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Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says
Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump’s campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday, in a disclosure that could reopen scrutiny over the Kremlin’s role in the president-elect’s bitter race against Hillary Clinton.
‘Excellent’ first meeting for President Obama, Trump
In a cordial beginning to their transfer of power, President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House Thursday. Obama called the 90-minute meeting “excellent,” and his successor said he looked forward to receiving the outgoing president’s “counsel.”
Oregon students accused of making threats at Trump rally
Two students from Silverton High School have been suspended after a pro-Trump demonstration at the school.
Vigils, protests flare up in wake of Trump victory
Vigils and protests flared up across the country Wednesday evening as opponents of President-elect Donald Trump expressed dismay with the election results, underscoring the difficult task he faces in uniting a fractured country.
Mexican stocks, peso take a beating following Trump victory
Global investors are seriously worried about Mexico.
WSU students stage dueling election demonstrations
Students at WSU staged dueling demonstrations on Wednesday, with some rejoicing and some protesting Donald Trump’s election.
President-elect Trump faced with turning promises into policy
Donald Trump’s surprise election Tuesday as U.S. president means the repudiation of Barack Obama’s legacy and a strong likelihood Republicans will undo many of his accomplishments, including Obamacare and trade deals, and seek tax cuts for the rich.
U.S. stocks surge following Trump victory; bond prices tumble
It turns out that President Donald Trump may not be bad for the stock market after all.
Labrador on Trump win: ‘We must seize the moment’
Labrador on Trump win: ‘We must seize the moment’
Seattle mayor decries Trump, says immigrants always welcome
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said Wednesday the country had elected a leader who has “demonstrated outright misogyny” and displayed “racism and authoritarian tendencies.”
Supreme Court picks could define Trump’s presidency
Senate Republicans held a Supreme Court seat vacant for the next president. Now that it’s President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican majority in the Senate, what happens next?
Republicans likely to heed Trump’s call to repeal Obamacare
Congress is all but certain to seek to repeal parts of the health care overhaul, unwinding the signature achievement of the Obama administration and delivering on one of the Republican Party’s key campaign promises.
Clinton’s campaign was crippled by voters who stayed home
On Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton appears to have been the choice of a plurality of voters to be the next president of the United States. As of this writing, she leads Donald Trump by about 35,000 votes nationally, a margin that will likely climb as more votes from heavily populated, Democratic-leaning states are added.
Martin Shkreli debuts secret Wu-Tang album after Trump win
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday has prompted embattled pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to publicly debut some songs off the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album he bought for $2 million last year.
Obama says he’s heartened by Trump’s call for unity
Conceding his Hillary Clinton’s staggering defeat, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he was heartened by Donald Trump’s call for unity after his stunning victory and “we are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country.”
Oregon man arrested after celebratory gunfire
Springfield police arrested a man who they say fired a shot to celebrate the result of the presidential election.
Celebrities express dismay, hope at Donald Trump’s victory
Donald Trump’s election stunned many, including celebrities who overwhelmingly supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Here’s how some of them reacted on Twitter to his victory:
Clinton: ‘We owe him an open mind, chance to lead’
A day after Donald Trump, against all odds, won election as America’s 45th president, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the nation proved to be “more divided than we thought” but urged unity and told her supporters, “We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.”
Cubans fear Trump to reverse opening, army drills announced
Cubans worried on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would throw the United States’ 2-year-old detente with Cuba into reverse, erasing their hopes for a more prosperous future of normal ties with Washington.
With Donald Trump about to learn nation’s deepest secrets, there’s sense of dread in intelligence community
At some point Wednesday, a sober team of analysts will gather their black satchels and secure communications gear and begin making their way toward Donald Trump’s campaign headquarters to give the president-elect his first unfiltered look at the nation’s intelligence secrets.