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How the Senate confirmation process works and how Trump wants to change it
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center about President-elect Trump's influence on Senate Republicans' selection of a new majority leader.
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Morning news brief
Trump makes unconventional picks for top administration positions, a jury awards $42 million to three Iraqi men imprisoned in Abu Ghraib and world leaders are meeting to fight climate change at COP29.
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Young men helped Trump retake the White House -- a trend years in the making
Where did Democrats go wrong with men this election? How did Republicans win them over, and how might Democrats work to win some of them back?
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President-elect Donald Trump still must decide who will lead the Justice Department
The incoming Trump administration has expressed a desire for a big overhaul at the Department of Justice and the FBI.
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Dozens of Israelis taken captive by Hamas more than a year ago are still being held
How do family members keep hope alive of one day reuniting with their loved ones? NPR's Michel Martin talks Yarden Gonen, whose sister Romi was taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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Morning news brief
President-elect Trump is likely to influence who's chosen as Senate and House leaders. Trump must decide who will lead the Justice Department. President Biden travels to Peru and Brazil this week.
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Sen. Manchin on the disconnect between Democrats and voters
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retiring West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III about the outcomes of the presidential election and Senate races.
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How the Biden White House tried to ‘Trump-proof’ some of its priorities
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to roll back some of President Biden’s policies. That could affect many Biden priorities including the civil service, electric vehicles and Ukraine.
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What did the presidential election say about the power of the Latino voting bloc?
Mark Hugo Lopez at the Pew Research Center talks with NPR's Michel Martin about Latino votes in the 2024 elections.
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AARP's Nancy LeaMond shares insights on exit polling of older voters
Nancy LeaMond, executive vice president of AARP, shares insights from the organization's exit polling of older voters.