Sunday, January 22, 2017

Trump expected to name financier Steve Mnuchin to Treasury and other top stories.

  • Trump expected to name financier Steve Mnuchin to Treasury

    Trump expected to name financier Steve Mnuchin to Treasury
    Banker Steven Mnuchin is the next potential Treasury Secretary in Donald Trump’s administration. Here’s what you need to know about him. (Deirdra O'Regan/The Washington Post) President-elect Donald Trump is planning to name investor and former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary, opting for an industry insider with no government experience to helm the agency in charge of the nation’s finances, according to people familiar with the matter. Mnuchin (pronounced mah-N..
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  • 'People were basically running for their lives': At least 3 dead as fires ...

    'People were basically running for their lives': At least 3 dead as fires ...
    A raging wildfire spread into downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Nov. 28 and 29. Onlookers and residents captured images of the leaping flames and smoke-filled skies as police issued evacuation orders. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A calamitous and deadly wildfire engulfed two tourist towns near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along with much of the surrounding timberlands, destroying more than 150 homes and businesses, displacing thousands of residents and v..
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  • Islamic State says Ohio State attacker was its 'soldier,' school seeks ...

    Islamic State says Ohio State attacker was its 'soldier,' school seeks ...
    Students pass Watts Hall on Nov. 29 as they return to class following an attack at Ohio State University campus on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack that injured several people was an act of terror. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The official news agency of the Islamic State labeled the Ohio State student who smashed his car into a crowd and then slashed at people with a butcher knife a “soldier” of the militant group, accordi..
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  • CMS nominee set up Indiana's unusual Medicaid expansion

    CMS nominee set up Indiana's unusual Medicaid expansion
    A decade ago, when Indiana had one of the lowest rates of health insurance coverage in the nation, then-Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) turned to a health policy consultant named Seema Verma to help insure more of the state’s poor and working poor. Verma’s approach to expanding the state’s Medicaid program was unusual and somewhat controversial. In return for significant choice in their health coverage and enhanced benefits, the plan required many of the state’s poorest residents to contribute a few do..
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  • White House unveils the Obamas' last holiday decorations

    White House unveils the Obamas' last holiday decorations
    At the first party of the Obamas’ last White House holiday season, Michelle Obama got a little emotional. As military families sat on gold ballroom chairs in the White House’s East Room, the first lady talked about how proud she was to “open this house to as many people from as many backgrounds as possible.” She mentioned that inviting military families to be first to see the decorations was one of her favorite holiday traditions. She began thanking the ushers, florists, carpenters, chefs and ..
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  • From enemies to potential allies: How the Trump-Romney divide ...

    From enemies to potential allies: How the Trump-Romney divide ...
    Shortly after Donald Trump won the presidential election, one of Mitt Romney’s closest friends sent him an urgent plea over email: Move past the campaign hostility and, for the “best interests of the country,” consider joining the new president’s team as his secretary of state. Then the friend, Stephen Pagliuca, who worked with Romney at Bain Capital and has socialized with Trump, urged advisers to the president-elect to press Trump to name Romney for the State Department job. Pagliuca’s messa..
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  • Donald Trump to embark on Thank You Tour 2016

    Donald Trump to embark on Thank You Tour 2016
    It seems like old times. President-elected Donald Trump is preparing to go back on the road for a spell to thank the voters who handed him a robust win on election night. This is no victory lap brimming with self-congratulation, however. A grateful Mr. Trump wants to reach out to the heartland folk who matter to him, and like his campaign, the tour portends to be bodacious and media-friendly. There’s a title: “The USA Thank You Tour 2016.” There’s also a formal logo and a Twitter hashtag — which..
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  • 'Tragedy of huge proportions': Plane with a championship-bound ...

    'Tragedy of huge proportions': Plane with a championship-bound ...
    A charter plane carrying 81 passengers, including members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense Real, crashed in Colombia on its way to Medellin. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) RIO DE JANEIRO — A charter plane carrying 81 people, including players from a rising Brazilian soccer team headed for a championship match, slammed into a mountainside late Monday near MedellĂ­n’s airport in Colombia. At least six passengers survived and the rest were killed, officials said as rescue teams strugg..
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APNewsBreak: US moves to block mining near Yellowstone .Myanmar health authorities struggle to prepare for Zika outbreak .
Russian Soyuz brings crew of 3 to space station .Renewed optimism for Trump pushes Dow to new record, best week since 2011 .

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