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FILE PHOTO: Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics Dec 04

Hegseth returns to Capitol Hill in latest attempt to salvage defense secretary nomination

By Lisa Desjardins

Politics Dec 03

Trump supporters speak at the trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City
What Trump’s FBI director pick says he wants to do to reshape the bureau

Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community.

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Politics Nov 27

FILE PHOTO: Pence national security adviser Keith Kellogg speaks during press briefing at the White House in Washington
Trump nominates Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year…

By Lolita Baldor, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Nation Nov 27

Watch 10:23
Capehart and Abernathy on why Trump is still casting doubts on the election

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, and Gary Abernathy, an Ohio-based writer and contributing columnist to The Washington Post, join Amna Nawaz to discuss this week's politics, including President Trump's undermining of the election process and President-elect Joe Biden's picks for…

Politics Nov 25

Watch 6:57
Biden urges national unity as Trump erases former adviser’s conviction

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday urged national unity during this holiday season as President Trump erased the criminal conviction of his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for lying to the FBI during the Russian investigation. White House correspondent Yamiche…

Nov 25

Watch 4:59
Trump grants Michael Flynn a full pardon for lying to the FBI in Russian probe

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Devlin Barrett, of the Washington Post, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the circumstances surrounding Flynn's…

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Nov 23

Watch 6:47
Biden transition gains momentum as Trump continues to deny election results

President-elected Joe Biden named the first wave of top cabinet positions on Monday, even as President Trump continued to deny he lost the election. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest election developments, and how…

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Nov 20

Watch 7:35
Biden forges ahead with transition despite Trump’s efforts to overturn state results

President Donald Trump shows no signs of conceding the election despite vote counts showing President-elect Joe Biden leading by millions of votes. Judy Woodruff, Yamiche Alcindor, and Lisa Desjardins discuss the latest on Trump’s continuing legal challenges and growing impatience…

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Nov 20

Watch 3:25
Trump’s refusal to concede ‘just awful for the country,’ former Sen. Jeff Flake says

President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election “does not speak well” for the president, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says, but it’s also a problem for the Republican Party. Judy Woodruff talks with Flake about why the president’s resistance…

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Nov 20

Watch 14:48
Shields and Brooks on the danger of Trump’s refusal to concede

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Donald Trump’s continuing and baseless claims about election fraud, how Republicans and Democrats have reacted and the long-term…

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