Nov 16 Trump team said it could have done better on press access By Julie Pace and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Trump left his residence after his campaign had already called a "lid" — a signal to journalists that he would not be venturing out for the rest of the day. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch What we can learn from the Trump transition so far By PBS News Hour How is President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team tackling the takeover of executive power? There’s already been some staff shakeups, including the demotion of Gov. Chris Christie and the resignation of an advisor on national security. Hari Sreenivasan gets an update… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Obama warns of 'crude sort of nationalism' rising By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama urged world leaders to heed the results of the U.S. election, won by Donald Trump. Saying voters are scared about the fortunes of their children, the president warned other nations to guard against… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch What Bannon and Priebus mean for the Trump administration By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has announced two key White House positions: RNC chairman Reince Priebus as chief of staff and the controversial appointment of Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News, as chief strategist and senior counselor. Joshua Green of Bloomberg… Continue watching
Nov 15 House GOP unanimously nominates Paul Ryan as speaker By Erica Werner, Associated Press Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republicans he had President-elect Donald Trump's support, and heralded "the dawn of a new, unified Republican government."… Continue reading
Nov 15 Ben Carson will not take position in Trump administration By Associated Press Carson had never been formerly offered a position in the Trump administration, but Williams says the president-elect had made clear he wanted his former rival-turned-adviser in some role. Continue reading
Nov 15 Trump meets with Pence as he nears Cabinet decisions By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Sequestered in his Manhattan high-rise, Donald Trump was huddling Tuesday with Vice President-elect Mike Pence as he moved closer to filing out his Cabinet, including top national security posts. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favorite… Continue reading
Nov 15 Obama reassures Greece of U.S. commitment to NATO By Elena Becatoros and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying Democratic and Republican administrations alike… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 5:31 Obama on being president: 'This office has a way of waking you up' By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Steve Bannon -- who has been accused of racist and anti-Semitic sentiments -- as his White House chief strategist was met with criticism on Monday. The transition dominated President Obama’s press conference, during which he… Continue watching
Nov 14 Putin, Trump agree to work to improve ties in phone conversation By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump spoke over the phone Monday to discuss future efforts to improve the U.S.-Russian ties, the Kremlin and Trump's office said. Continue reading