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Chaos and confusion as the new administration gets underway.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point.

After less than a week in office, President Trump has been shaking up governmental institutions as he promised during his campaign. But his labeling

intelligence agencies Nazis surprised even supporters, and Saturday's apologetic visit to the CIA

seems to have backfired. Meantime, the CIA and others are investigating relations between the president's

close advisors and Russia. We'll ask what they're looking for. And we'll hear about the potential

consequences of the chief executive at loggerheads with his sources of information on national

security. On today's talking point later, a reported gag order on public statements by government agencies.

Did it come from the White House?

How far does it go?

First, the news.

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Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. President Trump has apologized for comparing

intelligence agencies to Nazis or has he. Will ongoing controversy undermine informed

policymaking by the chief executive?

Today's talking point, employees at the EPA and the Health and Human Services Department say they've been told don't talk to the public or even to congressional staff.

Did that order come from the White House? First, this news update. Despite lacking any evidence,

President Trump today called for a major investigation into his claim that three to five

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