Donald Trump leaving his businesses to focus on presidency

Donald Trump tweets that he will be leaving his businesses in order to focus on running country as president.

Trump tapping Washington, Wall Street veterans for top jobs

President-elect Donald Trump is enlisting a trio of nominees with deep ties to Washington and Wall Street to fill out his Cabinet, including former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin as secretary of the Treasury Department. On Tuesday, Trump also chose Georgia Rep. 

SF legislation proposes city funding for immigrant legal representation

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos today called for the city to back up its commitment to its sanctuary city policies with $5 million in funding to provide legal representation to immigrants fighting deportation.

UC statistics professor says election integrity audits should become standard US practice

Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein announced Monday that her supporters filed a legal petition to get a recount in Pennsylvania, where President-elect Donald Trump held a lead over Hillary Clinton by about 71,000 votes, or about 1% of the total counted.

North Dakota Gov. signs emergency order to evacuate pipeline protesters from camp

A government order for protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline to leave federal land could have little immediate effect on the encampment where scores of people have been gathered for months to oppose the $3.8 billion project.

California Democrats capture legislative supermajorities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Democrats will have a supermajority in both chambers of the California Legislature next year after Republican Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang lost her bid for a seat in the Senate.

Jill Stein explains vote recount efforts currently underway

Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's presidential candidate, has formally filed a motion for a recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin. She's also expected to file in Michigan and Pennsylvania due to what computer scientists are calling "voter irregularities".

Cuba's Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, has died

HAVANA (AP) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at age 90, his brother, President Raul Castro announced late Friday on state television.

Trump claims millions voted illegally, costing him popular vote

In a series of tweets, President-elect Donald Trump has made the unfounded claim that millions of people voted illegally in the US election, costing him the popular vote.

Trump tweets Castro is 'dead!;' Obama say 'history' will be ex-dictator's final 'judge'

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro “marks the passing of brutal dictator,” while President Obama argued that ‘history’ will be Castro’s final ‘judge.’

Standing Rock chairman says Army Corps to close camp access

The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close the area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline.   

Oil pipeline: Trump's stock in company raises concern

President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump's investments could affect any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president.

With recounts looming, Trump adds new administration picks

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump pressed forward Friday with two more administration picks, as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key Midwestern battlegrounds that could complicate Trump's push for national unity.

Trump's Walk of Fame star gets 24-hour security

Donald Trump is getting a lot of security obviously now that he’s President-elect, but did you know his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is also getting a lot of security. The star is all repaired and drawing big crowds after being vandalized last month.

North Dakota leaders urge President Obama for pipeline completion

North Dakota's governor and congressional delegation are pressuring President Barack Obama to pave the way for completion of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, protests over which they say are taxing law enforcement and are costing millions of dollars.