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Trump orders construction of border wall, threatens cuts to sanctuary cities
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Obama’s awkward final act as President
ON Friday morning after attending church, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle will welcome their successors Donald Trump and wife Melania to the White House for morning tea.
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Monica Crowley Forgoes Donald Trump Administration Role Amid Plagiarism Allegations
Parts of her book and PhD dissertation appear to be copied from other sources without attribution
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Trump calls CIA chief ‘fake news leaker’ after Brennan warns him about ‘talking & tweeting’
The credibility of the file has been questioned by various top-tier officials.
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Donald Trump Calls Russia Intelligence Report a ‘Disgrace’ at First News Conference Since Election
President-elect Donald Trump confronted an unsubstantiated report that said Russia had compromising information about him, blaming the news media and intelligence agencies for the leak during his first press conference in about six months
Donald Trump said Russia has never tried to use leverage over him following unverified dossier
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has taken aim at intelligence agencies for “leaking” an unverified dossier into the public domain, claiming it was “one last shot” at him after winning the election.
Secretary of State pick Tillerson expressed interest in Iran deals in 2016
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State. While Tillerson was CEO of ExxonMobil, new reports show the company made business deals with countries who were under U.S. sanctions at the time. USA TODAY NETWORK
Sessions hearing disrupted by protesters wearing KKK outfits
The first of the Trump administration’s most controversial nominees to appear for Senate confirmation
Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, to be top adviser
President-elect Donald Trump is to make son-in-law Jared Kushner one of his senior advisers.
Donald Trump slams House Republicans on Twitter for gutting ethics committee
DONALD Trump slammed fellow Republicans on Twitter for plans to gut an ethics committee, prompting the party it dump the move.
In skipping daily briefings, Trump shows ambivalence toward intel agencies
Trump suggested that he'll bring in different people to brief him when he's president.
Trump rejects CIA Russia hacking report
President-elect Donald Trump has rejected as "ridiculous" a CIA assessment that Russian hackers tried to sway the election in his favour.
Giuliani removes himself from Cabinet consideration
The secretary of State short list just lost a name.
Donald Trump’s ‘Thank You’ Tour Kicks Off In Cincinnati With Big Promises
Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner as he held court in front of thousands of adoring fans in Cincinnati
New Trump national security adviser shared classified information with Australia
US president-elect Donald Trump’s recently-appointed national security adviser was investigated for inappropriately sharing highly-classified intelligence with Australian forces.
6 things to know about Trump's attorney general pick, Jeff Sessions
Here are six things to know about Sessions:
Jeff Sessions is Trump's choice for attorney general, reports say
Rightwing, anti-immigration senator is reportedly Trump’s pick for AG, while congressman Mike Pompeo is said to have been offered the job of CIA chief
Obama on being president: ‘This office has a way of waking you up’
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Steve Bannon
Obama: Americans should 'reconcile themselves' to Trump presidency
At the Monday news conference, Obama addressed:
