FBI’s Comey says no evidence of Trump wiretap claim, confirms probe
The head of the FBI publicly challenged US President Donald Trump on Monday, denying the Republican’s claim that former president Barack Obama wiretapped his 2016
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Under fire, Trump’s attorney general removes himself from campaign probes
By Julia Edwards Ainsley and Richard Cowan U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday he would stay out of any probe into alleged Russian
Canada PM set to shuffle officials to handle Trump challenge
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to promote a former army commander as he shuffles senior officials to help handle ties with the Trump administration,
U.S. intel report: Putin directed cyber campaign to help Trump
By Yara Bayoumy and Warren Strobel Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump’s electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton
Trump calls ‘ridiculous’ reports Russia helped him in U.S. election – Update 1(Adds comments on intelligence briefing)
By Doina Chiacu and Howard Schneider U.S. President-elect Donald Trump rejected as “ridiculous” reported U.S. intelligence findings that Russia intervened in the presidential election
Britain says West cannot treat Russia as an equal partner
By Costas Pitas Britain’s defence minister said on Sunday he was ready to work with his new U.S. counterpart but that Western nations could
CIA says Russia intervened to help Trump win White House -Washington Post
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine
Green Party’s Stein to pursue Pennsylvania recount petition in federal court
By David DeKok Green Party candidate Jill Stein late Saturday vowed to bring her fight for a recount of votes cast in Pennsylvania in
Trump takes populist message to US heartland in ‘thank you’ tour
President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his post-election “thank you tour” on Thursday by railing against globalisation, promising the return of manufacturing jobs to American workers,
Trump, without evidence, says illegal voting cost him US popular vote
US President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that he won the popular vote in the November 8 election “if you deduct the millions
Wisconsin agrees to statewide recount in presidential race
Wisconsin’s election board agreed on Friday to conduct a statewide recount of votes cast in the presidential race, as requested by a Green Party candidate
Trump taps Sessions for AG, Pompeo for CIA – transition official
US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped three senior leaders of his national security and law enforcement teams, choosing Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Representative Mike
New Yorkers build walls of sticky notes in defiance of Trump
This is not the kind of wall Donald Trump was talking about. In the liberal stronghold of New York City, residents distraught over the incoming
Outrage over Trump’s pick of right-wing firebrand for White House job (Update 3)
By Susan Cornwell and Alana Wise Democrats, civil rights groups and even some Republicans slammed US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday over his
Clinton blames FBI’s Comey for her defeat in call with donors
Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on
Ten of thousands in US cities to protest Trump’s presidency (Updated)
Demonstrators planned to gather again on Saturday in cities across the United States to protest against President-elect Donald Trump, who they say will threaten their
Anti-Trump protesters gather for third night, one shot in Portland (Updated)
Thousands of protesters took their frustrations over Donald Trump’s election as the next US president onto the streets on Friday and into Saturday in several
Trump says he’s considering keeping parts of Obamacare
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal he would consider leaving in place parts of the Affordable Care Act, including provisions allowing parents
In a shift, Trump assails US protesters, then praises their ‘passion’
US President-elect Donald Trump denounced Americans who protested against his election and hours later praised them on Friday, underscoring contradictions that have raised questions about his
Merkel allies warn of Trump effect, poll shows Germans dismayed
Leading allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Thursday that populists would pose a problem for Europe unless mainstream politicians came up with answers