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What to watch in Washington today
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President-elect Donald Trump continues to
build out his Cabinet
ahead of his inauguration, announcing today that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
, an anti-vaccine activist, is his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The pick has been met with
mixed reactions
from senators.
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Trump also this evening announced he’d
tapped Todd Blanche
to be deputy attorney general, former Rep. Doug Collins to be
secretary of veterans affairs
and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be
secretary of the interior
.
- A gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida today. Trump himself took the stage and announced the selection of Burgum.
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Trump announced three picks yesterday, including
Matt Gaetz
to be attorney general. The selection of Gaetz, R-Fla., who
offered his resignation
from the House after the announcement,
stunned many Senate Republicans
, who warned his road to confirmation is not likely to be smooth.
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