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President-elect Donald Trump hasn't been coy about his vision for public schools: He wants them to become more like their private counterparts.

The Madison Square Garden Company said on Friday that the famous Radio City Rockettes dancers would not be compelled to perform next month at President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural festivities.

President-elect Donald Trump lashed out early Friday following son Eric's decision to halt fundraising activities for his charitable foundation amid concerns donors could seek influence with the new administration.

President-elect Donald Trump long ago earned a reputation for being unpredictable in his statements, but he outdid himself on Thursday.

Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Friday defended Donald Trump's reported comment about an "arms race" and said the President-elect will do whatever it takes to keep America safe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin downplayed suggestions Friday there was a risk of a new nuclear arms race between Russia and the United States, shrugging off comments by US President-elect Donald Trump on Twitter as "nothing new."

Looks like President-elect Donald Trump will be holding an Inauguration Day Spectacular.

CIA director John Brennan cautioned against retaliating in kind against Russia for its attempts to covertly influence the 2016 election, saying, "I don't think we should resort to some of the tactics and techniques that our adversaries employ against us."

The Egyptians are delaying a showdown vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity after pressure from the Israelis to do so, a Western official said Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he will look to "strengthen and expand" the US's nuclear capability.

Washington lobbyists see a big opportunity to shape the incoming Trump administration -- if they can find a way in.

Hillary Clinton felt compelled to run for president despite lacking a clear campaign vision, Vice President Joe Biden argued in an interview published Thursday.

Josh Earnest has some advice for Sean Spicer, who will soon be taking over his job as White House press secretary.

A trio of military aircraft seen flying at low levels over midtown Manhattan last week were conducting surveillance and mapping escape routes as part of a security plan for President-elect Donald Trump, two law enforcement officials told CNN Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet Thursday that the Pentagon's costly new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter could be replaced with a modified version of a less expensive plane, the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

JetBlue forced a man off a Thursday morning flight after an apparent incident involving Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, who was also aboard the plane.

Six weeks after President-elect Donald Trump's election, people still pack California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León's Los Angeles district office.

North Carolina Gov.-elect Roy Cooper said Thursday the state GOP "broke its word" on a deal to repeal the "bathroom bill" and pledged once again to sue the GOP for moves to curtail his powers and advantaging the GOP in election years.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has asked the State Department to provide a list of existing programs and activities intended to promote gender equality, according to sources at the agency, raising fears that these programs may be the target of cuts.

Labor Secretary Tom Perez is set to receive the endorsements of four governors Thursday in his bid to become the next Democratic National Committee chair.