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Donald Trump's name is being stripped off three luxury apartment buildings after hundreds of tenants signed a petition saying they were embarrassed to live in a place associated with the Republican president-elect. In all, about 600 residents of the three rental towers in Trump Place signed the online petition, which began circulating weeks ago after the public release of a decade-old recording of Trump boasting about groping women and kissing them without their consent.
In a parting swipe at President-elect Donald Trump, retiring Democratic California Sen. Barbara Boxer filed legislation Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College that has propelled the Manhattan mogul into the White House. Noting that Hillary Clinton got more votes than Trump but still lost the election, Boxer said it is time to do with an "outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society."
In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria.
Chicago on Monday joined several major US cities in affirming that it will remain a "sanctuary city" for immigrants, in defiance of President-elect Donald Trump. Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and San Francisco have made similar affirmations since Trump's election on Tuesday, vowing to refuse to jail undocumented immigrants in jail for deportation purposes and pledging that public services will continue to be offered regardless of legal status.
Ivanka Trump comes under fire after her company promotes $10k bracelet she wore from her jewelry line during father's first TV interview as president-elect Trump 'threatened to unleash his beautiful Twitter account' on Megyn Kelly after first GOP primary debate as Fox anchor claims that 'strange men turned up outside' her door during turbulent election 'This story needs to go away': Mother who posed with Hillary Clinton in the woods the day after election defeat claims she has been getting death threats because of the picture 'I knew she was "The One" after we had sex': Ryan Reynolds speaks about his 'idiotic Hallmark-card clichA ' romance with wife Blake Lively... as he hints that they slept together on their first date Traditionally, it would have been romantic to say that he knew she was "The One" from the moment they met.
The stock market's post-election bifurcation sharpened Monday as technology shares extended their worst performance since the start of the bull market on speculation Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies will translate into lower earnings. Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc. led the S&P 500 Information Technology Index down 1.7 percent for the biggest retreat since September.
Police in riot gear confront demonstrators outside City Hall during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump in Los Angeles, Nov. 13, 2016. Anti-Trump protesters hold signs as they gather at The Linq Promenade before marching on the Las Vegas Strip, Nov. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck both said Monday they will resist any efforts to deport illegal immigrants under the presidency of Donald Trump. Emanuel said Chicago will remain a "sanctuary city," NPR reports , which basically means the city's police will not work with federal officials to deport undocumented immigrants.
Trump, a Republican who defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election, fought allegations during the campaign of encouraging racism and xenophobia. A founder of Human Rights Watch warned that Donald Trump's election as US president is encouraging anti-Semitism in Europe.
The world is not new to being in shock on November 9th. In 2016, the worldwide shock was that Donald Trump could garner over 59 million votes and even though getting less votes than Hillary Clinton, seal the Electoral College and become President Elect.
An international relations professor in China believes that social pressure in the U.S. prevented voters from sharing their views about Donald Trump. The professor also sensed many Americans' fundamental distrust of Hillary Clinton, a sentiment the Democrat couldn't shake.
Workers at O'Hare Airport say contractors they work for are committing safety and health violations that putting them at risk for serious injuries. NBC 5's Regina Waldroup reports.
Congressional Republicans are already on the defensive about President-elect Donald Trump's decision to give former Breitbart News chief Steve Bannon a senior job in his White House. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was pressed by reporters in Washington Monday on the appropriateness of Trump's choice of someone who has been a leading figure in the so-called alt-right conservative movement.
US President-elect Donald Trump has made his first call to the leader of China, and is "getting his arms around our foreign policy" as he prepares to assume the leadership of the world's sole superpower, a top aide said Monday. The Republican billionaire's diplomatic foray came as US President Barack Obama was about to leave for a farewell visit to Europe to reassure worried allies about a man he once warned was "unfit" to lead the United States.
In the latest roadblock for homeowners with failing foundations, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Gov. Dannel P. Malloy 's request for assistance, for a second time. In a Nov. 8 letter, FEMA administrator Craig Fugate said the agency could not provide funding or open a field office in north central Connecticut, as Malloy had requested for homeowners, but will make a senior liaison available to facilitate the state's options with other federal agencies.
If you'd like to subscribe to The Hill's midday political newsletter, please click here: http://bit.ly/1Tt4hqN Donald Trump Report: Fear of backlash halted Facebook crackdown on fake news Sanders 'deeply humiliated' by Dems losing the white working class The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE named Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and former Breitbart editor Steve Bannon as White House chief strategist. Well, civil rights advocates and critics on both sides of the aisle are expressing alarm over Bannon's new post.
The nationwide protests against Donald Trump stretched into their sixth day on Sunday as demonstrators gathered in cities like New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles to voice their opposition to the president-elect. Following Trump's upset victory in the Electoral College over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, protests not only swept the nation but the entire world.
President-elect Donald Trump was weighing contenders for other top jobs in his administration after choosing Washington insider Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and firebrand outsider Stephen Bannon as senior counselor. Less than a week after his upset win over Democrat Hillary Clinton in last Tuesday's presidential election, Trump's choice on Sunday of Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman and friend of House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, could help him repair his strained relations with members of the Republican Party establishment.
Still reeling from a devastating defeat in last week's election, Democrats are beginning the process of charting the direction of their party in the Donald Trump era. With Hillary Clinton and her team staying out of the public eye, liberal politicians have begun jockeying for control of the party's future.