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President Joe Biden criticized over pardon of son Hunter Biden | What to know

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President-elect Trump selects Kash Patel as the next FBI director, replace Christopher Wray

It remains unclear whether Patel could be confirmed, even by a Republican-led Senate.
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Trump threatens 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, Biden calls tariffs 'counterproductive'

Trump's economic approach is one he asserts will shrink America’s trade deficits and force other countries to grant concessions to the United States.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Trump in Mar-a-Lago after tariff threat

Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their U.S. borders.
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Mexican president speaks with president-elect Donald Trump on border security, as tarriffs loom

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after both threatened to tariff each others country.
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Several of Donald Trump transition members targeted by bomb threats and "swatings," officials say

The attacks ranged from bomb threats to swatting, in which attackers initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretenses.
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President-elect Donald Trump selects Brooke Rollins as next agriculture secretary

Former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler was favored to earn the position, according to a report from CNN, but was spurned for Rollins
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Prominent investor, hedge fund exec Scott Bessent picked by Trump as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction.
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Donald Trump selects Pam Bondi as replacement for Matt Gaetz as attorney general candidate

Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May.
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Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick for attorney general, withdraws from consideration

Gaetz’s withdrawal is a blow to Trump’s push to install steadfast loyalists in his incoming administration.
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President Biden turns 82: Who are the oldest US presidents?

Biden was the oldest president sworn into office in 2021. But president-elect Trump will eclipse that record by a few months at his Inauguration in January.
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President-Elect Trump's cabinet picks drawing scrutiny

Since winning the election, Trump has been announcing his picks for key positions.