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Why President Trump is struggling to staff his government

Joined by his Cabinet, Trump signed an Executive Order on March 13 that reorganizes the Executive Branch

WHEN A NOR’EASTER BARRELED toward Washington in mid-March, Donald Trump suggested to German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she postpone her upcoming visit to the White House. The inclement weather also bought the President’s understaffed Administration a bit more time to prepare for a Merkel drop-by. Almost two months into the job, Trump still has no assistant secretary for European affairs or envoy to the E.U. at the State

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