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Secretary of Transportation-designate Elaine Chao testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Listening are her father, James Chao, left, and husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Chao Coasting To Confirmation As Trump's Transportation Secretary

7:48am January 12, 2017

by David Schaper

Elaine Chao, wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, was President George W. Bush's labor secretary and served in top transportation jobs in the first Bush and Reagan administrations.

Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) attends a meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 29 in Washington, D.C.

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5 Things To Watch For In Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Hearings

10:16am January 10, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The Alabama Republican senator counted himself as one of Donald Trump's earliest supporters on Capitol Hill. Now, he's in line to become the next U.S. Attorney General.

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Donald Trump's transition team circulated a survey asking for names of Department of Energy employees who attended climate change conferences. Legal experts question the new administration's motives.

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Trump Questionnaire Raises Concerns About Retaliation Against Energy Department Staff

6:44pm December 10, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

A 74-point questionnaire asks for a list of employees who attended conferences on climate change. Legal experts worry if it's an effort to weed out agency environmentalists.