Tag: Biden Transition

Grassley, right, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on Sessions' nomination early next year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Grassley to meet with Sessions Tuesday

Susan Crabtree · November 28, 2016 8:54 pm

"You acted with unprecedented urgency to hold 'emergency' hearings and issue multiple unilateral subpoenas to investigate Secretary Clinton before the election," Dems wrote in a letter to Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz. "We ask that ... you show the same sense of urgency now." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Dems demand House probe into Trump’s conflicts of interest

Al Weaver · November 28, 2016 8:20 pm

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday that Clinton's role in a recount in states she lost was different than Trump's campaign rhetoric. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House defends ‘justified’ election recounts

Sarah Bedford · November 28, 2016 7:46 pm

"There are significant diplomatic, economic, [and] cultural costs that will have to be accounted for if this policy is rolled back," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

National Security

White House mocks Trump’s Cuba threat: ‘It’s just not as simple as one tweet’

Gabby Morrongiello · November 28, 2016 7:04 pm

President Obama believes Cuba has made "progress" since he moved to open relations with the communist nation in late 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Obama ‘pleased’ with progress in communist Cuba

Sarah Bedford · November 28, 2016 6:55 pm

About half of U.S. voters currently approve of the job President Obama is doing, the highest score the outgoing president has received since a poll taken after his re-election victory in December 2012. (AP Photo)

Obama could leave office with highest approval rating in 4 years

Gabby Morrongiello · November 28, 2016 6:23 pm

President-elect Trump is eyeing several people with close ties to Fox News and its payroll to fill out his cabinet. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump draws on Fox News to fill White House

Eddie Scarry · November 28, 2016 5:54 pm

Trump's continued outreach to his former foe suggests Mitt Romney remains under active consideration to head the State Department. (AP Photo)

Trump invites Romney back for follow-up interview

Gabby Morrongiello · November 28, 2016 4:37 pm

Trump team: Media chasing ‘shiny object’ of Wisconsin recount

Sarah Bedford · November 28, 2016 4:36 pm

President-elect Trump is set to meet with retired Army Gen. David Petraeus at Trump Tower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

National Security

Trump to meet with Petraeus amid secretary of state rumors

Sarah Bedford · November 28, 2016 2:56 pm

The message comes two days after former Cuban leader Fidel Castro died at the age of 90. The former dictator long blamed the United States for his country’s issues and his death was seen as a possible step toward reconciling relations between the two countries. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Trump threatens to reinstate sanctions on Cuba

Kyle Feldscher · November 28, 2016 2:31 pm

Group launches $500K ad campaign praising Trump’s SCOTUS pledge

Ryan Lovelace · November 28, 2016 2:03 pm