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Gay conservative leaders say Donald Trump's record on LGBT outreach is being distorted by critics and the media since his election.

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.

Democrats seem to forget what country they live in every few years.

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.

Senate Democrats as expected selected New York Sen. Chuck Schumer on Wednesday to replace retiring Sen. Harry Reid as their leader, while Republicans tapped Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell for a second term as Senate majority leader.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says he won't seek to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

An Iowa lawmaker is looking to slash funding for public colleges spending money on grief counseling and other kid-glove treatment for students upset over last week’s presidential election results – telling snowflakes everywhere: “Suck it up, buttercup.”

Republicans have long courted Christians, especially during the primaries. But Donald Trump won white evangelicals by more than 81 percent in last week’s presidential election, according to exit polls, indicating they have high hopes for his administration.

Donald Trump resumed his war with The New York Times on Wednesday after a brief respite following last week’s upset victory, going on a Twitter tear over The Gray Lady’s claims that his transition team is in disarray and foreign leaders are struggling to reach him.

Lawmakers in the House are expected to overwhelmingly pass new legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit the Obama administration from facilitating the sale of U.S. aircraft to Iran, according to senior congressional sources who told the Washington Free Beacon that Iran is likely to use American-made planes to rebuild its aging air force.

The State Department is not screening its mail at overseas posts, causing security threats, according to a new report released Monday.

Liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for more “disruption” to protest the election of Donald Trump.