Speaker Paul Ryan tells GOP colleagues: ‘We must deliver’
By ERICA WERNER House Speaker Paul Ryan told Republican lawmakers Monday that it’s time to “hit the ground running as we join forces with the new Trump administration.” “We need…
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Conservative flame-thrower to get key White House position
By JILL COLVIN and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Stephen Bannon, a leading force of the far-right, a flame-throwing media mogul and professional provocateur, a man who made a career out of roiling…
Thousands rally, march in nationwide anti-Trump protests
By ROBERT JABLON and WILLIAM MATHIS Thousands took to the streets Saturday across the United States as demonstrations against President-elect Donald Trump continued in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and…
Clinton blames FBI director for presidential election loss
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton is blaming the FBI’s decision to revive its examination of her email accounts for her devastating defeat in the presidential election. On a call Saturday…
Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, JEFF HORWITZ and VIVIAN SALAMA Donald Trump elicited wild cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the president-elect’s transition team…
Trump shakes up transition team, elevates Pence’s role
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike…
Obama urges nation to ‘forge unity’ after bitter election
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Three days after Election Day, President Barack Obama used his last Veterans Day speech to urge Americans to learn from the example of veterans as a divided…
Fort Trump: New security measures ring Trump Tower
By TOM HAYS Being a midtown Manhattan neighbor of Donald Trump now that he’s president-elect has come to this: navigating swarms of police officers, barricades, checkpoints and street closings that…