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Here is what Trump vows to do to illegal immigrants once he takes office

President-elect Donald Trump appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” the Sunday following his election, where he answered questions about many of the policies he has been advocating for while on the campaign trail. One of the foremost questions surrounded his position on illegal immigrants in the country. RELATED: President-elect Trump is already changing his tune about […]

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California history teacher on leave for comparing Trump to Hitler

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A history teacher at Mountain View High School has been placed on paid leave after drawing parallels between Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler in his lesson plan. Frank Navarro, who has taught at the school for 40 years, was asked to leave midday Thursday after a parent sent an

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Priebus named White House chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump named Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff Sunday, suggesting an increased willingness by Trump to work within Washington’s system to accomplish his agenda. At the same time, however, Trump announced that Stephen K. Bannon, his campaign CEO who helped amplify some of Trump’s most incendiary

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Law Shields Trump From Possible Business Conflicts

This article originally appeared on the International Business Times. Congressman, senators and high-level executive appointees are all required to disclose their financial interests, and recuse themselves from government business that could have an impact on their own bottom line. But no such restrictions exist for presidents—even those like President-elect Donald Trump, whose massive investments and

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Trump warns Obama: Don’t force solution on Israel

President-elect Donald Trump’s aides reportedly warned President Barack Obama not to “even think about” trying to push for progress on the Israeli-Arab conflict between now and January 20. Politico quoted a “national security adviser” of Trump’s as saying Obama “shouldn’t go seeking new adventures or pushing through policies that clearly don’t match Trump’s positions.” This

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This journalist felt unsafe covering Trump’s campaign. Now, what about his presidency?

Across the US, people have taken to the streets to protest Donald Trump’s surprising presidential victory. In some cities — notably in Portland, Oregon — the protests have turned violent. And all around the world people are watching. Joyce Karam is the Washington bureau chief for the pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat. She says she’s been getting

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8,000 anti-Trump marchers flood downtown Los Angeles; many fear immigration policies

LOS ANGELES — A boisterous but peaceful crowd that police estimated at about 8,000 people took to the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday to protest the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. It was the largest of several Los Angeles demonstrations in the days since voters elected Trump, a Republican

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Electoral College To Vote In December

Hillary Clinton supporters aren’t ready to give up hope. A Change.org petition, which was created Wednesday, asked the Electoral College to vote for the Democratic candidate instead of President-elect Donald Trump. “On Dec. 19, the electors of the Electoral College will cast their ballots. If they all vote the way their states voted, Donald Trump

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Trump camp, N.C. GOP condemn KKK’s plan to hold victory parade for president-elect

A victory parade being planned in North Carolina by members of a Ku Klux Klan chapter in reaction to Donald Trump’s election is drawing criticism from local Republican leaders and the president-elect’s inner circle. The chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and the spokeswoman behind Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign each responded negatively Friday to

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