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Republican candidate Donald Trump's ascension to the White House has sent shock waves around the world. But it has pleased one leader -- Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I am not going to be talked over tonight," says Van Jones as he clashes with a Trump supporter over fear of internment camps.

Many Mexicans say Donald Trump catapulted himself to the presidency, in large part, by insulting Mexican immigrants with racist and xenophobic speech.

After months of riding slash-and-burn politics to victory, Donald Trump claimed the ultimate political prize -- and immediately struck an unexpected note of grace and reconciliation.

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From minimum wage to pot to labor laws, voters in states around the country aren't just picking a president.

One of Michigan's senators voiced a willingness to work with President-elect Donald Trump one day after Trump fought Hillary Clinton to a virtual tie in the state.

Donald Trump's longtime friend and fundraiser shared Wednesday he envisions a warm and humble Donald Trump as president, bearing little resemblance to the often times harsh and combative candidate many people became acquainted with on the campaign trail.

Forty-nine people have been sentenced to jail in connection with a massive explosion at a chemical storage facility in China, that killed at least 165 people in August 2015.

United States President-elect Donald Trump will have a lot of global challenges to deal with, and Russia is one of them. Here's what you need to know.

Wildfires from three Southern states are shrouding neighboring South Carolina with smoke.

United States President-elect Donald Trump will have a lot of global challenges to deal with, and China is one of them. Here's what you need to know.

President-elect Donald Trump will have a lot of global challenges to deal with, and Libya is one of them. Here's what you need to know.

Republican Kelly Ayotte has conceded the race for her US Senate seat in New Hampshire to Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan, according to a statement from Ayotte's campaign, giving Democrats their second pick-up in the chamber this election cycle.

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Donald Trump's pledge to "Make America Great Again" was itself built on a host of lofty promises that galvanized his supporters and helped him clinch a stunning victory.

Yahoo says the megahack of 500 million customers is putting its Verizon buyout deal at risk -- and that it's now under investigation by governments too.

Rep. Chris Collins says he has no plans to join the new administration, despite being the first member of Congress to declare support for Donald Trump's successful presidential bid, but instead said he could see himself as a "go-between" for the executive and legislative branches.

Two Princeton professors relfect on one of the most unexpected outcomes in presidential election history, one in which nearly every poll got it wrong.

Hillary Clinton just couldn't hold onto the Obama coalition. And that proved to be a large part of her undoing. African-American, Latino and younger voters failed to show up at the polls in sufficient numbers Tuesday to propel Clinton into the White House.