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Shawn Vestal: citizenship a responsibility now, and in the future
Shawn Vestal gives some advice to his son – in 2028, when the now-9-year-old is first able to vote for president.
Trump transition stalls as son-in-law said to oust Christie allies
Power struggles inside Donald Trump’s transition team are hobbling efforts to form a new government – including what some say is an effort by the president-elect’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to purge the ranks of loyalists to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Trump University trial delay being considered by judge
A federal judge in San Diego has scheduled a hearing to consider a request by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to delay a civil fraud trial involving his now-defunct Trump University until after his inauguration in January.
Trump, Pence to discuss Cabinet picks as tension mounts with some Republicans
President-elect Donald Trump prepared on Tuesday to meet with incoming Vice President Mike Pence to discuss Cabinet selections amid continued uncertainty over who will fill key positions and growing acrimony between Trump advisers and some key Republicans.
WSU profs didn’t cancel classes over election results, administration says
Instructors didn’t cancel classes because of election results, WSU officials say. Baumgartner says he still wants list of cancellations and reasons.
Profs didn’t cancel classes to protest election, WSU says
No WSU classes canceled because of the election results, university officials say.
Vouching for Trump, Obama says U.S. will maintain alliances
Vouching for the successor he never imagined having, President Barack Obama on Monday sought to reassure an anxious nation and world that Donald Trump would maintain America’s alliances and its status as the “indispensable nation.” He credited the president-elect for tapping into American voters’ anxiety and enthusiasm.
‘Women’s March on Washington’ planning for big crowds on inauguration weekend
Women and men across the country plan to participate in a “Women’s March on Washington” in the nation’s capital the day after the inauguration as a rebuke to President-elect Donald Trump’s incendiary remarks against women and minorities during his presidential campaign.
Putin, Trump speak by phone, agree to work to improve ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump spoke over the phone Monday to discuss future efforts to improve the U.S.-Russian ties, the Kremlin and Trump’s office said.
Trump advisers said to recommend ex-Goldman partner Steven Mnuchin for Treasury
Former Goldman Sachs partner Steven Mnuchin has been recommended by Donald Trump’s transition team to serve as Treasury secretary, according to two people familiar with the process, and the choice is awaiting the president-elect’s final decision.
Portland high school students walk out in protest over Trump
High school students from at least four campuses have walked out of class in Portland, Oregon to protest President-elect Donald Trump.
Latinos in Yakima concerned about Trump’s words, but say they remain hopeful
Outside Fiesta Foods, a supermarket specializing in Mexican groceries, customers were taking a wait-and-see approach Sunday over president-elect Donald Trump’s stance on mass deportations.
Trump considering woman, openly gay man for leadership posts
President-elect Donald Trump is considering a woman and an openly gay man to fill major positions in his new leadership team, history-making moves that would inject diversity into a Trump administration already facing questions about its ties to white nationalists.
Analysis: It’s not just Trump. People freaked out over Nixon and Reagan, too.
Donald Trump’s election has been greeted by a considerable portion of the country with panic. Large swaths of commentators have described his victory as a potential disaster for the nation – placing a “xenophobic racist” and “clown” in the Oval Office. The truth is that we’ve been here before, many times, throughout the 19th century and in living memory.
Ivana Trump to ex-husband Donald: Make me ambassador to the Czech Republic
Since the finalization of her divorce with Donald Trump in 1992, Ivana Trump has hosted a dating reality show, authored a self-help book on coping with divorce and even made a cameo in the 1996 comedy “The First Wives Club,” where she famously advised, “Don’t get mad, get everything.”
Priebus says he and Bannon make effective Trump team
President-elect Donald Trump is making an overture to warring Republican circles by appointing GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff and Breitbart News executive Stephen Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor.
Spin Control: Take my advice – or Tom Foley’s, or Warren Magnuson’s
Some advice for people very upset or extremely happy over the results of the presidential election.
Analysis: Trump campaign’s disdain for civility could leave lasting damage
When a South Carolina congressman shouted “You lie!” during a speech by President Barack Obama in 2009, House members rebuked him for violating norms of civility. After this year’s presidential campaign, the idea that people were once troubled by the outburst seems almost quaint.
Some advice on the election, from me and folks who are much smarter
Some advice for people very upset or extremely happy over the results of the presidential election.
Thousands rally, march in nationwide anti-Trump protests
Tens of thousands of people marched in streets across the United States on Saturday, staging the fourth day of protests of Donald Trump’s surprise victory as president.