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A report released Friday by the US intelligence community found that Russia tried to influence the outcome of the election by boosting President-elect Donald Trump and harming Hillary Clinton.

To close out the first work week of 2017, GOP hand wringing and another POTUS exit interview lead the way. Two more Republican Senators in the last 24 hours are sounding the alarm that repealing Obamacare without a replacement plan in place may not be good for the health of the GOP...much less the country. But will it stop them from voting for a repeal? That may be a step too far. Meanwhile, President Obama says he's ready to give Republicans credit and offer his full support if his political rivals prescribe a better healthcare program.

In yet another sign the Obama administration is drawing to a close, Vice President Joe Biden signed the inside of his desk drawer Friday, adding his name alongside his predecessors.

President-elect Donald Trump is still insisting that Mexico will ultimately pay billions for the construction of a massive wall along the southern border.

Vice President Joe Biden presided over a joint session of Congress Friday, where members officially tallied electoral votes from the 2016 presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump's 304 electoral votes weren't counted without incident, however. During the course of the certification, House Democrats tried to object to electoral votes from multiples states, with Biden gaveling them down for failure to follow the rules.

Donald Trump was formally certified as the winner of the presidential election Friday, after handful of congressman tried to object during the tally of Electoral College votes, a desperate gambit quickly squashed by Vice President Joe Biden.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has told all ambassadors who are political appointees of President Barack Obama to vacate their overseas posts by Inauguration Day, refusing to provide even brief grace periods for special cases, several senior State Department officials and American diplomats said.

Their East Room parties have been known to stretch into the wee hours of the morning, and on Friday, the Obamas plan to wrap up their term in similar fashion, hosting celebrities and friends for a final blowout.

Former CIA Director James Woolsey downplayed his role Thursday in President-elect Donald Trump's transition, days after he publicly disputed the President-elect's views on Russia's role in the 2016 election.

Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter took matters into his own hands this week and personally removed a painting depicting police officers as pigs hanging on Capitol Hill.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has signaled to congressional Republican leaders that the President-elect's preference is to fund the border wall through the appropriations process as soon as April, according to House Republican officials.

After eight years of garden harvests, dance performances, and awards ceremonies, First Lady Michelle Obama delivers her final set of formal remarks at the White House on Friday.

Vice President Joe Biden has a message for the next President: "Grow up, Donald."

The declassified public version of the Intelligence Community's review of the election-related hacking will be released as soon as Friday afternoon, a US official told CNN.

President-elect Donald Trump has for decades hobnobbed with famous faces -- A-list models, actors and musicians.

President Barack Obama challenged Republicans on Friday to spell out their plan for replacing his signature health law, insisting he's open to new ideas, but casting doubt on what his political rivals can muster.

Hillary Clinton will speak at the ceremonial opening of a new exhibition bearing her name next Tuesday at the State Department, Clinton spokesman Nick Merill told CNN Friday.

US intelligence has identified the go-betweens the Russians used to provide stolen emails to WikiLeaks, according to US officials familiar with the classified intelligence review that was presented to President Barack Obama on Thursday.

Rep. Tom Cotton said Republicans need to have an alternative to Obamacare before repealing President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway on Friday rejected the intelligence community's assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, saying "conclusive evidence" has not yet been provided to the President-elect.