Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Biden Adds Homeland Security, Cyber Heft to White House Team
President-elect Joe Biden named three more National Security Officials with expertise in two big threats: the domestic attack on the Capitol, and the recent big hack on U.S. networks.
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Meanwhile At The White House: Resignations, Golfers And (Twitter) Radio Silence
As Washington and the world continued to reel from the violent storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump supporters, the president honors three golfers with the nation's highest civilian award.
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Trump Grants Slew Of Pardons, Including George Papadopoulos And Duncan Hunter
Clemency advocates have pressed President Trump to intervene in the cases of people hit with mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses who have filled prisons in the past few decades.
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All Things Considered
Trump Plans To Issue 20 Pardons And Commutations Before Christmas
President Trump has announced he will issue more than a dozen pardons and several commutations. Among them are former members of Congress and people connected to the Russia probe.
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Facing Pressure, Trump Relents On Starting Transition
Some Republican lawmakers have publicly urged the president to allow the formal transition process to begin for the good of the country.
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Morning Edition
More Than 2 Weeks After Election, Biden Transition Officially Moves Forward
The head of the GSA on Monday authorized federal resources for the Biden transition, and for the first time allowed Biden's advisers to begin coordinating with the Trump administration.
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Trump Tried To Make This Election 2016 Again. It Didn't Go As Planned
President Trump slumped in polls and fundraising — and lost 10 days when he caught the coronavirus. He threw everything into reaching for a come-from-behind win, but Democrat Joe Biden beat him.
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White House Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows Tests Positive For The Coronavirus
Meadows, never far from the president's side, traveled extensively to rallies in the homestretch of the campaign, and was with Trump and his family on election night.
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Trump Dumps 3 Agency Leaders In Wake Of Election
Republican Sen. James Inhofe rebuked the Trump administration for pushing out Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, one of three sudden departments of agency leaders in the past 48 hours.
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Who Won The Election? We Don't Know Yet
The Associated Press says it's a very close race. It called Florida and Ohio for President Trump, and called Minnesota for Joe Biden. There are still key swing states that are too close to call.