In emotional farewell speech, Michelle Obama praises diversity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama made an impassioned case for embracing diversity and welcoming all religious groups on Friday in a not-so-veiled message to her husband’s successor two weeks ahead of Inauguration Day.
Trump’s EPA pick resigns from Rule of Law Defense Fund: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency resigned as chairman of the Rule of Law Defense Fund in November, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a financial disclosure report filed with the Office …
Trump says Mexico would repay U.S. funds spent on border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday Mexico would repay the United States for his planned border wall, a day after news emerged that his transition team was exploring getting the Republican-led Congress to vote to app…
U.S. ambassadors appointed by Obama must quit by Inauguration Day
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has issued a blanket mandate for politically appointed ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by Inauguration Day, the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand said on …
U.S. intel report says Putin directed cyber campaign aimed at helping Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered “an influence campaign” in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election with the goal of undermining the democratic process and denigrating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a new, declass…
Trump to order anti-hacking plan within 90 days of taking office: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said he had a “constructive” meeting with members of U.S. intelligence agencies on Friday and plans to appoint a team to give him a plan to combat cyber attacks within 90 days of taking office on Jan….
U.S. Congress certifies Trump’s Electoral College victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Friday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Republican Donald Trump his victory in the contentious 2016 presidential election after a raucous half-hour joint session punctuated by Democratic challen…
Anarchists threaten to disrupt Trump inauguration, police say ready
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anarchist groups have threatened to shut down Republican Donald Trump’s swearing-in as U.S. president, but police in Washington said on Friday they believe the thousands of security officers assigned to the event will be able to …
Trump to seek probe of secret report he says was given to NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ask congressional committees to investigate NBC’s receipt of top secret information, apparently referring to a report on Russian hacking to influence the 2016 U.S. electio…
Top U.S. senator: Trump administration won’t toss Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said that abrupt rejection of the Iran nuclear deal by the incoming Trump administration could create “a crisis” and that he did not expect such an approach.
