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President-elect Trump met with <em>Family Feud</em> host Steve Harvey at Trump Tower, and Harvey said he plans to work with Housing and Urban Development Secretary nominee Ben Carson.
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The U.S. House of Representatives to approve the budget resolution that will instruct committees to write legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Justice Department in a report that the Chicago Police Department engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force, particularly against African-American and Latino residents. President-elect Donald Trump host Steve Harvey at Trump Tower, and Harvey said he plans to work to provide any information about whether the agency is investigating Trump’s ties to Russia during a private briefing for members of Congress. Takata to pay $1 billion in a settlement with the Justice Department over a fraud case involving defective airbags, and three company executives will face criminal charges.

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