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President-elect Donald Trump early Saturday morning slammed a Georgia lawmaker's statements about the legitimacy of his election, saying he should focus his attention to the problems going on in his own district. In a pair of tweets addressed to Democratic Rep. John Lewis, 76, a civil rights leader who has represented Georgia's fifth Congressional district since 1987, Trump wrote: Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart rather than falsely complaining about the election results.
The candidates vying to be the next leader of the Democratic National Committee agree on one thing: The party needs a major overhaul. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez described the organization as a "fixer-upper."
We may be less than a week away from Donald Trump 's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States, but in an alternate universe, the first female president is preparing to take office. That would be Elizabeth Keane , the president-elect on Season 6 of Showtime's Homeland , played by new cast member Elizabeth Marvel .
Chicago officials are pledging to revamp the city Police Department following a scathing federal report, but a change in presidential administrations could spell uncertainty for the critical next step in the process: negotiating a court-enforceable improvement plan with the Justice Department. A report released Friday in the final days of Attorney General Loretta Lynch's tenure found that police in the nation's second-largest department had violated the constitutional rights of residents for years, including the frequent use of excessive force, shooting at people who did not pose imminent threats and using stun guns on others only because they refused to follow commands.
" Republicans have won a gateway victory in Congress in their seven-year trek toward scuttling President Barack Obama's health care law. Now with Donald Trump a week from taking the presidential oath, achieving that goal is possible, but the pressure is on for them to deliver a final product.
In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, National Security Adviser-designate Michael T. Flynn waits for an elevator in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York. The Obama administration is aware of frequent contacts between President-elect Donald Trump's top national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the United States, including on the day President Barack Obama hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior U.S. official said Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
In this Jan. 13, 2017, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump's meetings this week with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned that about the possible erosion of a firewall between the regulators tasked with approving the billion-dollar deals and the White House.
In this Oct. 7, 2016 file photo, actress and singer Jennifer Holliday poses for a photo during an interview in New York. Holliday, who will perform at Donald Trump's inaugural welcome concert next week, supported Hillary Clinton in the election and says her decision to participate is not a political statement..
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, talking about staff member Katie Malone who worked as a special assistant in his Catonsville, Md.
DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country.
When Jennifer Holliday got invited to sing at next week's inaugural welcome concert, she says she took her cues from the Clintons and the Obamas in agreeing to perform. Holliday, who backed Hillary Clinton in the election, said she saw the Clintons' decision to attend Donald Trump's inaugural and the Obamas' support for a peaceful transition of power as a signal to "just get this done and then fight vigorously" over policy differences later.
It looks like A-list celebrity performers may not be the only ones skipping President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. While several political figures, including George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton will be in attendance when Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, a number of lawmakers who oppose Trump are refusing to show up.
The shortest honeymoon on record is officially over. Normally, newly elected presidents enjoy a wave of goodwill that allows them to fly high at least through their first 100 days.
The American Friends Service Committee is celebrating 100 years of nonviolent activism with an exhibition, "Waging Peace," that showcases the group's accomplishments while also illustrating work that remains to... The American Friends Service Committee is celebrating 100 years of nonviolent activism with an exhibition, "Waging Peace," that showcases the group's accomplishments while also illustrating work that remains to be done. In a secret telegram a century ago, Germany tried to get Mexico to join its side during World War I by offering it territory in the United States.
Neighbors knew them for years as a church-going mother and her polite teenage daughter before police swarmed Gloria Williams' home in this small, quiet South Carolina city.
Congressman James McGovern led a Democratic Capitol Hill debate Friday as ascendant Republicans drove a budget through Congress that gives them an early but critical victory in their crusade to scrap the Affordable Care Act.
'My mother raised me with everything I needed... she is no felon': Teen girl snatched from hospital 18 years ago by woman dressed as a nurse defends her abductor after they're found living together Texas teacher, 24, who had sex repeatedly with her 13-year-old student and got pregnant with his child gets 10 years in jail I don't see Trump as a 'legitimate president' - the Russians helped him win: Veteran Democrat congressman claims 'conspiracy' to beat Clinton Britain's royal rebel: Society photographer Lord Snowdon, the charming ex-husband of Princess Margaret who captured iconic images of the Queen and Diana, dies peacefully at home aged 86 'I'm really sorry.
"As part of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's oversight responsibilities we believe that it is critical to have a full understanding of the scope of Russian intelligence activities impacting the United States," the statement said. The U.S. intelligence community issued a report earlier this month saying that the Russian government and intelligence agencies, at the direction of the country's president, Vladimir Putin, waged a campaign in an attempt to influence the U.S. election.
'My mother raised me with everything I needed... she is no felon': Teen girl snatched from hospital 18 years ago by woman dressed as a nurse defends her abductor after they're found living together Texas teacher, 24, who had sex repeatedly with her 13-year-old student and got pregnant with his child gets 10 years in jail I don't see Trump as a 'legitimate president' - the Russians helped him win: Veteran Democrat congressman claims 'conspiracy' to beat Clinton Britain's royal rebel: Society photographer Lord Snowdon, the charming ex-husband of Princess Margaret who captured iconic images of the Queen and Diana, dies peacefully at home aged 86 'I'm really sorry.
Watching Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, a gruff, 50-year veteran of the spy world, answer congressional questions Thursday, you couldn't help wondering if perhaps this time Donald Trump has met his match. To recall a quip made years ago by a prominent Washington lawyer, Clapper is not a "potted plant."