Xi says US-China ties at ‘hinge moment’

Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met for the final time Saturday, with the Chinese leader warning of a "hinge moment" in relations after Donald Trump's election. "I hope the two sides will work together to focus on cooperation, manage our differences, and make sure there is a smooth transition in the relationship and that it will continue to grow going forward," Xi said at the start of their last meeting together in Lima, Peru where they are attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Donald Trump isn’t the only president-elect – bully’

Standing over 1.8m tall, with a large, unruly shock of hair, the president-elect saw himself as the champion of the common people against the educated elites, while his enemies - of which he had a large number - saw him as an unsophisticated loudmouth and a bitter partisan. The country was divided and had for years been fighting close elections, in which even his wife's supposedly disreputable past was considered fair game.

Cillizza?: Obama – The Greatest Thing ThatHappened to the Republican Party’

On Friday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Washington Post Reporter Chris Cillizza argued "the greatest thing that happened to the Republican Party is Barack Obama." After agreeing with host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough that the Democrats don't have a bench, Cillizza said, "I always say that the greatest thing that happened to the Republican Party is Barack Obama.

President Obama Hopes President-Elect Trump Will – Stand Up’ to Russia

President Barack Obama has said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump doesn't take a "realpolitik approach" to dealing with Russia. "My principal approach to Russia has been constant since I came into office," Obama said during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today, calling Russia an important country and superpower.

‘Hamilton’ actor tells VP-elect Mike Pence he is…

In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Arron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage.

On seeing Trump and Obama meet in the Oval Office

Donald Trump's first days as president-elect, and the public reaction to them, underscored the psychosis of a nation in the midst of an existential crisis, left in fidgety suspense. Regarding policy matters, as Salena Zito of The Atlantic pithily surmised, the degree of hand-wringing warranted generally depends on whether one takes Donald Trump literally but not seriously, or seriously but not literally - although most are probably currently suspended somewhere in between, and others are just plain terrified.

What is an election, if not an enormous fractal mirror

Washington : President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. AP/PTI It was 22:30 on November 8th and I was in the "Irish Village", an Ottawa complex of inter-connected pubs and site of the largest US Election-Night party in Canada's capital city.

Economic silver linings for Canada in the Trump cloud

Donald Trump's surprise victory in the presidential election, coupled with continued Republican control of both branches of the U.S. Congress, heralds significant changes in the United States' policy in trade, immigration, foreign affairs, energy and taxation. Many Canadians are understandably uneasy about the direction the U.S. may take under new leadership.

Obama to reassure leaders in Peru on successor’s presidency

Obama traveled to South America to attend the annual Asi... . President Barack Obama boards Air Force One during a refueling stop at Lajes Field, Azores on the island of Terceira, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Democratic congressman Ami Bera wins close re-election race

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ami Bera won his bid for a third term to represent a Sacramento-area district that national Republican leaders had targeted. Bera faced a tough challenge from Republican Scott Jones, the Sacramento County sheriff who raised his profile by criticizing President Barack Obama's immigration policies.

Online effort: Draft John Kasich for U.S. Senate

Online effort: Draft John Kasich for U.S. Senate The internet and social media are awash in efforts to draft politicians. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/2fElulJ After Ohio Gov. John Kasich's visit with President Barack Obama last week, his political strategist is trading blows with the RNC chairman.

Backers of legal pot horrified by Trumpa s selection of Sessions

After winning big at the polls only 10 days ago, backers of marijuana legalization fear their movement took a major hit Friday when President-elect Donald Trump chose Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions , a staunch legalization opponent, as his attorney general. It is false that marijuana use doesn't lead people to more drug use.

Dakota Access oil pipeline developer wona t consider reroute

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters form a circle to sing, pray and demonstrate at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. Ongoing protests of the four-state, $3.8 million pipeline in southern North Dakota have "significantly strained" law enforcement and the state Highway Patrol, which provides security at the state Capitol, Republican House Majority Leader Al Carlson said.