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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

With Trump's Election, a Bonanza for Washington Lobbyists  —  WASHINGTON — Trent Lott, the former Republican senator from Mississippi, had gleefully flown back from Florida, where he had been working for the campaign of Donald J. Trump.  Now a powerful lobbyist, his phone had been buzzing nonstop …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Trump just completely reversed his policy on South Korea — only 2 days after being elected  —  Donald Trump's upset win stunned the leaders of US allies around the globe, but it hit South Korea particularly hard.  On Wednesday, stock markets there plunged, and President Park Geun-hye convened …

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 …

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 …

Trump Team Considering Rep. Jeb Hensarling as Treasury Secretary  —  House Financial Services Committee chairman has pursued top GOP priorities, such as rolling back Dodd-Frank  —  WASHINGTON—Aides to President-elect Donald Trump are considering Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas) …

Boss tells pro-Trump employees to resign  —  If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub.  —  The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump's behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign.

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.