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President-elect Donald Trump's decision to have Mike Pence replace Chris Christie as the leader of his transition effort, and ongoing infighting in Trump Tower, is causing delays and confusion in Washington.

Melvin Laird, the former secretary of defense who ended the unpopular military draft and initiated withdrawal of US troops from the Vietnam War, died Wednesday.

As the sun sets near the Rio Grande on an evening just days after the US presidential election, the air is still and calm. But some see this remote stretch of land as the center of a storm that's brewing. Officials say a new wave of undocumented immigrants, mostly from Central America, are arriving on America's doorstep. And many of them are crossing here, along the US-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is under consideration by President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, and other cabinet positions, a transition source told CNN Wednesday, despite their rocky history.

The daughter of slain Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung asked President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to "cut ties" with Infowars founder Alex Jones, who has pushed conspiracy theories alleging that the Newtown murders were faked as part of a government hoax.

President-elect Donald Trump is committed to making sure his "conflicts of interest" are resolved when he becomes president, according to a top Republican official.

A leading Republican lawmaker is calling for investigations into alleged Russian cyberhacks during the US election despite President-elect Donald Trump's repeated calls for warmer ties with Moscow.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, already a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, has recently landed on most observers' short lists as a likely candidate for the position of national security adviser.

As the shape of President-elect Donald Trump's new administration comes into focus, environmental activists and organizations who had found an ally in the Obama White House are preparing for a fight to protect their gains of the past eight years.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio met Wednesday with President-elect Donald Trump for the first time since the presidential election, a meeting the New York City mayor called "respectful" and "candid."

ouse Speaker Paul Ryan successfully lobbied his Republican colleagues Wednesday to postpone a vote on a proposal to bring back earmarks, billions of dollars for pet projects tucked into spending bills.

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker cast doubt Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump will reverse the Iran nuclear deal, saying such a decision would distract his fledgling administration in its first days.

Vice President Joe Biden offered an olive branch to Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday, meeting with Vice President-elect Mike Pence and offering his full support as the Indiana governor prepares to move to Washington.

Republicans re-elected Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader Wednesday while Democrats tapped Chuck Schumer as their leader as both sides prepare for critical battles with the incoming Trump administration.

President-elect Donald Trump denied Wednesday he was attempting to get "top level security clearance" for his adult children, despite multiple reports that such a request had been made by his transition team.

President Barack Obama plans to issue a paean to democracy Wednesday following his tour of the Acropolis in Greece, a symbolic nod to the ancient birthplace of the system, which he insists will prevail amid challenges around the globe.

Almost everyone thought he would lose. Clinton did. Her vaunted political operatives did. The pollsters did. The #NeverTrump Republicans did. For all his bluster and bold predictions of victory, Trump himself had been worrying all day. He kept pressing aides for information, but they were worried, too-. Even his internal models showed him falling short of the 270 electoral votes needed to win.

Donald Trump's turbulent transition already suggests that the instinctive off-the-cuff leadership style that powered his outsider campaign is a prototype of the impromptu approach he will adopt from inside the Oval Office.

Rudy Giuliani has a long record of defending and advocating for undocumented immigrants as mayor of New York City, a CNN KFile review of his public statements as mayor reveals.

The White House announced Wednesday a list packed with notable recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Bruce Springsteen, Bill Gates, Tom Hanks and Michael Jordan.