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| Donors Rush to Inaugural Festivities as Congress Heads for the Exits | Donors Rush to Inaugural Festivities as Congress Heads for the Exits |
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| ■ President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural committee is raising money at a breakneck pace. | ■ President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural committee is raising money at a breakneck pace. |
| ■ Congressional Republicans have their tickets home and a plan to keep the government open. | ■ Congressional Republicans have their tickets home and a plan to keep the government open. |
| ■ Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, is eager for a return trip to Trump Tower. | ■ Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, is eager for a return trip to Trump Tower. |
| ■ Retired Gen. James N. Mattis finally gets the formal nod for defense secretary. | |
| The group planning Mr. Trump’s inauguration has secured about $50 million in pledged donations since it began fund-raising in earnest last week, a breakneck pace that promises a glittering event, according to two people involved in the effort. | The group planning Mr. Trump’s inauguration has secured about $50 million in pledged donations since it began fund-raising in earnest last week, a breakneck pace that promises a glittering event, according to two people involved in the effort. |
| The early success puts Mr. Trump on pace to easily surpass President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, when his finance team raised a record $53 million to fund the inaugural festivities. | The early success puts Mr. Trump on pace to easily surpass President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, when his finance team raised a record $53 million to fund the inaugural festivities. |
| The group, the Presidential Inaugural Committee, has set a fund-raising goal of $65 million to $75 million, though the final figure could well be higher, the two people said. The committee has planned a series of exclusive events around Mr. Trump’s swearing-in — not unlike those planned around past inaugurations — to help entice wealthy donors and corporations to open their checkbooks. Evidently, the events are working. | The group, the Presidential Inaugural Committee, has set a fund-raising goal of $65 million to $75 million, though the final figure could well be higher, the two people said. The committee has planned a series of exclusive events around Mr. Trump’s swearing-in — not unlike those planned around past inaugurations — to help entice wealthy donors and corporations to open their checkbooks. Evidently, the events are working. |
| Congressional Republicans unveiled a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday night that would fund the government through April 28, three months into Mr. Trump’s administration, and allow them to close up shop and flee Washington. | Congressional Republicans unveiled a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday night that would fund the government through April 28, three months into Mr. Trump’s administration, and allow them to close up shop and flee Washington. |
| The spending measure must be approved no later than Friday in order to avoid a government shutdown. It would do more than keep the government running. | The spending measure must be approved no later than Friday in order to avoid a government shutdown. It would do more than keep the government running. |
| For one thing, the bill includes a provision to speed up the approval of a congressional waiver early next year that would allow Mr. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Mr. Mattis, to serve in that post. | |
| It also provides funding to respond to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., and it contains a short-term fix to preserve health care for retired coal miners who faced losing their benefits. | It also provides funding to respond to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., and it contains a short-term fix to preserve health care for retired coal miners who faced losing their benefits. |
| The spending measure also provides $7 million to reimburse law enforcement overtime costs associated with protecting Mr. Trump during his time as president-elect. But that represents only a fraction of the $35 million in security costs that New York City expects to incur. | The spending measure also provides $7 million to reimburse law enforcement overtime costs associated with protecting Mr. Trump during his time as president-elect. But that represents only a fraction of the $35 million in security costs that New York City expects to incur. |
| Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, says he is trying to find time for a second trip to Trump Tower in New York, this time to see Reince Priebus, tapped to be the next White House chief of staff. | Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, says he is trying to find time for a second trip to Trump Tower in New York, this time to see Reince Priebus, tapped to be the next White House chief of staff. |
| “I’m anxious to talk to him,” he said. | “I’m anxious to talk to him,” he said. |
| What Mr. Manchin wants is unclear. Asked if he were open to serving in the cabinet, he answered, “I’m just anxious to help my country and help my state.” | What Mr. Manchin wants is unclear. Asked if he were open to serving in the cabinet, he answered, “I’m just anxious to help my country and help my state.” |
| And what an appointment would mean to Mr. Trump is equally unclear. The other red state Democrat being wooed by the Trump transition team, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, is a more obvious target. Her seat would be filled by an appointment made by North Dakota’s incoming Republican governor, Doug Burgum, giving Republicans a little more cushion for their narrow Senate majority. | And what an appointment would mean to Mr. Trump is equally unclear. The other red state Democrat being wooed by the Trump transition team, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, is a more obvious target. Her seat would be filled by an appointment made by North Dakota’s incoming Republican governor, Doug Burgum, giving Republicans a little more cushion for their narrow Senate majority. |
| Mr. Manchin’s successor would be named by West Virginia’s incoming Democratic governor, Jim Justice. | Mr. Manchin’s successor would be named by West Virginia’s incoming Democratic governor, Jim Justice. |
| With Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote reaching 2.7 million votes, the Democrats’ losses are looking increasingly improbable but very real. They are annotated on Twitter by David Wasserman, House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. | |
| History is a game of inches — or a few thousand votes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. | History is a game of inches — or a few thousand votes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. |
| His name kept spilling out, first in the news media, then at a Trump “thank you” rally in Cincinnati, and now finally in a formal announcement: Mr. Mattis, has been tapped to be the next secretary of defense. | |
| Said Mr. Trump: | Said Mr. Trump: |
| To get the job, Mr. Mattis must get a formal waiver to serve as the civilian head of the military because he has not been retired for the requisite seven years. | To get the job, Mr. Mattis must get a formal waiver to serve as the civilian head of the military because he has not been retired for the requisite seven years. |