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Melvin Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman and U.S. defense secretary during years when President Nixon struggled to find a way to withdraw troops from an unpopular war in Vietnam, died on Wednesday, his family said. He... Oklahoma City police are investigating why a man waited to gun down an airline employee outside Will Rogers World Airport in a deadly ambush that forced hundreds of travelers to take shelter and prompted... A man who gunned down a Southwest Airlines employee outside of Oklahoma City's airport likely did so in retaliation for having lost his own job with the airline last year, police said Wednesday.

Reports: Haley, McMaster being considered for major cabinet positions in Trump admin

Could South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley or Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster be joining the newly-forming administration of President-elect Donald Trump? According to Joe Scarborough, former Florida congressman and host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, sources close to him say Haley is being considered for Secretary of State alongside former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Trump Spox Whitewashes Bannon: Breitbart Is Like MSNBC For ‘The Other Side’

Jason Miller, communications director for Donald Trump's transition team, insisted to MSNBC host Kristen Welker that former Breitbart chairman Steve Bannon has lived a lived a life of inclusivity, making him a valuable adviser to the new president. Welker pointed out to Miller during a Wednesday interview that Bannon's popularity among white nationalists would "undercut President-elect Trump's attempt to unify the country."

Republican Electors Are Being Called Upon To Vote Their Conscience, Not For Trump

Since the election, there has been much talk about the idea of "faithless electors;" that is, those in the electoral college who defy the pledge to vote for Trump and instead vote for another Republican. They call themselves "Hamilton Electors."

Vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine expected to attend Halifax security forum

Less than two weeks after Republican Donald Trump's stunning electoral victory, the Democratic contender for U.S. vice-president, Tim Kaine, is scheduled to attend an international foreign affairs and defence conference in Halifax. Kaine, a U.S. senator from Virginia, is among a list of high-profile political and military leaders expected to join the weekend meeting, which will include U.K. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary Robert Work and France's defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian.

A Trump Presidency Will Bring Significant Changes for Healthcare

After almost 15 months of campaigning, polls, and 24/7 election coverage of "he-said-she-said," we finally have our answer: President-Elect Donald Trump. Regardless of where you fall politically or who you voted for, the top question on everyone's mind is: What is next for our industry once Mr. Trump is in the Oval Office? Mr. Trump's major policy priorities on the campaign trail were: trade , immigration , infrastructure , and the Federal Reserve .

Here Are The Three Reasons Why Medicare Is Doomed

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Whatever happened to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Despite support for Medicare - the nation's health-care safety net for its senior population - many tea-leaf readers are predicting that the Yes, he is just the Speaker of the House and Donald Trump is the President-elect.

Rapper imagines Trump’s America in album, says his ‘nightmare’ came true

The Long Beach rapper, whose real name is Dominick Wickliffe, released an album last week, which includes the song "Welcome to Planet X," featuring Eminem, that takes place in an alternate reality - a nation led by a puppet master inspired by President-elect Donald Trump. In "Good vs. Evil," the fictional leader's divisive rhetoric and his failure to protect the civil rights of minorities leads to a violent and anarchist-like uprising that tears a nation apart and leads to chaos and widespread suffering.

Obama affirms Trump’s commitment to NATO

President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States would remain the world's "indispensable" power and that President-elect Donald Trump had told him he was committed to NATO. "In my conversations with the President-elect, he expressed a great interest in maintaining our core strategic relationships," Obama said, adding that he had a message from Trump to pass on to world leaders he will meet this week.

Hungary mulls staying on daylight saving time all year round

Oklahoma City police are investigating why a man waited to gun down an airline employee outside Will Rogers World Airport in a deadly ambush that forced hundreds of travelers to take shelter and prompted... Oklahoma City police are investigating why a man waited to gun down an airline employee outside Will Rogers World Airport in a deadly ambush that forced hundreds of travelers to take shelter and prompted authorities to... The horrific shooting of an Anchorage police officer has led to an unexpected break in a series of outdoor deaths that have gone unsolved for months and left people uneasy to use the city's extensive trail system.

Trump May Kill Netanyahu With Kindness

While the United States presidential election bitterly divided the American public, most Israelis were sanguine about the race. Both candidates - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton - were keen to end eight years of icy mistrust between Barack Obama, the outgoing president, and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump’s school choice expansion plan may face uphill battle

8, 2016, file photo, then=Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reaches to shake hands with Egunjobi Songofunmi during a meeting with students and educators before a speech on school choice at ... School voucher programs in the nation's capital and Vice President-elect Mike Pence's home state of Indiana could serve as a blueprint for a Trump administration plan to use public money to enable... School voucher programs in the nation's capital and Vice President-elect Mike Pence's home state of Indiana could serve as a blueprint for a Trump administration plan to use public money to enable disadvantaged... As a small West Virginia community tries to move past the backlash of a racist Facebook post that targeted first lady Michelle Obama, a council member had some inviting words for outsiders who look down on her town.