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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

UPDATED: Obama 2012 Would've Beaten Trump 2016  —  UPDATE: Mea Culpa.  —  Here's what happened: I used the New York Times vote-record database for the numbers in this post.  This was a matter of convenience; I had already been using the NYT database because of its excellent interactive feature …

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 …

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 …

A Divided and Pessimistic Electorate  —  Voters skeptical of progress in many areas - even jobs - since 2008  —  Beyond their disagreements over specific policy issues, voters who supported President-elect Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton also differed over the seriousness of a wide array …

ObamaCare sign-ups surge post-election  —  's presidential election victory marked the strongest day of ObamaCare signups in this year's open enrollment period so far.  —  More than 100,000 people selected plans through HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.