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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Fox News Announces Name, Reveals Details of Tucker Carlson's New Show  —  Fox News has released more details today on the new 7 pm program Tucker Carlson will host on the cable news network starting next week.  —  Fox announced Carlson was getting his own show last week …

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 …

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.

Royal Oak Middle School students chant ‘Build the wall’  —  One day after Republican candidate Donald Trump was elected president, some middle school students in Royal Oak chanted enthusiasm for one of his platform planks: the building of a wall between the United States and Mexico.

“Make America Keynesian Again” part 2  —  In yesterday's blog post I wrote about why I believe it is the combination of Donald Trump's fiscal stimulus plans (infrastructure investments and tax cuts) combined with the Federal Reserve's willingness not to (fully) offset this …

Erick Erickson: Eating Crow on Donald Trump  —  Atlanta — Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States.  I got it absolutely wrong.  I have been writing since February that he would not win.  The great paradox of this election for me is that I never saw …

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 …

Financial Services  —  Financial markets are vital to the American economy.  Capital markets bring investors together with creators to fund new ideas and fuel economic growth.  Banks and other lenders provide funding to small businesses and mortgage borrowers to help fund the American Dream.