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What to know about Trump's labor secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeReme

Penny Trial Defense Shifts Focus From Choke to Sickle Cell and Drug Use  The New York Times

Why Trump Allies Say Immigration Hurts American Workers  The New York Times

What to know about fluoride in drinking water  CNN

Trump picks Marty Makary to lead FDA, Dave Weldon to run CDC  The Washington Post

Fox hosts, cable news regulars and entertainment pros: Trump is casting a made-for-TV Cabinet  CNN

Trump taps hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to run Treasury  Axios

Matt Gaetz Calls It Quits  The New York Times

“For months, European business leaders have watched as Donald Trump paved a path back to the White House by doubling down on an “America First” economic policy, putting protectionism and business-friendly tax and regulatory pledges high on the agenda,” the New York Times reports.

New York Times: “While election polling has been around for more than a century, election forecasts have come to the forefront only in the past decade and a half. And while polls are intended to provide a snapshot in time, taking the pulse of how Americans are feeling about a race, forecasts go a step further, analyzing the polling and other data to make a prediction about who is most likely to win, and how likely.”