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Nov 2024
50m 3s

Trump's Cabinet Begins to Take Shape

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Donald Trump picks a Fox News host and army veteran as his defense secretary and a familiar face as his right-hand man in Israel. Plus, Senate Republicans meet today behind closed doors to vote on who will replace Mitch McConnell as their leader. And federal workers' jobs will soon be at the mercy of Elon Musk after the president-elect named him and Vivek Ramaswamy to run the new Department of Government Efficiency. 

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