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Donald Trump kicked off his "thank you" tour in Ohio Thursday with a rally of his faithful shouting "build the wall" and "lock her up" - two of his many campaign promises that seem to be no longer on his plate. Of course, facts don't matter to the President-elect or to his rabid, cult-like supporters who treat him like a political messiah while overlooking his pampered upbringing and lifestyle or his penchant of stocking his cabinet and primary advisors pool with the ultra-rich and/or the rabidly-militaristic.
President-elect Donald Trump smiles as he speaks during the first stop of his post-election tour, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Cincinnati. President-elect Donald Trump smiles as he speaks during the first stop of his post-election tour, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Cincinnati.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas., speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas., speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016.
We are in the waning days of the Obama administration. If you label yourself a conservative, this is a beautiful thing regardless of who you supported this past presidential election.
Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online - not to mention how much privacy you have while you're at it. Republicans who generally oppose regulation seem likely to take charge at the Federal Communications Commission, the government's primary telecom regulator.
The sons of convicted spy Ethel Rosenberg returned to the White House on Thursday, more than 50 years after pleading to spare her life, in a last-ditch appeal to President Barack Obama to exonerate her citing new evidence. Rosenberg was executed in 1953 along with her husband, Julius, after being convicted of conspiring to pass secrets to the Soviet Union about the atomic bomb.
Nicole Kirby looks over results during a statewide presidential election recount Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Milwaukee. The first candidate-driven statewide recount of a presidential election in 16 years began Thursday in Wisconsin, a state that Donald Trump won by less than a percentage point over Hillary Clinton after polls long predicted a Clinton victory.
Donald Trump, who is on what he calls a "thank you" tour, saluted his supporters in Ohio and made a surprise announcement that he will be offering the position of defense chief to retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis.
U.S. Treasury Secretary-nominee Steven Mnuchin says he's qualified for the job based on years of success in the world of private finance. Entering the public stage, where unforgiving global markets and partisan wrangling await him, the political newcomer will find out within his first few days whether he's ready.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said that he and President-elect Donald Trump have patched up their differences and talk by telephone "almost daily." "We're fine," the Wisconsin Republican told Scott Pelley in an interview to be broadcast on "60 Minutes" on Sunday on CBS.
U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to block a Chinese company from buying Germany's Aixtron SE, people familiar with the matter said, which would mark only the third time in more than a quarter century that the White House has rejected an investment by an overseas buyer as a national security risk. The president is expected Friday to uphold a recommendation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. that the sale of the semiconductor-equipment supplier to China's Grand Chip Investment GmbH should be stopped, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the details aren't public.
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, will need more than the usual Senate confirmation before being able to take office.
President-elect Donald Trump says he has narrowed his choice for a Supreme Court nominee "down to probably three or four candidates." One of Trump's first decisions after his inauguration will be to nominate a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February.
President-elect Donald Trump claimed a big win Wednesday when he announced he had successfully pressured Carrier Corporation not to move some of its production facilities from Indiana to Mexico. While the company will still shift some production south of the border, the change of plans will save about 1,000 jobs in Indiana.
Given my amateur studies of authoritarian fascist regimes, I will NOT be commenting about President Elect Donald J. TRUMP, or his swamp, once he is inaugurated, next month on 1/20/17. Until then, for a few weeks, I'll continue to let it rip, at least as it relates to Albuquerque, and local politicos! After EIGHT long months, I finally received a reply from Albuquerque City Councilor President Dan Lewis, on his support or should we say, non-support for POTUS Elect TRUMP! "...Councilor Lewis has not made any comments publicly regarding statements by the president-elect, nor has he indicated any of his opinions to me in that regard.
Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner more than the traditional president-to-be as he held court in front of thousands of adoring fans - and even announced a Cabinet pick from the stage. Trump's first stop on this "Thank you" tour to salute his supporters was in Ohio and, ever the showman, he made the surprise announcement that he will be offering the post of Defence Secretary to retired Marine Corps Gen.
The sons of convicted spy Ethel Rosenberg returned to the White House on Thursday, more than 50 years after pleading unsuccessfully to spare her life, in a last-ditch appeal to President Barack Obama to exonerate her amid new evidence. Rosenberg was executed in 1953 along with her husband, Julius, after being convicted of conspiring to pass secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
US president-elect Donald Trump visited a factory in Indiana on Thursday to kick off a "thank you tour" for his election win and celebrate persuading air conditioner maker Carrier to preserve around 1,000 jobs in the state rather than move them to Mexico. The Republican businessman toured the plant in Indianapolis and shook hands with workers on an assembly line.