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President-elect Donald Trump, at his Florida Mar-a-Lago estate, will meet with former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who worked in the Reagan administration. Lighthizer, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, previously defended Trump's rhetoric on trade.
President-elect Donald Trump's victory tour was more than just an opportunity to strut and preen around the country like a peacock. Who in the GOP will stand up to Trump? President-elect Donald Trump's victory tour was more than just an opportunity to strut and preen around the country like a peacock.
While demonstrators made their voices heard at Electoral College gatherings all across the country, their plea to individual electors to rebel and drop Donald Trump went absolutely nowhere, as Hillary Clinton was actually the candidate who had more electors refuse to vote for her, with the final outcome moving President-Elect Trump one step closer to the White House. The biggest group of rogue electors was in Washington State, where three of them cast votes for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and one voted for a native American environmental activist named Faith Spotted Eagle, instead of Clinton.
Donald Trump secured the necessary 270 electoral votes on Monday to formally be elected as the 45th president of the United States. Trump won the popular vote in 30 states and one of Maine's districts - which, along with Nebraska, splits up its electors by district - giving him 306 electoral votes.
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In a stunning development, the North Carolina law widely derided as the "bathroom bill" appeared to be on its way out after it tarnished the state's reputation, cost it scores of jobs and contributed to the Republican governor's narrow loss. Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper announced Monday that legislators will hold a special session to repeal the law known as HB2 that limits protections for LGBT people.
Whether it's a story about President-elect Donald Trump or longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, PennLive commenters have something to say about it. Expressions of happiness, anger, frustration, sadness and every emotion in between can be found in PennLive's comment section.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. listens at left as then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a national security meeting with advisers at Trump Tower in New York in October.
McCain, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, on Sunday joined Democrats in calling for a special select committee to investigate foreign cyberattacks, putting him at odds not only with the incoming GOP president but with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who favors allowing the Intelligence committee to take the lead on the inquiry. "We need a select committee.
This June 3, 2016, file photo shows Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivering his speech titled "America's Enduring Commitment to Security and Prosperity in Asia" at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Distinguished Public Lecture in Singapore. McCain is joining Democrats in calling for a special select committee to investigate Russian interference in the U.S. election.
A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday urged Sen. Mitch McConnell , R-Ky. and majority leader, to create a new, select committee on cyberattacks to investigate possible Russian interference in the U.S. election.
A new bridge spanning the Ohio River between Indiana and Kentucky has been named after the 19th Century explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The new Lewis and Clark Bridge, which was previously known as the East End Crossing, opened to traffic Sunday.
Defeated Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte says U.S. politicians needs to remember that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is not our friend." Ayotte commented on current events and the tenure in the Senate during a Sunday interview with WMUR-TV, one of her first major interviews since losing the election.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Sunday again decried Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential race and called for a select Senate committee to investigate the country's cyber activities during the election. On CNN's "State of the Union," McCain told host Jake Tapper that there was "no doubt" Russia interfered with the election.
Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., on Sunday again decried Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential race and called for a select Senate committee to investigate the country's cyber activities during the election. On CNN's "State of the Union," McCain told host Jake Tapper that there was "no doubt" Russia interfered with the election.
President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama "must have been talking about the past" when she said there's no sense of hope after his election. Trump, speaking Saturday at the final rally of his postelection "thank you" tour, then resisted escalating the spat further, suggesting "she made that statement not meaning it the way it came out."
In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall.
Last week, Florida Senator Marco Rubio introduced legislation aimed at raising after-tax pay for low-wage workers in Puerto Rico, while reducing employer costs. Here's how.
The behind-the-scenes campaign for the Blaine House in 2018 has begun, with Republicans waiting to see if federal officeholders jump in, Democrats looking early at a potential insider-outsider race and independents mulling bids. It's a race that could reshape Maine, with the term-limited Paul LePage leaving the governorship in 2019, eight years after taking office in a historic year for Republicans that set Democrats back after 40 years in which they largely controlled state government.
President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama "must have been talking about the past" when she said there's no sense of hope after his election. Trump, speaking Saturday at the final rally of his postelection "thank you" tour, then resisted escalating the spat further, suggesting "she made that statement not meaning it the way it came out."