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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday he is confident that President-elect Donald Trump will stake a hard line on Cuba, and in the wake of Fidel Castro's death said efforts should focus on promoting democracy there.

After a bruising presidential election featuring the two least liked major-party candidates in recent history, more than 8-in-10 Americans say the country is more deeply divided on major issues this year than in the past several years, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. And more than half say they are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in the US.

The US Secret Service is considering renting one floor in Trump Tower to protect President-elect Donald Trump and his family by turning it into a 24-7 command post, a law enforcement official told CNN Friday.

American lawmakers -- especially those with Cuban ties -- reacted strongly Saturday to Fidel Castro's death.

President Barack Obama reacted to the death of Fidel Castro in a statement released by the White House Saturday morning, offering condolences to the his family and extending an arm of friendship to the Cuban people.

President-elect Donald Trump reacted Saturday to the death of controversial Cuban leader Fidel Castro in a four word tweet.

Fidel Castro visited the United States only a handful of times. But the late Cuban dictator for decades had an outsized effect on the presidential politics of his northern neighbor.

Cuba's longtime revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died Friday, bringing the possibility of further change to an island whose relations with the United States had only recently begun to thaw.

Green Party officials said Friday they were filing for a recount in Wisconsin, following reports of voting discrepancies, and were seeking a deeper investigation into the election results, which handed the state to Donald Trump two weeks ago.

National security analyst KT McFarland will join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, Trump's choice for National Security Adviser Michael Flynn announced Friday on Twitter.

A US service member was killed in northern Syria Thursday from wounds sustained in a blast from an improvised explosive device, according to the US-led coalition fighting ISIS.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the White House.

Donald Trump has spent the tail end of this holiday week continuing to have phone conversations with foreign leaders.

Green Party nominee Jill Stein launched a bid Wednesday to seek a recount in three Rust Belt states, as pressure builds among liberals to challenge election results.

UK politician Nigel Farage told CNN Thursday he'd like to act as a "middle man" to improve relations between the British government and US President-elect Donald Trump after a bumpy start.

An ornament being sold on Amazon is receiving some unique criticism because of its political nature.

Hillary Clinton on Thursday afternoon gave a Thanksgiving shout-out to supporters in the recent presidential campaign.

President-elect Donald Trump is likely to pick Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to be deputy secretary of the Commerce Department, according to two sources.