Transition Briefing Most Americans See the Affluent and Corporations Gaining Power in Trump’s Washington A new study by the Pew Research Center shows large majorities believe the rich, the white, and the corporate gaining influence in Donald J. Trump’s Washington. By JONATHAN WEISMAN, RON NIXON and MAGGIE HABERMAN
John Kelly, Trump’s Pick for Homeland Security, Cruises in Hearing The retired general drew bipartisan support after offering views on immigration and border security differing from those expressed by the president-elect. By RON NIXON and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
John Kelly, Homeland Security Pick, Isn’t in Lockstep With Trump Team General Kelly’s views on issues involving the Mexican border and the threat posed by Russia may put him at odds with others in the incoming administration. By RON NIXON
The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border Over the last decade, nearly 200 Homeland Security workers accepted bribes to let immigrants and drugs into the country, a New York Times review found. By RON NIXON
Senator Looks to Expand Protections for Whistle-Blowers Senator Claire McCaskill asked federal agencies for information on managers who were said to have retaliated against employees who reported wrongdoing. By RON NIXON
Obama to Dismantle Visitor Registry Before Trump Can Revive It The program, put widely into effect after 9/11, has not been used since 2011 as tactics considered better at flagging suspicious people were developed. By J. DAVID GOODMAN and RON NIXON
Transition Briefing Trump Meets With Al Gore on Climate Change While House G.O.P. Rebuffs Tariff Plan Al Gore was to meet with Ivanka Trump on climate change, but the former vice president got to bend the ear of the president-elect himself. By JOHN SCHWARTZ, JENNIFER STEINHAUER, ERIC LIPTON and RON NIXON
Transition Briefing Trump Victory Tour Set as Cabinet Comes Together The president-elect, still trying to choose among a number of possibilities to be his secretary of state, won’t pull back on his habit of overnight and morning Twitter posts. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, RON NIXON, JENNIFER STEINHAUER and THOMAS KAPLAN
Agency’s Green Card Errors Said to Be Worse Than First Thought The Citizenship and Immigration Services sent cards that had incorrect information or were duplicates, or mailed them to the wrong addresses, a report found. By RON NIXON
Drones, So Useful in War, May Be Too Costly for Border Duty Investments in sensor and radar technologies and increased staffing might be the best and most cost-efficient way to patrol America’s borders with Mexico and Canada. By RON NIXON
As U.S. Watches Mexico, Traffickers Slip In From Canada Officials worry that the United States’ northern border, much of it remote, is vulnerable to exploitation by criminal enterprises and possible terrorists. By RON NIXON
TimesVideo The Longest Border in the World The Northern border of the United States is nearly three times the length of the Southern border, but the Border Patrol in the North makes do with about one-tenth the manpower. The federal agent Norman M. Lague showed us around. By ERICA BERENSTEIN and RON NIXON
Flaws in Fingerprint Records Allowed Hundreds to Become U.S. Citizens The Department of Homeland Security says about 900 people who were to be deported were able to get U.S. citizenship under different names because of gaps in fingerprint databases. By RON NIXON
Visa Program Up for Renewal Amid Allegations of Fraud The merits of the EB-5 program, which allows foreign investors to gain citizenship by putting money into economic development projects, are being debated again. By RON NIXON
Muslim Gathering Laments a ‘Normalization of Bigotry’ Verbal and physical attacks on Muslims have become too commonplace, speakers at the Islamic Society of North America convention said this weekend. By RON NIXON
As Donald Trump Calls for Wall on Mexican Border, Smugglers Dig Tunnels Fences along the frontier have only helped push smugglers underground, and experts say it may be years before the technology exists to reliably detect the tunnels. By RON NIXON
TimesVideo Tunneling Under the Border With Mexico On the U.S.-Mexico border, a large fence has done little to deter enterprising drug smugglers. In Nogales, Ariz., they’ve been digging out tunnels for years in order to cross the border undetected. By NEIL COLLIER and RON NIXON
Donald Trump Wants to Cut Visa Program He Used for His Own Models Mr. Trump says he will end the H-1B program, which allows certain skilled immigrants to work in the United States — including some employees of Trump Model Management. By RON NIXON
Preclearance at Foreign Airports Seen as a Necessity to Fight Terrorism American customs officials, who want to expand a program to include more European airports, say it would help identify and stop potential terrorists before they could enter the United States. By RON NIXON
Bottom Line Nation | Part 3 How Private Equity Found Power and Profit in State Capitols Private equity firms have used sophisticated but indirect political maneuvering with state and local entities to smooth the way for growth and revenue. By BEN PROTESS, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and RACHEL ABRAMS
Transition Briefing Most Americans See the Affluent and Corporations Gaining Power in Trump’s Washington A new study by the Pew Research Center shows large majorities believe the rich, the white, and the corporate gaining influence in Donald J. Trump’s Washington. By JONATHAN WEISMAN, RON NIXON and MAGGIE HABERMAN
John Kelly, Trump’s Pick for Homeland Security, Cruises in Hearing The retired general drew bipartisan support after offering views on immigration and border security differing from those expressed by the president-elect. By RON NIXON and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
John Kelly, Homeland Security Pick, Isn’t in Lockstep With Trump Team General Kelly’s views on issues involving the Mexican border and the threat posed by Russia may put him at odds with others in the incoming administration. By RON NIXON
The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border Over the last decade, nearly 200 Homeland Security workers accepted bribes to let immigrants and drugs into the country, a New York Times review found. By RON NIXON
Senator Looks to Expand Protections for Whistle-Blowers Senator Claire McCaskill asked federal agencies for information on managers who were said to have retaliated against employees who reported wrongdoing. By RON NIXON
Obama to Dismantle Visitor Registry Before Trump Can Revive It The program, put widely into effect after 9/11, has not been used since 2011 as tactics considered better at flagging suspicious people were developed. By J. DAVID GOODMAN and RON NIXON
Transition Briefing Trump Meets With Al Gore on Climate Change While House G.O.P. Rebuffs Tariff Plan Al Gore was to meet with Ivanka Trump on climate change, but the former vice president got to bend the ear of the president-elect himself. By JOHN SCHWARTZ, JENNIFER STEINHAUER, ERIC LIPTON and RON NIXON
Transition Briefing Trump Victory Tour Set as Cabinet Comes Together The president-elect, still trying to choose among a number of possibilities to be his secretary of state, won’t pull back on his habit of overnight and morning Twitter posts. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, RON NIXON, JENNIFER STEINHAUER and THOMAS KAPLAN
Agency’s Green Card Errors Said to Be Worse Than First Thought The Citizenship and Immigration Services sent cards that had incorrect information or were duplicates, or mailed them to the wrong addresses, a report found. By RON NIXON
Drones, So Useful in War, May Be Too Costly for Border Duty Investments in sensor and radar technologies and increased staffing might be the best and most cost-efficient way to patrol America’s borders with Mexico and Canada. By RON NIXON
As U.S. Watches Mexico, Traffickers Slip In From Canada Officials worry that the United States’ northern border, much of it remote, is vulnerable to exploitation by criminal enterprises and possible terrorists. By RON NIXON
TimesVideo The Longest Border in the World The Northern border of the United States is nearly three times the length of the Southern border, but the Border Patrol in the North makes do with about one-tenth the manpower. The federal agent Norman M. Lague showed us around. By ERICA BERENSTEIN and RON NIXON
Flaws in Fingerprint Records Allowed Hundreds to Become U.S. Citizens The Department of Homeland Security says about 900 people who were to be deported were able to get U.S. citizenship under different names because of gaps in fingerprint databases. By RON NIXON
Visa Program Up for Renewal Amid Allegations of Fraud The merits of the EB-5 program, which allows foreign investors to gain citizenship by putting money into economic development projects, are being debated again. By RON NIXON
Muslim Gathering Laments a ‘Normalization of Bigotry’ Verbal and physical attacks on Muslims have become too commonplace, speakers at the Islamic Society of North America convention said this weekend. By RON NIXON
As Donald Trump Calls for Wall on Mexican Border, Smugglers Dig Tunnels Fences along the frontier have only helped push smugglers underground, and experts say it may be years before the technology exists to reliably detect the tunnels. By RON NIXON
TimesVideo Tunneling Under the Border With Mexico On the U.S.-Mexico border, a large fence has done little to deter enterprising drug smugglers. In Nogales, Ariz., they’ve been digging out tunnels for years in order to cross the border undetected. By NEIL COLLIER and RON NIXON
Donald Trump Wants to Cut Visa Program He Used for His Own Models Mr. Trump says he will end the H-1B program, which allows certain skilled immigrants to work in the United States — including some employees of Trump Model Management. By RON NIXON
Preclearance at Foreign Airports Seen as a Necessity to Fight Terrorism American customs officials, who want to expand a program to include more European airports, say it would help identify and stop potential terrorists before they could enter the United States. By RON NIXON
Bottom Line Nation | Part 3 How Private Equity Found Power and Profit in State Capitols Private equity firms have used sophisticated but indirect political maneuvering with state and local entities to smooth the way for growth and revenue. By BEN PROTESS, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and RACHEL ABRAMS