Trump Appoints Keith Kellogg As Ukraine Peace Envoy

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Private prison stocks jump on Trump appointment of immigration hard-liner Tom Homan

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Trump demands Senate allow him to circumvent hearings to appoint cabinet

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Trump Appoints Keith Kellogg As Ukraine Peace Envoy

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