Democrats face a power outage in Washington — and an identity crisis  —  The biggest stain on Barack Obama's political legacy may turn out to be the decimation of the Democratic Party on his watch.  —  The 2016 election has brought a moment of reckoning — and a new era to the party.

Russia Says It Was in Contact With Trump's Team During Campaign  —  Russia said it was in contact with President-elect Donald Trump's team during the U.S. election campaign, despite repeated denials by the Republican candidate's advisers that any links existed.

Thousands across the USA protest Trump victory  —  NEW YORK - Protesters took to the streets Wednesday in at least 10 cities to march against president-elect Donald Trump - and numerous college students and faculty leaders took to social media to announce support groups and even postponed exams.

Here Is What Donald Trump Wants To Do In His First 100 Days  —  At the end of October, Donald Trump spoke in Gettysburg, Pa., and released a plan for his first 100 days in office.  —  The plan (below) outlines three main areas of focus: cleaning up Washington, including by imposing term limits on Congress …

America Elects a Bigot  —  Donald J. Trump is president-elect of the United States.  Now there's a sentence I never thought I'd write.  —  Against all odds and against all forms of the establishment, he prevailed.  He won, legitimately, including in many states that were thought to be safely blue.

‘He Is Not My President’: Donald Trump Inspires Thousands to Protest in Streets Across U.S.  —  Thousands Protest Trump's Victory Around US 1:06  —  Thousands of protesters swarmed the streets of several major cities Wednesday to voice their opposition to Donald Trump …

Donald Trump Won Because of Facebook  —  A close and — to pundits, journalists, and Democrats — unexpected victory like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's is always overdetermined, and no one particular thing pushed Trump over the edge on Tuesday night.

Trump poised to erase Obama policies  —  Prepare for an imperial presidency.  —  Donald Trump has pledged to “reform the entire regulatory code,” to “cancel immediately all illegal and overreaching executive orders,” and to place a “temporary moratorium on new agency regulations that are not compelled by Congress or public safety.”

What A Difference 2 Percentage Points Makes  —  Here's the Electoral College map we're going to end up with, assuming that every uncalled state goes to the candidate leading in the vote count there as of 4 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.  There's a sea of red for President-elect Donald Trump.

People in California are calling for a ‘Calexit’ from the US in the wake of Trump's win  —  “Calexit” is swiftly taking over social media.  —  After Donald Trump won the race to the White House, people across California took to social media Tuesday night to call for “Calexit,” recalling Brexit in its push to leave the union.

Secretary Of Education Ben Carson?  Here's A List Of Potential Trump Cabinet Picks  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has put together a who's who shortlist of Trump surrogates and advisers to take top positions in his administration next year, ranging from former …

Detroit Pistons' Stan Van Gundy goes off on Trump: ‘Brazenly racist’  —  PHOENIX — Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy noticed the quietness on this morning's bus ride to Talking Stick Resort Arena.  —  He wondered whether his team was still thinking about its embarrassing 32-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers two nights ago.

Reince Priebus' moment  —  The cast of characters behind Donald Trump changed repeatedly during the course of his improbable presidential campaign as the rookie candidate struggled to strike the balance between Republican politician and anti-establishment crusader, but one person remained constant: Reince Priebus.

Priebus ‘in tears’ after Trump tapes were leaked: radio host  —  Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus was reportedly in tears after the release of a 2005 tape in which Donald Trump  —  was heard making lewd comments about women.  —  Conservative radio host Charlie Sykes told …

Anti-Trump protesters shut down 101 Freeway in L.A., burn Trump's head in effigy  —  Thousands of people poured into the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, and hundreds of them later spilled onto the 101 Freeway, shutting down traffic as they forcefully denounced President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Team Trump Struggling to Fill National Security Jobs  —  President-Elect Donald Trump is scrambling to line up senior officials to run the government's sprawling intelligence and homeland security bureaucracy.  —  Team Trump is struggling to fill numerous key slots or even attract many candidates …

Dow closes up 250 points; financials surge after Trump election upset  —  CNBC's Bob Pisani looks at the day's market action.  —  U.S. stocks surged more than 1 percent Wednesday with financials and health care leading after Republican Donald Trump won the presidential election, defying market expectations for a Hillary Clinton win.