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Trump transition names loyal hardliners
The Democrats are still reeling after last week's loss of the White House and their failure to regain power on Capitol Hill. We hear how they're planning to build momentum for the mid-term election of 2018.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, Kansas Republican Congressman Mike Pompeo and General Mike Flynn, who will hold three of President-elect Trump's top posts
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2 storiesTrump transition names loyal hardliners
Three major appointments we announced this morning by the Trump transition team: Alabama Senator and hardliner Jeff Sessions for Attorney General; Kansas Republican Congressman Mike Pompeo to head the CIA; and former Lt. General Mike Flynn as the President's National Security Advisor.
Read the story23 minWhere Democrats go from here
As the Trump Administration starts to build for the future, the Democrats are faced with re-building after last week's disaster. In the Senate, New York's Chuck Schumer is now Minority Leader, and he's added Vermont's Independent Bernie Sanders to his leadership team.
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