The trinket transition

Dec 19, 2016
A store-shelf view of the presidential transition.
Trump memorabilia seen at the New York Hilton Midtown.
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What’s the current status of U.S. sanctions on Russia?

Dec 16, 2016
Yesterday, President Obama vowed to punish Russia for its recent cyber attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands for the cameras before the start of a bilateral meeting at the United Nations headquarters September 28, 2015 in New York City.  
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'No formal chain of command'

Dec 16, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump told the country's tech leaders that his team has "no formal chain of command." What that could foreshadow in the next four years.
US President-elect Donald Trump(R) and Vice President-elect Mike Pence(2nd-R) leave the Lamington Presbyterian Church after Sunday services in Bedminster, New Jersey November 20, 2016.
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Why the biggest names in tech met at Trump Tower today

Dec 14, 2016
Apple CEO Tim Cook was there... but Jack Dorsey of Twitter wasn't.
(L-R) Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal, Tim Cook of Apple and Safra Catz of Oracle attend a meeting at Trump Tower December 14, 2016 in New York. 
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IBM CEO Ginni Rometty delivers a keynote address at CES 2016 earlier this year.
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Is Donald Trump 'draining the swamp'?

Dec 14, 2016
We checked in with one nonpartisan organization.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the "USA Thank You Tour 2016" at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center on Tuesday.
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Dayton has welcomed immigrants, but many are now in limbo

Dec 14, 2016
The city has a program called "Welcome Dayton" that encourages immigrants to settle down there.
A view of Dayton, Ohio.
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My Economy: A Dreamer caught between DACA and what comes next

Dec 13, 2016
Kathia Garcia is able to work and support her family now, but worries about what might change under a Trump administration.
Kathia Garcia

Trump tweets three short words to address future conflicts of interest

Dec 13, 2016
The President-elect emphasizes no new deals while in office.
President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks with his children Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump during the grand opening ceremony of the new Trump International Hotel October 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. 
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What does it mean to have the ExxonMobil CEO as secretary of state

Dec 13, 2016
The multinational oil company has what amounts to its own foreign policy, which can be contrary to U.S. policy.
Chairman and CEO of US oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, speaks during the 2015 Oil and Money conference in central London on October 7, 2015. 
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