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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Devastated Cornellians ‘Mourn’ Election of Donald Trump at Cry In  —  Over 50 Cornellians gathered on Ho Plaza this afternoon for a cry in to “mourn” in the aftermath of Donald Trump's shocking presidential victory.  —  Braving the cold, wind and occasional rain, Cornellians sat in a circle …