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Trump makes a victor’s return to Washington and pledges a ‘smooth’ transition of power from Biden
President-elect Donald Trump held a nearly two-hour Oval Office meeting Wednesday with President Joe Biden and committed to a straightforward transition of power.
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
Hegseth opposes “woke” programs that promote inclusion and he questions the role of women in combat.
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Musk has been a constant presence at Mar-a-Lago since Trump won the presidential election.
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With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
While the National Institutes of Health — which gets $48 billion annually for biomedical research — enjoys bipartisan support, the president-elect could cut its budget.
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As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: U.S. intelligence
The president-elect promises to clean house and overhaul agencies like the CIA, actions that critics say could undermine the country's global position.
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will be secretary of state.
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Claims that millions of noncitizens would illegally vote evaporated after Trump’s win
Before Election Day, right-wing social media was awash with claims about noncitizens voting. Once it was clear President-elect Trump would win, those claims dried up.
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It’s Veterans Day. The VA says it can’t help thousands of vets it left stranded
An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them.
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Health providers and legal experts say changes to federal funding, insurance coverage and federal law during Trump’s first presidency could foretell what’s to come.
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Listen 1:16The transition to the Trump administration is underway. But it’s already behind
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has not yet signed official legal documents with the General Services Administration and White House.
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A guide to key figures in Donald Trump’s orbit
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, he will be accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides and newfound, splashy allies.
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Boycott men? South Korea’s 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. after Trump’s win
It calls for the refusal of dating men (biyeonae), sexual relationships with men (bisekseu), heterosexual marriage (bihon) and childbirth (bichulsan).
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Studio 2 Extra: When election pollsters get it right
Franklin & Marshall College called this election almost perfectly. Their final Pennsylvania survey had Trump at 50 percent and Harris at 49. How'd they do it?
Air Date: November 8, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 14:58Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election
Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.
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GOP picks up more key U.S. House seats; Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority
Trump is consolidating power in Washington, returning to the White House a much more dominant force than in his first term.
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