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fast food executive andy puzder, president elect donald trump choice head labor department, could position undermine agency new rule retirement advice long opposed financial industry puzder publicly commented fiduciary rule, due go effect april, glimpse k plans offers employees cke restaurants may provide clues philosophy plan less generous fast food competitors, according data analysis brightscope inc, research company rates k plans , cke opted match retirement contributions plan participants, according labor department data plan also carries high fee investments, low participation generally scores worse many rivals even notoriously high turnover, low benefit fast food industry, according brightscope cke plan suggests puzder bring industry friendly perspective office, said mike alfred, managing director brightscope, ranks jack box, mcdonalds yum brands inc spokeswoman cke, privately held company owns operates fast food chains including carl jr hardee s, referred questions member trump transition team spokeswoman transition team immediate comment plan could sign cke chief executive officer puzder seek delay
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white house said friday intelligence review ordered president barack obama cyber attacks involving us elections go beyond nov vote include election president asked review look malicious cyber activity tied presidential election cycle, white house spokesman eric schultz said news briefing broader looking past election
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us president elect donald trump speaker us house representatives, paul ryan, meeting friday discuss policy agenda, spokeswoman ryan said spokeswoman, ashlee strong, gave details officials trump team said meeting taking place elaborate differences ryan trump presidential campaign given way working relationship republican president elect prepares take office jan ryan, top house republican, said two men speak almost every day trump meeting experts, advisers candidates senior positions administration since winning nov election nominated dozen people already yet fill position secretary state long list possible candidates job includes former ford motor co fn ceo alan mulally, trump adviser kellyanne conway told fox news friday meeting democratic us senator joe manchin rescheduled friday monday accommodate work senate government funding bill, manchin spokesman said house passed legislation thursday fund federal agencies april bill rests senate, democrats upset temporary, rather long term, extension healthcare benefits retired coal miners, key constituency manchin state west virginia manchin name floated potential pick secretary state energy secretary
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world health organization friday urged us president elect donald trump expand obamacare ensure americans access healthcare real estate magnate takes office next month promising repeal outgoing president barack obama signature healthcare policy helped millions americans get medical insurance target republican attacks agnes soucat, director health system governance financing, said various ways providing health cover people, amounted political choices really encourage new administration make sure social contract expanded us citizens access health care, soucat told news briefing geneva united states country among member states organisation economic cooperation development oecd provide universal health care, key un sustainable development goal , said affordable care act, known commonly obamacare, provided million previously uninsured americans health cover republicans say created unwarranted government intervention personal healthcare private industry trump late november picked republican us representative tom price, orthopedic surgeon georgia obamacare critic, health secretary price long championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts, lawsuit reforms replace obamacare republicans divided quickly obamacare repeal go effect, saying delay would give time work replacement, instead throwing millions americans health insurance substitute different strategies make universal health care particularly pro poor, soucat said saying is, yes, would setback people would lose coverage
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us vice president joe biden said friday doubted whether donald trump could undo much current administration record environment many green policies firmly taken hold trump, take president jan , said believe global warming name climate change skeptic, oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, head environmental protection agency republican expected nominate another climate change skeptic, us representative cathy mcmorris rodgers washington state, head interior department, sources briefed matter told reuters friday democratic president barack obama made fight global warming priority, biden said businesses realized policies made sense economically constituency crosses party lines regardless whether next administration aggressive
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donald trump scheduled hold additional meetings friday monday forms administration taking democratic president barack obama jan republican president elect held meetings far, according transition team trump see following people coming days, according team us house representatives speaker paul ryan, wisconsin republican 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 technology industry leaders invited meeting trump, according media reports citing transition officials
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president elect donald trump returns factory town friday victory celebration, find region already experiencing manufacturing renaissance promised campaign trail local factories employing workers time since late s, assembly line jobs hard find pay decent wage, however, harder come barely make ends meet stuck going nowhere, said auto parts worker michael baum, , smoked cigarette parking lot family dollar discount store trump white house thanks strong support workers midwestern cities like grand rapids seen living standards erode united states shed manufacturing jobs beat democratic rival hillary clinton margin percent four counties make grand rapids metropolitan area, helping carry michigan margin percent trump promised punish companies shift work overseas, pressuring manufacturers like united technologies corp reverse outsourcing plans jobs stolen like candy baby, trump said rally night nov election grand rapids, hub furniture makers auto parts suppliers, immune outsourcing least people lost jobs past year two manufacturers, dematic corp leon automotive interiors, shifted work countries, us labor department filings show new hiring made losses number factory jobs region grown percent since depths recession , according us bureau labor statistics, unemployment stands percent, well national average percent local businesses say top concern finding qualified workers, according rick baker, president grand rapids area chamber commerce even jobs returned grand rapids, earnings remain low per week, average weekly wages region rank th among largest us metropolitan areas, bls data show heart west michigan united way, local charity, said demand services remained steady past several years even economy picked manufacturing helped lift millions unskilled workers us middle class th century, longer case, said lou glazier, president michigan future, think tank focuses state economy factories still pay good wages workers specialized skills, welding computer programing, routine work longer pays enough cover living expenses, said grand rapids participating old economy well it, terms jobs economy longer producing high wages, glazier said trump others blame global competition decline factory work, automation played large role well, economists say us manufacturing sector doubled output past years even shed one third work force, according nonpartisan brookings institution today amount people eight years ago, said bob roth, chief executive officer roman manufacturing, make glass electrical components roman, assembly line workers start per hour skilled workers earn hour, roth said company pays community college tuition wish upgrade skills, fail improve productivity enough justify higher wage within two years fired, said prospects come little consolation workers like baum, trying figure way boost earnings now, pinning hopes trump bring good paying jobs back america, said, vote
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us derivatives regulator move reforms undertaken financial crisis new focus us competitiveness potential shocks global trillion swaps markets president elect donald trump j christopher giancarlo, line head commodity futures trading commission trump inaugurated jan , said agency look beyond mandates dodd frank wall street reform law current trends financial markets counts among cyber threats, liquidity risk, market concentration de globalization sole republican cftc, giancarlo least temporarily run commission currently minority member even trump later nominates someone else permanent post, giancarlo, previously executive vice president gfi group, wholesale brokerage runs electronic trading platforms, influential coming months speech london friday, said regulators foster best practices new trading technologies, address diminishing liquidity, review regulations could cause market fragmentation enter new year and, perhaps, new regulatory environment week, forced commission delay limits positions traders hold physical commodity futures swaps redrawn position limit rules likely reappear , following agenda items giancarlo often argued united states move far ahead countries tightening regulations governing swaps market, united states dominates could put us firms disadvantage drive trading costs, says august warned cftc could create liquidity crunch sticking september deadline implementing new swaps margin rule, given european regulators delayed start dates similar rules indeed, september asian swaps markets foundered trades fell us rules came online cftc gave swap dealers extra month comply championing american markets means longer asking us market participants go alone take chin implementation global regulatory reform, giancarlo later told conservative american enterprise institute rather, means standing america capital risk transfer markets treating vital national interests giancarlo sees cftc stuck th century time warp comes technology expected push cftc toward giving industry space breakthroughs artificial intelligence guiding trade execution, smart contracts calculate payments value real time, distributed ledger technology, known blockchain november voted reg
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carter page, businessman previously described foreign policy adviser us president elect donald trump, said friday saw significant business opportunities russia page arrived moscow thursday told russia ria news agency visiting russia work economic projects current nature relationship trump team unclear firmly believe opportunities cooperation private sector russian economy never great coming years, page quoted saying despite west antagonistic policy unavoidable reaction moscow, limited opportunities past decades, possibilities today unique page previously worked russia, spending three years moscow us investment bank merrill lynch, credentials came scrutiny named one people briefing presidential candidate trump told ria billion deal qatar swiss trader glencore glenl buy state stake russian oil major rosneft rosnmm , announced earlier week, showed sanctions russia hurt western firms hostile efforts punish rosneft group senior executives help western sanctions mainly hurt western firms achieved goal, said
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donald trump scheduled hold additional meetings friday monday forms administration taking democratic president barack obama jan republican president elect held meetings far, according transition team trump meet following people coming days, according team us house representatives speaker paul ryan, wisconsin republican us senator west virginia, democrat meeting originally scheduled dec technology industry leaders invited meeting trump, according media reports citing transition officials
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president elect donald trump receiving average one presidential intelligence briefing week, according us officials familiar matter, far fewer recent predecessors although required to, presidents elect past generally welcomed opportunity receive president daily brief pdb , highly classified closely held document government, regular basis immediately clear trump decided receive intelligence briefings available president barack obama frequently, whether made difference presidential preparations official transition team said thursday trump receiving national security briefings, including routine pdbs special briefings, declined specify content frequency, saying matters classified trump asked least one briefing, possibly more, intelligence agencies specific subjects, one officials said source declined identify subjects interested president elect, said far included russia iran indiana governor mike pence, trump vice president elect, receiving pdb least six days week, sources familiar matter said former central intelligence agency briefer david priess, author book pdbs, said traditionally, trump pence predecessors sat daily near daily intelligence briefings elections inaugurations said jimmy carter ronald reagan start receiving daily briefings later november, delayed election result meant george w bush start receiving december briefings compulsory priess said first election, richard nixon spurned face face briefings, paper pdbs delivered office, stack later returned cia, unopened trump casual attitude briefings attracted criticism representative adam schiff, top democrat house intelligence committee deeply disturbing president elect time rallies regular intelligence briefings, schiff said run nov presidential election, trump handful advisers received least two briefings intelligence officials broad national security issues however, pre election briefings include kind secrets included pdbs obama, trump pence access secrets include information us espionage sources covert operations overseas pdbs presented presidents closest aides representatives office director national intelligence odni , though material prepared cia, national security agency, defense intelligence agency parts us intelligence community, officials said election campaign, trump raised questions intelligence hacking us political institutions statement oct , odni department homeland security expressed confidence russian government directed hacking emails us persons institutions intended interfere us election process trump, however, repeatedly dismissed suggestions russia behind efforts, telling time magazine earlier week believe interfered could russia could china could guy home new jersey corrects say iran, france, fifth paragraph
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us senate democrats plan fight president elect donald trump choices top administration jobs, history party minority status chamber side simple majority votes needed member senate confirm nominations louisiana select newest senator saturday republicans, expected, hold seat, control least seats chamber next year senate republicans said thursday confident winning cabinet confirmations early next year nonetheless, democrats said hoped persuade republicans help block trump nominee two, following republican trump inauguration jan , newly installed senate starts reviewing nominations could brave talk democrats senate rejected nine cabinet nominations us history, counting nominees withdrawn facing certain defeat, according congressional records last rejection , senate blocked republican president george hw bush nomination senator john tower defense secretary , democratic president barack obama trouble getting chuck hagel confirmed defense secretary, ultimately prevailed time around, democrats said top targets included us representative tom price head department health human services, oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt environmental protection agency administrator former new york investment banker hedge fund investor steven mnuchin, tapped trump become treasury secretary, also drawing ire democrats, minority new senate house representatives trump path toward senate confirmations nominees easier one faced predecessors , senate democrats, frustrated republicans blocking obama choices federal judges, used majority status time eliminate filibusters executive judicial branch nominations, except supreme court meant votes needed confirmations, rather pruitt climate change skeptic participated lawsuits trying stop epa carrying clean air regulations nominee, embody fossil fuel anti clean air clean water movement like odds, democratic senator edward markey said fight ahead , house, markey leader fight legislation control greenhouse gas emissions republican senator lindsey graham, ally time failed battle, said brief interview know pruitt appreciate passion fighting back things thought overreach federal agencies price high democrats target list, according senior senate democratic aide, asked identified, defending medicare, federal healthcare program elderly, top priority congressional democrats price supports limiting medicare benefits also opposes government funding women healthcare provider planned parenthood could help democrats win support blocking price moderate republicans susan collins lisa murkowski, senior aide said spokeswoman murkowski said expressed opinion price nomination collins aides immediately available comment second senior senate democratic aide said republicans election could uncomfortable voting price medicare stance graham said price heart soul republican alternative obamacare imagine republican voting republican senator jeff sessions chosen trump attorney general democrats plan highlight hardline stances illegal immigration, well remind colleagues republican controlled senate judiciary committee rejected sessions nomination federal judgeship amid allegations made racist remarks, denied debate stokes strong opposition sessions, republicans might scramble win confirmation could especially true alabama lawmaker follows long held practice senators merely voting present confirmations, meaning democrats would one vote closer defeating
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us senate overwhelmingly passed compromise version annual defense policy bill thursday without controversial provisions requiring women register draft allowing contractors make religion based hiring decisions ninety two senators backed billion national defense authorization act, ndaa, seven opposed passed house representatives similarly large margin last week, bill goes white house president barack obama veto sign law white house spokesman told briefing yet position bill report bill, last obama presidency, includes republican backed initiatives disagreed past includes billion increase military spending, similar increase non defense funding bill also bars closures military bases, although top pentagon officials say much capacity, blocks planned reductions active duty troop numbers continues policies bar transfers prisoners us soil detention center guantanamo bay, cuba, obama hoped close administration shipped inmates controversial prison, democrat expected accomplish goal shuttering leaves office jan obama successor, republican donald trump, wants keep guantanamo open, expand ndaa passed chambers republican led congress margins large enough overcome veto, compromise legislation features many provisions military pay raise expansion landmark human rights bill, extremely popular congress l n e months negotiation, senate house armed services committees unveiled compromise version ndaa last month left russell amendment, religious freedom measure democrats said would let federal contractors discriminate workers basis gender sexual orientation, overturning obama executive order house republicans said hoped revisit provision trump takes office, worry veto threat democratic white house bill also excluded provision would required women register military draft, pentagon leaders moving allow combat provision recommending us conducts yearly high level military exchanges taiwan, beijing sees breakaway province, made final bill china defense ministry said statement official microblog friday firmly opposed move, would inevitably damage us interests
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scott pruitt, donald trump pick head us environmental protection agency, fought president barack obama measures curb climate change every turn attorney general oklahoma hoping take apart obama environmental legacy inside out, task could prove tougher sounds legal experts former epa officials said pruitt could score early easy wins january, killing regulations obama administration rushed final months office, agency rule curb methane emissions oil gas industry little used law called congressional review act allows congress erase midnight rules simple majority vote, something come easily republican controlled congress regulations books longer, obama ushered two four year terms, difficult reverse, experts sides political divide said regulations, include clean power plan requires states cut carbon output, along vehicle emissions standards, pruitt handful options, none easy, nearly triggering drawn legal battles well funded environmental groups attorneys general democratic party controlled states outcomes battles broad impacts american industry, air water quality, country role global climate change, overwhelming majority scientists say causing sea level rise, increased droughts, frequent violent storms republican trump campaigned promise slash regulation free drilling coal mining, something said possible without compromising air water quality vowed within first days office would rescind obama clean power plan, eliminate unwarranted restrictions hydraulic fracturing oil drilling technology, cut outdated regulations, pull country global pact curb warming planet trump transition team named pruitt pick lead epa thursday, cheering industry enraging green groups sides citing year old lawyer repeated lawsuits agency seems destined lead pruitt respond requests comment one first categories established epa regulation pruitt may target already challenged court clean power plan waters united states act, expands number waterways federally protected state prosecutor oil gas producing oklahoma, pruitt joined coordinated legal efforts states block rules, calling examples federal overreach head epa, pruitt likely try take simple step halting epa defense regulations jody freeman, law professor harvard university, said move could create complications epa, however, may required legally explain support change direction even epa able withdraw defense rules, interested parties, including state governments businesses, could intervene defend
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donald trump takes president jan , one first business tax breaks delivers likely go us medical device industry companies like mark throdahl chief executive orthopediatrics corp, based northern indiana, said company able hire workers since temporary suspension effective last january federal tax medical devices tax imposed part outgoing president barack obama signature healthcare law throdahl said hopes incoming republican led congress president permanently repeal tax trump us lawmakers likely that, according lawmakers, lobbyists industry executives, step also would help larger medical device makers medtronic inc, boston scientific, st jude medical inc johnson johnson tax cuts republican gospel, trump new republican administration widely expected make happen medical device tax may one first chopping block first imposed january funding mechanism affordable care act, dubbed obamacare, law brought medical coverage millions previously uninsured americans republicans hate obamacare particular tax powerful enemies parties senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said repealing affordable care act, dubbed obamacare, first order business senate convenes january whether cutting taxes, including one medical devices, deliver jobs remains seen congressional research service, nonpartisan arm congress, said january , medical device tax fully effect, fairly minor impact production devices employment industry may matter much, republican lawmakers lobbyists increasingly try link tax cuts job creation, perhaps sensing connection resonate trump, made big promises campaign restoring us industrial employment medical device industry, long running assault device tax, seeking frame fight jobs issue immediately trump nov election victory, industry lobbying group advamed wrote vice president elect mike pence, indiana governor, asking permanent repeal tax letter, advamed president scott whitaker wrote, medical device tax significant drag medical innovation, resulted loss deferred creation jobs, reduced research spending, slowed capital expansion industry complaints like led congress last year temporarily suspend percent excise tax sale non retail medical devices, pacemakers, heart valves artificial hips effect three years orthopediatrics, founded , develops markets implantable orthopedic devices, metal plates attached bones, treat deformities traumatic injuries children employees warsaw, indiana headquarters, sales representatives around united states tax full effect, throdahl said, orthopediatrics almost headcount freeze revenue siphoned away tax since tax temporary suspension, said, resumed aggressive pace hiring investment , us based medical device manufacturers industry accounts , us jobs billion direct sales, advamed spokesman mark brager said indiana home several device companies minnesota, california massachusetts lawmakers states helped push temporary suspension device tax repealing tax would improve already favorable tax profile medtronic, one largest us medical device companies two years ago, medtronic inversion deal, us company shifts home base another country, least paper, cut tax bills medtronic technically based ireland, though still managed minnesota asked whether medtronic expects tax repealed, company spokesman fernando vivanco said, much early speculate future tax policy republicans said industry little reason fear tax ever return senator john barrasso, member senate republican leadership, said obamacare repeal legislation move next year way circumvent expected democratic resistance plan move entire piece moved last year, barrasso said, referring republican backed repeal legislation ultimately vetoed obama include medical device repeal, would expect part list well repeal taxes related obamacare, barrasso added jc scott, head government affairs advamed, said companies feel great sense urgency trying get complete repeal done early next year, rather later year, companies need certainty repealing tax would worsen federal budget deficit time repeal tax, loss revenue federal government, said jack hoadley, research professor georgetown university health policy institute tax never big one, relatively speaking imposed, raised barely billion year, less expected comparison, federal tax subsidies help people obtain health insurance obamacare estimated billion, congressional budget office said ever since tax put hold, viewed endangered time suspended, told people washington probability reinstituted still, sleep better night knowing gone, orthopediatrics ceo throdahl said
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revelers guatemala set ablaze cardboard representations us president elect donald trump wearing devil horns traditional ceremony, la quema del diablo , burning devil, held ahead christmas every year trump hardline stance immigration presidential election campaign, including promise build wall along us mexico border, drawn anger latin americans united states around world person many respects, regarding deportations, wall wants build agree, said participant astrid soto, setting fire trump figures, clutched fistfuls fake cash, us flag participants believe practice torching devil helps banish bad spirits homes neighborhoods custom began th century, spread various towns since become popular nationwide
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fast food executive andrew puzder, nominated head us department labor president elect donald trump, lays free market formula low regulation taxes book, job creation really works government understand nomination puzder, chief executive carl jr hamburger chain owner cke restaurants, drew criticism labor advocates worried opposition higher minimum wage government regulation workplace nomination requires us senate confirmation following main points book, written david newton puzder believes us economy suffocating weight regulation, taxes government policies created much uncertainty businesses shelved plans investment adding payrolls private enterprise, unencumbered excessive government intervention, create jobs period government primary role get way let individuals enterprising, creative, innovative hardworking government remove barriers, constraints, hindrances discourage individuals pursuing innovative experience puzder argued four specific proposals increase job creation reduce taxes simplify compliance eliminate regulations impede growth cut limit government spending increase domestic oil production puzder believes stable regulation taxes key private sector investment, calls certainty factor provides risk reduction positive incentives execute private sector hiring plans support expansion, modernization, growth related strategies jobs skills must change time innovation, writes new job guaranteed position life longevity tied indivisibly future performance enterprise puzder said opposes minimum wage, although touch book it, acknowledging bad actors business side, puzder said mutually beneficial relationship employer employee prevalent us history current economy reality free enterprise system nature encourages employers value employees encourages employees work maximum potential enhance value mutual endeavors puzder said unions strangled industries excessive anti competitive pay hikes empowering unions increase labor costs point putting employers near bankruptcy best interests neither employees, employers potential economic growth puzder said results new deal programs introduced president franklin roosevelt stave joblessness depression discouraging wrote obama administration made similar mistakes large government, central planning, concessions labor unions stimulus programs fdr believed would produce jobs instead hiked unemployment rate increasing taxes firms individuals, apportioning tax dollars government spending programs hire people limited term project true job creation, wrote
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us president elect donald trump pumped total million money campaign
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president elect donald trump said thursday united states needed improve relationship china, criticized economic policies failure rein north korea one important relationships must improve, improve, relationship china, trump told rally iowa united states china world two biggest economies china market economy, said played rules, know time going start trump criticized china repeatedly presidential campaign drew diplomatic protest beijing last week speaking phone president tsai ing wen taiwan, china considers wayward province first top level contact taiwan us president elect president since president jimmy carter adopted one china policy , recognizing beijing government trump kept criticism beijing rally, part thank tour express gratitude states helped win upset victory democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton last month massive theft intellectual property, putting unfair taxes companies, helping menace north korea like should, massive devaluation currency product dumping, trump said china that, wonderful, right china currently viewed currency manipulator either us treasury department international monetary fund world trade organization says chinese tariffs imported goods generally higher us tariffs trump brought pick ambassador china, iowa governor terry branstad, onstage, saying branstad always encouraged say anything negative china state many friends there, trump said branstad would tell branstad said chinese president xi jinping year friendship iowa governor visited china least six times, xi iowa twice trump repeated campaign message planned prioritize united states american workers global interests trump administration, takes office jan , would focus two rules buy american hire american, said, adding would keep pressuring companies move jobs overseas
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former secretary state hillary clinton called fake news danger must addressed quickly, rare public appearance thursday, month lost presidential election campaign marked flood propaganda must stand democracy, clinton said tribute retiring senate democratic leader harry reid, referring called epidemic malicious fake news false propaganda flooded social media past year clinton urged action private public sectors combat false reports clear called fake news real world consequences politics partisanship lives risk lives ordinary people trying go days, jobs, contribute communities, said clinton target fake news, internet postings claiming pizza restaurant washington fronting child sex ring run clinton sunday, north carolina man wielding assault rifle fired gun inside restaurant, located northwest washington miles thursday ceremony, according police, said suspect told come investigate fake news report clinton appearance thursday event, packed mostly democratic elected officials including vice president joe biden, greeted standing ovation raucous applause clinton, also former senator served reid, made wry reference relatively low profile kept since republican donald trump nov presidential election, referring weeks taking selfies woods indirectly acknowledged defeat began tribute reid exactly speech capitol hoped making election new us president delivers inaugural address jan , standing large platform erected every four years west front capitol building
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us house representatives thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation keep federal agencies funded april avert government shutdowns end week existing appropriations expire vote , house passed legislation senate encountered opposition democrats upset refusal republicans include long term extension expiring healthcare benefits retired coal miners families instead, bill would continue benefits next april never seen anything callous life, said west virginia democratic senator joe manchin result, senate might able vote spending bill sometime weekend, technically putting us government partial shutdown mode saturday flint, michigan, endured two half year struggle lead contaminated drinking water, would get access million fund infrastructure improvements lead poisoning prevention bill stop gap funding bill reflects inability republican controlled congress pass dozen regular appropriations bills fiscal year began oct runs sept , , freezing spending current levels congress unable pass part internal disagreements among republicans measures democrats held firm earlier budget deal aims restrain spending caps defense long caps imposed domestic programs congress likely end arguing well spending priorities current fiscal year even must begin considering funding government operations fiscal congress delay finishing work also means president elect donald trump, takes office jan , say government spending priorities period april sept , instead president barack obama provision also embedded spending bill 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 bill moving congress, lawmakers try wrapping work year, contains billion waging military operations islamic state worldwide
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bipartisan group us senators sent letter president elect donald trump thursday urging take tough line russia termed military land grab ukraine letter, whose republican democratic signatories included leading foreign policy voices trump republican party, early sign lawmakers publicly assert international matters disagree white house new york property developer becomes president jan trump signaled campaign might take softer line dealings moscow, repeatedly praising russian president vladimir putin leadership putin said recently trump confirmed willing mend ties light russia continued aggression repeated refusal respect ukraine territorial integrity sovereign right choose destiny, also renew call united states increase political, economic military support ukraine, said letter, led senators richard durbin, democrat, rob portman, republican, co chairmen senate ukraine caucus letter, seen reuters public release, senators also said believe russia annexation crimea accepted united states lift sanctions imposed russia behavior eastern ukraine president barack obama putin challenging relationship, stark differences russia actions ukraine syria tensions risen obama democratic party particular cyber attacks attributed russia us presidential election among republican senators signed letter john mccain, chairman senate armed services committee, lindsey graham, head appropriations subcommittee oversees state department majority republicans democrats senate foreign relations committee, including ranking democrat ben cardin, signed letter jack reed, top democrat senate armed services, also
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legislation expanding us magnitsky human rights act russian citizens cover abusers country passed us senate thursday part annual defense policy bill, leaving landmark measure verge becoming law legislation included must pass national defense authorization act, ndaa, setting policy department defense, despite recent election republican donald trump us president trump signaled softer line russia, vehemently opposes original sergei magnitsky rule law accountability act, expansion magnitsky act imposed visa bans asset freezes russian officials linked death prison sergei magnitsky, year old russian whistleblower backers bill pushed years expand impact every country, make significant acts corruption sanctionable offenses visiting united states using financial institutions privileges extended worst actors international system, senator ben cardin, top democrat senate foreign relations committee, said statement cardin pushed measure along republican senator john mccain, chairman senate armed services committee house representatives passed national defense authorization act, ndaa, overwhelming margin dec senate vote sends measure, including global magnitsky, white house president barack obama veto sign law white house spokesman said shortly ndaa passed could yet say president would proceed
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us president elect donald trump nominate oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, critic federal environmental regulation, lead environmental protection agency, transition team said thursday choice, enraged environmental activists cheered oil industry, signals republican president elect plans move ahead promise cut back regulation free drilling coal mining, likely reversal democratic president barack obama environmental agenda long, environmental protection agency spent taxpayer dollars control anti energy agenda destroyed millions jobs, also undermining incredible farmers many businesses industries every turn, trump quoted saying statement transition team pruitt harsh opponent obama measures curb climate change helped lead legal effort states throw integral piece obama climate change strategy requires states curb carbon output since becoming top prosecutor oil gas producing state , pruitt, , launched multiple lawsuits regulations put forward agency poised lead, suing block federal measures reduce smog curb toxic emissions power plants american people tired seeing billions dollars drained economy due unnecessary epa regulations, intend run agency way fosters responsible protection environment freedom american businesses, pruitt quoted saying transition team statement called pruitt national leader epa job killing war coal help implement trump energy plan
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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, affair 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 joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia dana rohrabacher, republican us representative california senior member house committee foreign affairs alan mulally, former ceo ford former executive vice president boeing 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 gary cohn, president goldman sachs group inc 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 forrest lucas, founder oil products company lucas oil heidi heitkamp, democratic us senator north dakota robert grady, venture capitalist, partner gryphon investors cathy mcmorris rodgers, us representative washington state house republican conference chair sarah palin, former alaska governor republican vice presidential nominee jan brewer, former republican arizona governor mary fallin, republican oklahoma governor ray washburne, ceo investment company charter holdings 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 california central district, appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney law firm proskauer rose llp paul atkins, republican former sec commissioner heading trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies, including sec daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner john allison, former ceo regional bank bb corp former ceo cato institute, libertarian think tank paul atkins, republican former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp robert lighthizer, washington trade attorney former deputy us trade representative republican reagan administration andrew puzder, ceo cke restaurants apolotul lou barletta, republican us representative pennsylvania victoria lipnic, us equal employment opportunity commission member former labor department official george w bush administration gary cohn, goldman sachs group inc president mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser also served ronald reagan george hw bush presidential administrations scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee 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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chances federal government could hand us air traffic control system private management increasing, say advocates report getting supportive feedback president elect donald trump team us rep bill shuster, chairs house representatives transportation committee, met trump incoming transportation secretary elaine chao make case moving nation , air traffic controllers mission government control non profit organization shuster privatization advocates argue spinning air traffic control non government entity would allow efficient system rapid, cost effective improvements technology, part avoiding government procurement process national air traffic controllers association, union represents controllers, came favor shuster legislation earlier year run bipartisan opposition house senate push back nation airlines opponents say us system large privatization would save money, would drive ticket costs could create national security risk also concerns airlines would dominate private company board limit access airports business jets national business aviation association, represents thousands corporate individual business jet owners, strongly opposed shuster bill earlier year nation airspace airport system benefit public controlled airline interests, organization said april landscape might change trump, campaigned improving nation infrastructure regular user private plane, occupies white house jan apart shuster, officials lobbyists work infrastructure construction say idea privatizing air traffic controllers part infrastructure bill gaining steam, especially among concerned congress able pass separate sweeping transportation bill congress averse spending money, privatizing air traffic control systems would shift cost upgrades tax coffers air travelers, kind move makes lawmakers view free instead increase federal spending conversations trump transition folks seemed interested putting larger infrastructure bill, shuster said air traffic control system need expensive upgrades, including multi billion dollar implementation nextgen, system would utilize gps direct aircraft instead outdated use radar shuster vision, move would enrich particular company air traffic control would overseen nonprofit reinvests profits back infrastructure improvements shuster first broached subject trump two years ago, said, two discussed several additional times met chao last week could take strong presidential push privatization effort earlier year, failed get even enough support republican members vote house floor february, delta released study arguing privatization would cost air travelers would achieve savings many air traffic controller operations funded ticket taxes
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donald trump scheduled hold additional meetings thursday friday forms administration taking democratic president barack obama jan republican president elect held meetings far, according transition team trump meet following people thursday friday, according team retired us navy admiral, former supreme allied commander nato, dean fletcher school law diplomacy tufts university former ceo ford motor co, sept july director google since us representative idaho, republican serves house judiciary natural resources committees us senator west virginia, democrat trump also invited technology industry leaders meeting dec , according media reports citing transition officials
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president elect donald trump plans nominate third retired general top job new administration choice battle hardened marine commander lead agency set sept , attacks protect us homeland trump expected name former marine general john kelly, , head department homeland security, source familiar decision told reuters wednesday kelly told fox news wednesday asked would consider honor confirmed senate, kelly charge agency tasked securing borders illegal immigration, protecting president, responding natural disasters, coordinating intelligence counterterrorism like trump, kelly believed hold strong views stopping illegal immigration four star general told congressional committee last year lack security us mexican border represents national security threat former head military southern command, kelly responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean proponent keeping open us military prison guantanamo bay, cuba kelly, whose son killed fighting taliban afghanistan, retired january year military career cbs first reported trump would nominate kelly position, would put charge , employees include secret service border patrol agents well agency clears refugees resettlement united states democratic president barack obama, department border patrol immigration enforcement agents criticized civil rights groups acting paramilitary force neglected humanitarian mission helping immigrants escaping violence retired general chief, department risks furthering image facing backlash democrats immigrant rights groups trump energized voters election campaign promising build wall us mexico border order keep mexican immigrants described rapists murderers testimony last year senate armed services committee, kelly said people smuggling activities southern border dire threat terrorist organizations could seek leverage smuggling routes move operatives intent cause grave harm citizens even bring weapons mass destruction united states, kelly said sentiments may endeared trump, warned repeatedly presidential campaign dangers illegal immigration, pledged make mexico pay wall along border republican president elect, military experience, also plans nominate retired general james mattis lead pentagon picked retired lieutenant general michael flynn national security adviser trump may forced look generals fill key positions lacks relationship republican establishment figures, said former white house state department official pj crowley never served government, campaign, established bench, said crowley forming pickup team fly individual basis, lot international operational experience far less domestic political experience well gel together remains seen, said crowley, author red line, book us foreign policy trump transition team also said considering former army general david petraeus secretary state kelly served iraq several times, first marine years promoted rank brigadier general combat zone , son, marine st lieutenant robert kelly, killed helmand province southern afghanistan human rights groups feared someone would appointed homeland security stronger anti immigration position, kansas secretary state kris kobach, proponent reinvigorating system track muslims entering united states visas frank sharry, executive director america voice education fund, immigrant rights advocacy group, said hopeful kelly experience central america would make sympathetic migrants fleeing violence region sharry said concerned number generals trump appointed times trump cabinet looks like military junta securitization migration whack reality, said sharry take general knowledge americas radical like kobach national border patrol council, early trump backer represents , border patrol agents employees, noted kelly immigration experience stellar credentials said statement popularity troops boded well morale problems department homeland security, added believe cabinet level nominee pressure produce kelly questioned pentagon decision allow women serve combat, differed publicly obama president attempt close guantanamo bay prison innocent men there, kelly said guantanamo january interview military times newspaper republican controlled senate must confirm kelly homeland security post
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us president elect donald trump scheduled hold additional meetings wednesday forms administration taking democratic president barack obama jan republican president elect held meetings far, according transition team week, trump meet following people democratic chicago mayor, former white house chief staff us president barack obama political director former democratic president bill clinton republican governor north carolina monday conceded state gubernatorial race democratic challenger oklahoma attorney general, whose name mentioned possible environmental protection agency administrator also scheduled meet trump nov chief executive officer cke restaurants whose name mentioned possible labor secretary second meeting trump retired us navy admiral, former supreme allied commander nato, dean fletcher school law diplomacy tufts university us senator west virginia, democrat trump also invited technology industry leaders meeting dec , according media reports citing transition officials reuters could immediately confirm reports
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president elect donald trump wednesday picked fossil fuel industry defender top environmental official, another retired general homeland security chief iowa governor us ambassador china choices odds recent pronouncements trump, continuing build cabinet prepares take office jan , said oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, , would nominated head environmental protection agency pruitt sued epa bid undo key regulation outgoing president barack obama would curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed climate change, mainly coal fired power plants trump tapped retired marine corps general john kelly, , secretary department homeland security, whose responsibilities include immigration kelly, third retired general named trump senior administration post, last year told congress lack security us mexican border posed threat united states trump transition team said republican iowa governor terry branstad, , boasted close ties beijing leaders, picked us ambassador china addition, transition officials said linda mcmahon, , former ceo professional wrestling company wwe wife wrestling kingpin vince mcmahon, trump choice head small business administration trump taken part wwe events past close ties mcmahons member wwe hall fame four posts require senate confirmation pruitt selection came despite softer tone trump struck environmental regulation since nov election stepped back casting climate change hoax, signaled might willing allow united states continue participating paris climate change deal aimed lowering world carbon emissions, met former vice president al gore, leading environmental voice pruitt selection brought quick rebuke democrats head epa cannot stenographer lobbyists polluters big oil, house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi said pruitt trump campaign manager, kellyanne conway, brushed criticism, praising pruitt record telling reporters trump tower accustomed naysayers critics trump talked tough campaign deporting estimated million illegal immigrants united states building wall along mexican border since election softened comments deportation referred illegal immigrants terrific people kelly would work tandem republican senator jeff sessions, trump pick attorney general, leading advocate cracking illegal immigration former four star general would head department charge securing borders illegal immigration, protecting president, responding natural disasters coordinating intelligence counterterrorism formerly headed southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean proponent keeping open us military prison guantanamo bay, cuba trump previously picked retired marine corps general james mattis defense secretary retired army lieutenant general michael flynn national security adviser branstad eager trading partner china, helping iowa sell agricultural goods asian powerhouse choice came trump rattled world second largest economy tough talk trade telephone call leader taiwan trump key appointments make coming days, including high profile job secretary state team said former republican presidential candidate mitt romney, fierce trump critic campaign, still consideration diplomatic job aside personnel announcements, trump basked named time magazine person year, telling nbc today show, great honor, means lot interview time, trump continued take corporate america, promising bring drug prices causing shares us pharmaceutical biotech companies fall
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us senate voted overwhelmingly wednesday support sweeping legislation reshape way food drug administration approves new medicines also provide funding cancer alzheimer research, help fight opioid epidemic, expand access mental health treatment advance research precision medicine two years making, st century cures act passed last week house representatives go president barack obama sign law supporters say speed access new drugs devices, part allowing clinical trials designed fewer patients cheaper, easier achieve goals second consecutive year, senate sending president another christmas miracle signature, senator lamar alexander, republican tennessee said statement last year, every student succeeds act, time, st century cures act bill help virtually every american family critics legislation say gives massive handouts pharmaceutical industry lower standards drug medical device approvals gift , lobbyists, mostly pharmaceutical companies, helped sell comes expense patient safety undermining requirements ensuring safe effective medications medical devices, consumer watchdog public citizen said statement democratic senator elizabeth warren among handful senators voted bill, independent senator former democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders decried described big handouts pharma industry even bill passed house passed vote billion act, sponsored republican representative fred upton, authorizes billion national institutes health million food drug administration also calls billion two years battle opioid epidemic tuesday drug enforcement administration issued report showing people died every day result drug poisoning those, percent opioid heroin related opioids heroin fentanyl
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koch industries, private conglomerate owned billionaire conservatives charles david koch, warned wednesday republican tax reform proposal meant encourage us exports could devastating effects economy consumers proposal, known border adjustability, part larger tax reform plan backed republicans house representatives, including speaker paul ryan attracted attention advisers president elect donald trump potential tool creating manufacturing jobs blue collar americans provision, would tax imports exempting us exports corporate income tax, raised concerns retailing energy sectors potential effects prices imported consumer items foreign goods used domestic production corporate lobbyists say trump threatened percent import tax us companies move jobs overseas could reflect interest president elect border adjusted approach tax reform trump team republicans congress currently trying hammer agreement tax reform proposed border tax adjustment distort market, increase consumer prices create uneven playing field companies consumers, philip ellender, oversees government public affairs wichita, kansas based multinational, said statement long term consequences economy american consumer could devastating, added ellender, said koch otherwise supports tax reform koch second largest private us company, operations range refining chemicals ranching forest products owners known spend heavily conservative initiatives oppose government intervention business representative kevin brady, republican chairman house tax committee produced reform plan, welcomed koch statement feedback described border adjustability key provision would level playing field made america products brady said plan would unleash economic job growth cutting corporate tax rate percent percent, simplifying tax code encouraging investment border adjustability would help pay tax cuts generating trillion revenues decade, according non partisan tax policy center provision would also discourage us companies moving operations abroad result another provision, would eliminate us taxes foreign profits us multinationals
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carter page, previously described foreign policy adviser us president elect donald trump, arrived moscow meet businessmen politicians, ria news agency reported thursday going meet influential businessmen thought leaders, ria quoted page saying
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donald trump clashed wednesday union official accused president elect lying number jobs saved deal keep air conditioner maker carrier moving jobs indiana mexico chuck jones, president united steelworkers local , represents workers united technologies corp carrier plant indianapolis, interview cnn criticized trump least second time two days deal trump, twitter post wednesday, offered sharp reply chuck jones, president united steelworkers local , done terrible job representing workers wonder companies flee country tuesday, jones told washington post trump spoke carrier factory last week, got and, whatever reason, lied ass indiana state officials agreed give carrier million tax breaks encourage keep , jobs state, although jobs company headquarters scheduled go mexico positions union factory jobs, carrier still plans send estimated , jobs mexico employees disappointed, jones said cnn wednesday lot members, word coming , , thought would job, said remarks cnn later wednesday, jones responded trump twitter post pretty low down, low life, said like challenged, challenged trump, made tough talk trade centerpiece election campaign, vowed impose hefty tariffs carrier reverse course shifting jobs mexico trump posted another tweet jones later remarks cnn united steelworkers good, would kept jobs indiana, trump wrote
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federal judge michigan wednesday revoked order requiring recount state presidential vote sought jill stein, siding state appeals court found green party candidate grounds mount challenge us district judge mark goldsmith ruling effect halting recount michigan, least now, following conflicting rulings day earlier federal state appeals courts michigan court appeals tuesday ordered recount stopped, us th circuit court appeals upheld goldsmith earlier decision said process proceed dueling rulings sides claiming victory left future stein bid unclear goldsmith, deferring michigan appeals court, said stein presented valid reasons override court decision, found aggrieved candidate standing demand recount stein campaign said statement following goldsmith ruling appealed again, michigan supreme court, sought disqualify two justices mentioned republican president elect donald trump potential nominees us supreme court huge victory michigan taxpayers rule law, recount stopped, michigan attorney general bill schuette, republican opposes recount, said statement addition michigan, stein trying votes nov presidential election recounted pennsylvania wisconsin three states key trump victory recounts extremely unlikely change outcome election stein, got percent vote, said necessary ensure integrity voting systems losing democratic candidate hillary clinton campaign said take part recounts stein sued federal court pennsylvania monday try force statewide recount presidential votes setback stein team, philadelphia court common pleas wednesday denied full forensic analysis city voting machines software stein team argued analysis way guarantee accuracy city election results court decision deny voters chance know truth election, ilann maazel, lead counsel stein campaign recount effort pennsylvania, said written statement
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cuba said wednesday hoped sign least half dozen agreements united states businessman donald trump, threatened derail detente former cold war foes, becomes president jan cuban us officials held talks havana discuss could accomplished president barack obama remaining weeks office, agreeing arrange high level visits technical meetings cuba united states deepen detente, irreversible become, analysts said moment negotiating accords aim able conclude sign majority them, josefina vidal, cuban foreign ministry director us affairs, told news conference accords would areas seismology meteorology, said, adding cuba united states already signed dozen accords two years since agreed normalize relations, ending decades hostility also opened embassies, restored commercial flights opened travel options fear stake, given republican trump said would seek reverse opening unless communist ruled cuba gives united states calls better deal vidal declined comment trump statements said hoped administration would recognize detente backing cubans americans cuba would hope new us government takes account results achieved backed majority cuban population us citizens, said cuba willing continue improving relations within respect existing differences without make kind concession principles cuba firmly believes, vidal added washington wednesday, us lawmakers joined cuban entrepreneurs urge trump continue thaw meanwhile, obama administration pressing american companies complete business deals cuba royal caribbean cruises ltd norwegian cruise line said wednesday received approval cuba government operate cruises island number us visitors cuba jumped percent first ten months year , , vidal said
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us president elect donald trump plans nominate wrestling magnate linda mcmahon choice head small business administration, trump transition team said statement wednesday following list republican trump selections top jobs administration posts national security adviser require senate confirmation mnuchin, , relatively little known 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 bank came fire foreclosure practices housing advocacy groups accused quick foreclose struggling homeowners mattis retired marine general known tough talk, distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command, oversees us military operations middle east south asia, mattis, , known many us forces nickname mad dog rebuked saying fun shoot people sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, alabama senator former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants 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 health human services secretary us representative tom price price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house representatives budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion carson, , retired neurosurgeon dropped republican presidential nominating race march threw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circles, carson previously indicated reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african american picked cabinet spot trump chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials company married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky 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 l n kc final leadership role kelly year career head us southern command, responsible us military activities relationships latin america caribbean kelly, , differed democratic president barack obama key issues warned vulnerabilities along united states southern border mexico environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measures stem climate change, pruitt, , enraged environmental activists, fits republican president elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation says stifling oil gas drilling pruitt became top prosecutor oklahoma, extensive oil reserves, , challenged epa multiple times since mcmahon, , co founder former ceo professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully republican us senate seat connecticut , early supporter trump presidential campaign us ambassador united nations governor nikki haley 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 national security adviser retired lieutenant general michael flynn flynn, , early trump supporter serves vice chairman transition team began us 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 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
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ceo china sovereign wealth fund said thursday expects us president elect donald trump careful considering whether increase tariffs line election promises would us interests china investment corporation chairman ceo ding xuedong said republican trump used number slogans hard fought campaign democratic rival hillary clinton purely purpose getting elected slogans put effect, example, going cut taxes increase spending going increase investment infrastructure way stimulate american economy believe possible, ding told boao forum asia melbourne going increase tariffs begin trade war, believe globalization trend believe mr trump careful considering whether put measures place, said trump focus taken office would turn global trade increasing benefits united states global trade, ding said, may find raising tariffs would work end may effective benefit us, said throughout election campaign, trump threatened china mexico punitive tariffs economists warned could spark trade war could potentially roll back decades liberalization also threatened redraw trade deals, including trans pacific partnership, would blow japan export dependent economy
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us republican senators leaning towards plan delay effective date obamacare repeal three years, senior republican said wednesday conservatives house representatives think long wait end affordable care act, president barack obama signature health insurance program known senate, consensus three years, senator orrin hatch, chairman chamber finance committee, told reporters, saying could take long work replacement obamacare takes time things around republicans house senate say want repeal obamacare early first order business senate january, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican, said tuesday donald trump election us president last month means republicans control white house, senate house representatives new congress goes work jan trump sworn jan republicans agreed quickly obamacare repeal go effect delay would give time work replacement, instead throwing millions americans health insurance substitute house conservatives favor phasing obamacare getting replacement within two years, three years would lapse next congressional election, attendant uncertainty majority think wise leave long term plan like future congress necessarily control, said ben williamson, spokesman representative mark meadows, incoming leader freedom caucus, group house conservatives potential members freedom caucus might vote repeal, replacement going beyond two years, williamson said affordable care act provided million previously uninsured americans health coverage republicans repeatedly tried dismantle law, call government overreach another senior senator said republicans worried whether raise taxes three years pay obamacare replacement, could example involve tax credits subsidize health insurance republicans could faced three years, voting tax increase exactly place republicans relish being, said senator bob corker, chairman senate foreign relations committee
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donald trump name oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, ardent opponent president barack obama measures curb climate change, head environmental protection agency, trump transition team official said wednesday, choice enraged green activists cheered oil industry trump choice pruitt fits neatly republican president elect promise cut back epa free drilling coal mining, signals likely rollback much obama environmental agenda since becoming top prosecutor major oil gas producing state , pruitt, , launched multiple lawsuits regulations put forward agency poised lead, suing block federal measures reduce smog curb toxic emissions power plants also leading figure legal effort several states throw epa clean power plan, centerpiece obama climate change strategy requires states curb carbon output interview reuters september, pruitt said sees clean power plan form federal coercion commandeering energy policy state sovereignty make decisions markets pruitt also said skeptical climate change opinion piece oklahoma newspaper year, wrote believes debate global warming far settled scientists continue disagree issue overwhelming majority scientists around world say manmade emissions warming planet obama administration finalized clean power plan key part meeting us obligations paris climate agreement, accord among nearly countries curb global warming many scientists say warming causing rising sea levels, drought, increase ferocious storms trump vowed campaign pull united states paris deal, saying would put american businesses competitive disadvantage since election, however, trump said keep open mind climate deal, also met former vice president al gore, leading climate change activist l n e u trump, real estate magnate takes office jan , midst building administration holding scores interviews office new york environmental groups former obama officials bristled choice pruitt, lawmakers, including us senator bernie sanders vermont, said would fight nomination scott pruitt running epa like fox guarding henhouse, said gene karpinski, president league conservation voters, supported trump opponent election, democrat hillary clinton time again, fought pad profits big polluters expense public health, karpinski said heather zichal, former deputy assistant president energy climate change obama, said trump choice alarming meet al gore monday, pledge keep teddy roosevelt environmental legacy alive tuesday, nominate clean power act leading opponent head epa wednesday, making unequivocal statement direction leadership, said sanders, campaigned democratic nomination president promise combat climate change, said vigorously oppose pruitt nomination epa position must confirmed vote us senate representatives oil industry, republican lawmakers, cheered pick scott segal, energy industry lobbyist bracewell llp called pruitt measured articulate student environmental law policy helped keep epa faithful statutory authority respectful role states system cooperative federalism us senator jim inhofe oklahoma, also climate change skeptic, said pruitt fought back unconstitutional overzealous environmental regulations like waters us clean power plan proven good steward environment mean burdening tax payers businesses red tape trump aides praised pruitt conservative record attorney general pruitt strong conservative record state prosecutor demonstrated familiarity laws regulations impacting large energy resource state, one aides said transition team briefing call wednesday
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mayors largest us cities warned president elect donald trump wednesday potential economic harm might cause wipes program allows young illegal immigrants remain united states warned letter much billion tax revenue would lost four years billion us gross domestic product would wiped years cancels policy aimed protecting people deportation daca, deferred action childhood arrivals policy, created executive order allows undocumented young people brought united states age remain without fear deportation pursue higher education, work engage military service deferred action subject renewal every two years mayors asked program allow initial applications renewals continue congress modernizes immigration system provides permanent form relief individuals president, trump would authority undo daca program helps foster economic growth enhances public safety national security, said letter, written democratic mayor chicago, rahm emanuel, signed mayors major us cities including new york, los angeles, houston clear mayors dreamers seeking american dream, embrace rather bait switch, emanuel said presenting trump letter meeting new york trump called deportation illegal immigrants, estimated million people, promised build wall border mexico according letter, made available press, nearly , undocumented youths participated daca daca part broader immigration issue municipalities offer sanctuary cities, local law enforcement refuse report federal authorities undocumented immigrants encounter trump threatened cut federal funding municipalities would authority cut kinds funding, mayors cities said pressured report migrants federal agents santa ana city council voted tuesday declare community southern california , people, half foreign born percent hispanic descent, sanctuary city los angeles, county board supervisors tuesday voted ask county departments provide plans shielding undocumented immigrants us immigration authorities, said jessie gomez, spokeswoman supervisor hilda solis board oversees health, law enforcement social welfare departments operate county wide administer city los angeles nearly one million residents los angeles county believed undocumented immigrants, according solis office white house spokesman josh earnest wednesday said could address incoming president potential actions current administration working ensure trump team understood obama pursued policy president crystal clear, words deeds, view young people american every way papers deported policy deporting would inconsistent values, earnest said daca
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bank lobbying groups pressing us senate work reforming country consumer financial watchdog agency
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president elect donald trump nominate iowa governor terry branstad next us ambassador china, choosing longstanding friend beijing rattling world second largest economy tough talk trade telephone call leader taiwan appointment may help ease trade tensions two countries, world two biggest agricultural producers, diplomats trade experts said branstad visited china least six times, chinese president xi jinping traveled iowa twice, including branstad governor branstad appointment also suggests trump may ready take less combative stance toward china many expected, experts said trump statement cited branstad qualifications including experience government longtime relationships xi chinese leaders nomination, formally made republican president elect sworn jan , well received, even among democrats tenacious, trust me, chinese, need tenacious, us agriculture secretary tom vilsack, former iowa governor, said branstad trump, defeated hillary clinton last month election, said takes office intends declare china currency manipulator, meaning keeps yuan artificially low make exports cheap, threatened impose punitive tariffs chinese goods coming united states added that, unusual decision accept call taiwan president tsai ing wen last week prompted diplomatic protest saturday beijing, considers taiwan renegade province trump transition team played exchange courtesy call, white house reassure china decades old one china policy intact branstad established personal connection china could help smooth relationship defined largely international security matters bilateral trade, massive us trade deficit country source friction means trump team understands important ambassador access xi jinping, bonnie glaser, china expert center strategic international studies think tank washington, said pick branstad called xi longtime friend xi visited iowa february , nine months became china leader wednesday, branstad said xi year friendship added president elect understands unique relationship china asked serve way previously considered nomination announced, foreign ministry spokesman lu kang called branstad old friend china asked beijing bloomberg report appointment, although said china would work us ambassador welcome play greater role advancing development china us relations, told daily news briefing xi ties iowa go back years visited iowa agricultural research trip led delegation hebei province, returning years later reuniting people met trump stance china particular focus since friday call tsai, first top level contact taiwan us president elect president since president jimmy carter adopted one china policy , recognizing beijing government china united states largest trading partner goods imports china far outstripped us exports, making trade deficit china billion , according us trade representative specific us trade concerns include allegations china dumping steel aluminum global markets cost production, hurting american producers agricultural sector, united states unable get beijing lift anti dumping measures us broiler chicken products animal feed ingredient known distillers dried grains ddgs china one iowa biggest export markets, branstad well placed deal china us trade issues, said professor huang jing, expert chinese politics national university singapore really sends message donald trump wants handle china bilateral relationship level, said branstad, , visited china recently leader trade mission made stops beijing hebei november somebody clearly understands agriculture representing us interests china, said dale moore, executive director public policy american farm bureau federation
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us president elect donald trump said wednesday nominate professional wrestling magnate former senate candidate linda mcmahon choice head small business administration trump announcement said mcmahon would key player effort generate stronger job growth roll back federal regulations mcmahon, , co founder former ceo professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully us senate seat connecticut early supporter trump presidential campaign sba, least one office every us state, provides support small businesses extending loans making sure get percentage federal contracts trump said mcmahon helped wwe grow person operation publicly traded global enterprise employees worldwide trump wwe hall fame member confirmed senate, mcmahon would join trump economic team includes wall street executives steven mnuchin treasury department wilbur ross commerce linda tremendous background widely recognized one country top female executives advising businesses around globe, trump said announcement mcmahon said goal sba chief would promote small businesses help grow thrive small businesses largest source job creation country, said
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us president elect donald trump said wednesday nominate professional wrestling magnate former senate candidate linda mcmahon choice head small business administration trump announcement said mcmahon would key player effort generate stronger job growth roll back federal regulations mcmahon, , co founder former ceo professional wrestling franchise wwe, based stamford, connecticut ran unsuccessfully us senate seat connecticut early supporter trump presidential campaign sba, least one office every us state, provides support small businesses extending loans making sure get percentage federal contracts trump said mcmahon helped wwe grow person operation publicly traded global enterprise employees worldwide trump wwe hall fame member confirmed senate, mcmahon would join trump economic team includes wall street executives steven mnuchin treasury department wilbur ross commerce linda tremendous background widely recognized one country top female executives advising businesses around globe, trump said announcement mcmahon said goal sba chief would promote small businesses help grow thrive small businesses largest source job creation country, said
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retired marine corps general john kelly, reached traveling australia, confirmed asked serve us president elect donald trump homeland security secretary, fox news reported wednesday fox quoted kelly saying asked homeland security secretary would consider honor
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us president elect donald trump wednesday doubled scorn satirical tv show saturday night live, whose popularity soared since alec baldwin began impersonating final weeks leading election trump, guest host saturday night live november running republican presidential nomination, vented anger twitter recent weeks, calling nbc show totally unwatchable hit job interview nbc today show wednesday, trump asked whether considered longer watching it, given complaints hosted snl good show, good show anymore, trump responded first all, nothing me, nothing funny skits terrible show audience jumped percent since baldwin began impersonating trump october, according nbc network said million people average watching program season, starting oct , making watched season since trump wednesday attempted cast doubt future saturday night live, lampooned presidents politicians parties since first aired years ago frankly, way show going now, look kind work doing, knows long show going terrible show, trump said republican businessman former star nbc reality tv show apprentice also said baldwin depiction really mean spirited good like like actor, think imitation gets all, trump added baldwin, portrayed trump unprepared office tweeting security briefings, tweeted back trump last week, release tax returns stop ha trump broke decades tradition followed republican democratic presidential candidates refusing release tax returns baldwin, , former star nbc comedy rock, told celebrity magazine hola interview, glad people found impressions funny divisive election bad feelings sides, opportunity give people chance talk laugh good thing, baldwin told us edition magazine interview released tuesday
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public interest group urged us officials wednesday free washington landmarks thousands people planning protests around jan inauguration president elect donald trump washington based partnership civil justice fund said national park service handed control sites lincoln memorial private committee overseeing republican trump inauguration move left least dozen protest groups without prime venues, violation americans constitutional rights, fund officials said national park service done massive land grab inhibiting want exercise right free speech, mara verheyden hilliard, co founder fund, said news conference trump inaugural committee respond request comment trump election nov led days sometimes violent protests people said new york businessman former reality tv star encouraged racism, bigotry misogyny campaign democrat hillary clinton threat american values national park service spokesman mike litterst said agency rules place since give inaugural committee preferential access public areas along pennsylvania avenue, national mall surrounding land federal court upheld rules public sidewalks along parade route pennsylvania avenue, boulevard running capitol white house, open protesters nps reviewing pending applications, litterst said email partnership civil justice said first time recent memory permits land extended private inauguration committee days around president swearing said despite decision, city law allowed peaceful street protests go ahead without permits fund prepared sue get permits pulled protesters may gather near white house national mall, verheyden hilliard said district columbia officials expecting around million people inauguration events surrounding several groups vowed demonstrate , people said would take part march women rights day ceremony committee said sites national park service said plans use them, verheyden hilliard said
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us president elect donald trump wednesday defended direct interventions companies, including making statements twitter, saying businesses benefit actions upcoming term office one day criticizing one boeing co high profile projects tweet, trump told nbc anticipated tremendous economic growth administration reiterated warning companies shifting us jobs overseas would pay still, markets companies worry, said know people unnerved, trump told nbc today program opposite frankly, think going go new york businessman, never held public office, begins term jan trump also said sold stocks june avoid conflict interest presidency think appropriate owning stocks making deals country maybe affect one company positively one company negatively, said comments followed series actions targeting specific companies, including deal keep carrier jobs united states tuesday, criticized boeing tweet dented shares, pledges two asia biggest technology companies expand us investments l n e w boeing, trump complained costs revamped air force one plane, prominent symbol us presidency, urged government cancel order l n e n move latest example trump using podium, often via twitter, rattle companies foreign countries trump told nbc boeing chief executive officer dennis muilenburg spoke tuesday going work out, trump said going negotiate prices also cautioned us businesses offshoring jobs want fire workers, move mexico country, sell product country, going paying tax, told nbc earlier month, trump lauded deal united technologies corp carrier keep us positions exchange million tax breaks following thanksgiving day tweet negotiations trump also defended twitter posts, telling nbc used social media platform talk important things conveyed message much faster press release
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ukrainian producer world largest aircraft offered build plane donald trump us president elect said order boeing co new air force one scrapped realdonaldtrump may better consider antonov aircraft air force one, ukrainian state owned firm antonov tweeted directly trump wednesday immediate response future president, known unpredictable tweets tuesday, trump took twitter criticize alleged escalating costs new air force one boeing, built planes us presidents since costs control, billion cancel order, wrote antonov offer appeared jest, new orders united states elsewhere would provide welcome boost fortunes company, one soviet union top aircraft producers, produced around twenty planes since ukraine gained independence famous building world biggest aircraft antonov mriya dream cargo plane, designed part soviet space program one completed still use carry tonnes distances , km , miles work manufacture second plane started never completed, antonov found potential investor aerospace industry corporation china aicc
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time magazine named us president elect donald trump person year wednesday, citing upheaval american politics brought new york businessman election campaign victory hard measure scale disruption, time said announcement, noting trump career real estate magnate reality television star presidency nov republican president elect, sworn jan , ran unconventional controversial campaign democrat hillary clinton time noted views deeply divided believe better, trump victory represents long overdue rebuke entrenched arrogant governing class, magazine said see worse, destruction extends cherished norms civility discourse, politics poisoned vile streams racism, sexism, nativism magazine said short list person year included clinton, turkish president tayyip erdogan singer beyonce great honor, means lot, trump told nbc today show interview shortly announcement rejected time characterization country fractured magazine cover called president divided states america divide them, divided now, told nbc going put back together added think putting divided snarky time makes annual choice based impact person world events, better worse last year magazine chose german chancellor angela merkel previous winners ranged mahatma gandhi adolf hitler
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spokesman terry branstad wednesday denied reports president elect donald trump chosen iowa governor us ambassador china reports premature accurate, said ben hammes, branstad communications director
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us president elect donald trump plans increase spending infrastructure cutting taxes would endanger public finances, economics nobel laureate oliver hart said wednesday much infrastructure united states bad shape, increased spending could good even details trump plans impressive , said also reducing taxes, mean going lead sorts budgetary problems future, hart told news conference stockholm, along winner nobel prize economics, bengt holmstrom hart holmstrom due receive prize ceremony stockholm saturday hart also criticized idea tearing trade agreements said reducing taxes rich contrary belief needed would favor actually increasing tax burden wealthy, said, adding hard know trump actually taking office
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former us attorney debra wong yang considered chair securities exchange commission trump administration, source familiar situation said tuesday yang partner gibson dunn crutcher los angeles represents corporate defendants white collar crime investigations compliance matters previously, yang served first female asian american us attorney appointed central district california republican president george w bush left join gibson dunn yang longtime friend republican new jersey governor chris christie, donated presidential campaign tapped, would become second consecutive former federal prosecutor lead sec current chair, mary jo white, previously served us attorney southern district new york yang respond call email requesting comment, clear leading contender top sec job names floating around include former sec commissioner paul atkins, helping oversee transition financial regulation, ralph ferrara, former sec general counsel also transition team unlike atkins ferrara, yang considered deeply steeped securities regulatory policy matters yang represented variety corporate clients also previously served justice department appointed monitor medical device company currently, representing allergan plc lawsuit filed last month company called amazon medica trademark infringement, false advertising unfair competition related selling botox foreign labels us doctors also represented uber technologies inc class action lawsuit force company pay drivers overtime minimum wage yang among gibson dunn attorneys hired conduct outside investigation bridgegate scandal march report exonerated christie, finding involvement decision close lanes george washington bridge linking new jersey new york city two christie former close associates, bridget kelly, deputy chief staff, bill baroni, former deputy executive director port authority new york new jersey, convicted roles scandal last month trial, former port authority official david wildstein, previously pleaded guilty involvement, testified baroni fact discussed lane closures christie christie charged wrongdoing defense attorneys case local media new jersey raised questions independence gibson dunn investigation, citing yang personal friendship christie efforts raise money campaign
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president elect donald trump laid us military policy tuesday would avoid interventions foreign conflicts instead focus heavily defeating islamic state militancy latest stop thank tour states critical nov election win, trump introduced choice defense secretary, general james mattis, large crowd city near fort bragg military base, deployed soldiers countries around world stop racing topple foreign regimes know nothing about, involved with, trump said instead, focus must defeating terrorism destroying isis, trump rhetoric similar said election campaign railed war iraq fayetteville, vowed strong rebuilding us military, suggested stretched thin instead investing wars, said, would spend money build america aging roads, bridges airports even so, trump said wants boost spending military help pay buildup, trump pledged seek congressional approval lifting caps defense spending part sequestration legislation imposed cut spending across board want depleted military place fighting areas fighting going depleted longer, said trump said nation shares goals considered us partner forget want strengthen old friendships seek new friendships, said said policy intervention chaos must come end us armed forces deployed far flung places around globe, involved currently active combat middle east, specifically iraq syria part build military act aggression, act prevention, said short, seek peace strength trump described mattis right person job urged congress approve waiver let take civilian position us law military leader must retired seven years becoming eligible become defense secretary speaking crowed, mattis said, look forward civilian leader long congress gives waiver senate votes consent going get waiver, trump said, returning microphone get waiver going lot angry people
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president barack obama tuesday warned united states would able wipe terrorism military might offered sweeping defense administration national security record final major speech counterterrorism president, obama argued administration able make al qaeda shadow former self put islamic state heels, said terrorism would remain threat united states rather offer false promises eliminate terrorism dropping bombs deploying troops fencing rest world, take long view terrorist threat pursue smart strategy sustained, obama said speech macdill air force base tampa, florida obama turn white house jan republican president elect donald trump sharply critical administration approach fighting terrorism trump referred obama democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton co founders islamic state presidential campaign, blaming initial spread militant group white house said obama national security speech planned long nov election aimed specifically incoming trump administration speech, obama spoke importance adhering american laws values reinstating use waterboarding imposing religious test immigrants, two positions trump supported past whole objective terrorists scare us changing democracy, obama said obama signed executive order taking office january banned waterboarding enhanced interrogation techniques eits executive orders rescinded president successors many lawmakers human rights groups denounced waterboarding, interrogation technique simulates drowning, torture trump calling extreme vetting certain refugees admitted united states, campaign proposed banning foreign born muslims entering country obama came office planning unwind us wars iraq afghanistan promising focus fighting militant groups threatened united states wherever instead, forced return us troops iraq keep thousands place afghanistan years war obama said administration approach providing support local partners undertaking massive ground invasions effective making progress fight take mosul iraq islamic state counterterrorism experts pointed rise islamic state example obama slow respond emerging threat united states successful killing key militant leaders, obama legacy tarnished way terrorist groups regenerated strengthened latter parts presidency, said robin simcox, fellow heritage foundation
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republican led panel us house representatives agreed tuesday add million short term federal spending bill reimburse new york authorities president elect donald trump security costs, far short million requested city congressional delegation new york us lawmakers quick express unhappiness extremely disappointed continuing resolution fund federal government fully reimburse people new york unprecedented security costs incurred keep president elect family safe election inauguration, us democratic representative carolyn maloney said statement bill, funds us agencies april , must pass friday deadline keep government agencies running capitol hill news conference earlier tuesday, john miller, new york police department deputy commissioner intelligence counter terrorism, said contact congressional democrats republicans costs security operations protect trump republican takes office jan party politics politics all, miller said said trump security footprint would even complex becomes president representative nita lowey, democrat, said republican leadership house appropriations committee expressed sympathy city pre inauguration reimbursement request asked specifics several house democrats tuesday also signed letter new york governor andrew cuomo new york city mayor bill de blasio urging state city refuse pay trump extra new york security costs sworn president president elect choose maintain two permanent residences family, reasonable request reimburse city state additional security expenses significant personal financial resources, letter said trump said wife, melania, son barron move new york white house right finishes school
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michigan state appeals court tuesday ordered halt recount state presidential election vote sought green party candidate jill stein, federal appeals court ordered process proceed conflicting rulings sides claiming victory left unclear tuesday evening stein bid recount vote michigan stood green party candidate, received percent presidential vote nov , sued federal court pennsylvania monday try force statewide recount us presidential votes stein also pushed recount way wisconsin, michigan pennsylvania, key republican president elect donald trump victory today, trump gop allies michigan tried everything book stop recount, failed recount continuing spite efforts suppress vote, said matthew brinckerhoff, lawyer stein campaign brinckerhoff referring ruling th us circuit court appeals recount continue michigan th circuit decision came within hours order state michigan court appeals recount halted, grounds stein aggrieved candidate standing demand one grateful, know michigan taxpayers agree, michigan court appeals adhered rule law, clarity michigan statute agreeing jill stein aggrieved candidate recall must stop, state republican attorney general, bill schuette, said written statement stein moves unlikely change outcome election maintained necessary ensure integrity voting systems michigan, pennsylvania wisconsin defied recent history supporting democratic presidential candidates handed trump narrow wins ultimately gave victory democratic rival hillary clinton clinton campaign said would take part recounts
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us president elect donald trump urged government tuesday cancel order boeing co revamped air force one
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republican head house representatives committee said tuesday offering bill keep us government funded april, ahead friday deadline keep agencies running house appropriations chairman hal rogers said statement short term continuing resolution would fund federal government april , included money emergency disaster relief move would give incoming republican president elect donald trump say budget appropriations issues, allowing set funding priorities remainder fiscal year , ends sept bill also contains provision make easier trump choice defense secretary, general james mattis, pass bureaucratic hurdle appointment since retired , mattis need congress waive requirement civilian least seven years taking top job pentagon rogers expressed disappointment offer bill, suspends months work lawmakers staffs full scale appropriations bills congress intended enact end year type short term spending absolutely final answer funding federal government year, said statement legislation band aid, critical one give next congress time complete annual appropriations process, meantime, take care immediate national funding needs, rogers added democrats republicans said decision mistake could lead difficult appropriations task next year
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democrats california state senate announced tuesday series infrastructure funding bills would invest billions roads, bridges, housing water projects infrastructure investment forefront political agendas year, president elect donald trump promise unveil massive national infrastructure spending plan voters support billions dollars infrastructure bonds november election trump rival, hillary clinton, campaigned promising infrastructure investment trump called trillion infrastructure spending years, remains unclear much would come federal budget democrats california senate proposed five bills tuesday, including one would use billion year next decade repair roads bridges improve transit systems across state according proposal, bulk money raised phased cent per gallon gas tax increase, along increases diesel excise tax vehicle registration fees california freeway system faces billion maintenance shortfall next decade local governments face another billion shortfall local highways bridges need infrastructure funding echoed across country transportation infrastructure dire condition longer wait fix it, cost us, state senator jim beall san jose sponsor transportation bill, said statement two housing bills raise money affordable housing, one fee real estate transaction documents california home expensive rental housing markets country, many parts state face serious housing shortages another bill proposes issue billion general obligation bond aimed addressing housing stock shortage senator toni atkins san diego, sponsor one housing bills, said infrastructure top list challenges facing california, tuesday package bills would go long way toward improving quality life californians grow state economy another bill would fund state local parks water infrastructure billion general obligation bond despite recent rains, california fifth year drought , state voters passed billion bond fund water infrastructure projects throughout california senate leader kevin de le n los angeles, sponsor tuesday bill, noted still high unmet demand new water natural resource investment
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largest lobbying group health insurers asked us lawmakers weighing fate obamacare push back due date individual insurance submissions regulators hopes obtaining greater clarity program future later republican leaders including president elect donald trump us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said keen repeal president barack obama signature health insurance program, affordable care act, provides coverage millions americans process repealing replacing obamacare could take two three years, however, according senators much law change still unclear trump said aspects program good, allowing young adults stay insured parents age trade association america health insurance plans, ahip, speaking senators past weeks, spokeswoman kristine grow said tuesday provided list issues discussion, touch individual exchanges, medicare medicaid insurers backed idea high risk pools, saying mitigate risk adverse selection deliver effective coverage trump choice head us department health human services, tom price, advocate use pools insure sick two ahip largest members anthem inc cigna corp, plan sell obamacare plans insurers also asked funding jan , , cost sharing programs making reinsurance payments insurers qualify planned asked elimination two health insurance taxes, said would help slow premium growth suggested extending deadline file health exchange plans months summer , less uncertainty insurers likely submit bids insurers asking senators limited changes medicaid program transition period, ensure transition period states expanded medicaid, program poor jointly funded federal government states republicans considering changing funding block grants, could cut total amount medicare, insurers seeking changes soon february, government propose target rates medicare advantage plans
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china called us officials tuesday let taiwanese president tsai ing wen pass united states en route guatemala next month, days president elect donald trump irked beijing speaking tsai break decades precedent us state department appeared reject call, saying transits based long standing us practice, consistent unofficial nature us relations taiwan china deeply suspicious tsai, thinks wants push formal independence taiwan, self governing island beijing regards renegade province call trump friday first us president elect president taiwanese leader since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition china taiwan tsai due visit guatemala, one taiwan small band diplomatic allies, jan , foreign minister, carlos raul morales, told reuters taiwan liberty times, considered close tsai ruling democratic progressive party, reported monday planning go new york early next month way nicaragua, guatemala el salvador taiwan formally confirmed tsai trip visits allies region normally combined transit stops united states meetings taiwan friendly officials trip would take place trump inaugurated jan replace democrat barack obama tsai delegation would seek meet trump team, including white house chief staff reince priebus, liberty times said adviser trump transition team said considered unlikely would meeting tsai trump go new york china foreign ministry said one china principle, states taiwan part china, commonly recognized international community tsai real aim self evident china hopes united states allow transit, send wrong signals taiwan independence forces, ministry said statement sent reuters us state department spokesman mark toner said monday information whether tsai would meet us officials stopped transit said taiwanese presidents stop periodically said transits based long standing us practice, consistent unofficial nature relations taiwan spokeswoman repeated position tuesday asked comment chinese call meeting american reporters tuesday, tsai played significance conversation trump, saying congratulate president elect foresee major policy shifts near future see value stability region, told reporters us vice president elect mike pence told fox news channel tuesday trump regret taking call president elect fully aware one china policy, pence said also aware united states sold billions dollars arms taiwan unique relationship country defined decades since reopened relations people republic china think think felt would rude take call taiwan self governing since nationalist forces fled island defeat mao zedong communists china civil war taiwan presidential office said media reports january trip excessive speculation el salvador government said working taiwan plans visit tsai second week january gave specific dates nicaraguan government immediate comment nicaraguan president daniel ortega sworn third consecutive term jan , however, tsai trip guatemala would dovetail ceremony white house said monday sought reassure china trump phone call tsai, obama administration warned could undermine progress relations beijing
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taiwan president tsai ing wen said anticipate major policy shifts affecting region despite unprecedented call us president elect donald trump deeply rankled china, according media reports tuesday meeting small group american reporters, tsai played significance exchange last friday trump telephone call first us president elect president since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition china taiwan call prompted diplomatic protest beijing saturday and, monday, reassurance obama administration washington committed one china policy china regards taiwan renegade province stress one phone call mean policy shift, tsai told reporters us outlets included usa today, national public radio washington post foresee major policy shifts near future see value stability region, added, according reports tsai added phone call way us express respect us election well congratulate president elect trump win republican trump, real estate developer never previously held public office, takes office jan winning nov election statement meeting journalists, tsai office made mention remarks regarding call trump instead, said tsai told journalists taiwan united states shared many common values taiwan major market us exports
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white house said monday sought reassure china president elect donald trump phone call taiwan leader last week, obama administration warned could undermine progress relations beijing statement spokesman us president barack obama highlighted concerns potential fallout trump unusual call taiwan president tsai ing wen friday, prompted diplomatic protest beijing saturday white house spokesman josh earnest said senior national security council officials spoke twice chinese officials weekend reassure washington commitment one china policy reiterate clarify continued commitment united states longstanding china policy policy place years focused promoting preserving peace stability strait separating china taiwan, us interests, earnest said president elect team different aim, leave describe, said chinese government beijing placed enormous priority situation, sensitive matter progress made relationship china could undermined issue flaring up, said call taipei first us president elect president taiwan leader since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition china taiwan , acknowledging taiwan part one china china regards taiwan renegade province despite tensions matters ranging trade china pursuit territorial claims south china sea, obama administration highlighted cooperation global issues, climate change iran north korea nuclear programs earlier monday, china foreign ministry said trump clear china position taiwan issue china maintained contacts team vice president elect mike pence sought play telephone conversation, saying sunday courtesy call, intended show shift us policy china senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker, mentioned possible secretary state trump administration, said monday thought reaction taiwan call overblown got call, took it, again, getting calls everyone, think probably lot read case, really, corker said chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang would say directly china lodged stern representations trump call, repeating weekend statement gone relevant side united states whole world knows chinese government position taiwan issue think president elect trump team also clear, lu told daily news briefing fact, china maintained contacts communication team president elect trump, added, repeating previous assertion, although give details lu also said would speculate prompted call, described matter taiwan important sensitive question china united states former us secretary state henry kissinger, white house national security adviser president richard nixon made historic visit china , told forum new york us china relations impressed calm reaction chinese leadership trump call kissinger, met trump last month, said suggested beijing may looking develop calm dialogue new us administration trump, vowed campaign label china currency manipulator, issued tough rhetoric sunday china ask us ok devalue currency making hard companies compete , heavily tax products going country us tax build massive military complex middle south china sea think trump said twitter china currently viewed currency manipulator either treasury department international monetary fund world trade organization says chinese tariffs imported goods generally higher us tariffs china, taiwan, philippines, vietnam, malaysia brunei claim parts energy rich south china sea, trillions dollars trade passes annually lu would drawn directly commenting trump tweets defended china us relationship china us economic trade relationship many years always highly mutually beneficial one, otherwise developed way today, said diplomatic contretemps one several recently republican president elect, real estate magnate never held public office foreign affairs military experience trump, takes office jan , still considering choice secretary state global times, influential tabloid published ruling communist party official people daily, said editorial tuesday china would meet trump reckless remarks head trump china bashing tweet cover real intent, treat china fat lamb cut piece meat it, paper said
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us failure retaliate strongly cyber attack sony pictures may helped inspire russian hackers sought interfere us election, senior congressional democrat said tuesday russia may concluded could hack american institutions price pay, representative adam schiff, top democrat house representatives intelligence committee, told press breakfast sponsored christian science monitor schiff suggested washington team european allies impose sanctions would hit russian economy russia blamed high profile attacks democratic organizations damaged party election campaign, republican donald trump presidency party kept control senate house russian president vladimir putin dismissed allegations us campaign rhetoric schiff one group senior house democratic lawmakers wrote president barack obama tuesday asking administration officials brief members congress russian efforts influence interfere nov us election russia may succeeded weakening americans trust democratic institutions, said letter, also signed steny hoyer, house democrat, ranking democrats judiciary, foreign affairs, homeland security, oversight armed services committees lawmakers, including republicans, asked investigations called legislation address hacking issue reuters reported friday james clapper, us director national intelligence, asked congress remove provision upcoming intelligence authorization bill would created special committee combat russian efforts exert covert influence abroad schiff, backs creation bipartisan committee, said tuesday united states needed stop hacking unless establish kind deterrent, going unending, said intelligence committee aide said panel changed provision independent clapper letter felt appropriately addressed intelligence community concerns , hacking benefited trump, schiff said added, however, russian hackers could turn trump president approve policies obama administration publicly blamed north korea malicious breaches crippled sony
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repealing obamacare first order business us senate january, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican, said tuesday republicans replace president barack obama signature health insurance program provides coverage millions americans step step, said senator john thune, another member republican leadership mcconnell say repeal affordable care act, officially known, would go effect senator john barrasso said might effective two three years, timeframe still debated democrats scoffed republican plans, saying even know want replace obamacare bring on, said senator chuck schumer, democrats leader senate next year donald trump election us president last month means republicans control white house, senate house representatives new congress opens jan trump sworn jan affordable care act provided million previously uninsured americans health coverage expanding medicaid online exchanges consumers receive income based subsidies republicans launched repeated legal legislative efforts dismantle law, call government overreach average obamacare premium set rise percent large national insurers including aetna inc, unitedhealth group inc anthem inc said losing money exchanges patient costs higher anticipated enrollment lower forecast unitedhealth aetna pulled exchanges repeal obamacare, congressional republicans expected resort special procedure known budget reconciliation get around democrats senate, rules protect rights minority party thune said republicans hoped democrats would work replace obamacare way give states, rather federal government, control healthcare issues create flexibility small businesses way offer healthcare benefits senator harry reid, outgoing senate democratic leader, dismissed idea democrats would join think hope going buy ruining healthcare america, chance it, said
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chief executive us aerospace industries association urged president elect donald trump tuesday quickly nominate new board members us export import bank allow export financing agency resume functioning dave melcher said billions dollars worth potential orders limbo agency board lacked necessary number board members back important trade deals senate protect american manufacturing jobs restoring quorum export import bank board directors, melcher said speech industry media representatives tuesday arlington, virginia boeing co, one largest us exporters, aerospace companies raised similar concerns
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president barack obama legal defense key initiatives including signature healthcare law collapsing courts put cases hold president elect donald trump, hostile policies, assumes office jan pending conservative legal challenges could undo important elements obama presidential legacy trump, expected, opts defend obama policies court simply ditches initiatives attack since trump election nov , various courts delayed action three groups cases resolved obama leaves office blocked administration regulation going effect another include challenge house representatives republicans important provision obamacare law, cases concerning religious objections law mandate employers provide health insurance coverage birth control also include obama executive action, put hold supreme court june, spare deportation millions immigrants country illegally, administration bid extend overtime protections workers republican governed states like texas behind biggest challenges obama policies host cases pending federal government due obama administration overreach, said marc rylander, spokesman texas attorney general ken paxton, republican sued administration various issues including immigration rylander said texas officials continue pursue cases look forward working new administration us court appeals district columbia circuit monday put hold house republican obamacare challenge least feb trump republican congressional allies said plan repeal replace law, meaning case could become moot obama administration opposed delay case, agreed put hold effort revive obama immigration plan administration states challenged plan filed joint motion nov saying case put hold given change administration trump vowed crack immigrants country illegally expected abandon obama blocked policy series cases pending lower courts concerning efforts christian groups obtain exemption provision obamacare law requiring employers provide health insurance coverage contraceptives also holding pattern supreme court sent cases back lower courts may, throwing several rulings favor administration lower courts awaiting change administrations one cases, new orleans based th us circuit court appeals, lawyers religious groups said court papers delay afford newly inaugurated president new administration opportunity take fresh look litigation consider potential resolutions acceptable sides labor case, federal judge nov prevented obama regulation extend mandatory overtime pay million salaried workers going effect dec scheduled give trump leeway change course takes office far, courts delayed action several cases involving key obama policies, including state industry challenge rules curb greenhouse gas emissions mainly coal fired power plants appeals court washington heard oral arguments september yet issued ruling trump said plans rescind regulation meanwhile, supreme court agreed decide major transgender rights case hinges part obama administration policy position support female born transgender high school student named gavin grimm, identifies male sued win right use school boys bathroom court yet scheduled oral arguments case due rule end june
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cuba united states draw roadmap deepening detente wednesday first meeting since election donald trump us president death cuban revolutionary fidel castro fifth us cuban bilateral commission comes time increased uncertainty future us cuban relations given trump promise end detente cuba offer better deal administration outgoing us president barack obama pressed american companies complete additional business deals cuba help cement president policy time trump takes office january define actions carried coming weeks process improving relations, cuban foreign ministry said tuesday actions would include high level visits accords cooperation areas mutual interest, said communist ruled cuba far mostly stayed quiet trump statements, waiting see whether converts tough rhetoric policy change several major us companies, general electric, final stages negotiating deals cuba, sources familiar matter say one sources, based washington, said half dozen announcements, ranging cruise ships travel manufacturing telecommunications, believed works negotiations may affected nine days official mourning castro, source said castro given cuba outsized influence world affairs half century president, partly clashing united states younger brother, raul castro, took president , made history two years ago agreeing obama end cold war hostility start normalizing relations since then, two countries opened embassies, restored commercial flights, opened travel options negotiated agreements issues affecting environment, law enforcement, postal service communications obama, visited cuba earlier year, also gradually poked holes us embargo caribbean island executive orders trump says obama ought cut better deal campaign rally miami, large population cuban exiles, said would seek reverse obama moves open relations cuba unless leaders allowed religious freedoms freed political prisoners us supporters detente say improving cubans lives contributing opening socialist system place, example fostering fledgling private sector bipartisan group us congressional leaders four cuban entrepreneurs hold joint news conference wednesday urge congress lift us embargo cuba cuban entrepreneurs also urge trump reverse thaw, according statement issued office pro detente senator patrick leahy
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us president elect donald trump sold shares companies june, aides said tuesday, move likely raised substantial cash ahead presidential election could ease concerns potential conflicts interest trump stock portfolio included shares companies including apple inc, microsoft corp, jpmorgan chase co host others, according financial disclosure form filed may trump spokesman jason miller said email trump sold shares, respond questions trump sales proceeds whether withdrew investments time republican transition team provide documentation sales trump file new financial disclosure form may , according us office government ethics presidents typically provide information voluntarily first year office selling shares would reduce potential conflicts businessman turned politician prepares take white house democratic president barack obama jan would address concerns trump personal family business activities, include hotels golf resorts panama scotland trump said step back running business, given detail arrangements presidential campaign, trump indicated pulled back stock market invest, got out, actually good timing, told fox business august interview issue arose trump urged government cancel order boeing co revamped air force one presidential plane new york real estate developer, defeated democrat hillary clinton nov election, said, without citing proof, costs aircraft control trump previously said owned boeing shares asked earlier tuesday whether president elect still owned them, miller said trump sold shares june, clear time whether speaking boeing stock
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blackstone group lp bxn chairman ceo steve schwarzman said tuesday expected see substantial reversal regulations types, financial sector, following donald trump us presidential election victory schwarzman, picked trump chair panel business leaders give advice presidency, said changes would boost us growth attract foreign investment blackstone one world largest investment companies speaking investor conference hosted goldman sachs group inc gsn , schwarzman said regulatory changes would largest roughly year career expects spur inflation rising interest rates trump pledged dismantle financial overhaul known dodd frank, republicans congress already crafted legislation aimed draft legislation jeb hensarling, republican chair us house financial services committee would reorganize consumer financial protection bureau, throw volcker rule restricting banks making speculative investments eliminate authority financial stability oversight council designate non banks systemically important schwarzman said rising interest rates would benefit blackstone lending businesses, outlook hedge fund real estate businesses less clear cut generally positive asked corporate tax reform, schwarzman said changes would need apply individuals well corporations percent us companies use pass structure business taxes passed personal income tax returns owners business
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us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tuesday said pushing extend expiring healthcare benefits retired coal miners including provision spending bill congress hopes pass week statement senate floor, mcconnell, republican kentucky, said conversations house representatives speaker paul ryan insisted continuing resolution include provision address issue retirees lose healthcare benefit end year fate united mine workers health care pension funds air congress weighs legislation provide financial support soon expiring benefits, risk default coal companies grapple bankruptcies although senate finance committee september passed bill provide funding benefits senior lawmakers looking ways include provision spending bill passed existing government funding expires dec democratic senators coal producing states
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obama administration unlikely release massive report cia use waterboarding enhanced interrogation techniques widely considered torture, top democrat congressional intelligence committee said tuesday representative adam schiff told reporters likely, president barack obama leaves office next month, white house might take action report could released someday via freedom information act foia request might expect administration designate kind record would ultimately lead availability foia, subject redaction, schiff said breakfast meeting reporters sponsored christian science monitor said supported much information shared possible senator dianne feinstein congressional democrats urged obama declassify release , page senate intelligence committee report republican president elect donald trump inaugurated jan feinstein chaired panel researched wrote report, spearheaded effort expose cia actions committee, led democrats, released page executive summary findings december full report seen sensitive release think incoming administration interest publishing greater part document, schiff said however, added expect waterboarding would resume within ic intelligence community would massive resistance this, going happen, schiff said 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 white house spokesman said nothing announce report, reiterated obama opposition torture 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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boeing co tuesday responded call president elect donald trump costs new air force one, saying currently million contract determine capabilities new presidential aircraft look forward working us air force subsequent phases program allowing us deliver best plane president best value american taxpayer, said spokesman todd blecher trump tuesday said costs new plane expected reach billion urged government cancel contract boeing jet budgeted costs air force one replacement program billion fiscal years , according budget documents production contract yet awarded boeing
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white house said tuesday know president elect donald trump got figure billion replace air force one plane transports presidents, spokesman said tuesday trump urged federal government tuesday cancel order boeing co develop new air force one, saying costs billion control statistics cited, shall say, appear reflect nature financial arrangement boeing department defense, white house spokesman josh earnest told reporters
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people mentioned contenders senior roles us president elect donald trump works form administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports trump already tapped number people top jobs administration list posts already filled, see 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, affair 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 joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia dana rohrabacher, republican us representative california senior member house committee foreign affairs michael mccaul, republican us representative texas chairman house homeland security committee david clarke, milwaukee county sheriff vocal trump supporter retired marine corps general john kelly, former leader military southern command joe arpaio, lost bid election maricopa county, arizona sheriff, campaigned trump kris kobach, kansas secretary state frances townsend, homeland security counterterrorism adviser president george w bush jeff holmstead, energy lawyer, former epa official george w bush administration robert grady, venture capitalist, partner private equity firm gryphon investors leslie rutledge, republican arkansas attorney general carol comer, commissioner indiana department environmental management scott pruitt, republican oklahoma attorney general 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 gary cohn, president goldman sachs group inc 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 forrest lucas, founder oil products company lucas oil heidi heitkamp, democratic us senator north dakota robert grady, venture capitalist, partner gryphon cathy mcmorris rodgers, us representative washington state house republican conference chair sarah palin, former alaska governor republican vice presidential nominee jan brewer, former republican arizona governor mary fallin, republican oklahoma governor ray washburne, ceo investment company charter holdings 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, former new york mayor debra wong yang, former us attorney california central district, appointed former president george w bush ralph ferrara, securities attorney proskauer paul atkins, republican former sec commissioner paul atkins heading trump transition team independent financial regulatory agencies, including sec daniel gallagher, republican former sec commissioner john allison, former ceo regional bank bb former ceo cato institute paul atkins, former sec commissioner thomas hoenig, federal deposit insurance corp vice chairman dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp robert lighthizer, washington trade attorney former deputy us trade representative republican reagan administration andrew puzder, ceo cke restaurants lou barletta, republican us representative pennsylvania victoria lipnic, us equal employment opportunity commission member former labor department official george w bush administration gary cohn, goldman sachs group inc president mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina david malpass, former chief economist investment bank bear stearns senior trump adviser also served ronald reagan george hw bush presidential administrations scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee 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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former us attorney debra wong yang top contender head us securities exchange commission republican president elect donald trump, cnbc said tuesday yang, appointed fellow republican former president george w bush california central district, scheduled meet trump monday new york
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donald trump comment tuesday calling government cancel purchase boeing new air force one plane reflect us president elect focus keeping costs down, transition team told reporters speaking conference call reporters, trump aides said team focused trying save taxpayers money would specific details efforts trump takes office jan
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retired neurosurgeon ben carson, rival turned supporter donald trump, overcame stated qualms lack government experience monday accept president elect nomination lead department housing urban development democrats criticized republican president elect latest pick incoming administration, calling carson unqualified take billion agency oversees public housing carson, popular writer speaker conservative circles, close adviser trump since dropped republican presidential primary contest vice chairman trump transition team trump discussed job carson thanksgiving day holiday last month, although
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us president elect donald trump said monday would nominate retired neurosurgeon ben carson, presidential rival turned supporter serve department housing urban development secretary people mentioned contenders senior roles trump works form administration taking office jan , according reuters sources media reports see end list posts already filled 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, affair 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 joe manchin, democratic us senator west virginia dana rohrabacher, republican us representative california senior member house committee foreign affairs michael mccaul, republican us representative texas chairman house homeland security committee david clarke, milwaukee county sheriff vocal trump supporter retired marine corps general john kelly, former leader southern command joe arpaio, lost bid election maricopa county, arizona sheriff, campaigned trump kris kobach, kansas secretary state frances townsend, homeland security counterterrorism adviser republican president george w bush jeff holmstead, energy lawyer, former epa official george w bush administration robert grady, venture capitalist, partner private equity firm gryphon investors leslie rutledge, republican arkansas attorney general carol comer, commissioner indiana department environmental management scott pruitt, republican oklahoma attorney general 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 gary cohn, president goldman sachs group inc larry nichols, co founder devon energy corp james connaughton, ceo nautilus data technologies former environmental adviser president george w bush rick perry, former republican texas governor forrest lucas, founder oil products company lucas oil heidi heitkamp, democratic us senator north dakota robert grady, venture capitalist, partner gryphon cathy mcmorris rodgers, us representative washington state house republican conference chair sarah palin, former alaska governor republican vice presidential nominee jan brewer, former republican arizona governor mary fallin, republican oklahoma governor ray washburne, ceo investment company charter holdings us 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, former republican us representative michigan rudy giuliani, former nyc mayor dan dimicco, former ceo steel producer nucor corp andrew puzder, ceo cke restaurants lou barletta, republican us representative pennsylvania victoria lipnic, us equal employment opportunity commission member former labor department official george w bush administration dr ben carson, former republican presidential candidate retired neurosurgeon gary cohn, goldman president mick mulvaney, republican us representative south carolina scott brown, former republican us senator massachusetts sarah palin, former alaska governor jeff miller, former republican us representative florida chairman house veterans affairs committee 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 republican national committee chairman reince priebus steve bannon, former head conservative website breitbart news jeff sessions, republican us senator alabama senior member senate judiciary committee subject senate confirmation republican us representative mike pompeo kansas subject senate confirmation michael flynn, retired army lieutenant general former director defense intelligence agency nikki haley, republican south carolina governor subject senate confirmation betsy devos, republican donor former chair michigan republican party subject senate confirmation tom price, republican us representative georgia, orthopedic surgeon subject senate confirmation elaine chao, former labor secretary deputy transportation secretary republican presidents george w bush george hw bush, respectively subject senate confirmation chao married senate majority leader mitch mcconnell steven mnuchin, former goldman executive trump campaign finance chairman subject senate confirmation wilbur ross, billionaire investor, chairman invesco ltd subsidiary wl ross co subject senate confirmation james mattis, retired marine corps general subject senate confirmation ben carson, retired neurosurgeon former republican presidential candidate
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lawmakers democrat controlled california already laying groundwork fight president elect donald trump conservative populist agenda monday, leaders houses legislature introduced measures protect undocumented immigrants state efforts trump administration deport billionaire businessman takes office jan bills followed closely democratic governor jerry brown nomination us representative xavier becerra attorney general, high ranking democrat challenged incoming administration come us issues climate change, immigration worker protections immigrants part california history, culture, society, said assembly speaker anthony rendon, democrat los angeles, responding trump calls deport undocumented immigrants build wall along us border mexico telling next administration congress want get them, go us california voted decisively democrat hillary clinton nov presidential election, choosing former first lady trump percentage points democrats hold two thirds majorities houses legislature, every statewide office populous us state, california million undocumented immigrants
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china foreign ministry said tuesday hoped united states would allow transit taiwan president tsai ing wen visits guatemala next month china hopes united states allow transit, send wrong signals taiwan independence forces , ministry said statement sent reuters
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green party presidential nominee jill stein pressed case monday recounts us presidential ballots three states, locked horns president elect donald trump motives stein sued pennsylvania election officials federal court, demanding statewide recount michigan workers began stein requested recount federal judge ordered one without delay wisconsin, recount stein requested continued second week even three recounts completed, extremely unlikely change outcome nov election three states, voted democratic recent presidential elections, helped seal victory trump, republican sunday, trump proclaimed stein effort failure questioned motives, saying twitter stein scam raise money news conference monday across street trump tower manhattan, stein said every dollar raised recount going account purpose raised million toward million goal, according website urge donald trump look facts, make facts, stein said stein said recount push three rust belt states meant change election result focus attention concerns integrity voting systems three states trump supporters fought end recounts filing lawsuits assure donald trump nothing afraid of, stein said believe democracy, believe credibility victory, put arms, end bureaucratic obstruction voting machines pennsylvania lack paper trail, making vulnerable hacking problems, said trump allies protested stein appearance supporters trump tower, trump offices apartment home located think people today believe democracy, said jim macdonald, year old actuary borough queens held sign read dr jill quack, said voted trump president whether like not, macdonald said stein took percent popular vote, far behind trump democrat hillary clinton although clinton national popular vote, lost trump electoral college, person body chosen state state actually selects president trump projected electoral votes scheduled sworn jan stein electoral college votes federal law requires states resolve disputes appointment electors dec , adding pressure michigan, pennsylvania wisconsin wrap recounts wisconsin, recount produced minor shifts human error, state officials said monday one county, clinton gained votes counted election day voters used non standard pens mark ballots initial request stein recount pennsylvania failed saturday state judge ordered campaign post million bond federal lawsuit next best option, said spokeswoman pennsylvania election officials said would comment pending litigation michigan, state said monday recount presidential ballots begun order federal judge directing officials complete process dec us district judge mark goldsmith issued written order early monday sunday night hearing federal court eastern district michigan goldsmith ordered that, started, recount must continue order court state planned wait wednesday begin recount ruling, goldsmith wrote budgetary concerns sufficiently significant risk disenfranchisement michigan nearly million voters michigan republican party filed court papers appeal goldsmith ruling michigan attorney general bill schuette, republican, sued friday halt requested recount state, trump , votes michigan court appeals scheduled hearing schuette suit tuesday afternoon although clinton campaign initiate recount effort, says participating make sure process fair sides
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white house said monday sought reassure china president elect donald trump phone call taiwan leader last week, obama administration warned could undermine progress relations beijing statement spokesman us president barack obama highlighted concerns potential fallout trump unusual call taiwan president tsai ing wen friday, prompted diplomatic protest beijing saturday white house spokesman josh earnest said senior national security council officials spoke twice chinese officials weekend reassure washington commitment one china policy reiterate clarify continued commitment united states longstanding china policy policy place years focused promoting preserving peace stability strait separating china taiwan, us interests, earnest said president elect team different aim, leave describe, said chinese government beijing placed enormous priority situation, sensitive matter progress made relationship china could undermined issue flaring up, said call taipei first us president elect president taiwan leader since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition china taiwan , acknowledging taiwan part one china china regards taiwan renegade province despite tensions matters ranging trade china pursuit territorial claims south china sea, obama administration highlighted cooperation global issues, climate change iran north korea nuclear programs earlier monday, china foreign ministry said trump clear china position taiwan issue china maintained contacts team vice president elect mike pence sought play telephone conversation, saying sunday courtesy call, intended show shift us policy china senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker, mentioned possible secretary state trump administration, said monday thought reaction taiwan call overblown got call, took it, again, getting calls everyone, think probably lot read case, really, corker said chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang would say directly china lodged stern representations trump call, repeating weekend statement gone relevant side united states whole world knows chinese government position taiwan issue think president elect trump team also clear, lu told daily news briefing fact, china maintained contacts communication team president elect trump, added, repeating previous assertion, although give details lu also said would speculate prompted call, described matter taiwan important sensitive question china united states former us secretary state henry kissinger, white house national security adviser president richard nixon made historic visit china , told forum new york us china relations impressed calm reaction chinese leadership trump call kissinger, met trump last month, said suggested beijing may looking develop calm dialogue new us administration trump, vowed campaign label china currency manipulator, issued tough rhetoric sunday china ask us ok devalue currency making hard companies compete , heavily tax products going country us tax build massive military complex middle south china sea think trump said twitter china currently viewed currency manipulator either treasury department international monetary fund world trade organization says chinese tariffs imported goods generally higher us tariffs china, taiwan, philippines, vietnam, malaysia brunei claim parts energy rich south china sea, trillions dollars trade passes annually lu would drawn directly commenting trump tweets defended china us relationship china us economic trade relationship many years always highly mutually beneficial one, otherwise developed way today, said diplomatic contretemps one several recently republican president elect, real estate magnate never held public office foreign affairs military experience trump, takes office jan , still considering choice secretary state global times, influential tabloid published ruling communist party official people daily, said editorial tuesday china would meet trump reckless remarks head trump china bashing tweet cover real intent, treat china fat lamb cut piece meat it, paper said
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former us vice president al gore, leading voice fight climate change, donald trump, one point called hoax, met monday gore called productive session gore, democrat, spent minutes meetings republican president elect trump tower apartment office building manhattan also met briefly trump daughter ivanka, attended series high level meetings since father nov election gore, lost presidential election republican george w bush, devoted years lowering carbon emissions blamed climate change campaigned democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton earlier year, gore, vice president clinton husband, former president bill clinton, warned trump would steer world toward climate catastrophe elected warning came trump gave speeches calling united states drop last year global climate accord, signed paris lower carbon emissions blamed warming planet trump also referred human induced climate change hoax tweeted concept global warming created chinese order make us manufacturing non competitive since then, however, interview new york times, trump indicated might open mind joining effort battle climate change gore upbeat take trump huddling wealthy new york real estate developer sincere search areas common ground, gore said found extremely interesting conversation and, continued gore said msnbc later monday ivanka trump committed climate policy makes sense said would disclose details respect privacy conversations hopes keep discussing issue president elect aides trump gave insight monday meeting vice president elect mike pence, asked meeting left trump tower, declined comment said monday another productive day transition day meetings, trump left home monday evening dinner family club, new york restaurant gore, shared nobel peace prize work urging action risks global warming, kicking monday hour talk thon urge action battle climate change, threatens raise sea levels, spread diseases increase droughts regions around world trump scheduled meet tuesday rex tillerson, chief executive exxon mobil corp, considered job secretary state trump takes office jan exxon mobil embraced paris agreement would lower global greenhouse gas emissions percent percent levels aide gore said trump team reached former vice president said intended everything could work president elect ensure united states remained leader effort address climate change
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us president elect donald trump said monday would name retired neurosurgeon ben carson secretary department housing urban development following list republican trump selections top jobs administration posts national security adviser require senate confirmation mattis retired marine corps 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 mnuchin, , relatively little known 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 bank came fire foreclosure practices housing advocacy groups accused quick foreclose struggling homeowners 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, entered force , entry china world trade organization causing massive us factory job losses chao, , labor secretary president george w bush eight years first asian american woman hold cabinet position chao director ingersoll rand, news corp vulcan materials company married us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican kentucky health human services secretary us representative tom price price, , orthopedic surgeon heads house representatives budget committee representative georgia since , price criticized obamacare championed plan tax credits, expanded health savings accounts lawsuit reforms replace opposed abortion us ambassador united nations governor nikki haley haley, year old republican, governor south carolina since little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants, haley led successful push last year remove confederate battle flag grounds south carolina state capitol killing nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman 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 sessions, , first us senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner, senator alabama former federal prosecutor long taken tough stance illegal immigration, opposing path citizenship undocumented immigrants 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 national security adviser retired lieutenant general michael flynn flynn, , early supporter trump serves vice chairman transition team began us army career served deployments afghanistan iraq flynn became head defense intelligence agency president barack obama, retired year earlier expected, according media reports, became fierce critic obama foreign policy 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
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native american reservations cover percent united states, may contain fifth nation oil gas, along vast coal reserves now, group advisors president elect donald trump native american issues wants free resources call suffocating federal bureaucracy holds title million acres tribal lands, two chairmen coalition told reuters exclusive interviews group proposes put lands private ownership
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us president elect donald trump thursday said first time supports completion pipeline project near north dakota indian reservation, subject months protests tribes environmentalists communications briefing trump transition team said despite media reports trump owns stake energy transfer partners, company building pipeline, trump support pipeline nothing personal investments everything promoting policies benefit americans making claim attempting distract fact president elect trump put forth serious policy proposals plans set motion day one, said daily briefing note sent campaign supporters congressional staff activists spent months protesting plans route billion dakota access pipeline beneath lake near standing rock sioux reservation, saying project poses threat water resources sacred native american sites thursday, us military veterans arriving camp join thousands activists braving snow freezing temperatures protest pipeline republican trump vocal supporter another high profile pipeline project, transcanada keystone xl, democratic president barack obama denied permit last year republican north dakota senator john hoeven said met trump transition team discuss delayed pipeline today, mr trump expressed support dakota access pipeline, met exceeded environmental standards set forth four states army corps engineers, hoeven said statement important know new administration work help us grow diversify energy economy build energy infrastructure necessary move produced needed, said
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us marine corps commandant general robert neller, like much pentagon top brass, pretty happy president elect donald trump campaign pledge rebuild america military years congressionally imposed spending caps ask neller trump main proposal increase number marine infantry battalions today , pauses lot, neller told reuters interview neller, like many pentagon colleagues, thinks america military needs shift quickly prepare sophisticated adversaries insurgents united states fighting iraq, syria afghanistan require troops, including infantry neller wants cyber, intelligence avionics specialists, well additional jets, amphibious ships weaponry better prepare marine corps potential conflict another country islamic extremists certainly lethal, neller says, nearly capable even russia backed separatists ukraine fighting, whose arsenal includes drones, radar accurate artillery, example think next war going like counter insurgency battle , ok fine think t, neller said going much difficult going much complicated going much sophisticated reagan national defense forum california, neller said wish list marine corps included speeding purchases higher end items, including lockheed martin corp stealth supersonic f aircraft joint light tactical vehicle jltv made oshkosh corp trump campaign proposal marine corps based heritage foundation study determined active duty battalions would necessary wage two wars ability deters competitors trying take advantage us tied conflict one region, wrote heritage foundation dakota wood end, trump also pledged build active army around , , , today build navy approaching surface ships submarines, ships today pledged give air force least , fighter aircraft, today air force secretary deborah lee james, speaking defense forum, welcomed possibility aircraft and, like neller, expressed interest accelerating acquisition f aircraft additional aircraft would certainly allow us able different jobs across word simultaneously, james said, also noting need new bomber james also spoke high end capabilities, including space, warned need congress fund nuclear modernization, estimates say cost trillion next three decades chief naval operations admiral john richardson said us arms industry ready capable boosting production new ships meet trump campaign pledge shifting current target ships upwards would remarkably easy, long funding pay bill resourced, matter working closely industrial base, definitely ready that, told reuters, adding limiting factor would hiring training workers build new ships republicans, control houses congress white house trump sworn jan , see good prospects raising military spending levels scrapping law imposed mandatory cost caps defense spending still, unclear trump fund planned programs, beyond military spending spree includes paying major us domestic infrastructure program neller pentagon chiefs, investing prepare advanced threats priority, regardless whether trump makes good pledges thing going stay derelict duties, neller said
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us president elect donald trump indicated tougher us approach china speaking taiwan president last week, far push risky test wills wring concessions beijing issues trade north korea unclear call trump tsai ing wen first us president elect president taiwanese leader since president jimmy carter switched diplomatic recognition china taiwan prompted diplomatic protest china outgoing obama administration warned could undermine progress relations beijing, carefully built decades republican democratic administrations analysts say could provoke military confrontation china pressed far trump officials vice president elect mike pence sought play significance minute conversation, saying courtesy call intended show policy shift however, trump fueled fire sunday complaining chinese economic military policy twitter, monday economic adviser trump, stephen moore, said beijing like it, screw em analysts, including senior former us officials, said call appeared least initial shot across china bow signal tougher approach beijing, includes plans buildup us military, part response china growing power asia pacific region jon huntsman, reportedly among candidates become trump secretary state, quoted new york times saying weekend taiwan might prove useful leverage point dealings china trump adviser china hawk peter navarro, former us ambassador united nations john bolton, another mix top us diplomatic role, proposed using degrees escalation taiwan pressure china step back pursuit territory east asia navarro, produced books multipart television documentaries warning dangers china rise, suggested stepped engagement taiwan, including assistance submarine development program argued washington stop referring one china policy, stopped short suggesting recognize taipei, saying need unnecessarily poke panda bolton though, article january, countenanced diplomatic ladder escalation could start receiving taiwanese diplomats officially state department lead restoring full diplomatic recognition evan medeiros, former official served president barack obama top adviser east asia, said highly risky strategy reality china let us know clearly mid taiwan issue war peace issue, medeiros said proposition us test taiwan issue politically sensitive ranks high chinese priorities interest going begin trading anything away us decided establish formal diplomatic relations taiwan, could easily precipitate military crisis northeast asia, said douglas paal, white house official republican administrations served us representative taiwan , said approach trump advisers seemed rooted s, china much weaker united states better position take tougher line problem beijing decided year military buildup would never swallow stuff again, paal said said chinese president xi jinping seeking cement position congress ruling communist party next year look soft something like making us office taipei official diplomatic outpost, xi would devoured rivals, let happen, paal said chris murphy, democratic member us senate foreign relations committee, said using taiwan way pressure china cooperate north korea nuclear program trade could counterproductive pressing china taiwan likely bring table north korea currency, wrote twitter risks backing dark, nasty corner two sources familiar debate china policy within trump camp said bolton hard liners encouraged taiwanese leaders approach president elect however, former us secretary state henry kissinger others advising trump transition team cautioned open break four decade one china policy, said result, trump first presented request phone conversation personal matter rather harbinger shift us policy, left japan us asian allies unfazed however, sources said trump tweeted chinese currency manipulation, import tariffs south china sea, asian leaders asking whether deliberately provoking china, potentially leading dangerous escalation tensions chas freeman, former us diplomat president richard nixon interpreter historic trip china , said thought chinese officials waiting see trump intentions president chinese want humiliate mr trump get emotional confrontation him, said immediate impact give benefit doubt, know doing, understand significance this, perhaps manipulated people around
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former us secretary state henry kissinger said monday impressed chinese leadership calm reaction us president elect donald trump call last week president taiwan moment impressed calm reaction chinese leadership, suggests determination see whether calm dialogue developed, kissinger said event sponsored national committee us china relations
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us president elect donald trump nominated ben carson, retired neurosurgeon made failed bid republican presidential nomination, oversee federal department housing urban development referred hud, agency budget billion best known administration public housing
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us supreme court justices monday struggled determine states unlawfully considered race drawing legislative districts weighed cases republicans virginia north carolina accused trying dilute clout black voters based two hours oral arguments cases eight justices, appeared voters challenged virginia plan may win north carolina case outcome less clear conservative justice anthony kennedy, sided court liberals ruling last year involving alabama legislative districts, could pivotal race considered redrawing boundaries voting districts certain instances, states seeking comply federal voting rights act law protects minority voters enacted address history racial discrimination voting, especially southern states cases justices, voters accused republicans packing black voters, tend back democratic candidates, certain districts diminish voting power make surrounding districts white likely support republicans , supreme court ruled throw lower court decision upholding republican backed state legislature redistricting plan alabama crammed black voters certain districts way critics claimed lessened influence polls supreme court never said redistricting cannot based nakedly partisan aims like maximizing one party election chances justice stephen breyer, wrote ruling alabama case, acknowledged difficulties assessing race taken account appropriately drawing voting districts one, think, good answer question slightly better, slightly worse, breyer said fellow liberal justice sonia sotomayor said real easy states say mere politics motivated decisions even though lot direct evidence really race conservative justices, often skeptical considering race context, expressed sympathy problems states face trying avoid lawsuits also complying voting law maybe way around it, invitation litigation every one instances justice samuel alito asked north carolina appealed february federal court ruling found republicans redrew us house representatives districts census took race much consideration virginia voters challenged way state house delegates boundaries drawn republicans census appealed october federal district court ruling upholding districts rulings cases due end june
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incoming chair congressional panel oversees labor issues monday questioned need unions said wants repeal various obama administration labor policies organized labor sort lost reason many laws place protect workers, said representative virginia foxx, year old republican north carolina become chair us house representatives committee education workforce january, telephone interview reuters labor unions already wary fare incoming administration president elect donald trump, republicans poised control presidency chambers congress afl cio spokesman eric hauser pushed back foxx comments, saying thriving labor movement strong union presence never important light economic tumult united states foxx, first elected house , said one committee top priorities roll back slew obama administration labor initiatives top agenda us labor department rule would extend mandatory overtime pay million workers federal judge texas blocked rule last month took effect, labor department challenged ruling federal appeals court among targets foxx cited repeal national labor relations board revised standard joint employment could make easier unions regulators hold companies accountable employment practices staffing agencies, contractors franchisees partner issue prominently play case involving mcdonald corp whether it, well franchisees, held liable complaints violation employee rights foxx said expects strong opposition democrats think bring tired arguments destroying world things doing, frankly think last election shows american people buying arguments anymore, foxx said representatives democratic leadership house committee education workforce immediately available comment
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us president elect donald trump monday met former vice president al gore, environmental activist devoted years fighting climate change, gore told reporters lengthy productive session president elect, said gore, met earlier trump daughter, ivanka trump, said spent bulk time trump sincere search areas common ground found extremely interesting conversation and, continued
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north carolina governor pat mccrory monday conceded state contested gubernatorial race democrat roy cooper, almost four weeks nov election many viewed referendum law limiting transgender bathroom rights republican incumbent trailed challenger since election night, cooper declared victory margin fewer , votes mccrory refused bow out, vowing seek recount challenging validity votes campaign said may included ones cast felons dead people monday, state unofficial election results showed cooper lead grown , votes counties continued tally ballots mccrory entitled recount trailed , votes less video message issued governor office, mccrory said cooper closest north carolina governor race modern history despite continued questions answered regarding voting process, personally believe majority citizens spoken, said mccrory, sat couch christmas tree background video cooper win one term incumbent marks governorship picked democrats nationally, republicans added governor seats last month new hampshire, missouri vermont cooper, state attorney general, said serving governor honor life divisive election season, know still unites us divides us, said statement opponent concession democratic candidate bid benefited backlash mccrory signed state law march bans transgender people using government run restrooms match gender identity limits protections gays lesbians law, kind united states, drew national attention blamed hundreds millions dollars economic losses relocation major sporting events country ninth populous state opponents measure, known house bill , said mccrory defeat would national implications mccrory stubborn reckless support hb cost election, defeat sends powerful warning lawmakers across country targeting lgbtq people tolerated, chad griffin, president human rights campaign, said statement lgbtq stands lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning individuals identities
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federal appeals court monday brought end president barack obama bid overturn ruling threatens gut signature healthcare law putting case hold president elect donald trump, aims repeal obamacare, takes office obama administration appealed judge may ruling favoring challenge filed republicans us house representatives key part law us court appeals district columbia circuit agreed request republicans delay consideration government appeal trump takes office jan obama administration opposed move law repealed congress, case would moot court decision put case hold immediate effect law, lower court ruling put hold pending appeal court said sides provide update status case feb challenge targeted government reimbursements insurance companies compensate reductions law required make customers pocket medical payments trump said favors repealing replacing obamacare would consider retaining certain elements law enabled millions previously uninsured americans obtain health insurance, republicans condemn obamacare government overreach mounted series legal challenges obama administration appealed us district judge rosemary collyer ruling government cannot spend billions dollars federal funds without congressional approval provide subsidies healthcare law private insurers help people afford medical coverage house republicans argued administration violated us constitution legislative branch, executive branch, authorizes government spending obama administration interpreted provision type federal spending need explicitly authorized congress us supreme court issued major rulings authored conservative chief justice john roberts preserved obamacare rejected conservative challenges
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china said monday us president elect donald trump transition team clear china position regarding telephone call taiwan president tsai ing wen friday world clear china solemn position us side, including president elect trump team, clear china solemn position issue, said foreign ministry spokesman lu kang regular press briefing beijing taiwan sensitive issue china united states, said elaborate china made position clear trump team, declined speculate behind call trump taiwan president tsai ing wen unusual call prompted china lodge stern representations relevant us side saturday us vice president elect mike pence played significance call tsai, saying courtesy call, intended show shift us policy china china state press monday also sought minimize telephone call importance, saying merely reflected trump foreign affairs inexperience, shift us policy toward taiwan, china sees breakaway province
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united states touch chinese officials reassure adhering one china policy president elect donald trump telephone call taiwan leader last week white house spokesman josh earnest said us officials reiterated country continued commitment one china policy policy place years focused promoting preserving peace stability strait separating china taiwan, us interests, earnest said president elect team different aim, leave describe, said
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