Politics Dec 20 Michelle Obama calls 2016 election ‘painful,’ but is supporting Trump transition WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama tells Oprah Winfrey that this past election was “painful,” but says she and her husband will support President-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing transition to the White House and beyond because it’s “what’s best for the…
Politics Dec 19 Trump formally wins presidency with more than 270 votes in Electoral College Monday's vote ensures that the billionaire will become America's 45th president.
Politics Dec 19 Judge orders release of search warrant in Clinton email probe A federal judge ordered the release of the search warrant that FBI agents used to reopen their investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
Nation Dec 19 Chief Justice Roberts denies bid to force Senate action on Garland nomination Chief Justice John Roberts has denied a lawyer's bid to get the Supreme Court to force the Senate to consider the high court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.
Politics Dec 16 Trump moves to cancel business deals in Azerbaijan, Georgia The Trump Organization has canceled a licensing deal for a hotel in Azerbaijan and is taking steps to do the same for a project in neighboring Georgia, part of a string of recent efforts by the president-elect to extricate his…
Nation Dec 12 Supreme Court leaves $1 billion NFL concussion settlement in place WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected challenges to the estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players.
World Dec 12 Italy’s premier-to-be is poised to make it official ROME — Premier-designate Paolo Gentiloni says he has quickly completed sounding out political leaders on his proposed Democrat-led Cabinet and will tell Italy's president later Monday evening if he's succeeded in forming a government.
World Dec 12 Merkel says Germany will stick to one-China policy BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that her country, Europe's biggest economic power, won't be changing its policy on China and Taiwan after President-elect Donald Trump raised questions about the future U.S. stance.
Politics Dec 11 Netanyahu hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopefully the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Sunday.
Politics Dec 11 Republican senators join Dems to condemn Russian political hacking John McCain, Chuck Schumer and others said in a joint statement Sunday that the CIA's report of Russia's efforts in the election "should alarm every American."…