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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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What's the big deal about Goldman Sachs?

Dec 12, 2016
Plus, Trump targets Lockheed Martin and F-35 fighter jet costs.
Gary Cohn, president and chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, talks on his phone as he arrives at Trump Tower, November 29, 2016 in New York City.
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Politics mailbag: Ethics, market reactions and the Fed

Dec 1, 2016
Answering your questions on what to expect from the economy under Trump.
 President-elect Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he arrives at Trump International Golf Club for a day of meetings, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.
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The echo chamber and Trump's circle of advisors

Nov 28, 2016
What a history lesson from JFK could mean for a Trump presidency.
Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, jokes with two 'Naked Cowboys' after she exits the elevators during meetings on November 28, 2016 at Trump Tower in New York.
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Democrats hit the reset button

Nov 21, 2016
The Democratic Party has a lot of decisions to make.
People gathered for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton election night event on Nov. 8th. 
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Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure

Nov 16, 2016
A question on one listener's mind: How long would it take?
Commuters walk through the Oculus of the partially opened World Trade Center Transportation Hub after nearly 12 years of construction on March 7, 2016 in New York City.
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Trump's trillion-dollar infrastructure bill

Nov 14, 2016
Plus, President-elect Trump announces Reince Priebus as White House Chief of Staff and Stephen Bannon as Strategist.
Hung by anti-Donald Trump protestors, an upside down American flag hangs from the side of the Manhattan Bridge on November 14, 2016 in New York City. 
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