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A Chinese naval vessel seized a U.S. underwater drone operating off the coast of the Philippines, sparking a protest from the Pentagon. A: While confrontations between U.S. and Chinese military ships or planes occur on occasion, this is the first time China has seized an American underwater drone.
New Mexico's secretary of education is reportedly being considered for a top post in the Trump administration's Education Department. A report in Politico Friday suggests the former Florida deputy education commissioner under Gov. Jeb Bush, Hanna Skandera, is being considered for education deputy secretary.
The Department of] Housing and Urban Development has done an enormous amount of harm. My god, if you think of the way in which they have destroyed parts of cities under the rubric of eliminating slums ... there have been many more dwelling units torn down in the name of public housing than have been built."
President Barack Obama's chief of staff Denis McDonough will have lunch Friday with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus. McDonough has invited Priebus to dine at the White House along with former White House chiefs of staff.
Donald Trump says he will step away from managing his business empire while he's in office - but he's not going to sell it off. If he follows through, he will shatter a presidential precedent on conflicts, and ethics experts say he will open the door to investigations and lawsuits that could hobble his administration.
The call from a former mid-level staffer in President Clinton's press office was unexpected. She had been there for the tumultuous first year in 1993 and seen the battles between the new administration and the White House press corps.
Everyone called this a "change election," and with the fiercely anti-establishment Donald Trump, Americans certainly got change. But they are still uncertain about what they think of their new Change President.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday ... . Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, hugs U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, after a press conference at presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016.
Might Idaho Gov. Butch Otter be considered for interior secretary in a Trump administration? Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker explored the possibilities in a column over the holiday; you can read it here . Two previous Idaho governors were appointed secretary of the interior Cecil Andrus under President Jimmy Carter, and Dirk Kempthorne under President George W. Bush.
Obama says heA ll speak out against Trump if he thinks US ideals are at risk Associated Press, by Staff LIMA, Peru - President Barack Obama said Sunday he doesnA t intend to become his successorA s constant critic -- but reserved the right to speak out if President-elect Donald Trump or his policies breach certain "values or ideals." Offering a rare glimpse into his thoughts on his post-presidency, Obama suggested once he was out of office he would uphold the tradition of ex-presidents stepping aside quietly to allow their successors space to govern.
Obama: I'll push back on Trump if needed to defend US ideals - WDAM-TV 7-News, Weather, Sports-Hattiesburg, MS . U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall with Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.
A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says the incoming president will make additional appointments to his team this week. Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway tells reporters at Trump Tower that the transition team is working on naming members of the incoming president's staff and Cabinet.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as a leading candidate to be U.S. secretary of state for President-elect Donald Trump, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday. The source said John Bolton, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, was also under consideration to head the State Department.
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is rich with lobbyists and includes a climate change-denier and an ex-federal prosecutor involved in the mass firings of U.S. attorneys. Some of the individuals listed in an organizational chart of Trump's top transition personnel, obtained by The Associated Press: Retired Lt.
THE BIG IDEA: John McCain's final stops to close out the 2008 campaign were in New Mexico and Colorado. George W. Bush, garnering 44 percent of the Latino vote, had carried both in 2004.
Liberal comedian Bill Maher on Friday night said it was wrong for Democrats to have portrayed former Republicans as villains, explaining that they "cried wolf" when it wasn't necessary. The "Real Time" host contended Donald Trump, the current Republican presidential nominee, was truly dangerous for America, on the other hand.
Deplorables 2: Hillary shouts herself hoarse in tirade at Trump supporters calling them 'negative, dark and divisive with a dangerous vision' after heckler shouts 'Bill is a rapist' at rally Now the FBI releases files from Public Corruption probe into Bill Clinton's pardon of felon millionaire Mark Rich - just SEVEN DAYS before the election High school teacher, 27, is found dead a day after he was suspended over claims of sex with a 16-year-old student Clinton and Trump locked in dead heat with just six days to go - and she's seen as less trustworthy than him for the first time in months, poll shows 'Clinton is in serious trouble': Internet pirate Kim Dotcom warns 'there's unpublished material yet to come' speculating Wikileaks might soon release her deleted 33,000 emails Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 'had no one at the controls when it dove into the Indian Ocean' and disappeared with ... (more)
Secretary of State John Kerry, who lost a close election to President George W. Bush in 2004, believes he was right to make a timely concession for the greater good of the country. "I believe today I did the right thing.
Colin Powell, who served as secretary of state in Republican President George W. Bush's administration, said on Tuesday he would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election, according to Newsday newspaper. Powell, who made the announcement at an event hosted by a Long Island business group in Woodbury, New York, said Republican Donald Trump was "not qualified" and had sold Americans a "bill of goods" that he could not deliver, Newsday said.