White House says Obama spoke to Trump by phone on Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone on Saturday, a White House spokesman said on Monday.
Green Party’s Stein files in Pennsylvania for recount in presidential vote: Politico
(Reuters) – Green Party nominee Jill Stein is filing requests in Pennsylvania to start a recount of votes in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, Politico reported on Monday.
Trump to meet with Petraeus, Corker, Romney this week: transition team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump this week will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, as well as hold a second meeting with 2012 Republican presidential nominee…
Trump, without evidence, says illegal voting cost him U.S. popular vote
PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that he won the popular vote in the Nov. 8 election “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”, though he provided no evidence of widesp…
Trump considers retired General Petraeus as top diplomat: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus on Monday as the president-elect considers him to serve as U.S. secretary of state, Bloomberg reported, citing a senior official with Trump’s transition team.
Trump faces dilemma as U.S. oil reels from record biofuels targets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration signed its final plan for renewable fuel use in the United States last week, leaving an oil industry reeling from the most aggressive biofuel targets yet as President-elect Donald Trump takes over.
Solar, wind industries hope years courting Republicans pays off under Trump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. wind and solar companies for the first time gave more money to Republicans than Democrats during the 2016 election cycle, according to federal campaign disclosures, part of a years-long effort to expand renewable energy’s appeal beyond liberal environmentalists.
Cubans fret over life after Castro with Trump next door
HAVANA (Reuters) – From the Bay of Pigs invasion to a historic visit by President Barack Obama to Havana, Cubans have known for generations that whenever the United States turns its face to Cuba, Fidel Castro would be staring right back.
Trump adviser warns him not to pick Romney for Secretary of State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An internal dispute among Donald Trump’s advisers broke out into the open on Sunday when his campaign manager warned that the president-elect could face an intense backlash from supporters if he chose Mitt Romney to be his secret…
Trump says hopes for Cuban ‘freedom’ after Castro death
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would “do all it can” once he takes office on Jan. 20 to help increase freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro….
