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Dark days for Obama's White House — President Obama on Thursday will welcome Donald Trump — to the White House, beginning a transition of power that is pure anguish for many in the Democratic Party. — The meeting, which seemed improbable just 72 hours ago, will likely stand …
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President Obama, Donald Trump Meet at White House to Begin Transition — Trump says he respects Obama, will seek his counsel while in office — WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama hosted President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for a meeting intended to signal to Americans …


Trump calls Obama ‘a very good man’ after historic White House meeting — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House Thursday, as both men put past antagonisms aside in a time honored ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of political power.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead, Schumer tells labor leaders
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Trump Talks Unity With Ryan, McConnell After Rocky Campaign
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Trump team: We ‘fully expect’ to have White House press pool
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Trump and Obama Hold Cordial 90-Minute Meeting in Oval Office
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President Obama's Long History of Insulting Donald Trump
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4 threats to the media under President Trump
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Trump campaign staff redirects, then restores, mention of Muslim ban from website — President-elect Donald Trump's campaign staff temporarily redirected the webpage detailing his controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslim immigration into the United States, one of the most divisive …
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Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says — MOSCOW — 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 …
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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.
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The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House — More On: — For diehard Democrats holding out hope that they won't have to live through a Donald Trump presidency, there is a last, incredibly long shot for them latch onto — a surprise twist in the Electoral College.
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How Gary Johnson and Jill Stein helped elect Donald Trump — Washington (CNN)Neither Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson nor the Green Party's Jill Stein managed to make a dent in the Electoral College, but they did post a significant enough showing in several states arguably to help elect Donald Trump.
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The Electoral College Is Hated by Many. So Why Does It Endure?
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States can kill Electoral College — here's how to empower popular vote
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DNC Staffer Screams At Donna Brazile For Helping Elect Donald Trump — Democrats' nerves are raw in Washington after Tuesday's stunning loss. — WASHINGTON On Thursday, Democratic Party officials held their first staff meeting since Hillary Clinton's stunning loss to Donald Trump in the presidential race.
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Howard Dean running for DNC chief — Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean on Thursday announced he will be run for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman. — “The dems need organization and focus on the young. Need a fifty State strategy and tech rehab. I am in for chairman again,” Dean tweeted Thursday afternoon.
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Trump fills the swamp with more lobbyists — He's surrounding himself with Wall Street and D.C. insiders. — In the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, he pledged to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. by, among other things, introducing tough new restrictions on lobbying.
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Donald Trump advisors consider Jamie Dimon for treasury secretary: Sources
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Read the Letter Aaron Sorkin Wrote His Daughter After Donald Trump Was Elected President — The Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network and mastermind behind The West Wing reacts to Donald Trump being elected the 45th president of the United States in a moving letter written …
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Trump's Data Team Saw a Different America—and They Were Right — The president-elect's analysts picked up disturbances others weren't seeing—the beginning of the storm that would deliver Trump to the White House. — Subscribe Reprints — Nobody saw it coming. Not the media.
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The Plan — Donald Trump has won a historic election, an unprecedented victory that has turned the establishment upside down. We heartily congratulate him and his team on their incredible win. President-elect Trump will now turn his attention to governing, and NOM is committed to working with him.
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Aaron Schock, ex-Illinois congressman, indicted on 24 criminal counts — U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's resignation after weeks of intense scrutiny over spending, travel and real estate deals marked a stunning fall for a politician once seen as a rising young voice in Congress.
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Trump maps out a new administration to bring a seismic shift to Washington — Washington began its transition of power Wednesday as the ascendancy of President-elect Donald Trump promised a seismic shift in nearly every facet of the capital city, from military and executive agencies …
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A rash of racist attacks have broken out in the US after Donald Trump's victory — In his acceptance speech on Nov. 9, US president-elect Donald J. Trump made a pledge of unity, promising to be a leader for “all Americans.” — But some of his supporters have not heard that message.
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National recall after Newsweek misfires with Clinton cover … A national recall went out Wednesday for the special “Madame President” issue of Newsweek that was prematurely shipped to stores and newsstands across the country. — At the same time, the publisher of the magazine will rush the …
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KKK announces North Carolina ‘victory’ parade — RALEIGH — While one report of Ku Klux Klan activity in North Carolina following Donald Trump's election as president was debunked, the real KKK has announced a rally in the state. — Trump, a Republican, was officially endorsed …
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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 …
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Commentary: The unbearable smugness of the press — The mood in the Washington press corps is bleak, and deservedly so. — It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that, with a few exceptions, we were all tacitly or explicitly #WithHer, which has led to a certain anguish in the face of Donald Trump's victory.
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Hillary Clinton lost. Bernie Sanders could have won. — We chose the wrong candidate. — Donald Trump's stunning victory is less surprising when we remember a simple fact: Hillary Clinton is a deeply unpopular politician. She won a hotly contested primary victory against a uniquely popular candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Protests Against Donald Trump Spread Across the U.S. — Demonstrators chant slogans against president-elect; protests held in cities including New York, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, Austin, Chicago, Seattle and Portland — Thousands of protesters packed the area around Trump Tower …
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Examining the Scorecard — Exit polls show Trump won more than just white males. — Politics and law — Score one for the 2012 Republican autopsy. Notwithstanding last night's “white working-class” wave, often linked to those voters' purported latent racism and xenophobia …
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