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Tomorrow in the United States in the 50 state capitals and Washington, DC, the Electoral College will meet to choose the next President of the United States. Writing in Federalist Paper Number 68 on March 12, 1788, one of the founding fathers of the American Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, had this to say: "All these advantages will be happily combined in the plan devised by the convention; which is, that the people of each state shall choose a number of persons as electors, equal to the number of senators and representatives of such state in the national government, who shall assemble within the state and vote for some fit person as president.
The CIA, according to The Washington Post, has now determined that hackers working for the Russian government worked to tilt the 2016 election to Donald Trump. This actually has been obvious for months, but the agency was reluctant to state that conclusion before the election out of fear that it would be seen as taking a political role.
A person dressed in a clown costume stands amongst attendees during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, US, October 31, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Searches for selfies led to many bad decisions, an outbreak of creepy clown sightings chilled even horror maestro Stephen King, and a hard-fought campaign ended with the election of former reality TV star Donald Trump as president of the United States.
Evidence has emerged that the Government would have been more excited about the US election result if it had been won by Hillary Clinton. Rivals Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton shake hands before one of their political debates in the run up to the US presidential election Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman Evidence has emerged that the Government would have been more excited about the US election result if it had been won by Hillary Clinton.
A native of East India, Dr. Rachakonda Prabhu is having a hard time explaining the United States electoral college to his friends around the world. The 69-year-old Las Vegas physician is one of Nevada's six Democratic presidential electors who will ceremonially cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton on Monday at the state Capitol in Carson City.
Pressure on members of the US electoral college to select someone other than Donald Trump as president has grown dramatically - and noisily - in recent weeks, causing some to waver but yielding little evidence that Trump will fall short when electors convene in most state capitals on Monday to cast their votes. Carole Joyce of Arizona expected her role as a Republican Party elector to be pretty simple: she would meet the others in Phoenix and carry out a vote for Trump, who won the most votes in her state and whom she personally supported.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah EDITS clip from the "Thank You" Rally in Grand Rapids, MI to ATTACK PEOTUS Trump- The original video of the rally, the one The Daily Show uses is from Tucker Carlson Tonight. At 44:10 Tucker Carlson Tonight video from Good News Daily youtube channel there is booing from the crowd when Trump mentions Hillary Clinton, along with Bill Clinton, and Barack and Michelle Obama, and their unexpected campaign trip to Michigan.
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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday wrapped up his postelection victory tour, showing few signs of turning the page from his blustery campaign to focus on uniting a divided nation a month before his inauguration. At each stop, the Republican has gloatingly recapped his election night triumph, reignited some old political feuds while starting some new ones, and done little to quiet the hate-filled chants of "Lock her up!" directed at Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Over the past four months, US intelligence agencies and aides to President Obama assembled a menu of options to respond to Russia's hacking during the election, ranging from the obvious - exposing President Vladimir Putin's financial ties to oligarchs - to the innovative, including manipulating the computer code that Russia uses in designing its cyberweapons. But while Obama vowed Friday to "send a clear message to Russia" as both punishment and deterrent, some of the options were rejected as ineffective, others as too risky.
President-elect Donald Trump is greeted by the Azalea Trail Maids after arriving at the airport for a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. President-elect Donald Trump is greeted by the Azalea Trail Maids after arriving at the airport for a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala.
FOR a new American president to pick an ambassador with no experience in trade, cultural or any other form of diplomacy is not particularly remarkable. These appointments tend to be rewards for loyalty, friendship and financial backing during the campaign.
CNN's Rye: Trump's Election 'Far From Legitimate,' 'That Guy Is Not My President' Breitbart Video, by Ian Hanchett On Friday's broadcast of CNN's "AC360," CNN Political Commentator Angela Rye stated that "Donald Trump's election, in my mind, is far from legitimate." Rye said, "Donald Trump's election, in my mind, is far from legitimate, at this point.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is defending the FBI against allegations that the bureau mishandled investigations of email hacks of Democrats and focused too much attention on Hillary Clinton's private email server. "I can tell you that this investigation was taken seriously from the beginning," Lynch said in an interview with CNN that airs Sunday.
New Hampshire residents donned layers of clothing as Friday's arctic temperatures swept through the state, plunging temperatures below zero and bringing in wind chills in the negative double digits.
As news rolls in about Russia's likely sabotage of the American political system, the noose is beginning to tighten uncomfortably around Republicans. The only question that matters now is this: what did Donald Trump know about the hacks on his political opponents, and when did he know it? It is becoming increasingly clear from all sides that Russian intelligence-likely at the specific direction of Vladimir Putin -perpetrated the hack on the Democratic National Committee and on Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.
As of Jan. 20, Chuck Schumer will be the most important Democrat in the land. But spend a few minutes with the incoming Senate minority leader and it's clear where the real power lies.
As President Obama pointed his finger directly at the Russians over election year hacking of Democratic Party aides, intelligence officials are now presenting a united front about Russian involvement in the 2016 race for President, as Mr. Obama defended the conclusions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. "The intelligence that I've seen gives me great confidence in their assessment that the Russians carried out this hack," the President said, blaming Russia for getting emails both from the Democratic National Committee and top Hillary Clinton aide John Podesta.