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Clinton campaign backs Stein effort to ensure vote recount is ‘fair’

A top lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has come out in support of Dr. Jill Stein’s recount efforts in Wisconsin, in order to ensure that the initiative, which Donald Trump has labeled “ridiculous” and a “scam,” is “fair to all sides.”

November 26, 2016

Donald Trump has said Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is using a recount to "fill her coffers". © Jim Young / Reuters

Donald Trump has been carrying out an unorthodox recruiting style.

Donald Trump’s ‘extraordinary’ recruiting style

November 21, 2016

Pence: Trump will tackle Obamacare 'out of the gate'

November 20, 2016

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November 18, 2016

Trump election: Who is Jeff Sessions, US attorney general nominee?

President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally US Senator Jeff Sessions to become his attorney general.

November 18, 2016

Senator Sessions was one of Mr Trump's earliest supporters

November 18, 2016

Trump Turns to His Right Flank to Fill National Security Posts

But there was no evidence in Friday’s selections that Mr. Trump...

November 18, 2016

Senator Jeff Sessions at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday. President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Mr. Sessions to be his attorney general. Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times

November 18, 2016

University warns illegal immigrants not to provide information to government amid Trump uncertainty

YOUNG immigrants have been warned not to handover new information to the US government amid uncertainty over their future under a Trump administration, amid reports of a spike in stress, fear and even suicide in the community.

November 18, 2016

Supporters of immigration outside the US Supreme Court in April. Picture: AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

November 18, 2016

How Donald Trump’s Great Wall will actually look

IT COULD be a hybrid of concrete wall, triple-fencing and piles of earth, manned by drones, topped with barbed wire and employing invisible technology to keep people out.

November 18, 2016

Donald Trump has never backed away from his keep campaign promise to build a wall. Graphic: Ron Erdos

November 17, 2016

James Clapper, the US intelligence chief, resigns

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has submitted his letter of resignation, he has told a congressional panel.

November 17, 2016

Mr Clapper served in the Obama administration for six years

November 14, 2016

Obama: Trump Will Wake Up

President Obama tried to assuage fears about a Donald Trump presidency in his first press conference since the election. "Regardless of what experience or assumptions he brought to the office, this office has a way of waking you up," Obama said

November 14, 2016

November 14, 2016

‘I’ll Say It Right to the Camera — Stop It’: Donald Trump Says the Hate Speech from His Alleged Supporters ‘Saddens’ Him

I’m going to think about it,...

November 14, 2016

November 13, 2016

Trump promises to deport at least 2mn ‘criminal’ immigrants in post-election interview (VIDEO)

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to deport or incarcerate “probably two million,” or even three million “criminal” illegal immigrants, once he takes office.

November 13, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (L) meets with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. © Joshua Roberts / Reuters

November 13, 2016

Trump selects Priebus as White House chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday chose Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, the favorite of the party’s establishment and a low-key Washington insider, to serve in the influential position of White House chief of staff.

November 13, 2016

© Mark Wilson, Getty Images North America / AFP | Republican president-elect Donald Trump and Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, embrace in the early hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City

November 13, 2016

First interview: Donald Trump confirms plans to deport millions of immigrants

DONALD Trump says he still intends to build a wall between the US and Mexico and will launch widespread deportations immediately upon taking office.

November 13, 2016

Donald Trump has confirmed his plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Picture: CBS / 60 Minutes

November 13, 2016

Trump picks Priebus as White House chief of staff, Bannon as top adviser

President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Mr. Priebus, whose friendship with the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, could help secure early legislative victories.

November 13, 2016

November 13, 2016

Trump election: Up to three million migrants 'to be targeted'

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially.

November 13, 2016

November 11, 2016

Trump likes main Obamacare provisions 'very much'

US President-elect Donald Trump has said in an interview he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama's healthcare bill.

November 11, 2016

Donald Trump called Obamacare "a total disaster" during the campaign

November 10, 2016

Why Hillary Clinton wore purple during her concession speech

YOU MAY have noticed Hillary Clinton parted from her usual colour palette of red, white and blue during her concession speech.

November 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton donning the colour purple was more significant than you might think.

November 10, 2016

President Barack Obama’s legacy has been shattered

THE biggest loser of the US election wasn’t even on the ballot.

November 10, 2016

Barack Obama meeting President-elect Donald Trump at the White House. Pic: AP

November 10, 2016

Mike Pence tipped to be ‘most powerful Vice President in history’ under inexperienced Donald Trump presidency

HE’S been eclipsed by his bombastic running mate during the campaign, but now that Donald Trump is President-elect, Mike Pence is due to become a crucial figure on the global stage during the next four years.

November 10, 2016

Vice President-elect Mike Pence, right, watches as President-elect Donald Trump give his victory speech. Picture: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci.

November 09, 2016

Donald Trump wins U.S. election in astonishing victory

Trump will be 45th president, oldest 1st-term president, and have Republican led-Senate and House

November 09, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump kisses his wife Melania Trump as his daughter Ivanka Trump watches approvingly after giving his acceptance speech rally. (John Locher/The Associated Press)