To the Point

"Freewheeling" is one term for the Trump transition team -- apparently mired in party politics while selecting presidential nominees without the intensive vetting designed to avoid future embarrassment.  

The federal government is subsidizing dash-cams and body-cams for local police in response to high-publicized incidents of police misconduct.  On this special rebroadcast of To the Point, what does the footage really show? Should the public be able to see it all? We hear about the need for balance between privacy and so-called "transparency."

Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax invented by the Chinese — even though his golf course in Scotland is threatened by sea-level rise. On this special rebroadcast of To the Point, could he and others be persuaded that there really is need for action — if "climate change" were talked about in a different way?"

As many Americans are enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner, the Native American are still protesting in North Dakota. We hear what Thanksgiving will be like for them.

If the Trump Administration cracks down on Muslim Americans, it won't be the first time. We hear what happened during the Carter, Reagan and Bush Administrations and what might be in store for the future.

Even before he takes office, President-elect Donald Trump has revealed potential conflicts of interest unlike those of any president in American History. We hear what they could mean for the integrity of the White House and what he can do to avoid them.

The Democrats are still reeling after last week's loss of the White House and their failure to regain power on Capitol Hill. We hear how they're planning to build momentum for the mid-term election of 2018.

President Obama's trip to Europe this week is not the anticipated victory lap but a mission to explain Donald Trump's unexpected election and reaffirm the values underlying the Atlantic Alliance. We hear about his hand-off of leadership to Germany's Angela Merkel.

During Donald Trump's long, sometimes confusing presidential campaign, one consistent theme was defiance of the scientific consensus on climate change. What's at stake for clean energy and other strategies to slow global warming? 

Donald Trump won't be sworn in until January 20 of next year, but his choice of Steve Bannon as "Chief Strategist" for the White House has raised unprecedented controversy for a staff appointment.

The day before this week's election, President Obama warned that Donald Trump was unqualified to have access to America's nuclear codes. Now Trump's in line to take over as the most powerful man in the world. We hear what that could mean for Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

Historic political change is underway in the aftermath of this week's election. Details of Donald Trump's plans are still more rumor than hard fact, but we get the latest.

Early this morning, Donald Trump found himself President-elect of the United States in an upset victory over Hillary Clinton — who he threatened to put in jail if he were elected. In a rare tone of conciliation, he gave credit to his opponent.

With the votes still coming in, we’ll look ahead at one of the major challenges facing the next President of the United States: the fight against ISIS. It’s a legacy of George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, one that Barack Obama has struggled unsuccessfully to leave behind. He reportedly hopes the City of Mosul will be "liberated" before he leaves office, with Raqqa -- the capitol of the "Caliphate" next in line.

This year's presidential campaign is about to come to an end with a prideful outsider pitted against a veteran establishment insider. And the battle over the Senate is coming down to the wire.