6 PM ET: Trump’s presidential transition, Scholz calls Putin, American tourist arrested & more

President-elect Donald Trump’s right-wing allies are pushing him to tap loyalists for key staff and Cabinet roles. People close to Trump are laying the groundwork to fulfill his mass deportation campaign promise. Ukraine’s president has criticized a call between Germany’s chancellor and Russian President Vladimir Putin. A new study suggests that hospitals haven’t made much progress on patient safety. Plus, we’ll tell you why authorities in Japan cut one American’s trip short.

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