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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech as Vice president-elect Mike Pence looks on during his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Green tipped armor-piercing 5.56 millimeter ammunition is shown on February 27, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The Obama administration has proposed banning the ammunition, which is popular among hunters and target shooters, because it can be used in pistols. Fear of a ban has caused a run on sales. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Key ballot measures: More states vote to legalize marijuana

4 states voted to hike their minimum wage

Christie: No 'recollection' of retribution against Fort Lee mayor

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: In this handout from the the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's Bench Chair and the Bench in front of his seat draped in black after his death on February 15, 2016 in Washington, DC. Scalia died February 13, reportedly of natural causes, at a resort in Texas. (Photograph by Franz Jantzen/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via Getty Images)

Supreme Court takes up transgender school bathroom case

Police officers stand guard at a baracade following the sniper shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016.
A fourth police officer was killed and two suspected snipers were in custody after a protest late Thursday against police brutality in Dallas, authorities said. One suspect had turned himself in and another who was in a shootout with SWAT officers was also in custody, the Dallas Police Department tweeted.
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Poll: Respect for police near all-time high

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane arrives at Montgomery County courthouse for her scheduled sentencing hearing in Norristown on Monday, October 24.

Former PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane gets prison term

Feds: NSA contractor's secrets theft 'breathtaking'

U.S. Navy Bosun's mate, Ben Hansen and his wife Jessica, of Edmore Mich., are photographed in front of the Navy's newest nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford for the christening of the ship at the Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Former President Ford's daughter Susan Ford Bales will christen the ship.

Report: Pentagon should scrap $40 billion aircraft carrier program

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reacts to a question during a news conference in Trenton, New Jersey March 28, 2014.

Bridgegate: Chris Christie's career is over troubled waters (again)

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US President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting with CNN's Anderson Cooper on reducing gun violence at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. Obama announced limited measures two days ago to tackle rampant US gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers who oppose more meaningful reforms. AFP PHOTO/ NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Watch: 'Guns in America' town hall in under 2 minutes

Democratic Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks during the second Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sheslow Auditorium of Drake University on November 14, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.

These Democrats are fine being called socialists

A tattoo on the arm of Braddock, Pennsylvania mayor John Fetterman. Fetterman is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat.

Meet the tattooed mayor who is running for U.S. Senate

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 13: Musican Willie Nelson performs at the John Varvatos 11th Annual Stuart House Benefit presented by Chrysler, Kids Tent by by Hasbro at John Varvatos Boutique on April 13, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for John Varvatos)

Willie Nelson on legal pot, Donald Trump and more

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Interpretive park ranger Caitlin Kostic, center, gives a tour near the high-water mark of the Confederacy at Gettysburg National Military Park to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and campaign CEO Steve Bannon, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Alt-right leader: 'Hail Trump! Hail our people! Hail victory!'

ASHEVILLE, NC - SEPTEMBER 12: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a caller on the other end of the phone line as volunteers man a phone bank prior to a rally on September 12, 2016 at U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

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Trump outlines policy plan for first 100 days

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, file photo, Stephen Bannon, campaign CEO for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, looks on as Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Denver. Following the installation of Breitbart's chief executive, Bannon, to a top job in President-elect Trump's administration, the news organization in its infancy when Barack Obama took office has big expansion plans and the goal of being the best source of news on the new administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Bannon rejects white nationalism: 'I'm an economic nationalist'

MIAMI -- NOV 2: , 2016. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in a Miami park, Miami, Florida, November 2, 2016. Florida Attorney General, RNC Chairman Reince Preibus. Trump supporters. (Photo by Photo by David Hume Kennerly for CNN)

Steve Bannon: I'm an economic nationalist

ASHEVILLE, NC - SEPTEMBER 12: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a caller on the other end of the phone line as volunteers man a phone bank prior to a rally on September 12, 2016 at U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Trump continues to campaign for his run for president of the United States.(Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

Are Trump's businesses a conflict of interest?

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Rick Scott: I won't serve in Trump White House

President-elect Donald Trump pauses pose for photographs as he greets Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Bedminster, N.J..

Photo of Trump-Kobach meeting reveals apparent DHS proposal

President-elect Donald Trump welcomes retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as they pose for a photo before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration.

Top contender for defense secretary faces legislative hurdle

BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Mattis faces hurdle for defense secretary

Howard Dean calls Steve Bannon 'a Nazi'

Conway defends Trump's 'Hamilton' twitter scrap: 'Why do you care'

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Democratic Rep. Gabbard meets with Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Mitt Romney after their meeting at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club on November 19, 2016 in Bedminster, New Jersey. / AFP / Don EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

FEC hits Trump on 1,100 errors, totaling roughly $1.3M

(L to R) President-elect Donald Trump welcomes retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as they pose for a photo before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.

Trump: 'Mad Dog' Mattis is a 'very impressive' candidate for defense secretary

Trump takes on 'Hamilton' cast, via Twitter

Melania Trump(R) and family listen as her husband real estate investor Donald Trump makes his announcement that he will run for the 2016 presidential elections at the Trump Tower in New York on June 16, 2015. Trump, one of America's most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, threw his hat into the race Tuesday for the White House, promising to make America great again. The 69-year-old long-shot candidate ridiculed the country's current crop of politicians and vowed to take on the growing might of China in a speech launching his run for the presidency in 2016. "I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he said from a podium bedecked in US flags at Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue. AFP PHOTO/ KENA BENTACUR / AFP / KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump: Melania and Barron will not move to the White House initially

Trump's pick for national security adviser once bashed torture, drone strikes, night raids

A very Trumpsgiving at Mar-a-Lago

Megyn Kelly says reporters 'acting' with Trump

Lili's son Omar, 7, and her daughter Evelynne, 11, eat breakfast before Lili drops them off at school.

Undocumented immigrant mom wants Trump to walk in her shoes

Donald Trump could meet the Queen in 2017

US president Barack Obama, daughters Malia(L) and Sasha(2nd R) and First Lady Michelle Obama return to The White House in Washington DC, January 3, 2016 after vacationing in Hawaii.

Obama advice to daughters about election: 'Don't get into a fetal position'

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Ellison slams Trump appointments: 'We gave him a chance already'

Summers: Trump's economic plans could 'cripple government for a generation'

In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York, November 18. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage.

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CNN anchor, Conway spar over Trump tweets

White nationalist bloodied during DC protest

BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Mitt Romney after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump & Romney meet as Trump mulls picks

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Reince Preibus: full interview

(L to R) President-elect Donald Trump welcomes retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as they pose for a photo before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.

James Mattis may have spot in Trump Cabinet

A possible surprise pick for DNC chair?

Trump's possible commander-in-chief conflicts

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Priebus defends $25M Trump U. settlement

Obama offers 'wait and see' approach to Trump, but adds he'll be watching

Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Reince Priebus (R) shakes hands with Republican presidential elect Donald Trump (L) during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 9, 2016.

Priebus: Trump's White House counsel will ensure no conflicts of interest

Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Reince Priebus (R) shakes hands with Republican presidential elect Donald Trump (C) as Republican candidate for Vice President Mike Pence looks on during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 9, 2016.

Priebus on $25M settlement: Trump wanted no 'distraction' taking office

Trump-Romney meeting another wild 2016 twist

Obama on Trump: Take a wait-and-see approach

'SNL' mocks CNN's Trump coverage

Pelosi challenger: Democrats lost economic focus

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Pence: Romney could be Secretary of State

In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York, November 18. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage.

Pence: 'I wasn't offended' by message of 'Hamilton' cast

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Pence: 'I wasn't offended' by 'Hamilton' cast

Joe Biden is leaving the White House, but will he have a new home at DNC?

Tim Ryan vows 'Youngstown street fight' vs. Trump

Rep. Danny Davis, D-IL, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys, speaks during a hearing on the status of black males at in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

2 juveniles arrested in shooting death of congressman's grandson

Rep. Tim Ryan delivers remarks at the Democratic National Convention on July 28, 2016, in Philadelphia.

Tim Ryan: Dems need a 'deep economic message'

Priebus: Trump AG will stop 'intrusive' probes

'Inside Politics' forecast: DNC Chair choices

President Barack Obama makes a statement after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Matthew at the Federal Emergency Management Agency October 5 in Washington DC.

Obama's counterterrorism adviser on threats facing Trump administration

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What Trump's picks reveal about his administration

Trump: Pence 'harassed' by 'Hamilton' cast

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Report: Hate crimes increase after election

Singer Vince Neil speaks onstage to announce their upcoming Motley Crue and KISS co-headlining tour at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on March 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California

Vince Neil now says he's not playing at inauguration

Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of Central Security Services, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 5, 2016 in Washington, DC.

2 senior officials ask for head of NSA to be replaced

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Trump and Romney meet amid transition

Vice president-elect Mike Pence greets Christine Slavin, from Ipswich, Mass., and her dog Earle, in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, between meetings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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US President Barack Obama addresses a press conference with the German Chancellor after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin on November 17, 2016.
US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, seen by some as the new standard bearer of liberal democracy since the election of Donald Trump.

In Peru, Obama predicts rising tensions on trade

A transgender Marine comes out, tests military's new policy

Rep. Danny Davis, D-IL, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys, speaks during a hearing on the status of black males at in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Grandson of Rep. Danny Davis shot to death in Chicago

Twitter does not throw away its shot after 'Hamilton' remarks to Pence

Vice President-elect Mike Pence leaves the Richard Rodgers Theatre after a performance of "Hamilton," in New York, November 18.

Trump: 'Hamilton' cast harassed Pence

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 07: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena November 7, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. With less than 24 hours until Election Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

'Clinton Cash' author now warns Trump about same ethical red flags

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See Trump, Pence greet Mitt Romney

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (C) is surrounded by members of the Secret Service as he visits the tomb of former US President Gerald Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 30, 2016.

Trump biographers analyze his behavior

Critical Counties: How Trump seized the map and Clinton lost it

Could America's next top cop send marijuana legalization up in smoke?

Amal Clooney: Trump's ideas would break international human rights laws

ASHEVILLE, NC - SEPTEMBER 12: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a caller on the other end of the phone line as volunteers man a phone bank prior to a rally on September 12, 2016 at U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Trump continues to campaign for his run for president of the United States.(Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

What's different about Donald Trump's phone calls with world leaders?

'Hamilton' stars give Mike Pence a message

Chertoff: Trump "sober, disciplined and appropriate" since election

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) during his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama.

Sessions: Case of Central Park 5, later exonerated, shows Trump's dedication to 'law and order'

Obama leaves Europe with little certitude

ASHEVILLE, NC - SEPTEMBER 12: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a caller on the other end of the phone line as volunteers man a phone bank prior to a rally on September 12, 2016 at U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Trump continues to campaign for his run for president of the United States.(Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

Backlash over Trump cabinet picks

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Trump's potential conflicts of interest

Chertoff: Trump must address Muslim community

Rep. Mike Pompeo holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2012.

Trump asks Rep. Mike Pompeo to be CIA director

TEANECK, NJ - SEPT 28: Muslim-American men attend noon-day prayers at the Dar-ul-Islah Mosque on Friday September 28, 2012 in Teaneck, New Jersey. Established in the 1970's by the Muslim Society of Bergen County, the majority of Dar-ul-Islah mosque's community is of South Asian descent. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The Bush-era Muslim registry failed. Yet the US could be trying it again

Sen. Jeff Sessions answers questions as he arrives for a meeting of Senate Republicans on a solution for the pending budget and debt limit impasse at the U.S. Capitol October 16, 2013.

Battle over race returns to Capitol with Sessions' bid to become AG

Trump and Romney's heated war of words

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during a news conference about military assistance to Israel at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Cruz: Election was revenge of 'flyover country'

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (C) arrives at Trump Tower, November 17, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Michael Flynn ran company that lobbied for foreign clients while he received intel briefings

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, file photo, Stephen Bannon, campaign CEO for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, looks on as Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Denver. Following the installation of Breitbart's chief executive, Bannon, to a top job in President-elect Trump's administration, the news organization in its infancy when Barack Obama took office has big expansion plans and the goal of being the best source of news on the new administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Steve Bannon: 'Darkness is good'

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn delivers a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Flynn's views a departure from US policy

Giuliani defends foreign business ties: 'Comparisons to Hillary Clinton are nuts'

A golden pheasant is seen at Hangzhou Safari Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, November 13, 2016. According to local media, the pheasant gains popularity as its golden feathers resemble the hairstyle of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Picture taken November 13, 2016.

Haha guys, this bird looks like Donald Trump

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., attends the grand opening of Trump International Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Donald Trump and his children hosted an official ribbon cutting ceremony and press conference to celebrate the grand opening of his new hotel. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Colleague, transcripts offer closer look at old allegations of racism against Sen. Jeff Sessions

Donald Trump holds a media conference announcing the establishment of Trump University on May 23, 2005, in New York City.

Trump University lawsuits settled for $25M

Rep. Mike Pompeo holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2012.

Who is Trump's pick for CIA director?

A member of th Ku Klux Klan from Kentucky, left, and a member of the Loyal White Knights a branch of the Ku Klux Klan from Pelham, North Carolina are seen during a Klan rally at the South Carolina State House in protest against the removal of the Confederate Flag from the State House grounds July, 18, 2015.

North Carolina GOP condemns KKK parade honoring Trump

What is Donald Trump's staff doing in Washington?

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Sen. Warren slams Trump, administration picks

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Cruz: Election was revenge of flyover country

Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama talks to the media at the Trump Tower in New York on November 17, 2016.

Civil rights groups denounce Sessions as AG

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Trump supporters not concerned about Cabinet picks, J.D. Vance says

Giving up two years of your life for the 2016 campaign

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Wasserman Schultz rips Bannon pick