Xi calls up Trump, says cooperation ‘only right choice’ to boost ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping today told US President-elect Donald Trump that cooperation was the "only right choice" to bolster ties between the two major powers, in the first contact with the US President-elect who in his campaign had accused China of snatching American jobs. In his first telephonic conversation since Trump won the US presidential election last week, Xi congratulated him on his election victory, state-run CCTV reported.

The Latest: Scandinavia is giving Tru…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at the WE Day celebration, an annual youth empowerment event, in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Trudeau vowed Wednesday to work with President-elect Donald Trump "in a positive way."

More migrants from around the world making way to US border

In this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo, cars wait to enter the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. An increasing number of people from far-flung corners of the world quietly have tried to sneak into the United States among the hundreds of thousands of other, mostly Latin American migrants caught at the Mexican border in 2015, according to arrest data from the Homeland Security Department.

Trump for dummies II: ‘It’s about the economy, stupid’

The economy, and especially the anaemic recovery, has been a disappointment to all but the top 1 percent, and only the 0.1 percent have really done well. When Bill Clinton ran for president he had a note hanging from the wall beside his desk.

UPDATE 2-Mexico finance minister resigns after damaging Trump visit

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto attends the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, September 4, 2016. Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray listens during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, June 24, 2016.

Mexico govt: Treasury minister resigns after Trump visit

It took an act of Congress, but World War II pilot Elaine Harmon is finally being laid to rest on Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. MEXICO CITY - Treasury Minister Luis Videgaray has resigned, a ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday, the week after Donald Trump traveled to Mexico to meet with President Ernesto Pena Nieto.

Trump camp optimistic minority outreach efforts will be effective

With his “what the hell do you have to lose?” line, his talk of softening his stance on immigrants residing in the country illegally, his trip to Mexico City to express respect for the Mexican people, and his ventures into African-American communities in two U.S. cities, he and his campaign strategists have been working to target minority voters. “In a word, no,” said Hughey Newsome, a black conservative leader and Washington-based business consultant.

Clinton turns down Mexico invitation after Trump’s diplomatic ruckus

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday she will not accept an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for a visit after rival Donald Trump created what she called a "diplomatic incident" in his foray there.

Donald Trump’s fluctuating immigration stance raises differences in Republican Party

London [U.K], Sept. 5 : Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's mixed messages on immigration have reportedly created tension in the party with several leaders drifting away from him and looking towards a Democratic presidency.

Latino business leader says he’s ‘not jumping ship on Trump’

Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shake hands after a joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official residence, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Lost in the fierce debate over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's shifting immigration position is a focus on two other issues that one longtime GOP activist says should matter far more to Latinos: improving educational outcomes and spurring economic policies to encourage entrepreneurship.

Press Left Seething for Being Left Behind on Trump’s Trip to Mexico

According to Politico , the media were given no advance notice regarding Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's trip to meet with Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and were instead left "seething" because they didn't have enough time to prepare for the trip across the border to Mexico City. It wasn't just the traditional and leftwing media that were outraged.

Trump returns to hardline position on illegal immigration

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday that anyone who is in the United States illegally would be subject to deportation if he is elected, sticking with his hardline position after flirting with a softer approach. In a major speech in the border state of Arizona, Trump took a dim view of the 11 million people who crossed into the United States illegally, a week after saying many were "great people" who had lived in the country for years and contributed to American society.

After subdued trip to Mexico, Donald Trump talks tough on immigration in Phoenix

By Joshua Partlow, Sean Sullivan and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post MEXICO CITY - Donald Trump, who has made maligning illegal immigrants from Mexico a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday - striking a remarkably subdued and cooperative tone as he faced a world leader forcefully opposed to his signature proposals. Yet just hours later in a major speech on immigration in Phoenix, Trump had returned to the aggressive tone that has defined much of his campaign.

Different messages to different audiences: Donald Trump on immigration in Mexico and Arizona

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The Latest: Trump says Mexico meeting was ‘substantive’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is opening his long-awaited immigration policy speech by detailing the stories of illegal immigrants who committed violent crimes. Trump is telling thousands in the convention center in downtown Phoenix that he has "met with many of the great parents who lost their children to sanctuary cities and open borders."

Trump: US has right to choose immigrants most likely to flourish

Donald Trump, in a speech on immigration Wednesday, said U.S. policies must serve the American people and the government should choose immigrants "we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish and love us." In the long-awaited speech in Phoenix, Arizona, amid accusations he was softening his hardline stance on the subject, Trump said that America's current immigration system "serves the needs of wealthy donors, political activists and powerful politicians."

Donald Trump looked, sounded confident in Mexico

Hillary Clinton and the Democrats - and a considerable number of Republican summer soldiers who play "can you top this" with each other to see who can say the most hateful things about their party's nominee - thought they had Donald Trump 's number. He was ignorant, a blustery racist, a blowhard bigot and maybe even guilty of mopery, a little bit crazy and unable to learn from his mistakes.

Trump says payment for border wall not discussed with Mexican president

After meeting with Mexican President Enrique PeA a Nieto, Republican nominee Donald Trump said that both countries must respect the others' right to build a border wall on their soil to stop the movement of people, illegal drugs and weapons. Trump said he and PeA a Nieto discussed his call for a border wall during their meeting at the president's official residence in Mexico City, but did not talk about Trump's insistence that Mexico pay for it.