Trump expected to tap billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary; What comes next under a President Trump?; Who is paying $66 for some collard greens?; In a career filled with political diplomacy, U.N. is a natural step for Nikki Haley; The left holds a wake, and debates how to undo 2016; Ayatollah threatens response to Iran sanctions extension, putting pressure on Obama; Trump nominates two prominent GOP women: DeVos as education secretary, Haley as U.N. ambassador; Senate Democrats lost by doing nothing to separate themselves from Hillary Clinton; Who’s helping pay for President-elect Trump’s transition effort? You are.; The Daily 202: Deficit Hawks May Not Be Part of Donald Trump's Washington; What Trump may not know about the generals he’s eyeing for top positions;
 
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Trump expected to tap billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary
Ross helped shape the Trump campaign’s economic agenda, particularly its hard-line stance on the need to renegotiate — or withdraw from — free trade agreements.
Trump expected to tap billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary
Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor considered the “king of bankruptcy” for buying beaten-down companies with the potential to deliver profits, is expected to be President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for commerce secretary, two officials with knowledge of the decision said. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
What comes next under a President Trump?
Want to catch up? Here's a round-up of what we know.
 
Who is paying $66 for some collard greens?
Neiman Marcus is gentrifying a great holiday side dish with a huge markup.
 
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In a career filled with political diplomacy, U.N. is a natural step for Nikki Haley
DEBRIEF: The South Carolina governor has long shuttled between her party’s mainstream and its conservative base.
 
The left holds a wake, and debates how to undo 2016
RootsCamp, a self-described “un-conference,” had no pretense that it would plan the Democratic Party’s future.
 
Ayatollah threatens response to Iran sanctions extension, putting pressure on Obama
Congress is primed to pass the measure with a probable veto-proof majority.
 
Trump nominates two prominent GOP women: DeVos as education secretary, Haley as U.N. ambassador
The decisions add diversity to an inner circle that was coming under fire for being composed mostly of white men.
 
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Senate Democrats lost by doing nothing to separate themselves from Hillary Clinton
It's now clear that Democratic strategists and the media spent too much time focused on the wrong question, asking how Republicans would separate themselves from their unpopular nominee, President-elect Donald Trump.
 
Who’s helping pay for President-elect Trump’s transition effort? You are.
Trump's transition spending and potential conflicts have already become big targets for Democrats.
 
The Daily 202: Deficit Hawks May Not Be Part of Donald Trump's Washington
On no issue, really, is there a greater gulf between the Washington consensus and the priorities of people who vote.
 
What Trump may not know about the generals he’s eyeing for top positions
Retired four-stars may end up challenging him on waterboarding and the laws of war.
 
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