President-elect Trump has nominated former Texas Governor Rick Perry to be his Energy Secretary.

Understanding Anti-Proliferation Efforts And The Department Of Energy

Alison Bruzek

Associate Producer, Radio Boston

Meghna Chakrabarti

Host, On Point

Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces he is deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops over the next month to the Texas-Mexico border to combat criminals that Republican state leaders say are exploiting a surge of children and families entering the U.S. illegally, July 21, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP)

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How The Trump Cabinet Could Affect Massachusetts

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Science

Retired Admiral James Stavridis talks about the future of American foreign policy under President Donald Trump.

Retired Admiral James Stavridis On U.S. Foreign Policy Under Trump

Caitlin O'Keefe, Meghna Chakrabarti

Retired Adm. James Stavridis talks to the press after his meeting with President-elect Donald at Trump Tower in New York, Thursday. (Kevin Hagen/AP)

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We look at what Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Andy Puzder, might mean for Massachusetts, with former Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Suzanne Bump.

What Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee Might Mean for Mass.

What Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee Might Mean For Mass.

 In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump walks with CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump is expected to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, with fast food executive Andrew Puzder as Labor secretary. In the background is Vice President-elect Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump walks with CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump is expected to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, with fast food executive Andrew Puzder as Labor secretary. In the background is Vice President-elect Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The latest installment of our series examining President-Elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, and what his picks might mean for Massachusetts. 

What Trump's Nominee For EPA Could Mean For Massachusetts

Kathleen McNerney

Senior Producer / Editor, Edify

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is pictured on March 10, 2016. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

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Environment

We talk to a former state secretary of housing and economic development about what the pick might mean for Massachusetts.

What Would Ben Carson As HUD Secretary Mean For Mass.?

Jamie Bologna

Senior Producer/Director, Radio Boston

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson waves while arriving at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. (Anthony Behar/Pool via Bloomberg)

Political And Business Visitors At Trump Tower During President-Elect's Transition To The White House

Paul Reville, secretary of education under Gov. Deval Patrick, weighs in on Trump's nominee, Betsy DeVos.

Former Mass. Education Secretary On Trump's Top Education Pick

President-elect Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos, his pick for education secretary, pose for photographs at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Education

We speak to Gov. Deval Patrick's former Secretary of Health and Human Services, JudyAnn Bigby.

How Trump's Top Health Nominee Could Affect Mass.

Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., speaks at a summit in Washington in July 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP)

Health

We talk to Rich Davey, former state secretary of transportation.

What Trump's Transportation Pick Could Mean For Mass.

In this Wednesday, June 17, 2015 photo, commuters disembark from a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority train in Brookline, Mass. The subway system in the Boston metro area is the nation's oldest, launched in 1897. Public transportation has long been hailed as a certain remedy for traffic congestion, but many of the nation's largest mass transit systems are struggling to keep up with maintenance and expansion. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Infrastructure Growing Gridlock Aging Transit

Life

Technology

As President-elect Trump finalizes his cabinet picks, we are taking a look at how each of those officials could shape policy and what changes we might see ahead. Today: Medicaid and Medicare.

A Look At Potential Changes In Medicaid And Medicare Under President Trump

Part of the website for HealthCare.gov as photographed in Washington. (Jon Elswick/AP)

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco this week.

The Fate Of The Climate Under President Trump

Virginia Marshall, Meghna Chakrabarti

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers an address at the COP22 climate change conference in Marrakech on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)

Morocco UN Climate Talks

Jonathan Gruber joins us to talk about what might happen to Massachusetts health care under President-elect Trump's plans.