Senate Democrats have elected Chuck Schumer to be their new minority leader when Congress convenes in January. The New Yorker will be Washington's most powerful Democrat as the party confronts an all-Republican government led by Donald Trump.
Speaker Paul Ryan unanimously won his GOP colleagues' votes on Tuesday for another term at the helm of the House. He told fellow Republicans he had President-elect Donald Trump's support, and heralded "the dawn of a new, unified Republican government."
President Barack Obama on Monday abandoned his dire warnings and dark predictions about his newly elected successor and urged Americans to give President-elect Donald Trump time to rise to the daunting responsibilities of the office, breaking sharply from his Democratic allies who have quickly condemned Trump's first major decisions.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani emerged as the favorite to serve as secretary of state in Donald Trump's incoming administration, a senior Trump official said as the president-elect narrowed down his Cabinet picks.
TripAdvisor has released a list of the most booked international travel destinations immediately following the Presidential Election.
President-elect Donald Trump took a triumphant tour of the nation's capital Thursday, holding a cordial White House meeting with President Barack Obama, sketching out priorities with Republican congressional leaders and taking in the majestic view from where he'll be sworn in to office.
A college student has been elected to serve in Florida's House of Representatives.
President Barack Obama has met with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House for the first time since the election.
President-elect Trump arrives in Washington ahead of his meeting with President Obama at the White House.
The race for North Carolina governor is not over yet and we could be at least a week away from a possible recount. Roy Cooper declared victory but Governor Pat McCrory and the republican party say they believe they can still win based on provisional and absentee ballots.
Donald Trump is supposed to meet with President Obama tomorrow at the White House to talk about the transition of power.
President-elect Donald Trump and his senior team have begun the herculean task of picking a Cabinet and tapping hundreds of appointees to senior roles in key departments, many requiring multiple security reviews or Senate confirmation.
Canada's ambassador to Washington said Wednesday that Canada is open to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement if that's what President-elect Donald Trump wants.
Global investors are seriously worried about Mexico.
The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president has small business advocates expecting policy changes on issues like health care and the environment. But they're concerned about gridlock persisting even with a Republican president and Congress.
Major U.S. stock indexes moved higher in afternoon trading Wednesday as Wall Street sized up the implications of Donald Trump's stunning presidential election victory.
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden gave comments on the election result.
After a long and hard fought battle, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump will now become the 45th president of the United States of America, according to the Associated Press.
Now that Donald Trump has won the Presidential Election, it could mean big changes for Republicans and Democrats.
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