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President-elect Trump confirms on social media today that he plans to declare a national

emergency over immigration and use military assets for mass deportations.

On his truth social platform, Trump wrote, true, in his retweet of a November 8th post from Tom Fitten, the head of the conservative foundation Judicial Watch.

Trump is still forming his cabinet, and Pierre's Mara Lison reports some of the president-elect's nominations will test the resolve of Senate Republicans when the GOP is in the majority in the new year.

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to perform what's called advice and consent.

In other words, to approve or disapprove nominees to the executive branch.

And Donald Trump is saying to the Senate, you can confirm my appointments.

After all, you have a 53 to 47 vote majority. You have a cushion. You can lose three votes. Or we can go through recess appointments where there will be no ability for the Senate to question or vet or investigate the backgrounds and qualifications of these nominees. NPR's Mara Lison. Trump has pledged to protect Social Security.

Well, as NPR's Windsor Johnson reports, so far, the President-elect's proposals are not resolving concerns about the future of the program, especially among younger Americans.

Recent studies show that 75% of adults 50 and over worried that Social Security will run out of funding in their lifetime. Charles Blahouse, who specializes in Social Security at George Mason University,

says both parties need to do an abrupt about face to address the funding shortfall.

It's going to need additional tax revenues, moderation of the current automatic benefit growth,

and it's going to need some

adjustments to eligibility ages. It's not realistic that the program finances can be restored without

all of those things. President-elect Trump has promised not to raise the Social Security

retirement age or reduce benefits. Economists say his fiscal proposals would likely accelerate the program's insolvency.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

At the UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan, some delegates are expressing concern,

may be frustration about the slow pace of negotiations.

NPR's Jeff Brady reports a talk center on how wealthy countries will help developing nations as the planet heats up.

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