Reports: Netanyahu Doesn’t Want to Meet Trump Before Inauguration

During the phone conversation between the two leaders following the elections last week, Trump suggested that Netanyahu "come as soon as possible" to meet with him, the Hebrew-language Walla news website reported Thursday, citing two unnamed senior Israeli officials. After discussing the appropriate protocols of such a visit, Netanyahu "elegantly refused Trump's invitation in order to avoid embarrassing Obama," Walla reported, citing sources close to the Israeli leader.

Caught in the Trump maelstrom, New Balance turns to damage control

Ever since customers called for a boycott after the company's vp of communications said it looked forward to working with President-Elect Trump - and a Neo-Nazi blogger called the shoes "the official shoes of white people" - the Boston-based shoe company has been doing damage control. For the curious who Google "New Balance" and "Trump," the first result they get is a sponsored search ad encouraging customers to "read the facts" before they boycott the shoe.

Donald Trump to meet Japanese Prime Minister

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the first world leader to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump, where he will attempt to safeguard the long-standing alliance between the two countries. Hillary Clinton gave a speech at a Children's Defense Fund gala, her first appearance since last week's concession speech.

Donald Trumpa s chief strategist doesna t understand what makes America great

Steve Bannon, campaign CEO for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, looks on during a national security meeting with advisors at Trump Tower, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in New York. There's no such thing as a free lunch in economics, but high-skilled immigration is at least a heavily-discounted one.

The Note: Clinton, Sanders’ Post-Election Reflections

CLINTON SAYS 'NEVER EVER GIVE UP' DURING 1ST SPEECH SINCE ELECTION LOSS: Hillary Clinton last night made her first public appearance since delivering her concession speech last week, making an emotional plea for the country to focus on helping underprivileged children while acknowledging the pain she feels after her unexpected failure to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box, ABC's MARGARET CHADBOURN notes. Speaking at the Children's Defense Fund's 26th annual Beat the Odds Celebration in Washington, D.C., Clinton said, "I know this isn't easy.

Zoe Lofgren

A bill intended to close loopholes in the H-1B visa program , introduced by Representative Darrell Issa and co-sponsored by the rest of the San Diego delegation, is facing opposition and a committee vote has been delayed. The Protect and Grow American Jobs Act , as the bill is known, was touted for its bipartisan support.

Why the Left Promoted Trump in the GOP Primaryby Alexandra…

The bitter irony is that her team started out determined to face Trump rather than any of the other GOP candidates, drawing on the belief that the politically inexperienced, blustering business mogul would be the easiest to defeat. The e-mails released over the past few months by WikiLeaks provide a number of examples of Clinton's staff agonizing over the more qualified candidates such as Florida senator Marco Rubio and expressing the desire to face Trump in the general election.

Democrats hope Trump meets his match in Schumer

The battle for America's political soul could come down to a street brawl between two boys from Queens and Brooklyn. Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer are spoiling for a clash once the President-elect takes office next year and the new Democratic Senate minority leader gets his hands on his caucus after winning election on Wednesday.

Donald Trump’s 7-point healthcare plan

As President Obama prepares to step down in January, he will leave behind one of the most harmful legacies imaginable: Unaffordable healthcare for much of the nation, which is bitterly ironic, given that the "Affordable" Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare , was supposed to lower premiums and other out-of-pocket expenses. In fact, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon , a new study has found that average premiums will increase by 27 percent next year, even higher than what the Department of Health and Human Services predicted just weeks ago.

Post-Prez Election Gloom Lingers in Corners of NJ Dem Party Establishment

The stench of cigarette smoke, carbolic, vomit, and a hint of coming closed coffin lids climbed off the casino carpets like the plague as a squat overweight man in late middle age in a Don Johnson T-shirt with a jacket thrown over it rolled the dice at one of the tables and emitted a prehistoric shriek of triumph. The crowds plodded in and out of the dull, liver-yellow lit room in dogged pursuit of individualized pleasure - or pain, or as was the case in a clump of Newarkers outside a coffee shop on the street, agony.

Clinton: ‘All I wanted to do was just to curl up’ this past week

Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton: 'All I wanted to do was just to curl up' this past week Sanders: 'Maybe I would have been elected president' Overnight Defense: McConnell vows Iran sanctions vote said Wednesday that in the week since her stunning electoral loss, there have been times when she's wanted to hole up at home and "never leave the house again." "I will admit, coming here tonight wasn't the easiest thing for me," she said to the audience at a gala for the Children's Defense Fund.

How Trump’s son-in-law spurred a ‘purge’ of Christie associates21 minutes ago

Gov. Christie risked his political reputation as a moderate Republican with good standing in the establishment wing of the party by endorsing the insurgent campaign of Donald Trump. His long-shot bet appeared to pay off last week with Trump's stunning election victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.