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Trump Nominates Seasoned Management Pro Elaine Duke As DHS Deputy

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017

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Trump Nominates Seasoned Management Pro Elaine Duke As DHS Deputy

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke

President Donald Trump on Monday evening announced his intent to nominate Elaine Duke to be the deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, selecting a strong management professional to run the department’s day to day operations.The nomination of Duke might also be seen as a victory for DHS Secretary John Kelly, who reportedly battled an effort by White House to put Kansas secretary of state and known immigration hawk Kris Kobach into the deputy’s spot.Kelly also reportedly was left…

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