The Trump transition team is floating the possibility of an early executive action to impose tariffs on foreign imports, according to multiple sources.
As Sen. Jeff Sessions awaits a confirmation hearing in hopes of becoming the next US attorney general, a blistering legal opinion on a case he oversaw as Alabama's top prosecutor two decades ago could emerge as an issue for the nominee.
A day after North Carolina lawmakers failed to ax the state's "bathroom bill" -- despite holding a special session to do so -- the divisive law might never get repealed.
"Drain the swamp" was a refrain of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, but Newt Gingrich says the president-elect "doesn't want to use it anymore" now that he's knee-deep in alligators.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as "counselor to the president," the presidential transition announced Thursday morning.
Kellyanne Conway, President-elect Donald Trump's former campaign manager and newly named White House aide, said Thursday the new administration would not pursue a ban on Muslims solely based on their religion.
Dreamers are digging in their heels, participating in protests around the country and seeking advice from attorneys on the best ways to fight against Trump's campaign promises.
A hacking group tied to the incursion on the Democratic National Committee has been linked to Russian military intelligence, according to a new report by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman on Thursday defended President-elect Donald Trump's controversial selection as the next Israel ambassador, explaining that "some of the things he said really don't reflect what he believes."
Eli Attie spent years as a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. So when Attie made the transition to Hollywood as a writer for "The West Wing," he was shocked to learn what an elevated place his fictionalized counterparts held in the imagination of the show's creator, Aaron Sorkin.
The heads of Boeing and Lockheed Martin emerged from meetings with President-elect Trump vowing to rein in the costs of new Air Force Ones and the nation's premier fighter jet.
Donald Trump's transition team has expanded its search for the second-in command at the State Department, several sources familiar with the deliberation told CNN, as one of the leading candidates is facing resistance.
Donald Trump once suggested he wanted Carl Icahn to be his Treasury secretary. But with that job gone, he instead has tapped Icahn to serve as a special adviser on regulatory reform.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to dismantle a program once used to register and track mostly Arab and Muslim men.
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