It could be months before Putin and Trump meet

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump but preparations for the possible meeting may take months, not weeks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by TASS news agency. Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday after winning the presidential contest against Hillary Clinton.

Autistic man kidnapped and tortured in row over Xbox

Hundreds of thousands of women rally against Trump across the globe as Hillary's celebrity pals arrive in DC to lead protests there He did it his way: President Trump is joined on stage by Melania and the new First Family as they sing and dance to 'My Way' at the inaugural balls Trump gets to work: Donald enters the Oval Office for the first time as President and immediately signs executive order marking the beginning of the end of Obamacare Trump singer missing his cue, leather-clad Irish dancers and the Piano Guys trolling Hillary Clinton by playing her campaign song: The awkward moments that filled the inaugural balls 'Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter': Calls for SNL writer to be fired over 'tasteless' tweet targeting Trump's youngest son Melania, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump all dazzle in their inaugural ball gowns - as it's revealed the First Lady helped design her ... (more)

Cody Simpson keeps a low profile in West Hollywood

Hundreds of thousands of women rally against Trump across the globe as Hillary's celebrity pals arrive in DC to lead protests there He did it his way: President Trump is joined on stage by Melania and the new First Family as they sing and dance to 'My Way' at the inaugural balls Trump gets to work: Donald enters the Oval Office for the first time as President and immediately signs executive order marking the beginning of the end of Obamacare Trump singer missing his cue, leather-clad Irish dancers and the Piano Guys trolling Hillary Clinton by playing her campaign song: The awkward moments that filled the inaugural balls 'Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter': Calls for SNL writer to be fired over 'tasteless' tweet targeting Trump's youngest son Melania, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump all dazzle in their inaugural ball gowns - as it's revealed the First Lady helped design her ... (more)

Greater Expectations: Anti-Trump Forces Should Aspire to Much More

Resistance in action: Demonstrators protest outside the Trump International Hotel during a march in downtown Washington this week. In response to the collective feelings of dread at the dawn of Donald Trump's presidency, a new and determined mass movement seems to have formed.

Nicola Strurgeon congratulates new American president Donald Trump

Ms Sturgeon had criticised Mr Trump during the US election campaign and had voiced her support for his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Following his victory, she offered her congratulations and the pair spoke in a short telephone call last month to discuss "the long-standing relationship between Scotland and the United States".

Donald Trump, Inaugurated as 45th US President, Says It’s ‘Only America First’

Donald Trump, sworn in Friday as the 45th U.S. president, used his inaugural address to tell the nation that he was going to put America and American workers first. "From this day forward, it's going to be only America first," Trump said.

Donald Trump inauguration: Wild man in the White House

Donald Trump is not renowned as an orator. Although speech-making has been a potent tool of past US presidents - his predecessor one of the most compelling - the mish-mash of "America first" jingoism Mr Trump has presented at his inauguration ceremony in Washington hardly amounts to a cogent agenda to guide his term in office.

Why these N.J. Trump supporters traveled to the inauguration

But the day after Trump pulled off a stunning upset over Democrat Hillary Clinton , Dominguez made a decision: He would travel to Washington D.C. to watch the brazen, often controversial Republican get inaugurated. "I thought his style was dismissive," Dominguez said about an hour after seeing Trump get sworn in as America's 45th president on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

Donald Trump sworn-in, vows to obliterate radical Islamic terrorism16 min ago

Washington, Jan 21: Donald Trump today assumed office as US President, vowing to obliterate "radical Islamic terrorism" from the face of the earth and made a campaign-like speech in which he promised to restore jobs to Americans and protect borders, a veiled reference to pursuing a tough immigration policy. "We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth," Trump said in his inaugural address moments after he was sworn in as the 45th president of the US, succeeding Barack Obama.

Pennsylvania woman ’embarrassed’ by Donald Trump testing life in Canada

Marilyn Zsiros sat alone Friday in her rented Toronto apartment, hundreds of kilometres away from her home state of Pennsylvania, refusing to turn on the television to watch Donald Trump become the new president of the United States. The 80-year-old American arrived in the city late last month to explore the possibility of obtaining Canadian citizenship.

Can America’s Divides Be Healed?by David FrenchThe word of the day is …

The New York Times declared that Donald Trump "will take command of a country unsettled after one of the most polarizing periods in modern times." ABC's chief political analyst went even further, arguing that the level of division was so bad that our political culture was "much more akin to where we were in 1861."

Obama’s Racial Legacy: Some Last Words On The First Black President

Barack Obama took to the podium in the press briefing room on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of the first black presidency, and after eight years of that becoming increasingly normal, the moment made it all start to seem strange again. So this whole black leader-of-the-free-world thing really happened, huh? It wasn't that long ago that the idea of a black man in the White House was a side detail in a movie about the apocalypse , a righteous fantasy in an implausible TV thriller , or the high-concept premise of Dave Chappelle skits .

The Latest: Too many protesters to hold march in Chicago

So many people have turned out for the Women's March in Chicago that organizers have cancelled their plans to march through the city's downtown. Organizers say far more people than they were initially expecting are at the demonstration in Grant Park along Lake Michigan, and overflow areas are being used.

Donald Trump vows to unify the US as he prepares for inauguration

Donald Trump has pledged to unify America as he prepares to be sworn in as US president, amid plans for widespread protests and a boycott by dozens of politicians. The tycoon-turned-politician will address hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington DC and millions watching around the world, in his first speech as the 45th president of the United States.

Soros: Trump a ‘would-be dictator’ who will rattle markets

" Billionaire investor George Soros said Thursday he views President-elect Donald Trump as an "impostor and con man and a would-be dictator" who will rattle financial markets. Soros, a big supporter of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign, said he is confident Trump will be checked by Congress and the Constitution.