Trump to meet with David Petraeus

President-elect Donald Trump will meet with former CIA Director David Petraeus Monday, CBS News has confirmed, furthering speculation that Petraeus is a top contender to become Mr. Trump's secretary of state. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump will meet with two others said to be top contenders, 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee.

Entrepreneurs and small businesses on why they love – and hate – Obamacare

U.S. President Barack Obama said in 2013 that "consumers, small-business owners, and pharmacists" have benefited from the Affordable Care Act Talk that the Affordable Care Act would decimate small businesses ran rampant when the law was passed, but has it turned out to be true? The health care law has forced some small-business owners to make tough choices, with more expensive coverage requiring them to scale back or even preventing them from providing coverage to employees, they told MarketWatch. But other entrepreneurs say it has done nothing but good, allowing them to start their own businesses, stabilizing the cost of insuring employees, or simply giving them the peace of mind about getting health insurance in the future.

Donald Trump: I Only Lost Popular Vote Because MILLIONS Illegally Voted for Clinton

President-elect Donald Trump claims he only lost the popular vote to rival Hillary Clinton because of "millions of people who voted illegally." Trump's bizarre outburst, even by his standards, comes after the Clinton campaign announced that it will participate in an election recount.

Trump attacks Hillary campaign for joining recount of votes in three states

New York/Mar-a-Lago [U.S.A], Nov. 28 : United States president-elect Donald Trump has attacked the Hillary Clinton campaign for coming out in support of a recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin. [NK US] Trump, according to informed sources, reminded his one-time Democratic presidential rival that she had already conceded the elections to him, and also published remarks from the presidential debates in which she had urged all Americans to accept the poll results.

Dakota Access pipeline protesters told to leave by Dec. 5

A sculpture stands at an encampment where protesters of the Dakota Access oil pipeline have been gathered for months, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D. Protest organizers said that they have a right to stay on the land. Their statement comes a day after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told they would have to leave by Dec. 5. BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set an early December deadline for American Indians and others to leave an encampment in North Dakota where they've been entrenched for months protesting the Dakota Access pipeline.

Human Rights Department toils with just half of staff it had at peak

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights, a 50-year-old state agency charged with investigating claims of illegal discrimination, has seen its staff shrink by almost half from its historic peak in 1990. The steady drop in full-time enforcement officers and other staff comes amid a growing workload in recent years and heightened racial tensions in Minnesota over the past year.

Trump claims ‘millions’ voted illegally for Clinton

President-elect Donald Trump claimed without evidence Sunday that "millions" voted illegally in the national election, scoffing at Hillary Clinton's nearly 2 million edge in the popular vote and returning to his campaign mantra of a rigged race even as he prepares to enter the White House in less than two months. Trump and his lieutenants assailed an effort - now joined by Clinton - to recount votes in up to three battleground states, calling the push fraudulent, the work of "crybabies" and, in Trump's estimation, "sad."

Rubio on Castro Condolences: Obama’s Response – Pathetic’; My…

Asked Sunday about Pope Francis' expression of sorrow on the death of Fidel Castro, Sen. Marco Rubio said that as a Catholic he believes in the Pope's theological authority but his faith does not bind him when it comes to foreign policy positions. During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Rubio's criticism of President Obama's statement of condolence following the death of the former Cuban dictator was noted he called it "pathetic" but then interviewer Dana Bash pointed about that Pope Francis, too, had expressed sorrow.

AP report provides confusing non-answer to question on “What is the…

The quoted question in the title of this post comes from the headline of this AP article . Because there are a numberof strange and confusing elements to this AP piece, I am not sure it does even a reasonable job trying to answer the question it poses.

Trump says he would have won U.S. popular vote if not for illegal voting

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that besides winning the Electoral College "in a landslide" in the Nov. 8 election: "I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." The allegation, made without evidence, comes as Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote over Trump has surpassed 2 million votes and is expected to grow to more than 2.5 million as ballots in populous states such as California continue to be tallied.

Trump assails recount push, claims millions voted illegally – Sun, 27 Nov 2016 PST

President-elect Donald Trump claimed without evidence Sunday that "millions" voted illegally in the national election, scoffing at Hillary Clinton's nearly 2 million edge in the popular vote and returning to his campaign mantra of a rigged race even as he prepares to enter the White House in less than two months. Trump and his lieutenants assailed an effort - now joined by Clinton - to recount votes in up to three battleground states, calling the push fraudulent, the work of "crybabies" and, in Trump's estimation, "sad."

BERNIE: We need to reexamine the Electoral College after…

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday joined a number of Democrats who back reexamining the Electoral College system, following Hillary Clinton's loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Asked by CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" whether he supported a reassessment of the method, Sanders pointed to Clinton's popular-vote victory.

‘Sad’: Trump condemns Clinton for joining recount effort

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday it's "sad" Hillary Clinton is joining an effort to force recounts of votes from the Nov. 8 election in up to three crucial states. Trump tweeted part of Clinton's concession speech, when she told supporters they must accept that "Donald Trump is going to be our president," and snippets from her debate remarks, when she assailed the Republican nominee for refusing to say in advance that he would accept the Election Day verdict.