White House preparing for peaceful transition of power to Trump administration

Trump's White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

Former President Donald Trump's election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation's public health insurance programs.

Biden congratulates Trump, invites him to meeting at White House

President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday and "congratulated him on his victory," the White House said in a statement.

How Trump pulled off another White House win

Four years after President Biden defeated him, former President Donald Trump has made a historic political comeback. The president-elect defeated Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday to become ...

Iran Prepares for War but Hopes to Avert One as It Braces for Israeli Strikes

Tehran has several plans for responding to a threatened retaliatory strike by Israel, depending on its severity, and might also do nothing, insiders say.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Harris concedes, encouraging peaceful transfer of power

Vice President Harris on Wednesday conceded the 2024 presidential contest to President-elect Trump during remarks at her alma mater, Howard University, in which she also encouraged a peaceful ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Former Trump White House staffers back John Kelly on his warning about Trump

Thirteen more members of the Trump administration penned an open letter backing up former White House chief of staff John Kelly's assertion that Trump fits the definition of a fascist.

Trump, Harris and peace in our time

The two candidates have fundamentally different views about America’s global role and how to keep the peace

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

White House holds press briefing

Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing.

Trump privately praised Hitler and meets 'definition of fascist,' ex-chief John Kelly says

John Kelly, who served as White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, also said his one-time boss had spoken positively about Adolf Hitler while in office.

Politics - NBC News - October 23

Eye Opener: Startling revelations from a former White House chief of staff on Donald Trump

Startling revelations from a former White House chief of staff who says, based on what he says he witnessed, Donald Trump would rule like a "dictator." Also, McDonald's pulls its Quarter Pounder ...

Kamala Harris says Trump is a fascist at CNN town hall in Pennsylvania - live updates

Vice-president appears with host Anderson Cooper at event where Trump declined to appear. The Labour party has put out a statement rejecting allegations that it broke US election law because ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Trump says on Joe Rogan podcast his biggest White House mistake was hiring ‘disloyal people’

Three-hour long interview caused delay in ex-president’s arrival to Michigan rally, leaving attendees in cold for hours. Donald Trump sat down for three hours on Friday with Joe Rogan, telling ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Biden appears to call Trump supporters "garbage," White House says he meant comedian's rhetoric

On a video call with Latino activists Tuesday evening, President Biden appeared to call former President Donald Trump's supporters "garbage" as he talked about comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's Puerto ...

RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a Donald Trump administration on Day One would "advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water."

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Trump Says He ‘Shouldn’t Have Left’ White House in 2020 at Pennsylvania Rally

Donald J. Trump, who sought to overturn his loss of the 2020 election, also suggested that he didn’t mind if reporters were shot.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Trump says ‘I shouldn’t have left’ White House, despite losing 2020 election

Former president also denounces polls showing him trailing Harris at one of his final rallies of campaign in Pennyslvania. Donald Trump said with two days until the presidential election that he ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' White House after 2020 loss

During a weekend battleground blitz, former President Donald Trump said that he should have never left the White House despite his 2020 campaign loss. Referencing the bulletproof glass now that now ...

Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump declares victory, claims 'powerful mandate'

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Tesla jumps nearly 15% as Trump-backer Musk seen benefiting from White House win

Shares of Tesla surged on Wednesday after NBC News projected Donald Trump to win the election and investors bet a victory would benefit CEO Elon Musk.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Voters reject criticisms of Trump from former staffers as they send him back to White House

Democrats ran on the argument that Donald Trump is unstable, unhinged and unchecked, claims bolstered by criticisms of Trump from his former White House staffers. But voters felt differently, ...

US election live: Kamala Harris says ‘do not despair’ in concession speech; Republicans outline ‘first 100 days’ of Trump presidency

Vice-president calls on supporters to accept election result, promises ‘peaceful transfer of power’; Trump campaign says Biden has invited president-elect. US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago

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