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Trump transition garners highest disapproval rating in history
New York Post - 14 Jan 2017 06:00
President-elect Donald Trump has the highest disapproval rating in history over his transition effort. Trump hit the all-time low mark -- 51 percent view his transition unfavorably, compared with the 44 percent who appro...
Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions if Moscow helpful: WSJ
Reuters - 14 Jan 2017 05:28
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia "at least for a period of time," and also said he wouldn't commit to the "one ...
Will Donald Trump Start A War? What He Said About China, Mexico And The World
IBTimes - 14 Jan 2017 06:39
Donald Trump is slated to become president of the United States Friday and world leaders are watching closely to see what he will do next. During his time on the world stage, Trump has already managed to insult some of t...
Civil-rights legend skipping Trump's inauguration: Not a 'legitimate president'
New York Post - 14 Jan 2017 06:04
Civil-rights legend and Georgia Rep. John Lewis said he is going to sit out Donald Trump's inauguration because he doesn't believe Trump is a "legitimate president." "I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work...
Canada's Trudeau criticizes Trump
CNN - 14 Jan 2017 06:00
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn't mince words Thursday in discussing how he viewed his relationship with the United States in the age of Donald Trump, issuing sharp criticism of the President-elect, though he...
Obama says his family's ready to leave the White House
CBSNews - 14 Jan 2017 05:43
The Obama family spent eight years in the White House. How do they feel about leaving? Obama says his daughters are "ready to go" and Michelle never fully took to the scrutiny
3 Officers Facing Administrative Charges in Tamir Rice Case
ABC News - 14 Jan 2017 04:31
Tamir Rice, 12, was killed while holding a toy gun in a Cleveland park in 2014.
Democrats Confront F.B.I. Chief at Closed-Door Intelligence Briefing
The New York Times - 14 Jan 2017 04:01
They demanded to know why James B. Comey made disclosures about the Hillary Clinton email investigation, but refused to say whether the F.B.I. was investigating Donald J. Trump.
The Potential Upside to Shutting Down Military Bases
Time - 14 Jan 2017 16:00
America's presence across the world risks entangling us in conflicts that are not our own
Trump Meets With Physicist Who Says 'Benefits' Of Climate Change 'Outweigh Any Harm'
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2017 07:41
Continuing to surround himself with like-minded climate deniers and skeptics, President-elect Donald Trump met Friday with none other than William Happer, the Princeton physics professor who believes global warming is �...
Will Trump lift Russia sanctions?
CNN - 14 Jan 2017 05:59
President-elect Donald Trump suggested Friday he is open to lifting sanctions on Russia, though he plans to keep them for "at least a period of time."
Exxon deal with Vietnam adds to Tillerson's tangles with China
Miami Herald - 14 Jan 2017 01:20
Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil CEO tapped to be the Trump administration's secretary of state, created an international stir this week when he told a Senate confirmation hearing that …
Counting down to the Trump era
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2017 15:27
A look at what US trade policy will look like in the next four years based on the president-elect's claims thus far.
Opposition to a Jewish state is a legitimate position
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2017 14:45
Jewish Labour activist who was suspended after being accused of anti-Semitism for criticising Israel tells her story.
As protests erupt over his arrest, Guy Philippe pleads not guilty in Miami
Miami Herald - 14 Jan 2017 01:05
With dozens of T-shirt clad supporters and his wife looking on, former Haiti rebel leader and Senator-elect Guy Philippe pleaded not guilty Friday to drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges in a …
Forced disappearances will not silence us
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2017 15:00
The abductions of five activists are yet another attempt to spread fear among those who speak out in Pakistan.
Trump may lift Russia sanctions and nix the 'One China' policy
The Week - 14 Jan 2017 14:59
President-elect Donald Trump may lift U.S. sanctions against Russia if relations between the two countries improve during his time in office, he indicated in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal Friday. "If ...
Merkel backs multilateral approach as Trump presidency nears
Miami Herald - 14 Jan 2017 14:54
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing as she awaits Donald Trump's inauguration that the world's problems need solving in cooperation, rather than by each country individually. Asked at a news …
Iraqi forces raise flag at Mosul University in push against ISIS
Fox News - 14 Jan 2017 14:32
Iraqi special forces raised the Iraqi flag above the buildings at the Mosul University complex on Friday as they continued the battle for control of the city against Islamic State militants.
New tolling rates frustrate some commuters
Boston - 14 Jan 2017 15:02Trump Is Set To Violate His D.C. Hotel Lease And The Agency Holding It Has No Plan
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2017 14:01
WASHINGTON ― When explaining how he would (somewhat)extricate himself from his myriad conflicts of interestthis week, President-elect Donald Trump and his tax lawyer completely ignored what would happen to the Trump In...
Don't expect Trump to reinstate special immigration status for Cubans
Miami Herald - 14 Jan 2017 14:00
For all the bluster Miami's Cuban-American Republicans in Congress delivered after President Barack Obama's stunning decision Thursday to dispose of a decades-old U.S. policy favoring Cuban immigrants, the likelihood of ...