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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Elizabeth Ann Kahane about her book "Come Join The Parade!!" which documents the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade through the years.

President-elect Trump's major cabinet nominations are in. Now it's up to the Senate to confirm them. Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.