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Politics Jan 07

Transportation Secretary Chao steps down

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 07

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns after Capitol violence

In a statement Thursday, Chao, who is married to Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, said the violent attack on the Capitol “has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside.”…

By Associated Press

Politics May 04

Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship (C) smiles outside the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse just moments after the verdict was handed down to him in Charleston, West Virginia, in 2015. Photo by Chris Tilley/Reuters
Ex-coal baron running for Senate takes swipe at ‘China people’ in political ad

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is seeking the West Virginia seat now held by Sen. Joe Manchin, but his ad disparages Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell, saying McConnell has created jobs for "China people" and charges that his "China…

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 11

Watch 5:27
News Wrap: Cory Booker, John Lewis speak against Sessions

In our news wrap Wednesday, black congressional leaders testified against Jeff Sessions, the president-elect’s nominee to be attorney general, on the second and final day of his confirmation hearings. Also, Elaine Chao, a former secretary of labor and now the…

By PBS News Hour

Politics Jan 11

Chao: Trump administration looking to ‘unleash’ potential of private investment in transportation

Economic gains are being "jeopardized" by aging infrastructure, rising highway fatalities, growing congestion and a failure to keep pace with emerging technologies, Chao testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Dec 06

Watch 5:52
In a presidential transition, there’s no time for mistakes

By PBS News Hour

President-elect Donald Trump is almost a month into his transition, preparing to take over the Oval Office. Judy Woodruff sits down with the Partnership for Public Service’s Max Stier, an expert on presidential transitions, to discuss why this phase is…

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Nov 29

Trump nominates Elaine Chao as transportation secretary

By Associated Press

A conservative policymaker with years of experience, Chao served as labor secretary under President George W. Bush and deputy transportation secretary under President George H.W. Bush.

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Jun 07

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Mitch McConnell talks ‘outrageous’ Trump comments and overcoming polio

By PBS News Hour

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the national face of the GOP. With five terms under his belt, McConnell is also the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history; his extended and colorful career takes center stage in his recently published memoir,…

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Jan 11

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Labor Secretary-Designate Elaine Chao

Following the withdrawal of Linda Chavez, George W. Bush asked Elaine Chao, a veteran of the Bush and Reagan White Houses, to serve as Secretary of Labor.

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