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Former secretary of labor Elaine L. Chao has been chosen to head up the Department of Transportation by President-elect Donald Trump, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Chao, 63, is definitely a part of the so-called “Republican establishment.” She served in the administrations of both President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush. She’s also […]

Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state is shaping up to be a critical and defining moment for the president-elect. Unlike his picks to lead the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Justice, for which Trump nominated Tom Price and Jeff Sessions, respectively, his choice for secretary of state is not

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said there must be “consequences” for burning the American flag, suggesting jail time or the loss of citizenship as possibilities. “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” Mr. Trump tweeted Tuesday.

Somewhere between falsely claiming millions of Americans voted illegally and threatening to scale back the progress Barack Obama made in normalizing relations with Cuba, Donald Trump got himself a nice new hat. It’s red. It’s white. It’s the same, box-like shape of Trump’s infamous “MAKE AMERICAN GREAT AGAIN” hat, which became such an icon of

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Monday continued her campaign to contest the election results in three battleground states, filing suit in Pennsylvania seeking a statewide recount. Legal papers filed in Commonwealth Court by a lawyer for Stein’s campaign contend the Nov. 8 election was “illegal” and the results inaccurate

FORT WORTH, Texas — Art Sisneros just couldn’t do it. After months of thought, the welding supply salesman chosen as one of 38 Texans to serve on this year’s Electoral College couldn’t vote for Republican President-elect Donald Trump, a man he doesn’t consider “biblically qualified” to serve in the White House. So Sisneros, a 40-year-old

According to the Board of State Canvassers, Donald Trump officially won Michigan as of Monday afternoon, almost three weeks after his stunning victory in the presidential election. The Republican businessman won the state’s 16 electoral votes with a 10,704-vote margin over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Related: Why Hillary Clinton is being pushed to challenge

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Three days after accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was found mentally fit to stand trial, he will be his own lawyer in the trial where the federal government is seeking the death penalty. Roof’s surprise request to act as his own attorney — made Sunday night and approved Monday morning by