Trump praises Michigan GOP while weighing RNC chairman call

Donald Trump may have more than just his gratitude to offer in Michigan when he visits the state that capped his stunning presidential victory last month. Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is a leading contender for the Republican National Committee 's chairmanship.

Chief of staff Priebus? Some Trump loyalists still dubious

In this Nov. 9, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump stands with Republican National Committee Chairman, incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, right, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, during an election night rally in New York. When Trump tapped Priebus as his chief of staff, Republican leaders welcomed the prospect of a close ally having a top White House job.

Right to the end, Trump campaign spent less than Clinton’s

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Latest: Trump spent far less than Clinton in final weeks

Donald Trump's campaign spent about $94 million in its final push for the White House, new fundraising reports show. The Republican continued his campaign-long trend of spending far less than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Trump says U.S.-China relationship must improve

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour event at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., December 8, 2016. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at the USA Thank You Tour event at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., December 8, 2016.

Carrier factory union chief standing ground against Trump

A local union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter stood his ground Thursday, maintaining the president-elect gave false hope to hundreds of workers by inflating the number of jobs being saved at a Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis. United Steelworkers Local 1999 President Chuck Jones spent much of the day doing television interviews after Trump called out by name Wednesday night the leader of the union for a few thousand workers at the Carrier factory and 11 other plants.

Trump expected to pick Puzder for Labor

In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump walks with CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump is expected to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, with fast food executive Andrew Puzder as Labor secretary. In the background is Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Trump, Pence ‘thank you’ tour coming to Pennsylvania Dec. 15

Republican president-elect Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence will be thanking Pennsylvania voters at an event Dec. 15. Trump and Pence's "Thank You Tour" stops at the Giant Center in Hershey at 7 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. Trump has already visited North Carolina and planned a similar rally in Iowa on Thursday.

Pence claims mandate for incoming Trump administration

Vice President-elect Mike Pence claimed a governing mandate for the incoming White House, calling on Republican activists to help the Trump administration pass an ambitiously conservative agenda. The Indiana governor made little reference to still-simmering national divides in his Tuesday evening remarks before top donors of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that's working closely with Donald Trump's transition effort.

Could Democrats go ‘nuclear’ one last time before President Trump?

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, walks out with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The Republican strategy of ignoring President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court this year paid clear dividends.

The Latest: Pence says Flynn Jr. has no role in transition

In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump arrives at Carrier Corp in Indianapolis. Trump is slated to hold the second stop of this "thank you" tour Tuesday, Dec. 6, in North Carolina, less than a we... Vice President-elect Mike Pence says the conspiracy-minded son of a key adviser to Donald Trump has no role in the president-elect's transition.

Mike Pence Returns to Campaign Trail for GOP Senate Candidate in Louisiana

Nearly a month after the GOP won the presidential election, Vice President-elect Mike Pence is back on the campaign trail helping Republicans try to increase its U.S. Senate majority. The Indiana governor appeared in New Orleans on Saturday with Republican Senate candidate John Kennedy to urge GOP voters to turn out for the last day of early voting prior to Louisiana's Dec. 10 runoff between Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell.

Trump nominates Ben Carson as housing secretary

Trump taps Carson for HUD, feuds with China Carson is a retired neurosurgeon. Check out this story on dailyworld.com: http://usat.ly/2gGI6lP President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Campaign 2016 rival Ben Carson to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Trump says companies face ‘retribution’

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence stand onstage together at U.S. Bank Arena on December 1, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo / Getty President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday issued a dramatic warning to companies that they would face "retribution" in the form of tariffs if they move American jobs overseas, setting up a collision with corporate America and the free-market wing of the Republican Party.

Trump seen expanding top diplomat short list as Giuliani, Romney, Petraeus stars fade

President-elect Donald Trump is expanding his pool of candidates for secretary of state, leaving unclear whether former CIA Director David Petraeus' guilty plea for leaking classified information disqualifies him to serve as the nation's top diplomat. "There's not a finite list of candidates" for secretary of state, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters on Sunday.

Petraeus: ‘Five years ago, I made a serious mistake’

David Petraeus made a last-ditch effort Sunday to show President-elect Donald Trump that his guilty plea for revealing classified information to his mistress and biographer shouldn't disqualify him from serving as America's top diplomat. Petraeus, the former general and CIA director, was asked on ABC's "This Week" what he would say to Republican senators who are hesitant to vote to confirm a man who pled guilty to exactly what they spent months accusing Hillary Clinton of doing via her private email server.

Letters: Trump’s deal to save Carrier jobs isn’t what it seems

When you dig down into the story about Donald Trump saving jobs in Indiana , you discover yet another moment when reporters and mass media have fallen for fraud and accepted statements as true without digging into the details. Vice President-elect Pence and President-elect Trump visit the Carrier air conditioning and heating company in Indianapolis on Thursday.