generation leaders likely cohn role goldman president may split, reuters previously reported chief financial officer harvey schwartz investment banking co head david solomon likely candidates, according people familiar matter move could return goldman co president, co chief operating officer structure cohn previously served alongside jon winkelried arrangement, winkelried departure firm cohn former goldman commodities trader ohio joined firm served variety leadership roles bond trading, becoming co head goldman broader securities division co president
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federal reserve inaugurates trump era week near certain interest rate increase new economic forecasts providing first glimpse whether us election reshaped central bank growth inflation outlook fed fund futures show percent probability fed lift rates quarter percentage point end two day policy meeting wednesday, according cme group economists reuters poll expect rate hike wake string solid us economic reports telling whether stock market rally jump bond yields triggered trump nov victory push fed inflection point higher projected pace rate increases beyond republican businessman inheriting good economy, one grew percent third quarter, fastest pace two years are, however, concerns plan reduce taxes, cut regulation increase infrastructure spending could boost economy also fuel higher inflation since first published , fed quarterly dot plot projected interest rates generally moved one direction post election change show whether policymakers expect trump policies shake things september, fed officials median projection two rate increases next year long run neutral level percent rate increase week would first since last december second since financial crisis path going move faster little sooner, said steve rick, chief economist cuna mutual group said economy running potential, fed cue exit stage right steadily move rates normal fed officials long hoped government policies would take place monetary engineering, believe may lost effectiveness lifting economic growth warned recent weeks new government spending specifically designed boost productivity economy already near full employment facing high public debt burden fed new forecasts indicate policymakers feel monetary fiscal handover horizon, need time trump administration plans become detailed move congress fed chair janet yellen scheduled hold press conference pm gmt wednesday elaborate economic outlook policy statement broad set issues cover since last press conference september
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us president elect donald trump name exxon mobil corp chief executive officer rex tillerson choice secretary state, fox news reported monday, citing unnamed sources
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former us representative whose lavish washington office raised questions use taxpayer money pleaded guilty monday charges defrauding federal government campaign committees, trying cover aaron schock, year old former republican congressman illinois, indicted november us department justice counts, including wire fraud, theft government funds filing false federal income tax returns entered plea federal court springfield, illinois look forward truth facts coming case complete faith legal team, good people community, justice ultimately prevail, schock said emailed statement schock, elected the, us house representatives age , gained following posting flashy photos social media traveling around world hounded questions washington post reported last year lavish decorations capitol hill office based pbs period melodrama downton abbey although staff told post interior design work done free, story prompted investigations schock spending habits, several media outlets reporting failed disclose expenditures repay others improperly using taxpayer funds
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us president elect donald trump spoke monday former chief executive hewlett packard carly fiorina job director national intelligence, new york times reported, citing senior trump transition team member fiorina, rival white house republican nomination clashed trump primary debates, visited trump tower, transition team said conference call
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us securities exchange commission chair mary jo white monday defied requests senate republicans delay adopting new rules everything derivatives mutual funds president elect donald trump takes office letter senate banking committee top two republicans, chairman richard shelby mike crapo idaho, white stressed incumbent sec exhibit spirit firm independence performing regulatory duties without fear favor white dec letter, reviewed reuters, comes response request last month shelby crapo sec cease adopting rules trump chance review agency agenda republicans congress pressing agencies across federal government wind rulemaking activities trump vowed kill many regulations put books obama administration, including dodd frank wall street reform law white, independent, slated step post end democratic president barack obama term january senate failed confirm obama two nominees vacant commissioner slots sec recessed last week, means white departs next month, sec left two commissioners
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president barack obama administration decided include massive report cia use waterboarding enhanced interrogation techniques presidential papers, meaning may eventually declassified white house wrote senators richard burr dianne feinstein, republican chairman ranking democrat senate intelligence committee, dec informing decision feinstein, released letter monday, said obama refused declassify report time pleased would go archive, meaning would one day available declassification report represents six years hard work dedicated staff, firmly believe , pages , footnotes stand test time also strongly believe must lesson learned torture work, feinstein said statement white house spokesman confirmed decision burr office immediate comment feinstein congressional democrats urged obama declassify release report republican president elect donald trump inaugurated jan feinstein chaired intelligence panel researched wrote report interrogation techniques used wake sept attacks, spearheaded effort expose cia actions committee, led democrats, released page executive summary findings december full report deemed obama others sensitive release trump promised campaign would revive waterboarding, bring back hell lot worse elected however, said recently retired marine corps general james mattis, nominee secretary defense, persuasively argued obama ended use enhanced interrogation techniques via executive order took office january led republican senator john mccain feinstein, congress since passed legislation outlawing use
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us president elect donald trump named goldman sachs group inc executive gary cohn monday head white house national economic council, group tasked coordinating economic policy across federal agencies 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 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 mcmorris rodgers, year old us congresswoman washington state, fourth senior member house representatives leadership member house energy committee, supported efforts expand us energy industry recent repeal decades old ban oil exports efforts reject environmental protection agency waters united states act also expressed skepticism climate change joining congress , mcmorris rodgers served decades washington state legislature, eventually becoming first woman serve minority leader 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 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 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 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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us president elect donald trump said united states necessarily stick long standing position taiwan part one china, questioning nearly four decades policy move likely antagonize beijing trump comments fox news sunday came prompted diplomatic protest china decision accept telephone call taiwan president dec fully understand one china policy, know bound one china policy unless make deal china things, including trade, trump told fox trump call president tsai ing wen first contact taiwan us president elect president since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition taiwan china , acknowledging taiwan part one china beijing considers taiwan renegade province subject sensitive one china chinese officials immediate reaction trump remarks trump phone conversation taiwan president, obama administration said senior white house aides spoken chinese officials insist washington one china policy remained intact administration also warned progress made us relationship china could undermined flaring taiwan issue following trump latest comments, white house aide said obama administration reaction beyond previously stated policy positions fox interview, trump criticized china currency policies, activities south china sea stance toward north korea said beijing decide whether take call taiwan leader want china dictating call put me, trump said nice call short nation able say take call think actually would disrespectful, honest you, taking it, trump added trump plans nominate long standing friend beijing, iowa governor terry branstad, next us ambassador china trump considering john bolton, former bush administration official urged tougher line beijing, job us state department, according source familiar matter wall street journal article last january, bolton said next us president take bolder steps halt china military aggressiveness south east china seas bolton said washington consider using diplomatic ladder escalation could start receiving taiwanese diplomats officially state department lead restoring full diplomatic recognition fox interview, trump brought litany complaints china emphasized presidential campaign hurt badly china devaluation, taxing us heavy borders tax them, building massive fortress middle south china sea, doing, frankly helping us north korea, trump said north korea nuclear weapons china could solve problem helping us economists, including international monetary fund, widely viewed china efforts prop yuan value past year evidence beijing longer keeping currency artificially low make chinese exports cheap global times, influential tabloid published ruling communist party official people daily, said editorial trump naive like child diplomacy one china policy could bought sold time comes, chinese mainland launch series decisive new policies toward taiwan , paper said prove along united states unable dominate taiwan strait trump desire sell one china policy commercial interests childish urge, said wang yiwei, international relations professor beijing elite renmin university, said trump possibly using taiwan issue try strike bargain united states trade wants get best possible trade deal china boost us economy, wang said us analysts warned trump could provoke military confrontation presses taiwan issue far china likely let whole relationship united states deteriorate order show resolve taiwan issue, said jessica chen weiss, associate professor government cornell university expert chinese nationalism decision end decades long practice made little warning clear communication, raises likelihood misunderstanding miscalculation sets stage crisis united states china taiwan, chen weiss said mike green, former top adviser asia former president george w bush, said ending one china policy would mistake would throw us china relationship turmoil jeopardize beijing cooperation issues north korea green, csis think tank, said believe trump intended go far logic serving beijing notice dictated issues like taiwan president obama accommodating beijing early reduced leverage china asserted issues like east south china seas later, green said sunday, china top diplomat, state councilor yang jiechi traveling us neighbor mexico, according official news agency xinhua, mexican officials could offer details mexico deepening ties china, partly funding multi billion dollar wholesale mobile network china offshore oil corporation took two eight blocks deep water oil fields offered historic auction month
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republican us president elect donald trump monday formally announced retired general john kelly, year military veteran, choice lead department homeland security trump transition team said statement kelly would spearhead urgent mission stopping illegal immigration securing borders well streamline transportation security administration improve ties us intelligence law enforcement agencies
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chairman us house representatives intelligence committee said monday committee conducting vigorous oversight investigations election related cyber attacks see benefit opening probes time see benefit opening investigations, would duplicate current committee oversight efforts intelligence community inquiries, representative devin nunes said statement
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump works form administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration mitt romney, republican presidential nominee former massachusetts governor bob corker, republican us senator tennessee chairman senate foreign relations committee david petraeus, retired general former cia director pleaded guilty mishandling classified information shared biographer, also mistress jon huntsman, former republican utah governor ambassador china president barack obama ran republican presidential nomination james stavridis, retired navy admiral john bolton, us ambassador united nations president george w bush, foreign policy adviser republican presidential nominee mitt romney rex tillerson, president chief executive officer exxon mobil corp joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia dana rohrabacher, republican us representative california member house foreign affairs committee alan mulally, former ceo ford motor co former executive vice president boeing co kevin cramer, republican us representative north dakota robert grady, venture capitalist, partner private equity firm gryphon investors heidi heitkamp, democratic us senator north dakota joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia larry nichols, co founder devon energy corp james connaughton, ceo nautilus data technologies former environmental adviser president george w bush rick perry, republican former texas 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 debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney law firm 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 mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser rick perry, former texas governor 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 fda deputy commissioner jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services, also bush 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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information russian hacking american political organizations aimed affecting outcome presidential election, us republican senator john mccain said monday mccain comment contrasted assertion senior us intelligence official american intelligence agencies concluded high confidence russian counterparts direct hacking democratic party organizations leaders, undermine democratic candidate hillary clinton obvious russians hacked campaigns, mccain said reuters interview information intending affect outcome election, need congressional investigation
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us senator john mccain said monday personally backs washington decades old one china policy one leap conclusions president elect donald trump would abandon respond every comment president elect may reversed next day, mccain told reuters asked trump statement weekend united states necessarily stick position taiwan part one china mccain said somebody hold china responsible behavior regard taiwan, hong kong, island building south china sea propping north korea trump drawn angry response beijing comments well recent telephone call president taiwan
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dr scott gottlieb, partner one world largest venture capital funds former deputy commissioner us food drug administration, considered president elect donald trump run agency, according sources close transition team gottlieb, , venture partner new enterprise associates resident fellow american enterprise institute, conservative think tank based washington, well known health policy circles frequent commentator television print gottlieb considered alongside jim neill, self declared libertarian colleague peter thiel, co founder mithril capital management early trump supporter advising transition team bloomberg news first reported trump looking neill trump, republican, takes office jan michael gaba, federal policy leader law firm holland knight national healthcare life sciences team, said gottlieb would palatable people neill, believes drugs allowed market efficacy established, long safe even drug industry would likely oppose stance, gaba said, since companies want able make credible claims products effective treating diseases say want fda good housekeeping seal approval, gaba said last week, adding, however, drug makers would like provide less data get gottlieb would traditional choice neill fits profile trump administration seems looking for, said leans right, got experience agency, got md credential, outspoken, gaba said fda historically named someone medical credentials head agency neill none, though served principal associate deputy secretary health human services george w bush administration gottlieb ties pharmaceutical industry run deep sits boards multiple companies advises others, including british pharmaceutical giant glaxosmithkline plc also managing director investment banking tr winston co, los angeles based, privately held investment bank focuses healthcare, clean energy consumer technology according website, firm provides services range healthcare clients, including companies engaged clinical development new therapeutic compounds, drug discovery techniques, medical technologies, devices gottlieb senior adviser fda commissioner agency director medical policy development also acted senior adviser centers medicare medicaid services fda deputy commissioner medical scientific affairs gottlieb medical degree mount sinai school medicine bachelor degree economics wesleyan university advises us department health human services member federal health information technology policy committee
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white house said monday supported reviews congress russian interference us presidential election, saying intelligence agencies cooperating closely lawmakers parties certainly long supported principle congressional review matter, spokesman josh earnest told news briefing
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us house speaker paul ryan said supported effort house intelligence committee examine cyber threats posed american democratic process foreign governments, efforts cast doubt us president elect donald trump victory foreign intervention elections entirely unacceptable intervention russia especially problematic, ryan said statement monday
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us senate armed services committee chairman john mccain said monday backed president elect donald trump criticism costs lockheed martin f fighter jet program, said president authority cancel funds already appropriated interview reuters, mccain, leading republican voice national security outspoken critic pentagon cost overruns, said, however, trump would power reduce future purchases new generation fighters decides reduce buy time, next year, look again, mccain said right now, acquisition lots already taking place, happy say fixed price contract president, sure, examine
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us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell monday added voice calls bipartisan cooperation investigations russian hacking aimed interfering american presidential election foreign breach cybersecurity measures disturbing strongly condemn efforts, mcconnell said news conference simply cannot partisan issue
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central question facing exxon mobil corp xomn chief executive rex tillerson becomes us secretary state whether lifelong oil man close ties russia pivot advancing corporate interests serving national interest tillerson, , got start production engineer exxon worked ever since, running business units yemen, thailand russia named chief executive expected retire next year senior senators, democrats republicans, expressed concern tillerson, emerged weekend donald trump expected pick secretary state, according source familiar situation choosing him, president elect would add another
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wall street firm set better us president elect donald trump goldman sachs group inc selection several current former goldman bankers high profile positions administration could reignite flames resentment bank, wall street elite represents, trump fanned campaign goldman shares jumped nearly third since trump nov election victory, outpacing gains rivals, investors bet resurgence trading stocks bonds due increased volatility, prospect less onerous financial regulation trump selection steve bannon chief white house strategist steven mnuchin nominee treasury secretary
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soon united states imposed sanctions moscow , russian oil tsar igor sechin told reuters reporter would miss three things exploring us culture, chance show children american landscapes, riding motor bikes exxon mobil chief executive rex tillerson tillerson front runner secretary state cabinet us president elect donald trump, russian officials relishing prospect someone long standing ties russia chief us diplomat ties tillerson met russian president vladimir putin several times even received medal causing disquiet among policymakers washington, see relationships potential liability people moscow expect bitter rifts washington, syria, ukraine, nato presence eastern europe, healed overnight tillerson state department emergence front runner job seen moscow confirmation trump administration would put aside old enmity deals kremlin trump expected name tillerson, year old texan, secretary state, source familiar situation said saturday tillerson would join figures russia ties already trump cabinet choice tillerson sensation, said alexei pushkov, pro kremlin lawmaker upper house russian parliament businessmen, definition pragmatist, also lots experience working russia judging appointments key posts administration, trump wants see decisive strong america, see reasons conflicts russia, pushkov wrote twitter kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov cautious tillerson cabinet prospects, saying appointment confirmed praised personal qualities part duties head one biggest oil companies, contacts representatives, peskov, said conference call reporters carries duties highly professional way asked close tillerson putin, peskov said working meetings indeed, president received mr tillerson several times though putin know other, important relationship tillerson forged russia sechin, one putin closest lieutenants tillerson started coming regular contact russian officials when, january , made vice president exxon unit involved exploration projects russia former soviet union flagship project sakhalin offshore project pacific ocean exxon operator rosneft, russian state oil giant headed sechin, major shareholder knows whole sphere excellently, said oil executive close rosneft exxon, spoke condition anonymity involved negotiations implementation sakhalin start knows peculiarities russian mind set well , rosneft exxon deepened cooperation, signing agreement joint development oil fields western siberia putin, tillerson sechin came together signing ceremony later year zeljko runje, vice president exxon russian operations, moved rosneft take post vice president member management board next big joint project launched june , set joint venture explore oil kara sea, arctic, black sea sechin tillerson attended signing ceremony month, putin awarded tillerson order friendship, russian state honor citation said significant contribution strengthening cooperation energy sector ukraine conflict intervened , testing tillerson relations russian partners russia annexed ukraine crimea region backed separatist rebels eastern ukraine, united states started several rounds sanctions tillerson, like us energy ceos pressure white house, stayed away annual investors meeting putin st petersburg june sent senior exxon executive place august , exxon poised start drilling kara sea universitetskaya exploratory well imminent fresh round sanctions could halted work according two offshore drilling sources familiar kara sea project, tillerson team went crisis mode managed sign contract supply drilling rig one round sanctions imposed, giving legal breathing space exxon managers pushed drilling program two months round sanctions eventually knocked course, sources said found large reserves crude exxon representative immediately available comment soon after, obstacles arising sanctions forced exxon suspend cooperation rosneft kara sea project since idling exxon russian partners remember effort get well drilled think appointment favorable russia, one two sources said tillerson lined secretary state
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us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said monday senate move repeal president barack obama healthcare law shortly jan , declined give timeline plan replace mcconnell said senate would vote soon returns year end recess repeal obamacare work expeditiously come better program current law, current law simply unacceptable sustainable, said asked repeatedly, mcconnell give timeline republicans would offer plan said would consulting different stakeholders donald trump election us president last month means republicans control white house, senate house representatives new congress goes work jan trump sworn jan republicans senate house representatives say want repeal obamacare early republicans agreed quickly obamacare repeal go effect delay would give time work replacement, instead throwing millions americans health insurance substitute
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seek damage one china principle harm china core interests lifting rock drop feet , chinese foreign minister wang yi said monday, comments carried foreign ministry website ministry said make remark switzerland asked reporter telephone call us president elect donald trump taiwan president tsai ing wen
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russian deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov said monday russia closely monitoring signals team us president elect donald trump regarding future foreign policy, ria news agency reported trump expected name rex tillerson, chief executive exxon mobil xomn, washington top diplomat, source familiar situation said saturday appointment would add another figure trump cabinet close ties russia
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donald trump scheduled hold additional meetings monday forms administration taking democratic president barack obama jan republican president elect held meetings far, according transition team former trump rival presidential nomination former ceo hewlett packard co us senator west virginia, democrat meeting originally scheduled dec us representative idaho, republican serves house judiciary natural resources committees scheduled meet trump dec former us senator pennsylvania, republican former trump rival presidential nomination addition, several top executives technology companies invited summit wednesday president elect trump tower new york city, according media reports invited include representatives alphabet inc googlo , apple inc aaplo , facebook inc fbo , microsoft corp msfto , intel corp intco , oracle corp orcln , technology website recode reported amazoncom inc amzno ceo founder jeff bezos also invited likely attend, recode said, citing sources knowledge situation billionaire entrepreneur tesla motors inc tslao ceo elon musk, wall street journal separately reported
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lockheed martin invested large sums money reduce price f stealth fighter program, company executive said israel monday, responding criticism us president elect donald trump costs since beginning, invested hundreds millions dollars reduce price airplane percent since original costing, project million dollars time frame , said jeff babione, lockheed martin f program leader babione israel arrival first f ordered israeli air force trump wrote twitter earlier monday f program cost control billions dollars saved military purchases inaugurated jan
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republican lawmakers federal reserve may ready strike compromise deal legislation would give congress greater scrutiny central bank, longer threat presidential veto, would likely stop short dictating rules setting interest rates donald trump victory presidential election give republicans control white house well houses congress next month, removing likely veto legislation overhaul governance fed democratic president even so, republicans need support senate democrats senate majority shrunk split november polls republicans pushing limits fed ability decide policy believe central bank overstepped mandate using extraordinary measures stimulate economy since financial crisis, say reforms priority next year interviews lawmakers, aides top fed officials indicate could common ground deal, marking possible departure central bank resolute opposition reform different paths workable solution, said representative bill huizenga, republican chairs house representatives subcommittee monetary policy trade huizenga, last year introduced legislation tie policy decisions benchmark rule risk audits congressional watchdog, told reuters open exactly audits would look like needs early, first thing trump administration federal reserve declined comment potential legislation positions huizenga bill last year would force fed operate directive rule like one named conservative economist john taylor, prescribes interest rates based levels inflation, employment growth would sea change way fed long operated, reviews economic conditions weighs decisions interest rates, free set policy deems appropriate bill would leave room discretion would open door congress launch real time reviews rate decisions central bank strayed far rule, something fed chair janet yellen called grave mistake would damage bank credibility distract focus longer term economic goals strict taylor rule, key federal funds rate
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president elect donald trump rejected ridiculous us intelligence reports russia intervened presidential election behalf targeted hacking, putting odds top lawmakers vowed investigate findings blamed democrats news reports intelligence findings said believe came central intelligence agency think ridiculous think another excuse believe it, trump said interview fox news sunday trump reluctance blame russia interfering us election raised concerns among us officials fear go soft moscow time worried increasingly aggressive behavior cyber attacks crimea, ukraine syria us intelligence official, speaking condition anonymity, harshly criticized trump rejection assessment russian hacking intended boost president elect prospects nov election concerning intelligence russian actions related us election dismissed hand false politically partisan, said us intelligence official inclination ignore intelligence impugn integrity us intelligence officials contrary sacred national security professionals work day night protect country unusually harsh comment underscored unprecedented tensions trump created intelligence community command even sworn office two leading us senate foreign policy voices trump party expressed alarm sunday possibility moscow tipping scales favor american presidential candidate promised begin investigating immediately obama white house, ordered intelligence agencies review cyber attacks foreign intervention election, formally accused russia campaign cyber attacks democratic party organizations ahead presidential election russian officials, previously vehemently denied accusations interference us election, quiet search secretary state, trump, new york real estate magnate, strongly considering exxon mobil corp chief executive rex tillerson, close ties moscow spoken us sanctions russia republican senator john mccain expressed concern tillerson close relationship russian leader vladimir putin would color approach vladimir putin russian threat, said sunday cbs face nation number us senators expressed concerns tillerson, suggesting nomination could run trouble senate trump pick national security adviser, retired army lieutenant general michael flynn, also raised eyebrows military circles appearances russia government run broadcaster rt, particularly gala last year attended putin trump choices lead cia pentagon, us representative mike pompeo retired marine general james mattis, likely take harsher stance russia us intelligence agencies told congress president barack obama administration russia grown increasingly aggressive syria ukraine stepped activities cyberspace, including meddling, sometimes covertly, european us elections senior us intelligence official told reuters intelligence agencies concluded high confidence russian counterparts direct hacking democratic party organizations leaders, undermine democratic candidate hillary clinton trump questioned whether cia behind reports indicated moscow wanted white house think democrats putting out, said fox news interview said intelligence community agree russian intervention fighting among sure, said mccain loss sunday explain trump repudiation russian meddling know make clear russians interfered, mccain said cbs whether intended interfere degree trying elect certain candidate, think subject investigation, facts stubborn things mccain fellow republican senator lindsey graham joined democratic senators chuck schumer jack reed sunday expressing concern possible russian interference said would work together investigate cyber attacks recent reports russian interference election alarm every american, said statement cannot become partisan issue stakes high country mccain, chairman armed services committee, said would subcommittee led graham begin investigating russian hacking immediately republican house representatives speaker paul ryan cannot comment classified briefings, rejects politicization intelligence matters, spokeswoman ashlee strong said email trump advisers disputed elements news reports, focusing particularly new york times story saying intelligence officials concluded computer systems republican national committee also hacked fact material intrusion released, times reported, supported conclusion russia trying help trump rnc absolutely hacked, rnc chairman incoming white house chief staff, reince priebus, said nbc meet press trump adviser kellyanne conway said trump would interfere congressional inquiry president elect regarded spate hacking reports part effort relitigate election absolutely respects intelligence community, conway said cbs said laughable ridiculous meant elevate presidency fox news sunday interview, trump also discussed decision receive president daily brief, pdb, highly classified document include details us allied covert operations, week, far less often predecessors trump said number top advisers received briefing need get report frequently routine circumstances need told thing every day, every morning
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top executives alphabet inc, apple inc facebook inc among small group tech leaders invited summit held wednesday us president elect donald trump, recode reported, citing sources executives microsoft corp, intel corp oracle corp also among heady group less dozen, comprising key players sector attend summit, recode said billionaire entrepreneur tesla motors inc ceo elon musk also attendance, wall street journal reported, citing people familiar matter plan tell president elect help way can, oracle chief executive officer safra catz told reuters emailed statement reform tax code, reduce regulation, negotiate better trade deals, us technology community stronger competitive ever amazoncom inc ceo founder jeff bezos also invited likely attend, recode said citing sources knowledge situation facebook, apple, amazon alphabet immediately respond requests comment intel spokeswoman microsoft spokesman declined comment gathering take place wednesday trump tower new york city, recode said
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us republican senator john mccain sunday urged president elect donald trump accept russia interfered november presidential election facts there, mccain said television interview cbs face nation
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rick perry, proposed eliminating us energy department unsuccessful bid republican presidential nomination, emerged leading candidate head agency president elect donald trump, transition official said sunday democratic us senators heidi heitkamp north dakota joe manchin west virginia also running job trump continues fill key positions administration ahead taking office jan , according official, spoke condition anonymity perry served governor texas, leading oil producing state, succeeded president george w bush two unsuccessful presidential runs, touted record job creation second populous state perry proposal scrap energy department caused become known oops moment november debate could remember departments wanted eliminate three agencies government get gone commerce, education um, third one let see, perry said debate adversaries tried prod memory, perry ultimately gave up, saying, third one, sorry oops energy department, responsible us energy policy oversees nation nuclear weapons program perry also ran presidential nomination trump dropped september gaining little traction perry initially fierce critic trump later endorsed trump called people choice july , perry said let one mistaken donald trump candidacy cancer conservatism, must clearly diagnosed, excised discarded perry gets job, would indication incoming trump administration may friendly toward fossil fuel industry trump set pick us representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, climate change skeptic advocate expanded oil gas development, head interior department trump pick environmental protection agency oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, ardent opponent president barack obama measures curb climate change sued epa block bid undo key regulation curb greenhouse gas emissions, mainly coal fired power plants trump expected name rex tillerson, chief executive oil giant exxon mobil corp, secretary state
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president elect donald trump rejection weekend us intelligence analysts conclusion russia intervened election help win white house latest string conflicts trump intelligence community command involve russia, grown increasingly aggressive
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republican john neely kennedy, candidate us senate, runoff election louisiana saturday democrat foster campbell race gives republicans seat majority chamber campbell told supporters state capital baton rouge called kennedy congratulate victory kennedy, state treasurer favorite going runoff, slightly less percent vote , precincts reporting, according state secretary state office turnout relatively low kennedy, said move washington dc campaign spent railing insiders, told supporters rather drink weed killer anywhere else tonight, reference widely reported campaign quote said would rather drink weed killer support obamacare kennedy fill seat held outgoing republican senator david vitter, retiring conceding, campbell vowed never stop fighting working families, never stop working right louisiana governor john bel edwards, democrat, congratulated kennedy victory look forward working secure additional funding flood relief, make long term investments infrastructure bring louisiana federal tax dollars home help people, edwards said statement kennedy victory, republicans seat majority seat us senate going general election nov , republicans seat majority kennedy campaigned popularity state president elect donald trump, easily louisiana trump flew baton rouge election eve rally kennedy behalf, vice president elect mike pence earlier stumped kennedy well kennedy, , democrat switched party affiliation conservative leaning state consistently polled well ahead campbell since placing first state candidate free primary, included former ku klux klan leader david duke celebrities including patton oswalt john leguizamo actively supported campbell losing bid louisiana law, candidates pitted november general election candidate claims majority, top two candidates move runoff also saturday, republicans mike johnson, state representative, clay higgins prevailed congressional runoffs, replacing representatives made unsuccessful bids senate seat kennedy
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us president elect donald trump expected name chief executive exxon mobil corp country top diplomat, source familiar situation said saturday, appointment would put place official close ties russian government news rex tillerson possible appointment comes us intelligence analysts concluded russia intervened election help trump win white house choice tillerson stocks trump cabinet inner circle people favor soft line toward moscow tillerson, , driven exxon expansion russia decades opposed us sanctions imposed russia seizure crimea russian president vladimir putin awarded tillerson russia order friendship, one country highest civilian honors exxon tillerson emerged friday trump leading candidate us secretary state republican presidential nominee mitt romney three people tillerson met trump two hours trump tower saturday morning second meeting position week source, spoke condition anonymity, said tillerson expected pick cautioned formal offer yet made senior official trump transition team said president elect close picking tillerson trump spokesman jason miller said announcement high profile job forthcoming immediate future transition update announcements secretary state next week earliest makeamericagreatagain, tweeted trump saturday attended army navy football game baltimore, joined former new york mayor rudy giuliani, withdrew consideration secretary state friday nbc news, first reported development, said trump would also name john bolton, former us ambassador united nations, deputy secretary state exxon ceo, tillerson oversees operations countries, including russia , exxon signed deal rosneft, russia largest state owned oil company, joint oil exploration production since then, companies formed joint ventures projects russia tillerson rosneft chief igor sechin announced plans begin drilling russian arctic oil part joint venture, spite us sanctions july, tillerson one highest profile us representatives st petersburg international economic forum, one putin main investment forums, even washington taking harder line europe maintaining sanctions trump pledged work stronger us ties russia, strained putin incursion crimea support syrian president bashir al assad preview interview aired fox news sunday, trump said tillerson much business executive mean, world class player, trump said charge oil company pretty much double size next nearest competitor company unbelievably managed me, great advantage knows many players, knows well massive deals russia, trump said tillerson russian ties figure factor senate confirmation hearing senate armed services committee chairman john mccain, long time putin critic, told fox news know tillerson relationship putin been, tell you, matter concern democrats senate foreign relations committee raised concerns memo saturday citing trump cavalier dismissal us intelligence reports russia interfered us elections appointment tillerson, business ties russia vladimir putin, whose company worked bury deny climate science years tillerson nominated, climate change could another controversial issue company investigation new york attorney general office allegedly misleading investors, regulators public knew global warming tillerson is, however, one people selected roles trump administration believe human activity causes climate change trump election, exxon came support paris climate agreement said favors carbon tax emissions cutting strategy story refiled add tillerson given name second paragraph
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foster campbell, democratic candidate us senate runoff election louisiana, conceded race speech supporters saturday baton rouge, republican opponent leading campbell said called republican john neely kennedy congratulate kennedy poised give republicans seat majority us senate
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us intelligence analysts concluded russia intervened election help president elect donald trump win white house, undermine confidence us electoral system, senior us official said friday us intelligence agencies assessed presidential campaign progressed, russian government officials devoted increasing attention assisting trump effort win election, us official familiar finding told reuters friday night, speaking condition anonymity president elect transition office released statement exaggerated margin victory attacked us intelligence community trump soon command, address analysts conclusion people said saddam hussein weapons mass destruction, statement said election ended long time ago one biggest electoral college victories history time move make america great democrats republicans congress calling full investigation russia election year activities protecting integrity elections hindered president elect trump transition team minimize dismiss intelligence assessments themselves, representative adam schiff california, ranking democrat house intelligence committee, said statement issued saturday citing us officials briefed matter, washington post reported friday intelligence agencies identified individuals connections russian government provided thousands hacked emails democratic national committee others, including chairman hillary clinton presidential campaign, wikileaks us president barack obama ordered intelligence agencies review cyber attacks foreign intervention election deliver report leaves office jan , white house said friday obama homeland security adviser, lisa monaco, told reporters report results would shared lawmakers others president directed intelligence community conduct full review happened election process capture lessons learned report range stakeholders, include congress, said event hosted christian science monitor summer turned fall, russian hackers turned almost attention democrats virtually emails released publicly potentially damaging clinton democrats, republicans, official told reuters major clue intent, official said wanted discredit political system, publicize failings one party, especially target like trump second official familiar report said intelligence analysts conclusion russia motives mean intelligence community believes moscow efforts altered significantly affected outcome election russian officials denied accusations interference us election central intelligence agency spokeswoman said agency comment matter hacked emails passed wikileaks regular source embarrassment clinton campaign race presidency us intelligence analysts assessed high confidence point extended presidential campaign russian president vladimir putin government decided try bolster trump chances winning russians appear concluded trump shot winning would much friendlier russia clinton would be, especially issues maintaining economic sanctions imposing additional ones, official said moscow launching similar effort influence next german election, following escalating campaign promote far right nationalist political parties individuals europe began decade ago, official said cases, said official, putin campaigns europe united states intended disrupt discredit western concept democracy promoting extremist candidates, parties, political figures october, us government publicly accused russia campaign cyber attacks democratic party organizations ahead nov presidential election obama said warned putin consequences attacks believe interfered, trump told time magazine russia interview published week became laughing point, talking point, laughing point time something, say, oh, russia interfered
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exxon mobil corp chief executive officer rex tillerson emerged friday president elect donald trump leading candidate us secretary state, senior transition official said trump met tillerson tuesday may talk weekend, official said trump appears final days deliberations top diplomat announcement possible next week tillerson favored status revealed former new york mayor rudy giuliani formally withdrew consideration secretary state transition official, spoke condition anonymity, said tillerson, , moved ahead trump deliberations republican presidential nominee mitt romney, met trump twice, including dinner new york official said romney still consideration job, along john bolton, former us ambassador united nations us senator bob corker tennessee, retired navy admiral james stavridis giuliani withdrawal came fully vetted trump transition team overseas business ties described trump official intense effort lawyers accountants giuliani, runs global consulting firm, given clean bill health, trump aides concluding business interests would pose risk confirmation tillerson nominated, business ties, too, come scrutiny exxon mobil operations countries boasts explores oil natural gas six continents , exxon mobil signed deal rosneft, russia largest state owned oil company, joint oil exploration production since then, companies formed joint ventures projects russia , russian president vladimir putin awarded tillerson nation order friendship us sanctions russia incursion crimea cost exxon mobil dearly, forcing scrap projects costing least billion losses tillerson vocal critic sanctions trump spoken wanting warmer relations moscow, sparked concerns congress could lift loosen sanctions russia tillerson chairman ceo exxon mobil since expected retire company next year tillerson nominated, climate change could another divisive issue company investigation new york attorney general office allegedly misleading investors, regulators public knew global warming
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us senate passed legislation friday fund government april president barack obama promptly signed law, democrats sought generous healthcare benefits coal miners stopped delaying action measure many government services operations would closed suspended midnight, current funding authority expired, senate approved bill vote house representatives passed legislation thursday obama signed measure, white house said statement issued minutes senate passed democrats coal producing states, led west virginia senator joe manchin, delayed senate vote funding bill failed attempt get bigger extension miners healthcare benefits expire end year democratic senators, many election , seemed eager court blue collar voters flocked republican president elect donald trump elections last month senators also appealed trump help miners trump coal country big, sure, incoming senate democratic leader chuck schumer said senate floor simply asking president elect, communicate people party, get board, live promise made miners many years, decades ago, schumer said legislation provided financial support four months healthcare benefits coal miners, april, manchin senate democrats wanted least year senate republicans refused reopen issue schumer said senate majority leader mitch mcconnell promised manchin would work next year continue benefits beyond april manchin democrats stopped objecting holding vote, although still opposed measure born family coal miners, manchin said going stand them, manchin, moderate democrat touted possible member trump cabinet, scheduled see trump new york monday manchin told reporters, however, looking job government funding bill would keep federal agencies funded april freezes spending current levels flint, michigan, endured two half year struggle lead contaminated drinking water, would get access million fund infrastructure improvements lead poisoning prevention bill senate also passed separate bill authorizing water projects around country included directions spending flint money provisions provide relief drought stricken california measure also approved house thursday provision government funding bill would make easier trump win confirmation general james mattis defense secretary early next year republicans demanded help mattis get around requirement defense secretary civilian seven years taking job mattis retired military
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us government slated sell million worth crude oil country emergency reserve winter congress passed temporary spending bill friday contained measure authorizing sale president barack obama administration pushed congress approve billion plan revamp strategic petroleum reserve, string heavily guarded underground salt caverns along gulf mexico filled crude stash currently holds million barrels oil department energy spokeswoman said authorization spending bill allow department take necessary steps increase integrity extend life reserve congress passed original funding reserve arab oil embargo protect country global supply disruptions potential spike domestic fuel prices damage us economy many reserve steel tanks pumps rusting decades whipped storms exposed salt air plan submitted congress energy department september said equipment today near, at, beyond end design life addition, us oil boom last decade reversed direction many pipelines away reserve, making difficult get oil market hurry million sale, nearly million barrels oil today price, first planned installment next three fiscal years congress would approve annual sales reach billion revamp plan remains seen whether president elect donald trump would urge congress annual authorizations coming years sale, could take place seven nine weeks temporary spending bill enacted, would pay design revamp spr pre construction costs sales would pay construction new equipment new marine terminals allow reserve greater capacity ship oil vessels
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us judge wisconsin friday rejected request president elect donald trump supporters stop recount election votes michigan supreme court denied appeal green party candidate jill stein restart state recount results nov election challenged three states green party candidate jill stein, finished fourth presidential poll pennsylvania, third state, judge said would rule monday whether allow recount go forward even recounts carried out, would extremely unlikely change outcome trump win democrat hillary clinton wisconsin, great america political action committee stop hillary pac called court halt recount, percent complete, according state elections commission commission spokesman said email recount expected completed monday recount inherent part ensures integrity elections, us district judge james peterson said, according court transcripts also friday, michigan supreme court, ruling, denied stein request restart recount, affirming lower court ruling grounds mount challenge although clinton national popular vote, million according latest count, lost trump electoral college, person body chosen state state actually selects president trump, projected electoral votes clinton , takes office jan neither stein libertarian party candidate gary johnson electoral college votes three rust belt states narrowly supported trump new york businessman former reality tv star never previously held public office , votes pennsylvania , votes michigan, according state figures us district judge paul diamond philadelphia said hearing would return ruling first thing monday morning whether would grant request partial recount paper ballots forensic examination voting computer systems national dec certification deadline lawyers green party, trump campaign state argued matter three hours, stein supporters saying state election process disorganized state officials known recount petition filing deadlines counties
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us senate passed legislation friday fund government april sent president barack obama signing law, democrats sought generous healthcare benefits coal miners stopped delaying action measure many government services operations would closed suspended starting midnight, current funding authority expires, senate approved measure vote house representatives passed legislation thursday
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bill fund us government cleared procedural hurdle senate friday appeared poised pass chamber, averting government shutdown vote, , came democrats sought generous healthcare benefits coal miners bill, ended attempts delay action measure
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michigan republican party chair ronna romney mcdaniel emerged president elect donald trump favorite head party, appearing friday rally attended part thank tour republican national committee soon vacancy top party current chairman reince priebus becomes white house chief staff trump takes office jan trump signal support mcdaniel rally, two party officials said pushing mcdaniel niece republican presidential nominee mitt romney trump transition team immediate comment officials said trump appreciated role mcdaniel played helping deliver state michigan nov election speech preceded trump remarks grand rapids, mcdaniel celebrated end vote recount effort michigan green party candidate jill stein recount michigan election next president donald j trump, said winning nice winning twice huge remarks, trump expressed gratitude michigan voters helping win presidency debt never let down, said year, michigan voted republican since trump midwestern state little , votes, state electoral votes critical victory democrat hillary clinton republican national committee elected members choose next chair meeting mid january, influenced trump view head party another popular choice among party regulars matt pinnell, former chairman oklahoma republican party
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key us allies europe quietly expressing concern president elect donald trump approach syria, warning pledge work closely russia, damascus main backer, little diminish terrorist threat emanating syria diplomatic persuasion campaign taken new importance recent days syrian army, backed russia, iran shi ite militias, appears poised retake aleppo city major defeat western backed rebels moscow syrian president bashar al assad expected cast aleppo fall end revolt assad began march , although western analysts predict civil war, killed , people made half syrians homeless, continue, perhaps years western diplomats, described discussions trump advisers condition anonymity, said message us alliance russia, extension assad, crush groups like islamic state backfire trump said defeating islamic state higher priority persuading assad step syria new administration says crushing islamic state priority, explained view without political solution syria efforts fruitless new pockets radicals form, senior french diplomat told reuters france target coordinated attacks claimed islamic state western capitals fear prolonged conflict exacerbate mass refugee flows radicalized individuals might hide political solution syria, envisioned western powers, would involve transition assad eventually left power assad, minority alawite sect, cannot unite syria quash extremists nearly six years warfare, argue rare public speech london thursday, alex younger, chief britain mi intelligence agency, said, cannot safe threats emanate syria unless civil war brought end brought end way recognizes interests minority people international backers trump frequently said wants work russia fight islamic state, holds territory iraq syria, militant groups think it, nice got along russia said campaign rally july nice got together russia knocked hell isis trump added, using another name islamic state us defense officials repeatedly said vast majority russian strikes syria islamic state trump actually proceed remains unclear named secretary state, current prospective members president elect national security team voiced skeptical views russia trump transition team immediately respond request comment allies concerns getting conversations trump administration already toning prospect russia us deal fighting islamic state full rapprochement moscow, senior french diplomat said senior arab diplomat also cautious trump syria policy really predict now, diplomat said diplomat another us ally, declining discuss american political transition, expressed doubts advisability western alignment moscow assad way allying assad would anything reduce terrorist threat west rather, would drastically increase it, diplomat said inconvenient truth conflict, said russians grozny ified aleppo, diplomat said, referring total destruction russian military inflicted capital chechnya former us ambassador syria robert ford said aleppo falls, russian backed syrian government turn attention islamic state, rather try destroy remainder secular anti assad rebellion united states three options, said ford, fellow middle east institute think tank first option switch join russians implicitly syrian government iranians sunni extremists problem russians syrian governments really fighting sunni extremists much, said second option, ford said, washington walk away conflict, would likely mean diminished us influence region, continued refugee flows third work turkey saudi arabia get partial ceasefire none good, easy answer, ran easy answers , ford said
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cia concluded russia intervened election help president elect donald trump win white house, undermine confidence us electoral system, washington post reported friday citing us officials briefed matter, post said intelligence agencies identified individuals connections russian government provided thousands hacked emails democratic national committee others, including chairman hillary clinton presidential campaign, wikileaks officials described individuals people known intelligence community part wider russian operation boost trump reduce clinton chances winning election assessment intelligence community russia goal favor one candidate other, help trump get elected, post quoted senior us official saying consensus view post said official briefed intelligence presentation made central intelligence agency key us senators behind closed doors last week cia, post said secret assessment, cited growing body evidence multiple sources briefers told senators quite clear electing trump russia goal, post quoted officials saying condition anonymity october, us government formally accused russia campaign cyber attacks democratic party organizations ahead nov presidential election president barack obama said warned russian president vladimir putin consequences attacks russian officials denied accusations interference us election cia spokeswoman said agency comment report trump said convinced russia behind cyber attacks transition team issued statement claims foreign interference us elections friday directly address issue hacked emails passed wikileaks regular source embarrassment clinton campaign race presidency cia presentation fell short formal us assessment us intelligence agencies, post said senior us official said remained minor disagreements among intelligence officials assessment questions unanswered, said intelligence agencies specific intelligence showing kremlin directed individuals pass hacked emails wikileaks, another senior official told post actors one step removed russian government rather government employees, official said wikileaks founder julian assange said television interview russian government source emails, post said
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former new york mayor rudy giuliani said friday removed name consideration position donald trump new administration president elect narrows field people considering secretary state giuliani withdrawal consideration came trump made clear broadening search secretary state beyond four finalists transition aides identified giuliani, former massachusetts governor mitt romney, former cia head david petraeus senator bob corker tennessee recent days, trump expanded search secretary state include additional lawmakers corporate executives, rex tillerson exxon mobil corp xomn alan mulally, former executive ford motor co fn boeing co ban wall street journal, citing two transition team officials, said tillerson emerged friday leading candidate state department job said trump advisers saw tillerson mold breaking pick would bring executive experience post top us diplomat giuliani, speaking fox news, said actually sent letter withdrawing consideration back nov transition team rejected it, saying wanted continue keep running state department decided whole thing becoming difficult president elect, desire cabinet great, great lot terrific candidates, giuliani said phone call fox said met trump friday agreed worth going ahead releasing letter president elect narrows choice secretary state trump indicated supporters louisiana friday would another cabinet announcement next week really going like last two, three, four candidates , made sense get way, giuliani said fox interview said considered positions cabinet keen role state department one real interest overwhelming terribly disappointed, giuliani added, noting would continue act friend informal adviser trump asked view romney possible secretary state, giuliani said agreed loyal supporters president elect trump mitt went line criticism candidate campaign make friends make up, see candidate cabinet, giuliani said, though added would accept whatever decision trump ultimately made giuliani withdrawal likely disappoint trump loyal aides, appreciated supported president elect along resistant romney earlier friday, cnn, citing unnamed source, reported giuliani told longer contention secretary state trump, takes office jan , praised former new york mayor statement rudy giuliani extraordinarily talented patriotic american, new york businessman said continues close personal friend, appropriate, call upon advice see important place administration later date reince priebus, trump incoming white house chief staff, said statement giuliani vetted team possible conflicts passed flying colors giuliani also told fox vetting process turned conflicts
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president elect donald trump said friday would name andrew liveris, chairman chief executive dow chemical co, head manufacturing council, private sector group advises us secretary commerce trump made announcement rally grand rapids, michigan, introduced liveris, , dual us australian citizen said accepted appointment corrects say grand rapids, michigan, battle creek, michigan, second paragraph
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president elect donald trump energy department transition team sent agency memo week asking names people worked climate change professional society memberships lab workers, alarming employees advisors memo sent energy department tuesday seen reuters friday, contains questions including request list department employees contractors attended annual global climate talks hosted united nations within last five years asked list department employees contractors attended meetings social cost carbon, measurement federal agencies use weigh costs benefits new energy environment regulations also asked publications written employees department national laboratories past three years feels like first draft eventual political enemies list, said department energy employee, asked identified feared reprisal trump transition team donald trump said wanted drain swamp apparently make room witch hunts starting doe national labs, employee said trump transition team officials declined comment memo, first reported bloomberg republican trump, new york businessman former reality tv star never previously held public office, said election campaign climate change hoax perpetrated china damage us manufacturing said would rip last year landmark global climate deal struck paris signed democratic president barack obama since winning nov election, however, trump confused observers saying keep open mind paris deal also met former vice president al gore, strong advocate action climate change contenders head energy department trump include kevin cramer, republican us representative oil producing north dakota, senator heidi heitkamp, democrat state, joe manchin, democrat coal producing west virginia memo also asked names top salaried employees department labs, list websites maintained contributed lab staff work hours list projects advanced research projects agency energy funds research high risk clean energy projects could revolutionize energy markets, also requested certainly sending aggressive signal questions need careful, said dan reicher, professor stanford university also serves advisor us energy secretary ernest moniz worry questions sent could unnecessarily alienate key career staff, need career staff lab professionals get daily work done, said reicher energy department employs , people working nuclear weapons maintenance research labs, nuclear energy, advanced renewable energy, batteries climate science two sources environmental protection agency, many climate regulations formed, said similar memo sent agency trump administration democratic senator edward markey massachusetts warned trump transition team taking actions employees named response department might send politically motivated inquisition federal civil servants who, direction previous administration, carried policies oppose, would call question trump team commitment rule law peaceful transition, markey said letter trump
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us president elect donald trump likely ask senior goldman sachs banker coordinate economic policy across administration, turning wall street expertise managing world largest economy, transition official said friday trump pick goldman president gary cohn, , head white house national economic council comes despite trump past criticism financial sector power trump hammered goldman chief executive officer lloyd blankfein presidential campaign, releasing television ad called blankfein part global power structure robbed america working class anti goldman message rankled wall street, although several alums bank major roles trump campaign bound senior administration posts trump willing take step suggest political risk biggest banks may diminishing, said jaret seiberg, analyst cowen co nec coordinates economic policy across agencies, key role trump promise jumpstart economy years tepid growth recent interview cnbc, cohn worried interest rate hike federal reserve without corresponding action central banks could damage us economy concerned much us rates dislocate rest world, think big issue, cohn said former harvard university president larry summers served president barack obama first nec director played leading role crafting administration primary response financial crisis
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syrian army pressed offensive aleppo friday ground fighting air strikes operation retake city rebel held east would bring victory civil war closer president bashar al assad advance going according plan sometimes faster expected, syrian military source told reuters syrian army allies recaptured east aleppo neighborhoods, percent area, said reuters journalists, rebels monitor confirmed military thrust reports syrian army made significant gains russia foreign minister sergei lavrov said syrian army suspended military activity let civilians leave rebel held areas, ria news agency reported army allies tried advance two fronts, turkish based official jabha shamiya rebel group said helicopters, warplanes rocket bombardment like every day nothing changed, official said despite bombardment, guys steadfast, official added tour old aleppo friday, syrian army took control week, reuters journalists counted sound nine air strikes half hour fighting could heard areas nearby russian air force iran backed shi ite militias fighting aleppo government side rebel leaders given sign withdraw civilian population squeezed ever decreasing area russian defense ministry official sergei rudskoi said friday , syrian citizens fled parts east aleppo still controlled rebels last hours could independently verified syrian government allied forces last two weeks driven rebels territory syria populous city rebels controlled eastern section since , assad said interview published thursday retaking aleppo would change course civil war across whole country syrian government appears closer victory point five years since protests assad evolved armed rebellion war killed , people made half syrians homeless outside aleppo, syrian army declared ceasefire several areas around damascus northwestern province idlib beginning friday evening, without saying long would last immediate comment rebels sign truce inside aleppo aerial raids city neighborhoods highly explosive incendiary bombs, barrel bombs artillery shelling, fighter nour al din al zinki rebel group eastern aleppo frontline told reuters old aleppo, newly recaptured government, widespread destruction unesco world heritage site, fire damaged ancient buildings, structures reduced rubble spent ordnance everywhere side road sat woman late s, veiled, dressed black, weeping cradled baby son born three months siege hospitals, diapers, milk, said milk dry fear panic dozens displaced civilians, including children, gathered road belongings fleeing saliheen district, battles continued maher tashtash, aged nine, said bombardment frightening rebels told faced death caught army brother mohammed, , said hidden cellar fighting passed even dead spared carnage dar al islam cemetery near ibn sina street al hamdaniya, graves destroyed people burying corpses open public ground united nations estimates , people squeezed ever shrinking rebel held pocket aleppo virtually access food, water medical care rebel held aleppo, reuters journalist said intense clashes friday sheikh saeed district south eastern sector, observatory syrian military source said government forces advanced thursday fighting also took place northeast aleppo, turkey intervened support rebels islamic state fighters kurdish groups turkish backed rebels closed islamic state held city al bab turkish tanks warplanes supporting assault, turkish foreign minister mevlut cavusoglu said moscow washington discussed ceasefire let civilians escape eastern aleppo aid enter russia also wants united states urge rebel fighters abandon territory accept transport un envoy syria staffan de mistura told security council thursday signs fighters aleppo may want leave council help go, diplomats said syrian government said friday ready resume dialogue opposition, without external intervention preconditions rebels said contacts taking place negotiations now, except discussed internationally, said zakaria malahifji, head political office aleppo based fastaqim rebel group, speaking turkey asked evacuation civilians want leave injured fighters determined stay face things us russian officials meet geneva saturday discuss aleppo, state department spokesman mark toner said news briefing friday talks focus achieving pause fighting, delivery humanitarian aid civilians, ensuring safe departure want leave, toner said us secretary state john kerry, invested months intensive diplomacy syria, acknowledged exasperation many feel know people tired meetings tired meetings supposed go home nice weekend massachusetts people dying kerry said us embassy paris, according state department transcript happening aleppo worst catastrophe happening syria worst catastrophe since world war two unacceptable horrible un general assembly voted friday demand immediate cessation hostilities syria, humanitarian aid access throughout country end sieges, including aleppo general assembly resolutions non binding carry political weight european union said friday would introduce sanctions syrian individuals entities aleppo offensive un human rights office said hundreds men eastern aleppo missing leaving rebel held areas, voicing deep concern fate hands government forces government dismissed reports mass arrests, torture extrajudicial killings forces fabrications rebels part deny prevented civilians leaving opposition controlled areas
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us president elect donald trump friday said considering imposing lifetime ban us military procurement officials going work defense contractors, move could dramatically reshape defense industry three days publicly rebuking boeing co cost next generation air force one presidential aircraft, trump floated idea ban rally republican supporters baton rouge, louisiana think anybody gives big contracts never ever, lifetime, allowed work defense company, company makes product, trump said know, makes sense added got idea yesterday thought massive cost overruns military equipment needed check first making decisions trump said ban would make big, big difference purchasing country control, everything, military president elect idea met deep skepticism within us defense establishment procurement weapons program management jobs long good alternative career path within pentagon military officers win coveted command jobs us defense official, speaking reuters condition anonymity, said ban would likely discourage people taking procurement jobs pentagon cause attrition reason lot people go stay makes nice transition later civilian job could make people want avoid that, official said asked trump announcement current rules prohibit pentagon employees working acquisition matter private sector, said andrew hunter, former pentagon official center strategic international studies, washington think tank industry wide ban hiring former pentagon officials could backfire badly, said one going want take jobs going worst worst, one particular talent going want career going banned life trained do, said hunter, director center defense industrial initiatives group congressional aides also told reuters skeptical ban could enacted trump singled lockheed martin f stealth fighter jet program criticism louisiana rally, saying totally, totally, like, uncontrollably budget f pentagon costliest arms program defense department expects spend billion develop plane buy , supersonic, stealthy new warplanes coming decades costs per plane expected fall million production ramps
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democratic us senator joe manchin west virginia friday urged senators oppose temporary spending bill fails offer long term solution secure retired coal miners benefits republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell yet announced final vote government spending legislation would take place house representatives voted funding bill thursday went home senate, manchin democrats planned delay vote hopes adding longer term extension expiring healthcare benefits retired coal miners families
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country star garth brooks discussions perform inauguration us president elect donald trump, singer representative said friday, organizers event denied media reports struggling find list stars take part brooks, , one world best selling solo artists, performed democrat barack obama inauguration , along line included bruce springsteen, u , beyonce, stevie wonder garth performed five living presidents, publicist nancy seltzer said friday rumor asked perform president elect trump, able commit yet celebrities yet announced taking part jan inauguration brooks, country hall famer us sales million albums, currently hawaii part world tour due perform cincinnati, ohio jan
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us president elect donald trump friday pledged stop companies abusing visa process foreign workers way undermines labor market americans speaking rally baton rouge, louisiana, trump said spent time presidential campaign workers laid forced train foreign hires brought replace actually demeaning, trump said going let happen without naming companies, said firms would withhold severance pay workers unless trained foreign replacements one first executive orders ask department labor investigate visa abuses undermine jobs wages american worker, said
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us president elect donald trump pick us representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, climate change skeptic advocate expanded oil gas development, run interior department, trump aide said friday appointment could mean easier access industry quarter america territory, ranging national parks tribal lands stretching arctic gulf mexico, energy companies eager drill mine pick, criticized environmental groups, dovetails neatly republican president elect promises bolster us energy industry shrinking powers federal government follows trump nomination week another climate change skeptic critic federal regulations, oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, run environmental protection agency official trump transition team, speaking condition anonymity, told reuters trump would nominate mcmorris rodgers head interior department, charged management conservation federally owned land administers programs relating native american tribes mcmorris rodgers, congresswoman washington state fourth senior member house leadership, voted native american energy act democratic president barack obama vetoed bill, would made easier drill tribal territories, website, also touts support recent repeal decades old ban oil exports, bill reject epa waters united states act key achievements energy environment consistently opposed obama measures fight climate change, argued former vice president al gore, longtime advocate steps combat global warming, deserved f science creative writing league conservation voters, publishes score card ranking environmental record member congress, gave mcmorris rodgers zero recent ratings among several environmental groups criticized likely nomination donald trump posted massive sale sign public lands, lcv said statement eric washburn, energy lobbyist former advisor senate democrats harry reid tom daschle, said mcmorris rodgers experience good job balancing interests energy development conservation certainly knows interests hopefully able chart course agency allows conservation development proceed hand hand, said efforts reach mcmorris rodgers immediately successful mcmorris rodgers member house senate energy conference committee, working pass bipartisan energy legislation included provisions boost hydropower update forest policy role interior secretary, would oversee , employees trump, real estate magnate takes office jan , midst building administration holding scores interviews office new york thursday announced pruitt pick epa, cheering oil industry enraging environmental groups democratic lawmakers vowed fight appointment top prosecutor oklahoma, major oil gas producing state, pruitt sued epa repeatedly, part coordinated effort several states block obama clean power plan limit carbon dioxide emissions trump vowed campaign undo obama climate change measures pull country global accord curb warming agreed paris last year, saying put american businesses competitive disadvantage since election, however, trump confused observers saying keep open mind paris deal, also meeting gore discuss issue
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coal mining executive robert murray, one donald trump biggest campaign backers, said friday wants president elect support bill would protect health pension benefits thousands coal miners retired companies gone bust outspoken founder ohio based murray energy corp said asked trump, campaigned promise help coal industry, speak behalf spending bill provision currently tied congress asked vice president elect mike pence involved verbally writing, murray told reuters interview murray said yet heard back trump transition official respond request comment murray energy among biggest contributors trump bid presidency , donation trump victory pac pac largest company, according trump fundraising committee latest filing murray also hosted fundraisers republican candidate campaign trail, trump coal producing states promising revive sector, put laid miners back work, scrap regulations said hobbling industry coal prices sunk recent years due competition cheap natural gas rules combat climate change ushered president barack obama senate contemplating spending bill contains provision extend benefits retired coal miners whose companies gone bankrupt next april, coal state democratic senators agitating longer term solution threatening government shutdown group republicans, including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell kentucky, resisting, bill limbo white house spokesman josh earnest said thursday obama administration hopes bipartisan common ground address needs , coal miners slated lose health insurance end month dozens united mine worker retired miners capitol hill week holding rallies visiting lawmakers urge pass longer term solution umwa spokesman phil smith said trump transition team aware issue said anything publicly one handful us coal companies declared bankruptcy, murray said company struggling pay health pension funds compete companies go bankruptcy proceedings
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us president barack obama ordered intelligence agencies review cyber attacks foreign intervention election deliver report leaves office jan , white house said friday october, us government formally accused russia campaign cyber attacks democratic party organizations ahead nov presidential election, obama said warned russian president vladimir putin consequences attacks review timeline signal obama wants issue addressed hands power president elect donald trump, cast doubt russia hacking role praised putin campaign obama homeland security adviser, lisa monaco, told reporters report results would shared lawmakers others president directed intelligence community conduct full review happened election process capture lessons learned report range stakeholders, include congress, said event hosted christian science monitor white house spokesman eric schultz said review would deep dive would look pattern behavior several years election time, dating far back presidential election noted obama wanted review completed watch major priority, schultz said campaign white house, trump called russia dig missing emails opponent, hillary clinton, time secretary state obama, fellow democrat move prompted critics accuse encouraging foreign actors conduct espionage new york businessman said convinced russia behind attacks believe interfered, trump told time magazine russia interview published week became laughing point, talking point, laughing point time something, say, oh, russia interfered people trump nominated top national security posts new administration taken harsher stance toward moscow russian officials denied accusations interference us election obama come pressure democratic lawmakers declassify intelligence alleged hackings government source said review sparked part respond demands well determine much material related subject could made public given president elect trump disturbing refusal listen intelligence community accept hacking orchestrated kremlin, added urgency need thorough review president obama leaves office next month, rep adam schiff california, senior democrat house intelligence committee, said statement monaco said cyber attacks new might crossed new threshold year working senior federal bureau investigation official , said, agency alerted presidential campaigns senator obama republican senator john mccain china infiltrated respective systems seen last election system malicious cyber activity, monaco said asked trump transition team concerned enough russia influence election threats united states infectious disease outbreaks, monaco said soon say noted met successor trump team yet name one
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president elect donald trump named fast food executive andy puzder head us department labor thursday, drawing criticism labor advocates worried opposition higher minimum wage government regulation workplace puzder, chief executive cke restaurants inc, operates carl jr hardee fast food chains, frequently argued media higher minimum wages would hurt workers forcing restaurants close bashed new labor department rule aimed extending overtime pay million us workers praised benefits automation fast food industry fast food workers, largely unionized, engaged multi year campaign known fight , supported labor unions, raise minimum wages hour state wide successes new york california cities municipalities seattle federal minimum wage workers states higher minimum wages entitled higher rate, labor department says trump, statement released transition team, praised puzder record fighting workers said would ensure occupational safety standards save small businesses crushing burdens unnecessary regulations stunting job growth suppressing wages, trump said statement, puzder, , said agreed trump right government policies result jobs better wages american worker labor department regulates wages, safety discrimination workplace republican trump beat democrat hillary clinton last month election carrying swing states
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following people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump works form administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already named number people top jobs administration mitt romney, republican presidential nominee former massachusetts governor rudy giuliani, republican former mayor new york city bob corker, republican us senator tennessee chairman senate foreign relations committee david petraeus, retired general former cia director pleaded guilty mishandling classified information shared biographer, also mistress jon huntsman, former republican utah governor ambassador china president barack obama ran republican presidential nomination james stavridis, retired navy admiral john bolton, us ambassador united nations president george w bush, foreign policy adviser republican presidential nominee mitt romney rex tillerson, president chief executive officer exxon mobil corp joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia dana rohrabacher, republican us representative california member house foreign affairs committee alan mulally, former ceo ford motor co former executive vice president boeing co kevin cramer, republican us representative north dakota robert grady, venture capitalist, partner private equity firm gryphon investors heidi heitkamp, democratic us senator north dakota joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia larry nichols, co founder devon energy corp james connaughton, ceo nautilus data technologies former environmental adviser president george w bush rick perry, republican former texas 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 rudy giuliani, republican former mayor new york debra wong yang, former us attorney appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney law firm 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 mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser rick perry, former texas governor 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, hedge fund partner former fda deputy commissioner former republican president george w bush jim neill, silicon valley investor previously served department health human services, also bush 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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us president elect donald trump expected pick goldman sachs executive gary cohn head white house national economic council, group tasked coordinating economic policy across federal agencies, trump transition official told reuters 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 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 mcmorris rodgers, year old us congresswoman washington state, fourth senior member house representatives leadership member house energy committee, supported efforts expand us energy industry recent repeal decades old ban oil exports efforts reject environmental protection agency waters united states act also expressed skepticism climate change joining congress , mcmorris rodgers served decades washington state legislature, eventually becoming first woman serve minority leader 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 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 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 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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donald trump threats battle mexico trade, investment jobs pushed growing number companies operating country put expansion plans hold president elect fleshes policies, business leaders told reuters since nov election pledging recast joint trade deal protect us industry outsourcing mexico, trump landed first blow last week, announcing deal united technologies corp carrier unit stop shifting , jobs south border trump unorthodox move, involving state tax breaks, sent chill executives still uncertain policies president elect would pursue upon assuming office jan campaign trail, threatened levy hefty tariffs chinese mexican made products puts import duty mexican goods, going total disaster, said maurizio rosa, chief executive codan rubber mexico, maker hoses auto industry annual sales million pesos million codan companies mexico plugged north american free trade agreement nafta united states, mexico canada, trump threatened dismantle cannot renegotiate half codan output goes directly united states, probably rest indirectly firms, said rosa, whose clients include automakers nissan motor co ltd, volkswagen ag vowg pde tractor maker kubota corp becomes clear trump means business, new investment firm put hold, said mexico wants reduce economic dependency united states, recent auction deep water oil fields notable pledges made investors china, australia, malaysia elsewhere big investments made since nafta served integrate mexican manufacturing united states friday trump election victory, mexican association industrial parks ampip surveyed members internally implications business, getting eight replies yet unpublished survey found percent pending projects
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one donald trump possible picks secretary state said friday president elect criticisms china phone call taiwan president could signal different relationship beijing tougher line issues trade south china sea speech thursday iowa, trump said united states needed improve relationship china, criticized economic policies failure rein north korea call taiwanese president tsai ing wen arranged week ago, think, certainly lay foundation different relationship china , john bolton, former us ambassador united nations president george w bush, told fox business bolton, hawkish conservative seen among contenders trump secretary state, said trump expected countries live commitments made issues trade chinese that, bolton said, also highlighting said china political military steps make south china sea chinese province asked thought trump remarks statement intent opening negotiating position, bolton said, think least is, may well could use taiwan relationship play performance south china sea think important mentioned seen past years, china says helpful north korean nuclear weapons program, fact done precious little, said opinion article last january wall street journal, bolton proposed using degrees escalation taiwan could start receiving taiwanese diplomats officially state department lead restoring full diplomatic recognition, pressure china step back pursuit territory east asia experts saw trump call tsai dec
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president elect donald trump spoke first minister scotland nicola sturgeon friday trump transition team described short congratulatory call election victory last month president elect first minister look forward strengthening relationship scotland united states, statement trump team said
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