A wave of Donald Trump “landing teams” will be storming the beaches of the federal government in the coming days and weeks in preparation for the transition, as the president-elect’s vetting of potential Cabinet picks moves into full swing.
Despite the tough coverage of Donald Trump’s transition scramble, the president-elect could be in a position to name key Cabinet members far earlier than most of his predecessors.
Democratic mayors in so-called "sanctuary cities" are poised for a major clash with President-elect Donald Trump as city officials from Los Angeles to Washington vow not to cooperate with his administration on deportation orders for illegal immigrants.
Donald Trump’s pre-presidency is imploding!That’s what the New York Times seems to be saying.What’s more, according to the Times, families are canceling their Thanksgiving and Christmas plans because they’re feuding over Trump.
Hillary Clinton reflected on her devastating defeat on Wednesday evening, acknowledging the difficulty of her loss for her supporters and urging them to persevere through the Donald Trump era.
Appointees to President-elect Donald Trump's administration will be asked to sign a form barring them from being a registered lobbyist for five years after they leave government service, officials announced Wednesday -- following up on the D.C. outsider's pledge to "drain the swamp."
President-elect Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway pushed back Wednesday against reports that the transition of power had descended into chaos, claiming that the real estate mogul was honoring his campaign slogan and is "already draining the swamp."
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unilaterally halted a bid Wednesday to restore earmarks, those directives that steer federal funds to specific projects back home.
Melvin Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman and U.S. defense secretary during years when President Nixon struggled to find a way to withdraw troops from an unpopular war in Vietnam, died on Wednesday, his family said.
A Department of Veterans Affairs employee who told Congress the agency was using unauthorized wait lists for mental health care in Colorado has resigned, saying he was subjected to retaliation for speaking out.
The campaign for North Carolina GOP Gov. Patrick McCrory, whose reelection bid remains too close to call, is seizing on reports of potential voter fraud to raise questions about the integrity of last week's election.
Cuban-American leaders and Cuba’s most prominent human rights activists are hoping that President-elect Donald Trump will undo or scale back the Obama administration’s restoration of U.S.-Cuba relations.
Manufacturers and organized crime groups in the world’s most populous country are responsible for the majority of fentanyl – the synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin – that ends up in the U.S. and the majority of precursor chemicals used by Mexican drug cartels to make methamphetamine
Adult enrollment in ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion has more than doubled expectations in states across the country – pointing to ballooning costs that threaten budget dollars for priorities like education and infrastructure, according to a report released Wednesday by The Foundation for Government Accountability.
Retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., introduced long-shot legislation Tuesday to scrap the Electoral College, in the latest protest from Democrats following last week's election where Hillary Clinton appeared to win the popular vote despite losing to Donald Trump.