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As Republicans prepare to take control of the White House and Congress in a matter of months,

Senate Republicans will face a major test when or if they hold confirmation

hearings on Trump's nominees, perhaps the most controversial is that of now former Congressman Matt Gates,

who resigned his house seat yesterday after he was nominated for Attorney General. If confirmed,

he'll oversee the same Justice Department that investigated sex trafficking allegations against the Florida Republican.

NPR's Tamara Keith reports Trump's top priorities are coming into sharper focus through the people he selected for key posts.

They all lack relevant management experience, but they have the most important qualification of all, which is loyalty to Trump and a

willingness to execute on his vision. And all of this is in line with Trump's lessons learned from

the first time in office when he surrounded himself with people who were generally very well

qualified for their jobs, but who ultimately stood in the way of the norms busting things that

Trump was trying to do.

NPR's Tamara Keith reporting.

Russia is repeating claims it has not yet been in touch with the incoming Trump administration.

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