Economy & Politics
Donald Trump Names First Women for Cabinet: Nikki Haley and Betsy DeVos
Donald Trump has unveiled the names of the first women in his incoming administration. Betsy DeVos has been nominated as education secretary and South Carolina...
TPP Trade Deal: Donald Trump Says US Will Quit Pact on His First Day in White House
Donald Trump has announced the United States will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day in the White House. The president-elect...
APEC 2016: Asia-Pacific Leaders Defend TPP Despite Donald Trump’s Election Victory
APEC leaders have said they will pursue free trade deals despite Donald Trump's election victory. During the campaign, Donald Trump called for greater protection for...
Barack Obama to Challenge Donald Trump After Leaving Office
President Barack Obama has said he may speak out, against tradition, after leaving office if he feels Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By...
Nicolas Sarkozy Admits Defeat in Presidential Primary
France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been knocked out of the first round of the conservatives’ primary to choose the presidential candidate of the...
Angela Merkel to Run for Fourth Term in Office
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that she will run for a fourth term in office. Speaking at a meeting of her Christian Democratic Union...
Mike Pence Confirms Mitt Romney Is Considered for Secretary of State
Mike Pence has confirmed that Donald Trump is considering Mitt Romney for the post of secretary of state, among others. The VP-elect’s statement, in a...
Mitt Romney to Meet President-Elect Donald Trump
Donald Trump will meet Mitt Romney as he continues to build his transitional team. Mitt Romney was one of Donald Trump’s severest critics during the...
Donald Trump Nominates Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general. Jeff Sessions, a former prosecutor, was turned down for a federal judgeship in...
Donald Trump’s Transition Team in Disarray amid Sackings
Donald Trump has defended his handling of the transition to the White House, amid reports of disarray in his team. The president-elect tweeted that the...
Barack Obama Addresses Concerns About Donald Trump Presidency
President Barack Obama is seeking to assure United States allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honor the country's international alliances when he takes office...
Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Defends Stephen Bannon’s Appointment
Donald Trump's new chief of staff, Reince Priebus, has defended the choice of right-wing media man Stephen Bannon as chief strategist, calling him a...
Donald Trump Gives Key Roles to Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon
Donald Trump has made his first picks for his incoming team. The president-elect has named Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), as...
Moldova Elections 2016: Pro-Russia Igor Dodon Wins Presidency
Pro-Moscow candidate Igor Dodon has won the second round of Moldova's presidential election. With almost all the ballots counted, Igor Dodon, who wants to restore...
Donald Trump to Deport Up to 3 Million Illegal Immigrants
In his first extensive post-election interview on 60 Minutes that will be aired on November 13 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, President-elect Donald Trump has...
Choi Soon-sil Scandal: South Korean President Park Geun-hye to Be Questioned by Prosecutors
South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be questioned over allegations of political corruption in a scandal that has engulfed her presidency. According to officials, this...
Hillary Clinton Blames Election Loss on FBI Director James Comey
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has blamed her surprise election loss on interventions by the FBI director, James Comey. James Comey had revived the inquiry into...
Donald Trump Pledges to Keep Key Parts of ObamaCare
Donald Trump has said he is open to keep key parts of President Barack Obama's healthcare bill, the ObamaCare. The president-elect, who has pledged to...
NAFTA: Mexico Willing to Discuss Trade Deal with President-Elect Donald Trump
Mexican government says it is willing to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with President-elect Donald Trump. The NAFTA came into effect between...
Donald Trump: “It Was A Great Honor to Meet President Obama for Transition Talks”
Donald Trump has said it was a "great honor" to meet President Barack Obama for transition talks at the White House. President Obama said he...
President-Elect Donald Trump Meets President Barack Obama at White House
President-elect Donald Trump meets President Barack Obama at the White House for what could prove to be awkward transition talks. Donald Trump has questioned Barack...
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet In-Waiting
In his victory speech, President-elect Donald Trump praised some loyalists widely viewed as his cabinet-in-waiting. Donald Trump’s aides had already circulated names of contenders in...
Election Results 2016: Anti-Trump Protests Erupt In Major Cities
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of several cities to protest against the election of Donald Trump. Many of them shouted the slogan...
Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech: “Donald Trump Must Be Given A Chance to Lead”
In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton said President-elect Donald Trump must be given a chance to lead. Appearing in public for the first time since...
US Elections 2016: Republicans Keep Their Hold over Congress
Republicans have kept their hold over Congress, capping a dire night for the Democrats. With Donald Trump elected as the 45th US president, the GOP...
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