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What Trump’s picks suggest about how his presidency will go

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AFTER DONALD TRUMP won the presidential election in 2016—when he was a former television star rather than a former president—he managed the White House transition as if it were a high-stakes episode of “The Apprentice”. Aspiring cabinet members arrived at his eponymous tower in New York and walked past television cameras for interviews with the president-elect. Kanye West even made an appearance. This time Susie Wiles, Mr Trump’s campaign manager and his future chief of staff, has led an orderly, low-key process. Mr Trump’s deliberations at Mar-a-Lago in Florida are occasionally punctuated by announcements on social media. Applicants are skittish about discussing their job search publicly, but some patterns have emerged, providing an indication of how he would govern.

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Congestion pricing in New York gets the go-ahead after all. Maybe

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NOVEMBER 20th marks the first “Gridlock Alert” day of New York City’s holiday season. This is the official designation for the city’s busiest traffic days of the year. But traffic is bad most days, with more than 900,000 cars entering Manhattan’s central business district. INRIX, a traffic-data firm, found that New York City leads the world in urban traffic congestion among the cities scored, with the average driver stationary for 101 hours a year. After years of false starts, including a cowardly pre-election pause by Kathy Hochul, New York’s Democratic governor, congestion pricing has the green light.

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Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump’s pick for commerce secretary

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Editor’s note: On November 19th Donald Trump chose Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary in his new administration. We published this profile of Mr Lutnick on November 16th and have updated it to include his appointment.

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How gaga is MAHA?

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RFK junior, Dr Oz and co. have the potential to do harm, but also some good

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