Trump to meet with victims of OSU attack, resume road show

Donald Trump is going to try to show a more sensitive side Thursday, meeting with victims of last week's Ohio State University attack, before taking his "thank you" road show to three more states that supported him in the election. Trump is taking on a grim task that President Barack Obama has faced numerous times over the last eight years: consoling the survivors after an attack of mass violence.

Branstad picked for post in China

It may seem odd for the governor of a lightly populated agricultural state to be chosen as U.S. ambassador to China, especially amid escalating talk of a trade war with the major U.S. trading partner. But Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad boasts a 30-year relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.

Dare to dream, Donald and let immigrant kids stay here

Donald Trump just may be jettisoning one of the cruelest pledges of his campaign, which also happened to be one of his signature promises. Tempting though it may be to attack the shape-shifting President-elect for standing on a foundation of Jell-O, he deserves praise, not scorn, for seeming to shimmy away from plans to expel hundreds of thousands of young people who came to the United States as children, the so-called Dreamers.

Pay up, D.C. since New York is paying to protect the new Prez

Thirty days after winning the election, 43 days before taking the oath of office, Donald Trump engineers his transition to power from the 26th floor of the tower that bears his name on Fifth Ave. at 56th St., in the center of the nation's most congested city. That is his home and office, and building his administration there is his prerogative as the duly elected 45th President of the United States.

8 iconic photos, videos and memes that best sum up 2016

The year 2016 seemed packed with unthinkable events, such as Brexit and US President-elect Donald Trump's shock victory at the polls. And while the world-changing events were met with grim humour, everyday life was peppered with light-hearted moments to keep things interesting.

Anson: How Al Gore convinced Miguel Torres to fight climate change in wine

In the week of an unlikely meeting between Al Gore and US president-elect Donald Trump, Jane Anson talks to Spain's Miguel Torres Snr about the influence of Gore on his own battle against climate change in wine. 'We don't know what is going to happen in politics over the next few years, but we do know that the pattern of global warming is not going away.

Trump picks Scott Pruitt to head EPA

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator, his former campaign manager told reporters Wednesday. "Attorney General Pruitt has great qualifications and a good record as the AG of Oklahoma, and there were a number of qualified candidates for that particular position that the President-elect interviewed and he settled on Attorney General Pruitt and we'll look forward to the confirmation hearing," Kellyanne Conway told reporters Wednesday.

Trump Admits He Was Prepared to Lose the Election

"One month after his upset victory, Donald Trump described the emotional roller coaster ride he experienced on Election Night - and confessed he was prepared to accept defeat - in a lengthy speech Wednesday morning at a private fundraiser in New York City," CNN reports. "Two attendees who were in the room described the President-elect's mood as light-hearted, as he reveled in his unexpected win.

Trump’s choice for top China diplomat has long ties to Xi

It may seem odd for the governor of a lightly populated agricultural state to be chosen as U.S. ambassador to China, especially amid escalating talk of a trade war with the major U.S. trading partner. But Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad boasts a 30-year relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.

House spending bill would limit visas for workers at places like Trump’s golf courses

Mar-a-Lago is seen before President-elect Donald Trump walks out to his motorcade in Palm Beach, FL on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. House Republicans are set to approve a must-pass spending bill Thursday that would dramatically reduce the number of visas available next year for seasonal workers like the ones who have been hired at President-elect Donald Trump's golf courses in Florida.

Joe Biden, on valedictory tour, mixes emotional farewell with lingering ambition

In this image from Senate Television, Vice President Biden presides over the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 5. Vice President Biden's tribute tour reached a crescendo Wednesday in the rarest possible fashion: He barely said a word on the Senate floor. Biden, who for 36 years filled the chamber with voluble oratory, sat in the presiding officer's chair serving in his other capacity, president of the Senate, as a bipartisan collection of colleagues poured out tributes for the outgoing vice president.

What Taiwan’s Leader Sees in Donald Trump

Last week, Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of Taiwan, a self-ruling island of twenty-three million people off China's southeast coast, called President-elect Donald Trump, who by taking the call shattered a decades-long Washington taboo. The news thrilled millions of Taiwanese citizens, who have long complained that the United States has neglected the world's only Chinese-speaking democracy in order to please authorities in Beijing.