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Sen. Susan Collins calls Jeff Sessions a “dedicated public servant and a decent man.” Says he is not motivated by "… https://t.co/u1my2YhfQa10:08 AM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Booker entered the Sessions hearing, saying his unprecedented decision to testify against a senator was key at this time in history9:58 AM - 10 Jan 2017
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Remember that Sessions needs a total of ZERO Dem votes on Judiciary Committee or in full Senate to be confirmed as AG9:58 AM - 10 Jan 2017
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein making it clear that that job of Attorney General is about the law. And not about the politic… https://t.co/Aufso1sfA39:54 AM - 10 Jan 2017
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Amazing optics. Sessions sitting with a child on his lap as opponents try to paint him as cold https://t.co/uJp5aFx8mQ
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Code Pink is in the house for Sessions' confirmation hearing, as are some folks with GREAT AMERICANS USE CANNABIS t… https://t.co/dUtJMze5H09:28 AM - 10 Jan 2017
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Sessions hearing interrupted before it began. Sessions walks in, two men in audience purport to be KKK members, yell 'Jefferson Beauregard!'9:30 AM - 10 Jan 2017
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From 1977 to 2013, just six Cabinet nominations have been blocked: https://t.co/ffqgVPL4vi https://t.co/l4LQiABqht
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Mexico again says there is 'no way' it will pay for Trump wall
ReutersMexico's new Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said there is "no way" his country will pay for the wall that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to build on the United States' southern border to keep out illegal immigrants. -
Amid hacking row, pressure builds on Trump to soften pro-Russia rhetoric
ReutersPresident-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow Republicans who are pushing for a harsher response to what American spy agencies say was the Kremlin's meddling in the U.S. presidential election. -
Trump's war on private debt to reshape markets: James Saft
Reuters(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Donald Trump's prospective attacks on private debt contrast strongly with his apparent comfort with rising public indebtedness. If carried out, both will have a massive impact on financial and asset markets. -
Trump's Commerce pick Wilbur Ross is no stranger to protectionism
ReutersWhen billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one of the first things he did was head to Washington to immerse himself in trade law and policy. -
Immigration in focus as U.S. Senate confronts Trump nominees
ReutersImmigration and domestic security, key themes in Donald Trump's successful campaign, will likely dominate two U.S. Senate hearings on Tuesday as lawmakers begin several days of questioning the president-elect's Cabinet nominees. -
Trump's son-in-law Kushner will take on senior White House advisory role
President-elect Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will become a senior White House adviser and work on trade deals and the Middle East, transition officials said on Monday.
This is a rare case of a close presidential family member taking on a major job.
- Kushner, 35, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, is taking the job after receiving legal counsel he would not be violating a U.S. anti-nepotism law based on court rulings that the statute does not apply to the White House. The position does not require U.S. Senate confirmation.
Ivanka Trump, who like her husband has been a trusted adviser to the president-elect, will not take on a role in her father's White House but will focus instead on settling her family in Washington.
Both of the Trumps will undertake significant divestments of their wide-ranging financial portfolios as they prepare for their move to Washington from New York and face inevitable questions about a potential conflict of interest.
Senior transition officials and a lawyer for Kushner laid out the arrangement in a conference call with a small group of reporters.
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Sen. Cory Booker will testify against the confirmation of fellow Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama to be attorney general, Roll Call reported. It's unusual for a senator to testify against another sitting senator at a confirmation hearing. -
Stephen Bannon, Senior Advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks from Trump's plane upon their arrival in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mike SegarBreitbart News is launching a business site that will focus on the rise of economic nationalism, the Financial Times (subscription needed) reported. Breitbart is, of course, led by Stephen Bannon, who ran the Trump campaign and is now a senior adviser to the president-elect.
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JUST IN FROM TRUMP/MA MEETING
- Alibaba's Jack Ma says he mainly talked to Trump about small business, especially in U.S. Midwest.
- Ma says Trump is 'very smart' and 'very open-minded' and says the U.S.-China relationship should be strengthened and should be friendlier.
- Trump says the two had a 'great meeting.'
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NEW: Alibaba's Jack Ma is meeting with Trump today about Alibaba's latest US expansion plans, including creating 1M US jobs over next 5 yrs10:57 AM - 09 Jan 2017
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JUST IN: Alibaba's Jack Ma arrives at Trump Tower for meeting with the President-elect. https://t.co/26fHqGaAVg
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Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to hold meetings today in New York.Here's a list of meetings, according to Trump's transition team.JACK MA
- Founder and executive chairman, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd
MITCH MCCONNELL- U.S. Senate majority leader and Kentucky Republican
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC- President and CEO Randy Falco
- Chief News, Entertainment & Digital Officer Isaac Lee
HOWARD KURTZ- Fox News media host
Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma attends Alibaba Group's 11.11 Singles' Day global shopping festival in Shenzhen, China, November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip -
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JUST IN: President-elect Trump says he will ask Congress to investigate 'top secret intelligence' shared with NBCI am asking the chairs of the House and Senate committees to investigate top secret intelligence shared with NBC prior to me seeing it.11:51 AM - 06 Jan 2017
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Trump to seek probe of secret report he says was given to NBC
ReutersPresident-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ask congressional committees to investigate NBC's receipt of top secret information, apparently referring to a report on Russian hacking to influence the 2016 U.S. election. -
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Trump warns Toyota it will have to pay 'big border tax' if it builds plant in Mexico:Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.1:14 PM - 05 Jan 2017
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Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
