The vice president-elect will recruit staffers for key posts and ensure Donald Trump is fully briefed.
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McConnell urges fast approval of Keystone XL pipeline
The Senate majority leader expresses confidence in a new energy agenda.
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Trump likely will try to reverse Obama’s environment initiatives
The president-elect has called climate change a hoax and will probably seek to weaken or kill the Clean Power Plan.
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Transfer of power begins as Trump and Obama meet at White House
The president and the new president-elect set aside their differences, confer at length and pledge cooperation, before Trump meets with congressional leaders.
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Justice Department prepares for shift in priorities
Trump’s positions put him at odds with the current stance of the department.
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Trump’s lawyers request delay in civil fraud trial
Judge Gonzalo Curiel – whom Trump had harshly criticized during the campaign because of his Mexican heritage – expresses concern about the wisdom of a delay..
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Thousands across nation protest election of Trump
Their concerns include policies, such as Trump’s proposed plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as rhetoric that many describe as xenophobic.
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Trump bucks protocol, restricts press access
The president-elect refuses to let journalists travel with him for his first meeting with President Obama.
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Obama calls his meeting with Trump ‘excellent’
First lady Michelle Obama met in the White House residence with Melania Trump.
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Trump used modern tools to build his coalition
He won election in part because he connected with his supporters through a robust social media campaign.