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NY Times – Politics
President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency. [...]
The president-elect told Republicans from New York, New Jersey and California to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction — a move that would benefit their constituents. [...]
Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government. [...]
Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. [...]
The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland. [...]
The president-elect’s 2016 campaign chairman, four years after receiving clemency, is testing the international market with a team of Trump-linked consultants. [...]