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President-elect Donald Trump is now praising the Electoral College after previously criticizing the system -- and even says he could have won the popular vote if he campaigned differently.

Democrats blame FBI Director James Comey for Hillary Clinton's electoral loss, but it's beginning to dawn on them that he could serve a role in curbing some of the possible plans of the Trump administration.

A former system engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion laboratory was sentenced Monday to probation for using his government-issued computer to download child pornography videos which he organized by victim hair color and featured sex act, according to prosecutors.

President Barack Obama Monday will face a barrage of questions about the implications of Donald Trump's coming administration, in his first news conference since last week's stunning election upset.

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It's hard to believe it's only been seven days since since the presidential election.

Some coastal cities and liberal strongholds that have declared themselves safe places for undocumented immigrants -- "sanctuary cities" -- have been bracing for the fallout from the new Trump administration.

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, who came to national attention for heftily fining a local bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, lost in his bid to become Secretary of State.

President-elect Donald Trump will begin the process of reshaping America's trade policy on Day 1 of his administration, according to a memo drafted by his transition team obtained by CNN.

For the past 35 years, Republican presidents have favored Supreme Court nominees who were young, tested and politically connected.

The last time President Barack Obama took questions from reporters abroad, he dismissed Donald Trump as an "unqualified" peddler of "wacky ideas," expressing confidence during his September swing through Asia that voters would ultimately reject the candidate who ran so vocally against his own agenda.

White nationalist leaders are praising Donald Trump's decision to name former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon as his chief strategist, telling CNN in interviews they view Bannon as an advocate in the White House for policies they favor.

For the first time since winning the election, Donald Trump has weighed in on two of the most controversial social issues the Supreme Court has taken on ever: gay marriage, and abortion.

Ahead of her first debate with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton was grappling with the weight of expectations.

The leader of France's far-right Front National party, Marine Le Pen, says Donald Trump's US election victory "shows that people are taking their future back," suggesting that French voters could do the same.

The Mexican government is working on a plan to deal with possible mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump, a presidential spokesman says.

Sometime in January, Merrick Garland is likely to return full-time to a top job in the judiciary. But it will be on the second highest court in the land.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President-elect Donald Trump Monday, according to statements from the Trump transition team and the Kremlin.