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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appear on stage together at LaGuardia Community College, on Jan. 3 in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a big splash this week when he announced  a fairly inexpensive plan to make college tuition-free for as many as 1 million New Yorkers.

One of Trump’s Corporate Punching Bags Slips Back Into Obscurity

During the campaign, Mondelez International Inc., the owner of the iconic cookie brand, was one of the companies that President-elect Donald Trump railed against for sending jobs overseas, alongside the likes of Ford, Carrier and Boeing. But while those other three have already had post-election run-ins with Trump in one fashion or another -- triggering wild stock gyrations and corporate pledges to rework investment plans -- Mondelez curiously has not.

What’s Trump doing tonight? Settling vendettas

Trump spent part of his day Thursday dialing Ohio Republicans in the hopes of swaying their decision in Friday's vote for Ohio Republican Party chairman, according to a source familiar with the calls. Matt Borges, the current GOP chairman who was critical of Trump at times during the presidential campaign, is facing a challenge from prominent GOP donor Jane Timken.

U.S. spy chief ‘resolute’ on Russia cyber attack, differs with Trump

The top U.S. intelligence official said yesterday he was "even more resolute" in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican President-elect Donald Trump about whether Moscow was involved. James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said he had a very high level of confidence that Russia hacked Democratic Party and campaign staff email, and disseminated propaganda and fake news aimed at the Nov. 8 election.

Julian Assange’s claim about the source of DNC emails is…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he was sure that the Russian goverment was not the source of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman John Podesta. "We can say, we have said, repeatedly over the last two months that our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state party," Assange said, in response to Hannity asking whether he could tell the American people "1,000 percent" that the emails did not come from Russia.

Activists Prepare For Congress To Count Electoral Votes

At least one organization organization argues that "just among Republican electors, there are at least 50 electoral votes that were not regularly given or not lawfully certified." The Electoral College may have voted to name Donald Trump president weeks ago, but there are some protesters still fighting back.

Intel Leaders Shoot Back at Trump’s Mean Tweets

U.S. intelligence leaders bristled Thursday at President-elect Donald Trump's mean tweets about the community's conclusion Russian government-directed hackers meddled in the 2016 presidential election, suggesting the president-elect went far beyond expressing mere healthy skepticism. Trump's deriding of the intelligence community's conclusions and capabilities could undermine Americans' faith in what government knows during future national security crises, the officials and some lawmakers warned during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

Trump Relatives’ Potential White House Roles Could Test Anti-Nepotism Law

Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump have played key roles in Donald Trump's campaign, his transition team and his family businesses. President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he may give his daughter and son-in-law some roles in his new administration, but a 1967 anti-nepotism law makes doing so a lot more complicated.

Senator: Russia’s election meddling should alarm Americans

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday that "every American should be alarmed" by Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and lawmakers pressed intelligence officials about foreign cyberthreats. There is "no escaping the fact that this committee meets today for the first time in this new Congress in the aftermath of an unprecedented attack on our democracy," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

12:48 Congress begins Russia hacking probe, Trump still skeptical of U.S. intelligence

Senior U.S. intelligence officials will testify in Congress on Thursday on Russia's alleged cyber attacks during the 2016 election campaign, even as President-elect Donald Trump casts doubt on intelligence agencies' findings that Moscow orchestrated the hacks, Reuters reported. The hearings come a day before Trump is due to be briefed by intelligence agency chiefs on hacks that targeted the Democratic Party.

Can these San Gabriel Valley residents help bring change to the Democratic Party as voting delegates?

Candidates running to become Assembly District delegates for the California Democratic Party spoke to locals at the South Pasadena Farmers Market Dec. 30 to seek their support. He and other locals had campaigned for Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign for much of last year, and when he lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, some of those supporters gave up on the party entirely.

Trump appoints insider to police Wall St

Donald Trump ridiculed Wall Street on the campaign trail, and frequently criticized his political opponents for their ties to Goldman Sachs. Now, Trump is relying on a lawyer who has spent his career representing financial firms, and has his own close ties to Goldman, to lead Wall Street's top regulator.

Morgan Stanley eyes US stock slowdown after Trump inauguration

US investment bank Morgan Stanley said it expects Wall Street stocks to fall after Donald Trump's inauguration as president on 20 January after the strong rally since the Republican's election victory. Many analysts predicted doom and gloom in the event of Trump defeating Hillary Clinton, but the reality is that the Dow Jones Industrial average has shot up 9% and looks likely to break the 20,000 mark, while the S&P 500 is also up by around 6%.