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us president elect donald trump considering outgoing senator kelly ayotte new hampshire post defense secretary, washington post reported friday, citing two sources familiar discussions people list include retired army lieutenant general joseph keith kellogg, former defense intelligence agency director general mike flynn senator jeff sessions alabama, post said
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us president barack obama administration suspended efforts win congressional approval asian free trade deal president elect donald trump takes office, saying friday tpp fate trump republican lawmakers administration officials also said obama would try explain situation leaders countries trans pacific partnership pact next week attends regional summit peru obama cabinet secretaries us trade representative office lobbying lawmakers months pass country trans pacific partnership deal post election, lame duck session congress however, trump stunning election victory sends white house january retains republican majorities congress stymied plans worked closely congress resolve outstanding issues ready move forward, legislative process congressional leaders whether moves forward, ustr spokesman matt mcalvanah said statement wednesday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said would take tpp weeks trump inauguration said fate trump house speaker paul ryan earlier said would proceed lame duck vote trump made opposition tpp centerpiece campaign, calling disaster rape country would send jobs overseas anti free trade message pledges stem tide imported goods china mexico massive support among blue collar workers industrial heartland states ohio, michigan, wisconsin pennsylvania, helping swing election way trump said scrap tpp, renegotiate year old north american free trade agreement adopt much tougher trade stance china tpp agreement, negotiated five years signed october , aimed reducing trade barriers erected fastest growing economies asia boosting ties us allies region face china rising influence white house deputy national security advisor wally adeyemo told reporters friday obama tell tpp member countries asia pacific economic cooperation summit united states remain engaged asia, recognizes benefits trade deals still make sense terms tpp agreement itself, leader mcconnell spoken something going work president elect figure go terms trade agreements future, adeyemo said continue think types deals make sense, simply countries like china going stop working regional agreements
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trump organization said friday vetting new business structures aimed transferring management control three president elect donald trump children team executives trump organization said statement planning transfer control portfolio businesses donald trump jr, ivanka trump, eric trump executives earlier friday, three trump children
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illinois governor bruce rauner reported personal income million , percent former private equity investor earnings came capital gains, according income tax returns released friday rauner, republican, wife, diana, paid federal taxes million million state taxes total income, million capital gains, though details released source profits believe good book says much given much expected return, rauner said news conference asked tax returns rauner, led fight democrats controlling illinois legislature country longest running state fiscal impasse, wife contributed million individually various illinois political campaigns year weaken democratic control state legislature dislodge state long running budget stalemate, campaign records show illinois full operating budget months republicans netted four seats illinois house two seats state senate tuesday elections, democrats retained control legislative chambers defeated rauner choice comptroller separate filing rauner family foundation showed million assets end million charitable giving year , rauner wife reported million earnings rauners assets blind trust, aide said couple screened financial decisions cannot explain increase income spokesman democratic house speaker michael madigan declined comment governor earnings, top madigan ally said rauner wealth puts touch electorate know claim ever understand problems regular, ordinary illinoisans, said democratic representative lou lang madigan democratic senate president john cullerton, chicago attorneys maintain property tax appeal practices, release tax returns
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president elect donald trump told wall street journal considering retaining parts president barack obama healthcare law including provisions letting parents keep adult children age insurance policies barring insurers denying coverage people pre existing conditions republican businessman us presidential campaign called repealing replacing affordable care act, also known obamacare, labeled law disaster interview published friday, first since winning tuesday election, trump told journal big reason shift meeting white house thursday obama, suggested areas affordable care act preserve told look suggestions, respect, that, trump said either obamacare amended, repealed replaced, trump told journal republican lawmakers advisers recommended keeping two provisions place even able repeal law congress, attempted years law enabled millions americans previously health insurance obtain coverage, republicans oppose call government overreach urgent priorities first weeks president, trump said, would deregulating financial institutions allow banks lend again, securing us border drugs illegal immigrants asked whether would pursue campaign promise appoint special prosecutor investigate defeated democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton use private email server secretary state, trump told paper something given lot thought, want solve healthcare, jobs, border control, tax reform trump also told journal would create jobs infrastructure projects improved trade deals, would preserve american jobs potentially imposing tariffs products us companies relocated overseas
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kathryn stellmack expects world donald trump listening speeches casting vote him, expects trump toughen immigration laws, restore lost jobs, upend corrupt political system, build wall border, be, millionaire put it, greatest jobs president god ever created expect move forward items promised move forward on, said stellmack, , retiree west palm beach, florida t, hold feet fire presidential race fueled brash constantly shifting policy proposals, trump millions followers social conservative activists struggling blue collar workers hardline militant groups say anything less take wrecking ball business usual washington, disappointed watching, mr trump, said stellmack trump promises hard pin down, many policy details left elusive vague nbc news identified distinct shifts major issues since trump announced candidacy june , still, fiery rhetoric unmistakable message ending big government entrenched power establishment elites parties inspired hope trump break washington gridlock make progress plans invigorate economy, eliminate terrorist threats, rip trade agreements repeal president barack obama healthcare plan known obamacare totally trust him, said laura czarniak, , manistee, michigan, rust belt state leans democrat presidential elections flipped trump tuesday know build wall know take care syrian refugee problem know get rid obamacare chance hell things, said even republicans retaining control congress, trump accept limits compromises plans many republicans, example, wary proposals scrap trade deals boost spending infrastructure improvements plans already rolled back trump faces highest expectations issue immigration, given intense focus attention grabbing campaign proposals like forcing mexico pay border wall, temporarily banning muslims entering country recently indicated would first deport criminal undocumented immigrants, previously pledging deport undocumented aliens, muslim ban softened extreme vetting immigrants countries told wall street journal interview friday would consider keeping parts obamacare intact easing calls total repeal obama spoke issue white house thursday mark morris, leader colorado based three percent united patriots militia group, said understood trump would need time issues, expected quick movement repealing obamacare appointing conservative supreme court justice fill seat late antonin scalia said hoped trump would stand ranchers disputes federal government fees charged cattle grazing public land call arms many patriot militia movement morris warned trump count followers stay produce results people voted lot faith come through, said think going work well get things done comes back end four years says need four years accomplish need accomplish trump take strong action immigration given rhetoric, said roy beck, head numbers usa, group favors reduced immigration levels said numbers usa grassroots groups would pressure trump keep promises bolster enforcement cut back legal immigration foreign workers, including eliminating immigration low skill non extraordinary skilled workers way would elected president boldly made immigration top issue, beck said come top issue question details said many trump supporters understood talk border wall shorthand restoring rule law immigration, although promise would judged best position ever since get control issue, still big challenges, beck said many activists anti abortion movement suspicious trump promises fueled politics conviction, still plenty prove think seeing mix emotions, excitement fear somewhere between, jeanne mancini, president anti abortion group march life education defense fund said trump election us important thing hold campaign promises, particularly supreme court want sure true word, said trump vow appoint justices vote overturn roe vs wade, decision legalizing abortion trump needs move quickly, said thomas pyle, trump supporter president free market advocacy group american energy alliance washington very, difficult place turn ship limited window culture washington seeps in, pyle said acts boldly, lot
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jeb hensarling, republican chair us house financial services committee, released legislation summer weaken major financial law known dodd frank, many said pr porter plan party nominee, donald trump, could easily adopt trump president elect, appears language financial services posted trump transition website, wwwgreatagaingov, echoes tone hensarling bill, known choice act calls dodd frank, passed wake financial crisis recession, sprawling complex piece legislation unleashed hundreds new rules several new bureaucratic agencies promises dismantle replace new policies encourage economic growth job creation hensarling legislation, committee approved september, also takes replacement approach texas republican unveiled proposal trump hometown new york june, met businessman later day time, hensarling mentioned possible treasury secretary trump team said pursuing cabinet position choice act accurately reflects priorities president trump placed dodd frank problem, said jw verret, associate professor george mason university antonin scalia law school financial regulation expert verret regularly meets briefs members congress securities exchange commission financial regulation think great blueprint everything promised, said verret, former republican congressional staffer hensarling blueprint would primarily allow banks choose complying dodd frank meeting tougher capital requirements
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donald trump election victory plans crack illegal immigration troubling groups men gathered south rusty, towering fence us mexico border even considering going home poor central americans mexicans travelers shelters desert town nogales, trump threats build wall along whole border deport millions illegal immigrants made abandon harrowing journeys hopes better life north like juan alberto lopez, prospect living country believe become hostile people like longer holds enough appeal make risky crossing across desolate arizona borderland everything changed, said despondent lopez, , sat staring blankly ground outside one migrant center, cobalt sky lopez hails southern state chiapas, mexico poorest, lived two years arizona utah working construction deported january one trump proposals, would face two year federal prison sentence returning deportation decided go back united states democratic candidate hillary clinton projected win election now, plans seek work nogales instead, go home going detain migrants, like that, better stay people, happy, endure it, added, echoing sentiments third dozen migrants interviewed reuters nogales following trump victory running president, trump promised deport millions illegal immigrants well build wall along border stop others entering united states, make mexico pay uncompromising stance helped drive rush us border migrants calculated better cross election case trump could continue coming months even like lopez decide longer want live united states fiscal year , ended september, number people detained along us mexico border surpassed , , percent jump last year, although less , official us data published last month showed really care president trump always going cross regardless walls wants, said alexi solano, , migrant el salvador, whose wife young son already los angeles matter us want together families mexico deputy interior minister migration, humberto roque villanueva, said expected flow peak trump ramp already tough deportation policies applied president barack obama certain radicalization north american immigration policy coming, roque villanueva said nogales, city , dotted factories multinational firms like motorola b e aerospace, migrants say people smugglers typically charge , per person one way ticket across border long stretches , mile , km border, foot tall fence already exists along international boundary here, built made thick rust colored metal beams follow rocky terrain miles west east city beyond fence us side, parallel set wooden posts topped cameras sensors distance, us immigration vehicles slowly patrol border miles km east town, towering fence comes end replaced waist high barrier mainly serves stop trucks plowing desert migrants trudge around barricade, risking weather exposure foot rugged terrain menaced drug cartel thugs poisonous snakes, others opt ride hidden trucks drive official crossings, route made possible, several said, bribes maria engracia robles, roman catholic nun runs el comedor center deportees migrants within sight border fence nogales, thinks trump victory likely bring hardship worries challenges mass deportations would bring anguish, tears, laments, lots people mexico without work, without anything place go, said robles, whose center provides free meals, clothes basic medical care braced dry wind, dozens hungry migrants line around el comedor entrance breakfast morning thursday, two men inside shelter could overheard mobile phones asking coyote, human trafficker, attempt another crossing work, salaries terrible, said robles us mexico border home largest per capita wage differential land border planet, average us wages five times higher mexican wages south, central america, incomes even lower, crime worse, fueling surge migration recent years central american migrants apprehended us southern border mexicans year jose flores, , honduran migrant set united states three months ago, ticked perils posed violent gangs dismal job prospects home country imagine going get lot harder cross, said changed looking better life story refiled fix typo th paragraph
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semi retired wisconsin pig farmer john lader think much donald trump messenger, voted described republican president elect message change economic hope america last years, much optimism hope among working people rural areas country, said lader, , lives farmland outside southern wisconsin city janesville around miles km northeast state biggest city milwaukee, jose boni, cleans offices local university rents several homes, heard different message trump plan build wall us mexican border vow deport estimated million immigrants united states illegally, hispanic care community working people, cares himself, said boni, , ecuador born us citizen different worlds lader boni help illustrate rural urban divide critical outcome tuesday us presidential election country defined regional voting clearly divided differences rural urban voters combination strong trump turnout countryside weak showing democrat clinton cities went long way toward deciding election rural small town working class white voters, already tended vote republican, propelled trump urban areas, black hispanic voters concentrated along college educated voters, already leaned toward democrats, clinton get turnout groups needed instance, black voters show numbers barack obama, first black president, trump beat clinton percentage points among voters live non metropolitan areas, clinton bested trump percentage points urban areas, according nationwide reuters ipsos national election day poll steven schier, political science professor carleton college northfield, minnesota, said rural voters feel lost something, america moving away trump came perfect slogan make america great hits exactly live, schier said democratic presidential candidates wisconsin every election since , trump victory tuesday wisconsin, overall turnout lower presidential election trump actually hundred votes shy republican nominee mitt romney total state, clinton around , votes short obama tally ended around , votes behind trump state couple hundred thousand democratic voters whatever reason decided vote, mordecai lee, political scientist university wisconsin milwaukee stayed home, wisconsin went republican think pattern around country turnout milwaukee hispanic neighborhoods percent versus , citywide turnout milwaukee fell percent clinton took percent milwaukee county, includes city, trump percent trump rural counties, example taking percent clinton percent fond du lac county middle state percent percent florence county far north milwaukee, election day canvassers found trump comments immigrants enough get people polls christine neumann ortiz, director community group voces de la frontera, said percent voters reached group milwaukee raised concerns clinton use private email server secretary state undecided reached people, able convince vote, think could ever reached enough overcome trump advantage white working class voters, neumann ortiz said rural landscape rich trump territory, people concerned slump commodity prices layoffs among manufacturers rural areas, especially midwest northeast, also seen demographic shift recent years arrival hispanic immigrants demographer william frey brookings institution think tank washington said census data showed hispanic populations non metro counties midwest rose percent white population fell percent counties still percent white, voters feeling change, frey said little bit fearful it, hit hard economically, add it, frey added austin arndt, beef cattle farmer neighbor john lader outside janesville, hometown republican speaker us house representatives paul ryan, said vote clinton trump said vote based trump promise cut taxes repeal obama signature healthcare law, enabled millions previously uninsured americans gain medical coverage detested conservatives government overreach social point view candidates, terrible people, said arndt, me, economics
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criminal justice reform advocates said expect donald trump embrace moderate change white house, toning punitive undefined law order image projected campaign trail another instance experts trying pin trump issue used stump without offering much detail, two groups met recently staff said expect back mainstream sentencing corrections reforms trump spokeswoman respond requests comment meeting weeks ago, trump staff receptive arguments crime rates dropped states reduced prison populations sentencing reform, said holly harris, executive director us justice action network, bipartisan coalition spearheads legislative efforts lower sentences nonviolent offenders democratic president barack obama, many republicans congress several trump conservative mentors embraced changing sentencing standards better prisons campaign, trump denounced obama soft inner city violence extremist plots united states attacks police officers instance, oct presidential debate democratic opponent hillary clinton, trump said need law order, need justice, inner cities disaster get shot walking store education jobs month, trump vice presidential running mate, mike pence, said proud indiana approved criminal justice reform tenure governor got better job recognizing correcting errors system reflect institutional bias criminal justice, said tim head, executive director conservative christian faith freedom coalition, said group held advisory talks president elect staff recent days head said trump justice department likely emphasize greater support law enforcement, maybe deference law enforcement obama head harris also noted republicans close trump, former house speaker newt gingrich new jersey governor chris christie advocated reforms lowering sentences nonviolent crimes, improving prison conditions helping former prisoners find jobs housing christie former new york city mayor rudy giuliani reportedly short list conservatives trump considering us attorney general inimai chettiar, director justice programs brennan center justice new york university, said trump made troubling campaign trail claims one, said, arguing rising crime justifies stop frisk tactics police methods critics say unfairly target minorities however, said, also hoped president elect would fall line members republican party support bipartisan criminal justice reform
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republican us president elect donald trump removed new jersey governor chris christie leader transition team, handing reins vice president elect mike pence, former us lawmaker deep washington ties, new york times reported friday times, citing several sources close transition team, said trump told advisers wanted use pence contacts move transition process along nbc news also reported handover, came one week two former christie associates found guilty new jersey bridgegate scandal
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back april, already early signs quiet michigan town rural american discontent helped propel donald trump election victory, even underestimated washington establishment, pollsters hillary clinton campaign return visit tuesday election, reuters found many algonac , residents jubilant trump captured white house, although also echoes people said seven months ago uncertain, high stakes gamble bare fact success drew shrugs else city folks really expect would win reuters first visited town bend st clair river april results republican democratic parties primary elections suggested might hotbed dissatisfaction status quo would become dominant force november reutrs favjqy town county state disproportionately turned primaries unexpected outsider candidates republican trump, rich real estate developer television star never held political office democratic socialist bernie sanders, us senator vermont emerged clinton closest rival democratic party nomination trump went win party nomination, sanders beaten clinton even though came problem different perspectives, men fired town sour mood, striking chord talk rigged economic system loud disgust decline american manufacturing algonac leans republican, and, visits, took time find trump fans, little longer find sanders fans took days asking around find someone warm word clinton tuesday, vote algonac percent trump, percent clinton residents algonac easily list relatives neighbors struggled painful decline manufacturing forced move auto factories well paid union jobs hour away detroit area shut moved abroad older residents recall decades back algonac still proud self sufficient manufacturing hub, employing scores locals chris craft factory, turned photogenic wooden boats remain prized wealthy collectors pete beauregard turned factory harbor club town summer visitors stow boats rural area going want heard, said, delighting trump victory road, jay deboyer dive bar worked younger man, drinking afternoon glass water dressed suit worn deliver st clair county final elections results courthouse role county clerk center country put donald trump office, said economy okay, shut mouths go work, said, describing sort people live places like algonac, percent residents white start smack them, start telling guys working coal mine west virginia, good country, going put job, good cleaner air going put job, start create constituency people fall category enemy enemy friend mentioning clinton, former secretary state, us senator first lady, tended draw scorn among algonac residents april, even among democrats said viewed untrustworthy election loss emotional concession speech week appeared soften this, expressing ill feeling crude terms trump bitch, reads tall wooden sign alongside main road town, evoking familiar anti clinton slogan among trump fans seeing photographed, paul paulus, , wandered building regreasing old tractors boast built entirely neighbors, particularly women, told reuters visits that, even disliked clinton, despaired insults coarse language trump fans reveled paulus described victory qualms tried get township take down, said, smiling memory fight looked sign township said coming bitch bad word female dog jan evans, devout year old christian runs store making slogan shirts local schools sports teams, said thought better ways talk people sympathized sort anxiety moved people support trump recently learned monthly health insurance premiums obamacare, healthcare law trump said repeal replace, would go worried trump victory would help, either know healthcare plans given details said voted, filled ballot lines local state elections left presidential vote end give time think neither one really deserved it, said clinton trump pen hovered quite while, declined say ballot landed everybody, little bit frightened, hopeful, know need change, said trump victory change
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americans growing alarm rising prescription drug costs pressure new us administration congress take action pharmaceutical pricing, industry executives healthcare experts say drugmaker stocks, battered recent months, soared week republican presidential candidate donald trump victory democratic rival hillary clinton vowed take pharmaceutical price gouging, pundits predicted democrats would gain control senate, giving stronger hand republican sweep congress eliminated fears, boosting chances measures, corporate tax reforms would benefit industry however, vote change key dynamic us consumers paying cost drugs higher health insurance deductibles copayments, making sensitive manufacturer price hikes recently, sixfold increase price mylan nv epipen stoked outrage families rely lifesaving allergy shot prompted investigations state attorneys general congress manufacturer sharply raises price drug, headlines think matters party office, said sandra hunt, principal pricewaterhousecooper health industry practice republican lawmakers taken drug pricing alongside democrats republicans senator charles grassley iowa, chair senate judiciary committee, representative jason chaffetz, chair house committee oversight government reform, led inquiries mylan epipen pricing strong majority republican voters want congress address drug prices, said john rother, president ceo national coalition health care, campaigns lower prices october kaiser family foundation survey showed percent respondents said making drugs chronic conditions affordable top health care priority federal government among republican respondents, percent put drug prices top priority poll conducted harvard th chan school public health found percent voters
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years rising us russia tensions ukraine, syria, cyber attacks nuclear arms control, donald trump election us president may offer narrow window repair relations russian president vladimir putin size trump ascent white house carries risk dangerous miscalculation us president elect putin, two willful personalities self styled strong leaders exchanged occasional compliments, decide misjudged one another, according russia experts others us officials private analysts predict putin, reasserted moscow military political muscle eastern europe middle east, avoid openly provoking trump takes office putin ability advance interests many different ways sometimes tactical diplomacy help, said fiona hill, senior fellow brookings institution, washington think tank temporary truce phase, said hill, served us national intelligence officer russia eurasia george w bush obama administrations co authored book putin michael mcfaul, former us ambassador moscow president barack obama, said putin likely wait see reach accommodation trump allow lifting ukraine related sanctions imposed washington european union contributed russia growing economic woes campaign, trump criticized democratic party rival, hillary clinton, praising putin strong leader saying ties russia improved time moscow washington odds syria ukraine trump rattled washington european allies comments questioning nato mutual self defense pledge suggesting might recognize russia annexation ukraine crimea region putin last year called trump really brilliant talented person kremlin said thursday us president elect foreign policy approach phenomenally close russian leader putin future president expressed desire cooperate, expressed desire move away obama policies would screw provocation asked mcfaul, stanford university syria, us official said, putin appears extending humanitarian pause air strikes moderate rebels holding eastern side aleppo give trump opportunity affirm willingness expressed campaign seek cooperative us russian relationship think holding fire purpose decreasing international pressure them, now, like rest world, may taking stock current situation, said official, speaking condition anonymity us officials caution russia still may feel compelled launch attacks dispatching naval task force led aging aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov eastern mediterranean show force us government publicly accused moscow hacking democratic national committee party organizations election campaign, russia denied trump declined blame russia, election day russian cyber attacks officials feared never materialized trump laid detailed russia policy, many party, including potential top advisors cabinet officials, taken hawkish view moscow former house representatives speaker newt gingrich, trump ally rumored senior post, lambasted called obama weak response russia land grab ukraine putin, gingrich wrote, ruthlessly determined leader motivated nationalism imperial drive celebration moscow trump victory former secretary state clinton, sharply critical putin, russians cautioned euphoria idea easier strike deal trump clinton wrong everything tested get business, analyst vladimir bruter told daily pro kremlin tabloid komsomolskaya pravda tuesday election experts us officials say high risk miscalculation even confrontation, given trump history taking slights challenges personally actually reality going intrude, hill said putin pretty thin skinned, putin penchant challenging adversaries, particularly senses weakness, long made clear intends reassert considers russia rightful global role suspending treaty washington cleaning weapons grade plutonium last month, putin listed conditions resuming russian participation amounted laundry list grievances united states demands included lifting ukraine related us economic sanctions, compensating moscow sanctions reducing us military presence nato eastern european states levels years ago russia bedrock concern whether believe threat us promoted regime change abating president trump, said andrew weiss, vice president studies carnegie endowment international peace everything else secondary, lower order problem putin accused us government promoting widespread street protests russia following elections, well color revolutions georgia, ukraine elsewhere specific issues, weiss said, easy opportunities rapid us russian agreements agenda really threadbare, said basically standstill version story fixes typo paragraph two
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british foreign secretary boris johnson, setting aside previous hostility toward donald trump, said thursday us republican presidential election victory offered economic opportunities need europeans despondent may respectfully say european friends colleagues time snapped general doom gloom election, johnson said meeting serbian prime minister aleksandar vucic deal maker wants free trade deal uk, johnson told reporters trump upset victory democrat hillary clinton delighted far right politicians france, netherlands austria worried mainstream politicians fear may part populist, anti establishment trend believe great opportunity us uk build relationship america fundamental economic importance us also great importance stability prosperity world, johnson said johnson one leading proponents successful brexit campaign get britain european union trump aligned brexit movement campaign wednesday, johnson, former london mayor, congratulated trump victory tweeted looked forward continuing partnership two nations johnson said last year feared going new york real risk meeting donald trump new york businessman said parts london radicalized police officers feared go later thursday, johnson said twitter account spoken us vice president elect mike pence agreed importance special relationship need tackle global challenges together, tweeted
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election climate change skeptic donald trump president likely end us leadership role international fight global warming may lead emergence new unlikely champion china china worked closely administration outgoing president barack obama build momentum ahead paris agreement climate change partnership two biggest greenhouse gas emitters helped get nearly countries support pact historic meet france capital contrast, trump called global warming hoax created china give economic advantage said plans remove united states historic climate agreement, well reverse many obama measures combat climate change appointed noted climate change skeptic myron ebell help lead transition planning environmental protection agency, crafted administration major environmental regulations clean power plan efficiency standards cars trucks beijing poised cash goodwill could earn taking leadership dealing many governments one urgent issues agenda proactively taking action climate change improve china international image allow occupy moral high ground, zou ji, deputy director national centre climate change strategy senior chinese climate talks negotiator, told reuters zou said trump abandons efforts implement paris agreement, china influence voice likely increase global climate governance, spill areas global governance increase china global standing, power leadership chen zhihua, representative chinese delegation official climate change division national development reform commission, country economic planning agency, said chinese countries efforts change united states withdraws agreement action international community stop new government united states still confidence international community join hands continue efforts climate change, told reporters nation un meeting held marrakesh start fleshing implementation paris agreement paris agreement seeks phase net greenhouse gas emissions second half century limit global warming well degrees celsius fahrenheit pre industrial levels country put forward national plans reduce greenhouse gas emissions raised concerns without involvement financial support united states, emerging economies like india may feel inclined back one key advisors obama team climate change said hoped china would take mantle keep global climate deal alive beijing continue work spirit worked together paris, said andrew light, former senior adviser previous us special envoy climate change todd stern ironic twist government world second largest economy years, beijing fought attempts foreign governments limit carbon emissions, claiming allowed space develop pollute industrialized nations capital often choked smog people angry environmental devastation rapid development wrought across country, beijing become proponent efforts halt global warming rather hindrance china acting climate benefit people, said erik solheim, executive director un environment programme confident china take lead role china powerful domestic global imperatives play high profile role continued global climate change talks, meant avert heat waves, droughts, floods rising sea levels could cause trillions dollars damage china sees perceived role global climate leader way bolster aspiration become clean energy superpower leading renewable energy technology wind solar power asserting key geopolitical power dealing pressures continued urbanization world largest cities already put china ahead, said andrew steer, president environmental think tank world resources institute beijing innovating build low carbon cities, said sees carbon indicator economic inefficiency, steer said trump victory democrat hillary clinton darkened mood delegates attending current round climate talks marrakesh delegates talks say china already setting example china surprising us daily whatever promised delivering, said tosi mpanu mpanu, democratic republic congo, heads nation group least developed countries talks
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french president francois hollande us president elect donald trump phone conversation friday agreed clarify positions key issues middle east ukraine, said source hollande camp source told reuters phone conversation lasted seven eight minutes took place good conditions agreed work together number key issues order clarify positions
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much riding american support, afghanistan waiting anxiously see president elect donald trump matches maverick image reverses policy keeps path cost billions committed thousands troops propping fragile ally much private annoyance officials kabul, america longest war barely featured election campaign, expecting billionaire property developer beat former secretary state hillary clinton complete surprise, said one senior afghan official closely involved national security issues think everyone expecting opposite result afghanistan priority campaign, obvious one talked afghanistan least mrs clinton, though, knew less getting afghanistan nonetheless present incoming trump administration one intractable foreign policy challenges united states spent billion aid afghanistan, years hardline islamist taliban toppled sept attacks, third country government control security forces struggling recently last week two us service members killed fighting taliban near northern city kunduz, expectations afghan security forces could survive without extensive foreign assistance proved illusory faced mounting taliban insurgency, obama dropped original aim pulling afghanistan entirely july, decided keep , us troops afghanistan, shelving earlier plans bring numbers , leaving successor decide move forward election, us officials told partners afghanistan, whose war ruined economy depends heavily billions dollars foreign aid, neglected new administration ties remain strong close assured afghanistan remain highest levels foreign policy agenda, ambassador michael mckinley told election day party us embassy kabul, final results ballot however, trump america first doctrine left many wondering willing continue spending billions dollars funding afghanistan, particularly given declaration getting nation building business among afghans use social media, sense incoming president opposed old enemy pakistan made hope election would good afghanistan, little go trying parse public remarks far, shown little interest afghanistan, although recent comments suggested favored keeping troop numbers around , , level intended reach end year obama shelved plan set number , comments, described america involvement afghanistan terrible mistake appeared set conditions us commitment nato, leads resolute support advise assist mission afghanistan security officials kabul say threat islamic state militants could build presence afghanistan act incentive keep us force place, although admit remain dark trump intentions trump promised campaign would eliminate daesh islamic state , think would withdraw american forces afghanistan daesh new threat afghanistan region, said one official, spoke condition anonymity sensitivity issue still state uncertainty wait see trump afghanistan, added decision vital country likely depend american support years come united states almost certainly continue leading source military civilian reconstruction aid afghanistan years come, latest report special inspector general afghanistan reconstruction, congressional oversight body, said last month interview cnn television last year, trump appeared accept late pull us forces point, probably stay thing collapse two seconds leave, said, interview october,
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election republican donald trump next us president raises questions impact administration could upon immigrants united states nation immigration refugee policies campaign trump took hardline position, proposing build wall along united states border mexico deport millions undocumented immigrants also said opposes accepting refugees fleeing violence syria muslims banned entering united states, proposal later reworded call limit immigration terror prone regions experts views jennifer gordon, professor fordham law school new york expert immigration policy trump campaigned promise deport million undocumented immigrants carry would require staggering resources given attacks undocumented people, one thing seems near certain exercise authority cancel deferred action childhood arrivals program president obama put place protect young undocumented immigrants leave many hard working undocumented teachers, housekeepers, lawyers, construction workers, students, health aides doctors tremendously vulnerable position country richer every way presence must fight every tool disposal defend core american value inclusion lavinia limon, president, us committee refugees immigrants, washington encourage new president continue tradition best american values including equal protection respect every member society worldwide, millions denied basic human rights strengthened country humanity recognized america always beacon hope oppressed must continue throughout history refugees immigrants welcomed america presidents parties war peace current global refugee crisis time shrink leadership gal adam spinrad, economic empowerment program coordinator, refugee women network inc, decatur, georgia words immigrant, refugee, muslim, walls terrorism ignited fear, hostility division throughout presidential election cycle refugees scared right safety future feels tenuous, messages heard throughout election many cases revictimized retraumatized concerned missing family members allowed join america fear lose green cards deported like american counterparts, worry get health insurance, whether able go college, food stamps lowered, lose social security disability coverage began receiving injury one local chicken factories many work hope incoming presidential administration
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us consumer financial protection bureau, already legal limbo october court decision, could find powers scaled back president elect donald trump republican led congress, according members political parties, lobbyists lawyers may mean end many agency rule making actions enraged critics, including proposal stop companies blocking customers class action lawsuits another one limit payday lending creation cfpb authorized dodd frank wall street reform law enacted aftermath financial crisis agency began operations agency protect consumers finances idea liberal democratic senator elizabeth warren massachusetts creation considered one democratic president barack obama top domestic policy achievements trump administration expected hostile agency currently formulated election spells bad news cfpb, said alan kaplinsky, head consumer financial services group law firm ballard spahr many republicans opposed agency creation say dislike structure believe oversteps authority enforcement fragile thing birthed controversy constant attack, said consumer attorney deepak gupta, worked cfpb early days may survive way know administration single director leads rule making enforcement, dismissed cause furthermore, agency funded us federal reserve system, means dependent typical congressional appropriations process republican led house representatives financial services committee september passed legislation without democratic votes would change name structure agency would create five member commission govern republicans also pushed agency receive funds congress make accountable elected leaders proposals would greatly weaken power richard cordray, agency original current director obama blocked republican efforts veto threats trump, though directly addressed cfpb, said wants roll back parts dodd frank trump could, wanted to, fire cordray first day presidency, especially following october ruling three judge federal appeals court panel found agency structure unconstitutional president able dismiss director ruling put hold cfpb decides whether petition entire us court appeals district columbia circuit review appeal ruling us supreme court agency nov decide trump administration could withdraw appeal, letting decision stand cordray, appointed , halfway five year term banking industry think entire agency eliminated democrats support agency large presence senate warren, obama first choice head agency, promised democrats fight efforts defang even bankers want see stay richard hunt, president consumer bankers association, said group would fight maintain cfpb form consolidates consumer banking rules one regulator trump takes office jan cordray could replaced early , said mark calabria, economist libertarian cato institute think tank trump transition team already looking cordray replacements, said law allows president terminate director inefficiency, malfeasance neglect duty, leaves room trump find cause regardless appeals court decides, calabria added cordray set precedent enforcement cases calabria critics called backdoor rule making cordray left cfpb vulnerable successor may want done hardwire rule making, calabria said cordray quits removed, statute calls deputy step job temporarily acting deputy director david silberman, also strong consumer advocate, would likely continue carry current agenda, said quyen truong, partner washington law firm stroock stroock lavan truong assistant director deputy general counsel cfpb earlier year cfpb respond requests comment cordray possible departure fate current rule making actions
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us judge overseeing lawsuit president elect donald trump trump university told sides would wise settle case given else involved lawyers president elect squaring students claim lured false promises pay , learn trump real estate investing secrets hand picked instructors earlier thursday, us district judge gonzalo curiel tentatively rejected bid trump keep wide range statements presidential campaign fraud trial trump owned percent trump university control major decisions, students court papers say president elect denies allegations argued relied others manage business trial scheduled begin nov , curiel told lawyers inclined delay six year old case trump lawyer daniel petrocelli said would ask put trial hold early next year, light many tasks magnate inauguration curiel said would allow sides file briefs whether delay case also indicated consider making deal would wise plaintiffs, defendants, look closely trying resolve case given else involved, curiel said petrocelli told reporters hearing trump might little flexible settling case president elect, although lawyer sure client would willing curiel said would allow trump testify via video given presidential obligations tentative ruling curiel, based san diego, said trump lawyers renew objections specific campaign statements evidence trial trump attorneys argued jurors hear statements trump made campaign, including curiel trump attacked judge biased claimed curiel, born indiana mexican descent, could impartial trump pledge build wall united states mexico trump lawyers argued curiel bar trial accusations trump personal conduct including alleged sexual misconduct, taxes corporate bankruptcies, along speeches tweets argued information irrelevant jury prejudicial case court papers, lawyers students claimed trump statements would help jurors weigh republican credibility defendants identified specific evidence wish exclude, curiel wrote thursday accordingly, court declines issue blanket ruling time judge also barred trump lawyers telling jurors university percent approval rate student evaluations rating irrelevant whether trump university misrepresented itself, curiel wrote curiel presiding two cases trump university separate lawsuit new york attorney general pending
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us president barack obama president elect donald trump met thursday first time, setting aside deep rancor dominated long campaign season discuss transition republican inauguration jan minute meeting white house oval office, aides present, took place two days trump stunning election victory hillary clinton, obama former secretary state obama, vigorously campaigned fellow democrat succeed him, repeatedly called trump unfit president office, businessman often dubbed obama eight year tenure disaster separate post election remarks wednesday, men appeared seek help country heal bitterly divisive campaign, tone continued white house meeting seated next obama talks, trump told reporters really discussed lot situations, wonderful, difficulties said obama explained really great things achieved, elaborate great honor look forward many, many times future, trump said, tone deference trump, real estate magnate never held political office, later met congressional leaders, including us house representatives speaker paul ryan, republican strained relationship trump fantastic day dc met president obama first time really good meeting, great chemistry, trump said twitter late thursday amid efforts bury hatchets, protests string us cities trump second day thursday demonstrators expressed concern trump election would blow civil rights open successful presidential election professional protesters, incited media, protesting unfair trump tweeted obama said offered assistance trump next couple months, urged country unite face challenges going want everything help succeed succeed, country succeeds, obama said, adding trump discussed range domestic foreign policy issues details related transition period meeting might least little less awkward might expected, white house spokesman josh earnest told reporters two men relaxed, cordial demeanor front cameras stark contrast months harsh rhetoric campaign trump used obama punching bag campaign speeches, repeatedly attacking president policies healthcare iran nuclear deal obama first lady michelle obama attacked trump temperamentally unfit white house dangerously unprepared access us nuclear codes asked white house briefing thursday whether meeting eased concerns trump obama expressed campaign, earnest said president never position choose successor american people chose successor trump went white house capitol hill meetings republican congressional leaders, frosty relationship trump campaign tore washington establishment republicans retained control senate house tuesday election, meaning least trump agenda may find friendly terrain congress trump emerged meeting ryan, along vice president elect mike pence, tell reporters going lower taxes know added, reference obama signature healthcare reform common target trump congressional republicans going fix healthcare make affordable better ryan sought smooth relationship trump spokeswoman, ashlee strong, said excited potential unified republican government eager get work mr trump trump also met hour senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, saying afterward told senator top three priorities better control immigration borders, healthcare jobs seemed like possible early pivot trump, controversial campaign proposals, including call ban muslims entering united states, disappeared thursday president elect campaign website campaign later blamed technical problem statements returned website trump declined respond asked reporters meeting mcconnell would ask congress ban muslims entering country another trump campaign pledge, top trump aide, former house speaker newt gingrich told npr expect spend much time trying make mexico pay proposed wall along us southern border, great campaign device proposals, along free wheeling tone frequent insults critics rivals, earned trump disapproval democrats many republican establishment election campaign trump camp also showed signs beginning building government, names top cabinet positions leaked steve bannon, trump campaign chief, republican national committee chairman reince priebus could named chief staff trump long hinted treasury secretary could campaign finance chair steven mnuchin, formerly goldman sachs, reports us representative jeb hensarling jp morgan jamie dimon also considered thursday start fence mending also included meetings vice president joe biden future successor, pence, current future first ladies michelle obama met privately trump wife, melania, white house residence michelle obama raised two daughters white house trumps son, year old barron two women discussed raising children white house, earnest said melania liked mrs lot, donald trump said twitter
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us democrats liberal firebrand, senator elizabeth warren, threw gauntlet president elect donald trump thursday, telling labor union members financial social issues party fight continuing blast republican battling bigotry first job democrats election, said warren, massachusetts, giving sense party operate longer controls white house remains minority chambers congress fight back attacks latinos, african americans, women, muslims, immigrants, disabled americans
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officials new york los angeles thursday said hoped president elect donald trump would follow campaign promise withhold federal funds sanctuary cities shield people country illegally nation two largest cities sharply limited cooperation us immigration authorities seeking deport undocumented immigrants president barack obama administration used called detainer requests target undocumented immigrants convicted criminal acts, especially violent ones new york los angeles hold undocumented inmates jail request us department immigration customs enforcement ice unless detainer request accompanied judge order, officials said trump said debate democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton october would seek deport major drug dealers bad hombres going get out, said trump early campaign pledged deport million undocumented immigrants united states also threatened withhold federal funds sanctuary cities new york mayor bill de blasio said news conference thursday new york would continue defend undocumented immigrants going sacrifice half million people live among us, part community, de blasio said, referring estimate number unauthorized immigrants living new york going tear families apart de blasio said trump threat withhold funds sanctuary cities dangerous, soon tell whether president elect intended follow proposals spokeswoman trump return emails call los angeles, spokeswoman mayor eric garcetti also voiced hopes trump would proceed issue comply federal immigration agencies, insist detainer requests handled constitutionally, connie llanos, spokeswoman, said email mayor garcetti sincere hope president would violate principles, foundation nation, taking punitive action cities simply protecting well residents california one five states limit compliance ice detainer requests similar policies place cities nationwide, according immigrant legal resource center last month, federal judge illinois found ice detainer requests unconstitutional, ruling apply nationwide
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us president barack obama foreign policy legacy rests part foundation unilateral actions successor donald trump could reverse stroke pen due take office jan , trump, winner tuesday election, campaigned times dismantle obama nuclear deal iran reimpose sanctions obama eased cuba trump also disagreed foreign policy decisions included way obama deployed troops abroad combat islamist militant groups notable foreign policy achievements, obama, democrat, used executive authorities offered convenient legal path around republican controlled congress committed blocking agenda us constitution gives president broad executive powers enact foreign policy republican democratic presidents sought exercise powers issuing executive orders, presidential memoranda called findings obama relied executive authority build foreign policy legacy, said thomas wright, director project international order strategy brookings institution vulnerable countervailing executive authority trump administration, wright said obama hoped pass legacy democrat hillary clinton, former secretary state, lost presidential election trump, republican businessman never held public office served military often contradicting campaign, trump made difficult know sure policies would pursue major constraints include budget caps, laws cannot reverse without congress, pressure emerge replace policies chooses abandon trump said october speech would cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum order issued president obama first day office, without saying would determine constitutionality trump spokeswoman respond request comment thursday latest plans perhaps nowhere obama faced congressional opposition pursuit deal iran, republicans democrats said put restrictions iran nuclear program return much sanctions relief trump vowed dismantle it, although statements deal contradictory president may tighten relax economic sanctions executive order anything enacted executive order rescinded executive order, said zachary goldman, former us treasury official new york university obama drew enough support democrats block republican led resolution rejecting iran deal, achieving political victory falling short consensus trump added advantage working us senate house representatives controlled fellow republicans senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said wednesday hoped trump would see much undo unilateral actions president took himself, would require us breaking longstanding us policy another issue, obama restored diplomatic ties cuba facing opposition congress lifting broad economic embargo, especially republicans, used executive actions ease us sanctions obama capped cuba efforts last month sweeping presidential policy directive, also reversible sets forth mandates government engagement, people people exchanges, greater us business ties trump taken contradictory positions whether supports embargo obama aides said easing restrictions aimed securing enough benefits us businesses travelers would difficult, impossible, republican president reverse opening cuba trump could roll back obama efforts create greater transparency drone strikes obama issued executive order july requiring annual disclosures strikes commander chief, trump wield power mobilize us military short notice without first seeking approval congress obama deployed us troops iraq, syria libya help fight islamic state militant group relying authority congress granted president george w bush battle al qaeda authority would allow trump ramp us deployments fights islamist militants chose one former us intelligence official, speaking condition anonymity, said president approve covert action needs brief relevant leaders congress operation way trump powers, however, limited pledged expand army, grow marine corps, boost navy ships submarines, raise number air force tactical aircraft , , starters, would require congress scrap government spending caps budget control act trump support water boarding, interrogation technique simulates drowning, also would meet opposition congress last year passed legislation barring use waterboarding extreme interrogation techniques widely considered torture obama signed measure law last november
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unraveling coalition supposed carry hillary clinton white house lot voters like jim mcandrew counties like northampton, pennsylvania mcandrew, , retired steel worker, voted democrat every presidential election half century year stayed home northampton county, heavily white, heavily democratic, largely working class area backed president barack obama , went donald trump, republican mcandrew, voted obama two previous races, intrigued trump, decided eventually insult everybody women, black people, white people, rich, poor idiot considered clinton, concerned scandal handling classified material private email server secretary state hated them, said, hell it, mcandrew said wife, also life long democrat, went polls without
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handful small public opinion polling companies bucked consensus accurately called us presidential election republican donald trump reporting flooded calls investors clients seeking services pollsters wrongly forecast democrat hillary clinton leading trump ahead tuesday election latest fiasco hit billion public opinion research industry, months failed predict british vote leave european union june referendum among got right new industry player using different method, south african firm brandseye, analyzes social media posts offices capetown johannesburg, brandseye took entirely different approach traditional polling data miner pays people around world sift social media relevant posts, process known crowd sourcing, uses computer algorithm rate consumer sentiment products politicians method pointed trump victory also correctly called britain brexit vote phone stopped, ceo part owner jp kloppers said telephone interview thursday kloppers said venture capitalists calling investing firm, polling companies inquired methods kloppers said company open licensing technology existing clients include ride sharing firm uber, banks, telecommunications firms government agencies, said declined identify governments elections come every couple years, companies governments need understand every day every week driving customer satisfaction dissatisfaction, kloppers said new methods, successful, high interest polling companies difficulty reaching cellphone users survey weary americans answer ongoing research, said krista jenkins, director publicmind survey research center fairleigh dickinson university new jersey basically digging industry comparing findings traditional telephone polls data collected online traditional pollsters base results questions posed randomly selected people, often interviews conducted live telephone among errors pollsters made ahead us election, almost universally miscalculated turnout would distributed among demographic groups high profile london based polling agency yougov plc stock dropped percent wednesday new method surveying people online failed accurately predict us presidential election outcome analysts split reason behind drop, yougov stock partly recovered thursday, closing percent london trading one yougov, primarily research corporations, immediately available comment business implications polling miss, spokesman said reuters ipsos states nation project gave clinton percent probability winning electoral votes needed secure election website, one possible scenarios trump could win election adjusting turnout levels ipsos sa assess got wrong, said clifford young, president french research company us public affairs unit election polling generally big money maker many polls done universities media, private research companies use market corporate clients provide profitable work pioneering us pollster gallup last year abandoned head head polls presidential race, saying wanted focus resources polls issues outfits wrongly foresaw clinton victory suffer damage reputation, said alex degroote, london based analyst peel hunt llp follows industry attach brand polls polls continue flop, going help brand credibility, degroote said among year winners may remington research group kansas city, missouri based pollster correctly predicted trump would win election battleground states florida, north carolina ohio, although missed trump surprising wisconsin victory company, frequently works republican politicians, conducts mix automated phone interviews live phone interviews may done relatively well firms afraid standing crowd, said titus bond, group director lot pollsters, want number everyone else, bond said bond said received three calls morning election corporate clients pharmaceutical fertilizer industries three others advocacy groups, seeking business
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jpmorgan chase co chief executive officer jamie dimon support republican donald trump presidential campaign, yet trump advisers want america famous banker become treasury secretary calm nerves wall street member trump transition team contacted dimon recently see would interested role, two people familiar matter told reuters thursday clear whether dimon responded, though said emphatically multiple times interested role jpmorgan spokesman andrew gray declined comment, dimon, traveling outside united states, could reached trump close circle advisers includes several wall street ties campaign finance manager, steven mnuchin, former goldman sachs group inc banker fundraiser anthony scaramucci hedge fund executive person familiar trump personnel efforts said transition team list included dimon, mnuchin rep jeb hensarling person said mnuchin likely choice given proximity trump trump controversial rhetoric behavior campaign concerning immigrants, women, minorities, disabled, muslims china, among things, offensive many senior wall street executives tried embrace inclusion, diversity globalization trump also criticized wall street trail, saying industry got away murder would let hook since elected tuesday, trump softened tone tried bridge gaps meeting president obama taking calls foreign officials bringing dimon board could help mend fences financial industry, appears coming around idea trump white house event thursday, goldman sachs group inc ceo lloyd blankfein said trump could good economy dimon would excellent choice treasury secretary, hedge fund manager bill ackman said trump advisers would get best brightest run economy hensarling office indicated statement want job serving cabinet something indicated interest something pursuing, statement said said looked forward working congress repeal dodd frank act tightened regulations wall street wake financial crisis dimon, lifelong democrat, floated possible candidate roles like treasury secretary past however, resentment toward bankers following financial crisis made candidacy much less likely, jpmorgan specific scandals related costly derivatives trade bad mortgages billion mortgage settlement jpmorgan reached federal government prompted trump call dimon worst banker united states however, dimon managed retain reputation within banking industry distinguished leader, part way handled scandals way talks jpmorgan role society largest us bank instance, dimon decided jpmorgan make big investments detroit, calling civic duty turn around economically challenged city memos, speeches letters shareholders often sprinkled patriotic language america best come together clear leadership, expertise political take difficult challenges get things done, year old chairman ceo said memo jpmorgan chase employees following tuesday election one ever doubt strength resilience country democracy however, dimon said recently september would want role treasury secretary holds that, could put jpmorgan awkward position saying presidential request join cabinet unusual, bank would overseen appointees administration dimon rejected even so, associates expect dimon say yes dimon said determination act would make hard make political compromises talking audience september, said job government would want one trump get would love president united states america, dimon told economic club washington donald trump got was, said never see rich businessman never politics president clearly wrong
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missing presidential campaign highs lows suffering post us election blues whether loved tuesday result dismayed, places help focus next presidential contest nov , online sites ireland based paddy power already putting odds next man woman take white house donald trump first four year term ends january republican trump, beat democratic rival hillary clinton tuesday, paddy power clear current favorite win serve maximum second term closest rivals vice president elect mike pence, defeated vice presidential candidate tim kaine republican us house representatives speaker paul ryan followed outgoing first lady michelle obama clinton long shots ireland based paddy power extensive list include clinton daughter, chelsea clinton, actor plays chillingly corrupt politician hit tv series house cards, kevin spacey bitly fg vyr britain based ladbrokes online betting site shorter line also includes trump favorite win bitly emxxwh various websites allow set second countdown election day , including thursday, , days go
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us president barack obama thursday sent request congress additional billion supplemental war related funding, would include money fight islamic state militants sustain high overseas troop levels request, detailed letter released white house, seeks additional billion pentagon military operations afghanistan fighting islamic state iraq syria, billion state department united states agency international development usaid fiscal obama made request congress returns washington lame duck session new congress starts january department defense, plan reflects evolving nature military campaign isil efforts afghanistan, us secretary defense ash carter said statement, using acronym islamic state carter added funding would also allow state department usaid counter extremism swift passage plan help department defense partners us government around world protect nation, urge congress support it, statement said us representative mac thornberry, chairman house representatives armed services committee, said would review president barack obama request low review request carefully, amount still accommodate increased pace operations isil nothing begin addressing readiness crisis, thornberry said statement
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mexican president enrique pena nieto said thursday optimistic mexico could come new, positive bilateral relationship united states election donald trump president real optimism able build new working agenda bilateral relationship would positive, pena nieto told conference also benefit societies countries pena nieto said wednesday trump agreed meet, possibly transition period inauguration jan
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president elect donald trump strongly considering naming campaign chief steve bannon serve white house chief staff, cnn reported thursday, citing source knowledge situation
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us judge overseeing lawsuit president elect donald trump trump university told sides would wise settle case given else involved lawyers president elect squaring students claim lured false promises pay , learn trump real estate investing secrets hand picked instructors earlier thursday, us district judge gonzalo curiel tentatively rejected bid trump keep wide range statements presidential campaign fraud trial trump owned percent trump university control major decisions, students court papers say president elect denies allegations argued relied others manage business trial scheduled begin nov , curiel told lawyers inclined delay six year old case trump lawyer daniel petrocelli said would ask put trial hold early next year, light many tasks magnate inauguration curiel said would allow sides file briefs whether delay case also indicated consider making deal would wise plaintiffs, defendants, look closely trying resolve case given else involved, curiel said petrocelli told reporters hearing trump might little flexible settling case president elect, although lawyer sure client would willing curiel said would allow trump testify via video given presidential obligations tentative ruling curiel, based san diego, said trump lawyers renew objections specific campaign statements evidence trial trump attorneys argued jurors hear statements trump made campaign, including curiel trump attacked judge biased claimed curiel, born indiana mexican descent, could impartial trump pledge build wall united states mexico trump lawyers argued curiel bar trial accusations trump personal conduct including alleged sexual misconduct, taxes corporate bankruptcies, along speeches tweets argued information irrelevant jury prejudicial case court papers, lawyers students claimed trump statements would help jurors weigh republican credibility defendants identified specific evidence wish exclude, curiel wrote thursday accordingly, court declines issue blanket ruling time judge also barred trump lawyers telling jurors university percent approval rate student evaluations rating irrelevant whether trump university misrepresented itself, curiel wrote curiel presiding two cases trump university separate lawsuit new york attorney general pending
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donald trump campaign chief, steve bannon, leading candidate become white house chief staff, republican national committee chairman reince priebus also considered job, new york times reported thursday bannon, executive chairman conservative website breitbart news, well liked among trump circle advisers, times said priebus said viewed favorably trump daughter ivanka son law jared kushner, newspaper said
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aides president elect donald trump considering republican representative jeb hensarling texas candidate treasury secretary, wall street journal reported thursday, citing people familiar matter hensarling told journal thursday would certainly discussion trump administration came calling anticipating telephone call, hensarling added something indicated interest something pursuing think pretty good position advance cause, told journal
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president elect donald trump said thursday meeting house representatives speaker paul ryan inauguration work rapidly issues like healthcare immigration speaking ryan office, trump told reporters going lower taxes, know, added think going absolutely spectacular things american people
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us president elect donald trump, meeting senate republican leader thursday, said top three priorities immigration, healthcare jobs trump spoke reporters meeting senate majority leader mitch mcconnell earlier thursday, trump held meetings house representatives speaker paul ryan president barack obama
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controversial proposals donald trump made running us president disappeared campaign website thursday, spokesman said observers took softening trump policies due technical glitch link trump dec proposal titled donald j trump statement preventing muslim immigration, called total complete shutdown muslims entering united states vanished temporarily website later reappeared list trump potential supreme court justice picks president certain details economic, defense regulatory reform plans website temporarily redirecting specific press release pages home page, trump spokesman steven cheung said email links trump policy proposals, including muslim ban, working pm est gmt links, redirected readers campaign fundraising page, appeared removed around election day tuesday, trump historic upset democratic rival hillary clinton, according website records historic snapshots web pages appearance cnbc thursday, saudi prince alwaleed bin talal praised trump removing muslim ban proposal website also said trump deleted statements offensive muslims twitter account prince could reached comment links restored several tweets attacking muslims trump sent campaigning president remained feed thursday, including march tweet trump wrote incompetent hillary, despite horrible attack brussels today, wants borders weak open let muslims flow way initially praising removal muslim ban proposal news conference civil rights leaders thursday, samer khalaf, president american arab anti discrimination committee, said follow interview group hoping see better behavior trump false hope came us, khalaf said, really think monumental took language khalaf said trump policies important statements elected, said horrible things, see policies good policies going commend horrible policies going challenge despite temporary glitch, trump core policy positions remained website, including central immigration promise build impenetrable physical wall border mexico make mexico pay construction first time trump campaign blamed technical difficulties changes website campaign year also replaced part site describing trump healthcare policy different version contacted reuters september, campaign put original page back
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former us representative whose lavish office washington raised questions use taxpayer dollars indicted thursday charges defrauding federal government campaign committees attempting cover up, according court documents aaron schock, year old former republican congressman illinois, indicted us department justice counts, including wire fraud, theft government funds filing false federal income tax returns schock maintained innocence thursday indictment announced neither anyone else intentionally anything wrong, said statement said before, might made errors among thousands thousands financial transactions conducted, honest mistakes one intended break law schock position public office put law, department justice said charges allege mr schock deliberately repeatedly violated federal law, personal financial advantage, jim lewis, us attorney central district illinois, said statement thursday mr schock held public office time alleged offenses, public office exempt anyone else accountability alleged intentional misuse public funds campaign funds schock, elected the, us house representatives age , gained following posting flashy photos social media traveling around world hounded questions washington post reported last year lavish decorations capitol hill office based pbs period melodrama downton abbey although staff told post interior design work done free, story prompted investigations schock spending habits, several media outlets reporting failed disclose expenditures repay others improperly using taxpayer funds thursday, schock said indictment faith justice department eroded indictment look bad, underneath made allegations criminal activity arising unintentional administrative errors, george terwilliger iii, schock attorney, said statement prior indictment summons issued schock us clerk court arraignment date springfield, illinois
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getting americans enroll health insurance president barack obama healthcare law known obamacare top priority administration president elect donald trump takes office jan , white house said thursday would focused maximizing opportunity currently available millions americans go healthcaregov open enrollment period sign healthcare, white house spokesman josh earnest told news briefing sylvia burwell, secretary us department health human services, tweeted thursday nov healthcaregov best day , sign ups since began selling obamacare plans nov government goal million sign ups initially trump said plans repeal obamacare, formally known affordable care act insurers said obamacare plans remain place changes would affect plans earnest said people worry could happen healthcare exchanges trump administration benefits available today certainly would encourage people sign capitalize good opportunity there, said obama met trump thursday first time one one, minute meeting white house oval office trump also released review goals overhaul healthcare website, reiterating would repeal affordable care act trump pledge repeal obamacare may easy votes congress outright repeal cut away financing first, health policy experts say
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bitterly divisive presidential election, least one thing united us voters feeling country economic political systems tilted reuters ipsos election day poll , voters found electorate burning resentment wall street, politicians news media, increasingly alienated country changing ways like sense alienation transcended partisan boundaries, uniting supporters republican victor donald trump democratic rival, hillary clinton rage machine, said carrie sheridan, former supporter democratic president barack obama, fellow trump supporters celebrated real estate mogul victory early wednesday pouring champagne million luxury hotel near white house percent poll respondents, republicans democrats alike, agreed country needs strong leader take country back rich powerful seven ten agreed economy rigged benefit wealthy insiders backed notion leaders touch percent trump supporters percent clinton supporters agreed traditional politicians care people like graphic reuters ipsos poll tmsnrtrs ffjj sense disconnection ran deepest among trump supporters percent agreed idea more, identify america become, percent said felt like strangers country clinton supporters said share sentiments nine ten trump supporters said mainstream media interested making money telling truth trump, travels jet, might seem like unlikely candidate benefit anti elite sentiment pm eastern time, lines formed velvet ropes pm eastern time outside trump new hotel white house us capitol, steak costs wine sold spoonful shadow voters, voters never voted before, said preston parry, , watching results throng friends, wearing suits trump campaign trucker hats despite gilded lifestyle, trump capitalized working class fears rapidly changing country styling blue collar billionaire, promised bring back manufacturing jobs back forgotten factory towns sharply curtail immigration drew overwhelming support white working class voters rust belt states like ohio pennsylvania, winning enough states capture white house even lost popular vote trump scathing characterization clinton corrupt career politician also resonated year many voters said primarily casting vote one candidates percent trump supporters said backed want clinton win, percent clinton supporters said motivated primarily stop trump reaching white house made minds last week campaign likely cite opposition one candidates main reason voting politicians like clinton taking away country saying change people coming in, immigrants refugees, said john scherer, year old former maintenance worker portsmouth, ohio scherer sentiments widely shared trump supporters, percent agreed idea immigrants threaten traditional american beliefs customs three quarters clinton backers, contrast, said immigrants strengthened us society reuters ipsos election day poll conducted online english states, including , people already voted presidential election voter dissatisfaction exactly new surveys consistently found since people believe country wrong track, period encompasses republican democratic president, two wars, deep recession slow recovery trump supporters likely share frustration percent backed republican real estate mogul said felt country wrong track, percent clinton supporters agreed, according reuters ipsos tracking poll figures could quickly turn head reality trump presidency sinks across country, clinton supporters used unusually harsh language describing election result washington, dc, non profit manager trisha postyuk said saw vote clinton triumph evil st petersburg, florida, cafe owner amanda keyes, , said racist sexist attitudes going take many years overcome misogyny continue bubble country hope old people die, said jokingly trump hotel, couple atlanta looked text message friend bet trump would lose please ever text again, message said
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kremlin said thursday us president elect donald trump foreign policy approach phenomenally close president vladimir putin, giving russia hope tattered us russia relations could gradually improved kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov, speaking new york, said saw incredible similarities two men foreign policy ideas, meant solid basis start meaningful dialogue moscow washington peskov, united states chess tournament, said struck similar parts trump victory speech speech putin gave southern russia last month men said would put country national interests first, would ready develop ties nations, depending ready countries deepen relations putin trump set main foreign policy principles incredible, peskov said comments broadcast russian state tv channel one thursday evening phenomenal close one another comes conceptual approach foreign policy probably good basis moderate optimism least able start dialogue start clear augean stables bilateral relations moscow washington odds syria, ukraine nato, peskov cautioned would take long time relations could return high level, however, far allowed deteriorate atmosphere mutual trust takes years achieve, said possible declare atmosphere mutual trust, especially serious damage done last years relations peskov told tass news agency separately putin ready flexible came mending ties wanted improve, limit flexibility would need see us reciprocity peskov spoke one russia senior diplomats told interfax news agency earlier thursday russian government touch members trump political team us election campaign knew entourage
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donald trump campaigned president savvy billionaire would apply business acumen improving us economy, cutting taxes americans negotiating better trade deals vast, complicated network businesses trump organization, including numerous foreign investments debts, could create unprecedented conflicts interest takes oath office us president january, government ethics experts said federal law prohibit president involved private business office, even though members congress lower ranking executive branch officials subject strict conflict interest rules lyndon johnson, instance, quietly managed broadcasting businesses despite insisting publicly ceased involvement, according biographer, robert caro legal restrictions, legal requirements, said noah bookbinder, executive director nonpartisan watchdog citizens responsibility ethics washington presidents recent decades voluntarily placed personal assets, including property financial holdings, blind trusts overseen independent advisers avoid appearance impropriety, experts said blind trust, owner say knowledge assets managed president barack obama one exception, investments mostly broad based index funds us treasury notes little chance conflicts trump businesses include licensing deals, hotels golf courses around world campaign, filed page financial disclosure statement, required law, showed financial interests entities names like china trademark llc dt marks qatar llc details plenty wealthy men president, one ascended white house complex array assets trump spokeswoman respond request comment planned manage businesses white house campaign, trump say would likely transfer day day operations children experts government ethics said would little insulate trump presumably frees time president, anything clear conflicts interest, said kenneth gross, washington, dc based lawyer counseled high ranking political appointees ethics laws family interests, children interests, co existent nature trump businesses, gross said, makes blind trust meaningless even inclined shift control empire family, idea rejected gross advised michael bloomberg, new york billionaire businessman, became mayor new york city bloomberg stepped away day day operations data media company, bloomberg lp, donated terminals used city agencies avoid impression profiting public funds potential problems republican president elect obvious one latest ventures, luxury hotel washington blocks white house, leases property us government, putting trump sides landlord tenant disputes others opaque trump licensing deals diverse real estate holdings numerous countries could benefit foreign government subsidies tax breaks companies holds interest owe hundreds millions dollars debt foreign banks subject us regulations, deutsche bank bank china, according new york times wall street journal properties include hotels countries like turkey, uruguay, philippines south korea, golf courses united arab emirates, ireland britain conflicts interest could stem, example, countries trying influence policies business companies even children daughter ivanka line fashion products, along trump branded items made countries like china trump accused china currency manipulation threatened put tariffs imports trump opponent, democratic nominee hillary clinton, faced criticism campaign clinton foundation, charity founded husband, former president bill clinton despite ethics agreement hillary clinton signed order become obama secretary state designed ensure donors could sway us foreign policy deal, state department allowed review new contributions foreign governments unlike clinton, however, trump answerable anyone else president already shown willing blur lines campaigning marketing, holding events properties touting companies speeches given high profile properties bear name, blind trust would little help case, experts said put golf course blind trust would pointless, said robert kelner, washington lawyer expert government ethics idea behind blind trust blind know assets held unassailable solution, experts said, would trump sell businesses place proceeds blind trust legal requirements, trump actions president subject voters built checks balances like congressional oversight potential conflicts exacerbated lack publicly known details trump holdings even net worth unclear trump boasted billion wealth, financial magazines estimated fortune less half refused release tax returns, breaking decades presidential campaign tradition, legal experts said obligation president dealings foreign governments thus largely unknown likely face scrutiny policy decisions affect countries known business interests, said bookbinder
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move over, janet yellen federal reserve chief challenger title speaker scrutinized wall street, donald trump new us president elects closely monitored financial community clues policies mean markets trump speaking style, often using enthymemes incomplete sentences leave room interpretation, along vague contradictory campaign promises make challenging decipher statements crazy says peculiar things, like building wall getting mexico pay it, know going happen, said allan meltzer, fed historian professor political economy carnegie mellon university, pittsburg actions opposed statements moderate, said exhibit trump policy makers investors hanging every word came shortly republican conciliatory acceptance speech early wednesday bonds fell stocks gained investors placed tentative bets trump somewhat vague platform economic stimulus would translate corporate profits higher inflation stakes high republican controlled house senate, trump opportunity use time office radically reshape american economy pledged dramatic tax cuts, infrastructure spending economic deregulation, wants repeal obamacare measures says turbo charge growth help boost wages lost globalized world middle class jobs squeezed us budget deficit percent gross domestic product, compared percent , near record low interest rates, trump room undertake large scale fiscal boost, least short term restrained acceptance speech hinted infrastructure priority trump said would rebuild highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals infrastructure, become, way, second none campaign trail, trump speeches full superlatives unfinished thoughts complicated matters traders economic policy watchers enthymemes rhetorical device heart persuasive speaking style helped catapult billionaire white house trying parse words one thing actually putting money work quickly base brings far risk usual, according brian shapiro, ceo spag funds, small global macro hedge fund manager based new york react it, world will, said think people heart attack react every word economic advisory firm fathom consulting dubbed election outcome trump lite world president elect would unwilling unable enact extreme policies building wall mexico border, mass deportations immigrants wide ranging protectionist measures markets waiting see going campaign trump spoke rhetoric, trump president going pragmatic approach, said komal sri kumar, president sri kumar global strategies economists fund managers, well fed policymakers, looking see issues trump prioritize far, indications would pursue tax cuts, additional military spending, revamping president barack obama affordable care act, dubbed obamacare chicago fed president charles evans, speaking reporters americans voted tuesday, said would try figure whether new president fiscal policies would simulative, same, worse, adding level market volatility would provide clue trump defined economic team unclear whether follow lead say peter navarro, professor university california irvine, whose studies suggest tougher trade stance china whether could cleave wall street allies former goldman sachs alumnus steven mnuchin, mooted trump potential treasury secretary trump fiscal plan stands pretty vague add up, said paul ashworth, toronto based chief us economist capital economics expect fiscal plan pursue republican agenda, likely much smaller scale one originally envisaged trump policy questions expected persist even trump succeeds obama january, nature trump cabinet appointments tone confirmation hearings either ease amplify uncertainty premium markets, wrote steven ricchiuto, us chief economist mizuho beyond navarro mnuchin, eyes whether many conservative economists, like columbia university business school dean glenn hubbard, abandoned trump divisive campaign could ultimately return advisors yet reality tv host turned president elect struggled past maintain measured tone shown victory speech campaign, example, trump appeared suggest united states could renegotiate debts obtain better deal, comment quickly rowed back upon past criticisms yellen someone ashamed policy actions, comments keeping interest rates low political reasons, could roil markets repeated wait take office january managed keep control time, meltzer said whether able president much determine whether successful
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us president barack obama believes right americans protest election donald trump non violent manner, wants people hear message americans patriots democrats republicans, white house said thursday important us remember, day two election, democrats republicans, americans patriots first, white house spokesman josh earnest told reporters message president hopes people hear
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former los angeles mayor former california state assembly speaker antonio villaraigosa thursday publicly launched campaign become next governor country populous state new campaign website, democrat said main focuses elected would investing schools, repairing infrastructure around state shoring ailing middle class said campaign would stand direct contrast president elect donald trump, republican campaigned heavily building wall united states mexico deporting undocumented immigrants trump presidency surprise upset democrat hillary clinton earlier week state builds bridges, walls inclusive celebrate diversity welcome newcomers, villaraigosa said statement campaign website know answer fear hope answer division unity villaraigosa, los angeles mayor served speaker california assembly , perhaps state highest profile latino leader villaraigosa june said formed political action committee started raising money help fight trump presidential campaign key states large latino immigrant populations california democratic lieutenant governor former san francisco mayor gavin newsom said early would also run state top political position two currently leading entrants race fill seat popular governor jerry brown, term ends
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us president barack obama oval office meeting thursday elected successor, donald trump, important first step smooth transition power, white house said president obama came away meeting renewed confidence commitment president elect engage effective, smooth transition, white house spokesman josh earnest told news briefing trump obama resolve differences, earnest said, but, based agreement need effective transition, meeting might least little less awkward might expected
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republican president elect donald trump vowed campaign trail repeal obamacare, making good promise may easier said done president barack obama national healthcare reform law extended medical insurance million people expanding medicaid plan poor creating subsidized coverage individuals republican lawmakers, voted times repeal part law, begun pressing trump deliver senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said wednesday repealing obamacare pretty high item agenda new congress complete repeal obama affordable care act may immediately cards, republican lawmakers hold seats senate latest count, well short seats required overturn instead, health policy experts said, trump could try dismantle key elements process called budget reconciliation would allow eliminate funding income based subsidies make new insurance plans affordable, cut money providing expanded medicaid benefits states policy experts republican side would say tearing starting would disruptive, said paul howard, director health policy conservative manhattan institute parts law weakened legal challenges several largest us health insurers pulled exchanges individual coverage losing money sicker expected group patients consumers eligible government subsidies seen premiums rise sharply, including projected average increase percent scrapping law altogether without clear plan providing replacement coverage many people would politically risky, experts said trump also would face tight deadline try dismantle insurance exchanges many state based health insurance regulators require insurers submit plans upcoming year april may
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aetna inc chief executive officer mark bertolini said expected benefits president barack obama national healthcare reform law stick president elect donald trump, like allowing young adults stay family health insurance bertolini, speaking new york times dealbook conference, said expects expansion medicaid people continue new mechanisms federal financing also sees sort subsidies individual insurance remaining trump promised repeal affordable care act, known obamacare, passed obama signature domestic policy
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us president elect donald trump invited theresa may visit soon possible first telephone call since election victory, british prime minister office said thursday may trump agreed us british relationship important special, building would priority , statement said president elect trump set close personal connections with, warmth for, uk said confident special relationship would go strength strength, added may, appointed prime minister shortly britain voted leave eu june, also told trump hoped strengthen bilateral trade investment united states country leaves bloc
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us president elect donald trump could use legal short cuts pull global agreement fighting climate change within year, keeping campaign promise passing theoretical four year wait, lawyers say trump, called global warming hoax said invented chinese undermine us manufacturing, said wants cancel paris agreement among almost nations entered force nov accord, seeks phase greenhouse gas emissions century shift fossil fuels, says article country wanting pull joining wait four years theory, earliest date withdrawal nov , , around time next us presidential election trump could pull parent treaty paris agreement, un framework convention climate change year notice, also voiding us participation paris agreement, un legal experts say would controversial, partly convention signed former republican president george bush approved us senate would also severely strain relations many foreign nations meeting marrakesh, morocco, two weeks talks work ways implement pledges action paris agreement, many countries reaffirmed support nation accord since trump election victory tuesday trump withdraws paris agreement would political cost pulls convention cost would greater, said daniel bodansky, professor arizona state university sandra day connor college law would going nuclear would signal united states interest cooperating nations climate change, said alden meyer, union concerned scientists convention sets goal avoiding dangerous man made damage climate avert heat waves, downpours, floods, extinctions animals plants rising sea levels paris agreement much explicit, seeking phase net greenhouse gas emissions second half century limit global warming well degrees celsius fahrenheit pre industrial times trump wants safeguard jobs us coal oil industries, saying paris agreement would undermine us economy said may going cancel paris climate agreement accord since entered force international law thursday ratified nations representing percent greenhouse gas emissions trump could also pull paris immediately republican controlled house senate passed law asking so, bodansky said supreme court tradition upholding us laws conflict international law trump acts approval congress problem us law, said would little recourse challenge decision international law
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russia ready work improving bilateral relations win united states donald trump presidential elections, foreign ministry spokeswoman maria zakharova said thursday speaking weekly briefing, zakharova said premature expect specific steps improving relations us trump yet form team
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donald trump promise revive small town america faces tough challenge economy decades wired direct income opportunities toward urban hubs better educated little president elect far sketchy economic plans indicates trend reversed time soon, according interviews experts income inequality recent occupational trends manufacturing jobs trump pledges bring back disappeared much automation trade deals promised rewrite, process continue promised infrastructure revamp would boost middle wage jobs long programs last, economists point president barack obama eight years office incomes best continued diverge, despite nearly million new jobs recent strength paying middle tier wages pre tax basis, share income top fifth households increased percent percent expense others, according census estimates graphic tmsnrtrs elimh without sort tax redistribution policies republicans traditionally opposed, trump may struggle make good promise help left behind global economy, economists study inequality trends say years catch onlots money gone top change going long slow process, said david madland, senior fellow center american progress, think tank close ties democratic nominee hillary clinton campaign trump campaigned promising shake washington establishment argued responsible destroying middle class jobs bad trade deals message hit home across rural america mid sized cities, voters felt missed fruits seven year economic recovery big cities may enjoyed charlotte growing fast financial hub attracts college educated talent around country, democratic nominee hillary clinton better obama , handily beating trump , votes state textile furniture belt northwest here, trump promise economic renewal anxieties shrinking white majority offset clinton urban victory, giving north carolina counties catawaba county region, one nation hardest hit cheap imports china, diverse economy even furniture industry begun adding jobs many still live poverty rely disability social services support trade argument prominent certainly bet trump campaign made, said john dinan, political scientist wake forest university trump highlighted income inequality way clinton did, help low wage industries textiles offer new deal blacks, would need tackle income gap recent data show hard may trump relies economic growth alone despite record jump household income continued surge middle wage jobs nationally, effect income inequality statistically insignificant according census estimates obama, tax income bottom fifth households increase percent, , , according recent council economic advisers study made possible higher taxes wealthy, benefits poor and, large part, estimated , gain health coverage extended affordable care act trump vowed roll obamacare back instead, trump proposed strike better trade deals offered familiar republican recipe
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republicans house representatives hope offer president elect donald trump alternate plan proposed us mexico border wall, first test lawmakers party one key campaign promises day trump stunning election victory democrat hillary clinton, congressional aides told reuters lawmakers wanted meet trump advisers discuss less costly option big, beautiful, powerful wall plan would involve border fencing additional border staffing federal agents, many belong labor unions supported trump candidacy, aides said double layers fencing would extended along parts roughly , mile , km border, rather constructing brick mortar wall, according proposal house republican aide department homeland security official said wall realistic would block visibility border agents cut rugged terrain, well bodies water private land house aide said house republicans working alternative plan waiting trump transition team put place setting date meeting spokesman trump respond request comment lawmakers proposal desired meeting mexico said wednesday would pay border wall, trump pledged immigration central feature trump campaign, focusing concerns among voters illegal immigrants perceptions take jobs pose security risks republican convention july, party platform committee members successfully petitioned delegates add language proposed wall platform statement us republican representative michael mccaul, chairman house homeland security committee, called wall along entire border knee jerk reaction mentioned idea legislation capitol hill congress stands trump, wall may end fence extension, said steve legomsky, professor emeritus immigration law expert washington university school law congress fund kind wall trump promised, mexico pay save face, president trump congressional leaders likely agree modest extension existing border fence, legomsky predicted senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told reporters wednesday border security important agenda item wanted achieve whatever way effective national border patrol council, union representing border agents, said agency already difficult time meeting hiring goals mandated congress
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wall street power brokers may rolled eyes private ex goldman sachs group inc banker steven mnuchin agreed donald trump national finance chairman, lining meet financial lobbyists bosses hoping mnuchin others trump enlisted advisers help convey views act interpreters president elect far times confusing messages different lot elections past could say, wins, good industry bad one, said scott bok, chief executive investment bank greenhill co inc like trump laid clear set policies say, good types companies bad bankers lobbyists hoping path influence become clearer coming weeks trump cabinet appointments matter getting people coming convincing benefits moderate deregulation foster economic growth, said one industry executive, declined speak publicly trump presidential campaign, many people wall street supported democratic rival hillary clinton viewing pragmatist stabilizing force despite castigating hedge fund managers getting away murder taxes making vague pledge strip big banks profitable trading arms, trump surrounded financiers including mnuchin hedge fund firm bosses john paulson anthony scaramucci time peers thought taking opportunistic punt viewed trump unpredictable populist vexed snipes industry six months later, government relations executives big banks scrambling secure meetings well key staffers capitol hill important financial committees, hopes provide sympathetic ear industry work begins immediately, said one industry lobbyist authorized speak publicly trump lack political experience scattershot pronouncements made wild card big business, making private contacts inner circle especially critical bank regulation, trump promised repeal dodd frank financial reform law implement new, possibly tougher one, offered details would look like although trump outsider status helped win, turned well known washington insiders looking fill vacancies us financial regulators including securities exchange commission sec former republican sec commissioner paul atkins, founded heads regulatory consulting firm patomak global partners llc, leading transition team financial regulation, according person familiar matter come january, trump expected designate sec republican commissioner michael piwowar acting chair unclear trump make role permanent later tap someone new sec chair mary jo white, independent appointed president barack obama , expected leave agency obama term mnuchin seen likely pick treasury secretary respond reuters request comment kbw policy analyst brian gardner predicts vice president elect mike pence major influence gets appointed key roles, choose orthodox republicans equally familiar others trump circle emailed statement, scaramucci said trump reputation unpredictability undeserved spending time president elect trump campaign got know analytical compassionate person, scaramucci, founder co managing partner investment firm skybridge capital, said several policy experts predicted trump new congress water financial reform rules, durbin amendment limits bank fees volcker rule proprietary trading uniformly expect diminished power, gutting consumer financial protection bureau trump administration may also propose regulations problematic, extremely high capital requirements revival depression era glass steagall law broke big banks mnuchin, however, cited many ray hope although publicly expressed opinions financial regulation fiscal policy, bankers lobbyists said felt reassured experience wall street imagine goal would destroy goldman sachs, said industry executive, better
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president elect donald trump early list potential appointments top positions appears reward people loyal campaign many republican party leaders kept distance jeff sessions, alabama senator one trump fervent supporters us congress, said consideration prominent role, perhaps defense secretary, sources familiar transition planning said wednesday retired general michael flynn emerged possible pick trump national security adviser, sources said flynn, former director defense intelligence agency, played prominent role campaign, often serving introductory speaker campaign rallies provided private counsel foreign affairs calming influence trump, said source familiar transition planning addition, former house representatives newt gingrich us senator bob corker tennessee also considered potential selections secretary state, sources said corker chairs senate foreign relations committee corker gingrich discussion potential vice presidential picks trump, position eventually went indiana governor mike pence sources said republican national committee reince priebus, emerged trusted adviser new york businessman, talked potential white house chief staff priebus deputy, rnc senior strategist sean spicer, possibility white house press secretary trump campaign manager, kellyanne conway, helped bring disciplined approach candidate, seen potential white house senior adviser retired neurosurgeon ben carson, endorsed trump dropping republican presidential nomination fight, possible education secretary richard grenell, former spokesman united states united nations, potential us ambassador united nations, new york republican representative peter king mike rogers, former chairman house permanent select committee intelligence, mix cia director, sources said trump transition team set website wwwgreatagaingov twitter account transition , promising keep country posted plans, politico reported trump prolific user twitter campaign, sometimes using deliver pithy put downs critics rivals
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republican donald trump put aside celebrations focused wednesday day transition white house rival hillary clinton promised bury bitterness long presidential race work unify divided country trump stunning upset heavily favored clinton, democratic president barack obama leading figures republican party struggled make peace trump vowed move past campaign ugliness donald trump going president owe open mind chance lead, clinton, democratic nominee, said concession speech new york, joined husband, former president bill clinton, daughter chelsea loss painful long time, offered work trump prepares begin four year term jan , clinton told supporters wealthy new york real estate developer former reality tv host, trump rode wave anger toward washington insiders win tuesday election clinton former first lady, us senator secretary state, clinton also ran president obama, campaigned hard trump, invited white house meeting thursday brutal night democratic party, also fell short recapturing majorities chambers congress rooting success uniting leading country, obama said white house, adding staff would work trump ensure successful transition democrats first, republicans first, americans first reflecting bitterness long election campaign often focused character policy, scattered anti trump protests broke across country, including new york chicago, demonstrators denouncing trump campaign rhetoric immigrants, muslims groups thousands protesters thronged midtown manhattan marched toward trump tower wednesday evening, park farther downtown, hundreds people shouted president chicago, thousands gathered outside trump international hotel tower downtown chanting phrases like trump kkk racist usa trump senior aides met trump tower new york begin transition hunkered meetings, plotting next steps, transition, first days, key staff positions, said source close trump campaign potential choices administration included republican figures eagerly supported trump even faced opprobrium senior republicans possible names included republican national committee chair reince priebus white house chief staff, rnc spokesman sean spicer white house spokesman, us senators jeff sessions bob corker possible roles secretary state defense secretary, former house representatives speaker newt gingrich secretary state, source close campaign said trump enjoy republican majorities chambers us congress could help implement legislative agenda appoint supreme court justice fill vacancy created death conservative justice antonin scalia senate, democrats secured second gain wednesday, republican senator kelly ayotte conceded defeat new hampshire challenger maggie hassan, state democratic governor republicans retained majority now, donald trump lead unified republican government work hand hand positive agenda tackle country big challenges, house representatives speaker paul ryan, strained relationship trump, told reporters, saying trump earned mandate election oct reuters interview, trump said top priorities took office would building stronger borders, repealing obama national healthcare plan, aiding military veterans working create jobs victory speech early wednesday, also promised embark project rebuild american infrastructure double us economic growth republican senate leader mitch mcconnell said wednesday repealing healthcare plan known obamacare would pretty high item agenda house democratic leader nancy pelosi said statement spoke trump passing robust jobs bill worried trump victory could cause economic global uncertainty, investors initially fled stocks worldwide, wall street made dramatic turnaround us dollar hit highest level japanese yen nearly four months mexican peso recouped losses falling record low currency vulnerable trump threats rip free trade agreement mexico tax money sent home migrants pay build border wall speaking cheering supporters victory, trump said time heal divisions time us come together one united people, trump said president americans, said, praising clinton service comments departed sharply campaign rhetoric repeatedly branded clinton crooked hillary amid supporters chants lock trump campaign manager, kellyanne conway, rule wednesday appointment special prosecutor investigate clinton past conduct, threat trump made election debate last month obama spokesman josh earnest said white house hoped tradition using criminal justice system exact revenge political opponents would continue trump senior house republican jason chaffetz plans continue investigating clinton use private rather government email server secretary state, chaffetz aide said fbi director james comey said year long probe agency setup revealed nothing merit criminal charges despite losing state state electoral battle determines us presidency, clinton narrowly led trump nationwide popular vote, according us media tallies fueling upset win trump avid support among white non college educated workers ran big leads rural areas, beating clinton percentage points among voters outside urban areas, reuters ipsos election day poll found clinton, , hispanics black young voters, win groups greater margins obama younger blacks support clinton like obama eight black voters ages obama almost percent voters , trump oldest first term us president presidency trump first elected office, remains seen work congress campaign, trump target sharp disapproval, democrats many party foreign leaders pledged work trump, officials expressed alarm vote could mark end era washington promoted democratic values seen allies guarantor peace campaign, trump expressed admiration russian president vladimir putin, questioned central tenets nato military alliance suggested japan south korea develop nuclear weapons shoulder defense burden russia putin appeared winners trump victory defying years us foreign policy orthodoxy, republican promised much warmer relations moscow, despite russia intervention syrian civil war seizure ukraine crimea region russia parliament erupted applause lawmaker announced trump elected, putin told foreign ambassadors ready fully restore ties washington russia hoping improved relations could yield elusive prize lifting easing sanctions imposed united states european union punish moscow annexation crimea support separatists eastern ukraine israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, sparred obama, spoke phone trump, proposed meet first opportunity, netanyahu office said chinese president xi jinping said beijing washington shared responsibility promoting global development prosperity iran urged trump stay committed nuclear accord tehran world powers, trump sharply criticized several authoritarian right wing leaders hailed trump victory officials abroad, senior roles government, took unusual step denouncing outcome, calling worrying signal liberal democracy tolerance world trump pioneer new authoritarian chauvinist international movement also warning us, german vice chancellor sigmar gabriel said interview funke newspaper group us neighbor mexico pitched deep uncertainty victory trump, often accused stealing us jobs sending criminals across us border trump campaigned pledge take country isolationist, protectionist america first path wants rewrite international trade deals reduce trade deficits taken positions raise possibility damaging relations america trusted allies europe, asia middle east
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us secretary state john kerry said thursday told state department officials fully cooperate president elect donald trump incoming administration trump stunning upset heavily favored hillary clinton, democratic president barack obama leading figures republican party struggled make peace trump vowed move past ugliness angry campaign seek common ground kerry said state department staff must lose sight important issues facing united states one beautiful things democracy
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us voters tuesday favored surge borrowing public projects, approving biggest bond measures ballots, support new taxes mixed, according election results wednesday final voting tallies immediately available state, school local government bond measures, according data company ipreo billion, amount bond issuance requested fund building repairing schools, mass transit, roads, projects largest decade view historical amount bond ballot measures, click tmsnrtrs e z bb largest bond requests approval, including biggest bond proposal tuesday election billion california general obligation debt state called proposition finance new construction modernization k charter schools community colleges, according semi official election results california secretary state website passage proposition credit positive school districts approved, unfunded capital projects state school facility program, depleted, lori trevino, analyst moody investors service, wrote research note wednesday bond measures totaling billion, california issuers accounted nearly percent total par amount debt ballots nationwide california voters rejected proposition , proposal rein debt requiring statewide voter approval revenue bonds exceeding billion projects financed, owned managed state rejection removes hurdle standing way projects billion california water fix project upgrading water infrastructure assures state water policymakers tools necessary implement california water fix, although still face uphill battle secure full approval financial backing necessary implement plan, shannon groff, fitch ratings director us public finance, said statement tax measures, california voters passed year extension temporary state personal income tax increase earnings , cigarette tax hike voters states weighed state wide measures, including bonds taxes, according national conference state legislatures, posted results website montana voters said creating biomedical research authority funded million bonds years colorado, voters turned proposed constitutional amendment calling public option universal healthcare payment system, funded new percent state payroll tax also rejected cigarette tax hike arkansas voters agreed lift cap state bond issuance economic development projects illinois earmark money generated transportation related fees taxes exclusively transportation uses, new constitutional amendment approved voters new jersey voters approved use gasoline taxes solely fund road, bridge mass transit projects, allow billion transportation borrowing eight years governor chris christie signed cent gas tax hike law october missouri, voters amended state constitution prohibit new tax services transactions oklahoma voters turned sales tax hike public education corporate tax hike fund education oregon also failed washington state voters rejected nation first tax carbon emissions local level, san diego voters rejected measure raise hotel taxes direct hundreds millions public dollars toward building new national football league stadium downtown san diego chargers team
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us intelligence agencies soon begin giving president elect donald trump top secret national security briefings give president barack obama, current former intelligence officials said wednesday briefings veteran career intelligence analysts, begin next days, include government closely guarded secrets, including details undercover espionage operations classified intelligence collection methods, including national security agency controversial eavesdropping operations, officials said office director national intelligence odni , charge trump briefings, immediate comment certain intelligence agencies approach briefings absolute professionalism, said john mclaughlin, former deputy director central intelligence agency participated presidential briefings american people chosen president entitled complete support intelligence, intelligence agencies assume president elect equally professional, mclaughlin said added seen transformation occurs candidates become presidents realize awesome responsibility rests hope happens president elect received final anointing american people, person intelligence community knows serving next four years, said paul pillar, former senior cia analyst every reason thorough forthcoming briefing president elect briefing incumbent president long trump confirmed republican presidential nominee, intelligence officials gave small team advisors two general briefings threats foreign policy issues facing united states pre election briefings contained classified information, anything covert operations intelligence collection methods
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us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell wednesday dashed remaining hopes president barack obama signature pacific rim trade deal would come vote president elect donald trump takes office january certainly going brought year, mcconnell said country trans pacific partnership tpp news briefing washington mcconnell said decisions tpp future trade agreements would trump, would still authority four years negotiate better deals expedited approval procedures congress trump excoriated tpp campaign trail disaster rape country, tapping populist anger globalization, trade manufacturing job losses helped propel candidacy opinion piece published monday, trump advisers peter navarro alexander gray reiterated opposition major trade deals trump never sacrifice us economy altar foreign policy entering bad trade deals like north american free trade agreement, allowing china world trade organization, passing proposed tpp, navarro gray wrote foreign policy magazine deals weaken manufacturing base ability defend allies obama administration promoting tpp among lawmakers industry groups anticipation long shot, post election vote despite opposition deal trump democratic opponent, hillary clinton many republican supporters free trade tpp congress, mcconnell house representatives speaker paul ryan said wednesday focused laying groundwork trump pass republican focused healthcare tax reform legislation next year spokeswoman ryan said change heart since said radio talk show october house would bring tpp vote problems several provisions insufficient support house mcconnell said priorities post election lame duck session passing government funding extension medical innovation legislation white house spokesman josh earnest still trying sell tpp agreement news briefing wednesday president obama continue believe best opportunity congress take advantage benefits trans pacific partnership agreement cuts taxes, , taxes, countries impose american products, earnest told reporters got strong case make strong vote trump industrial states made unlikely republicans would willing go trade policy, analysts said fair say tpp dustbin history, said gary hufbauer, senior fellow peterson institute international economics, pro trade think tank washington see path forward united states join
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republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said repealing obamacare health insurance system pretty high item agenda new congress elected tuesday, calling single worst piece legislation first two years obama administration mcconnell told reporters would like see bipartisan comprehensive tax reform, border security also high list expects president elect donald trump send senate supreme court nominee soon, review environmental regulations put place obama, including coal
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one immediate consequence donald trump stunning victory us presidential race identity crisis convulsed republican party tumultuous candidacy resolved trump party now, better worse although never held public office, businessman former reality tv star vanquished republican candidates win nomination go defeat democrat hillary clinton, established republicans challenged commitment party tenets organized trump political ascent encountered fierce opposition party establishment wing includes former florida governor jeb bush ohio governor john kasich others social conservative faction, us senator ted cruz texas criticized trump times straying orthodox republican positions issues trade, temperament lack governing experience wednesday, seemed forgotten forgiven, least moment, trump, surprise winner month long election campaign, prepared take power backing republican majorities chambers congress promise aggressive conservative agenda american people spoken time come together, kasich tweeted wednesday scrapped plans speech washington later week intended pave new direction party expected trump loss bush said would pray trump cruz termed trump win amazing victory american worker paul ryan, speaker us house representatives drawn ire trump supporters refusing campaign him, praised trump wednesday said voters delivered trump mandate pursue agenda, electoral vote counts clinton likely popular vote trump lost, ryan reince priebus, chairman republican national committee, expected face challenges jobs now, protected house majority, ryan trump top legislative ally if, many expect, priebus tapped trump join administration, trump able replace hand picked successor, thus cementing grip party apparatus republican donors support trump, too, coming around nothing unifies like decisive wins, nothing unifies like power house, senate white house, said adviser leading donor representative chris collins, early trump supporter, said without opposition president barack obama, democrat, many divisions within republican party would dissipate big difference complete republican control, collins told reuters page give take percent, nuances anything trump adopted much better way domestic policy agenda ryan painstakingly put together last years, notably revising tax plan bring roughly line house republicans proposal initially floating much drastic reform trump year proposed cutting top individual income tax rate percent current percent initially said would drop rate percent revised proposal tax experts said would balloon government deficits trump offered bare bones outline replacement plan obama signature national healthcare law known obamacare, advisers told reuters would draw heavily house version news conference wednesday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell vowed congress trump would move quickly repeal obamacare remains seen whether house republicans view trump mandate extending other, prominent campaign promises trump staked much candidacy opposing major trade deals, republicans generally favored free trade trump promised repeatedly touch medicare social security federal retirement benefits, asserting clinton would slash programs even though proposed mainstream republicans believe revamping medicare social security critical curbing federal spending trump vowed repeal dodd frank financial reform law campaign met house financial services chairman jeb hensarling never endorsed hensarling proposed bank regulation legislation instead called return glass steagall law separating commercial investment banking representative warren davidson, member ultra conservative freedom caucus house, said thought congress could get early wins areas agreement trump included replacing obamacare finding way repatriate corporate profits held overseas using money pay infrastructure repairs richard hunt, head consumer bankers association, lobbies biggest us banks, said republicans must act swiftly show change agents actually govern show american people republicans able capable governing obviously clear mandate last night says washington working people want washington work, said part says need clean slate, okay, campaign, governing
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mexican president enrique pena nieto said wednesday spoke us president elect trump congratulate election win two agreed meet takes office pena nieto also said discussed new work agenda trump would include security issues, would seek protect rights mexicans throughout world pena nieto lambasted local press hosting pre election meeting trump, made disparaging remarks mexicans
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republican donald trump campaigned promise shake washington president brash real estate mogul position dramatically change united states handles immigration, trade range policies yet many ambitious proposals require cooperation congress likely enjoy post election honeymoon congressional republicans, long lasting romance far guaranteed, given uneasy relationship congressional leaders basic ideological differences republican orthodoxy following overview trump top domestic policy plans, based sometimes vague details agenda, likelihood success campaign, trump argued international trade agreements hurt us workers country competitiveness promised get tough china, withdraw nation trans pacific partnership, tpp, still finalized, renegotiate scrap north american free trade agreement, free trade deal mexico canada president, trump power raise tariffs countries china could delay tpp, well, even congress approves economists warned moves would damage economy forcing consumers pay dramatically higher prices everything refrigerators shirts us exports, airplanes soybeans, would likely suffer well campaign trail, trump promised build wall along mexican border, deport millions undocumented immigrants ban immigration countries compromised terrorism policies would come cheap trump estimated wall would cost billion billion estimates run much higher politico estimated would cost least billion deport country illegally complete border wall many congressional republicans support policies, might blanch cost trump said would force mexico pay wall, power force another country spend money something want broadly, trump could shift broader debate immigration, empowering skeptics like republican senator jeff sessions alabama, want reduce overall immigration levels reduce number skilled guest workers would blow business groups hispanic advocates sought relax immigration laws trump promised repeal president barack obama signature affordable care act, popularly known obamacare, replace plan would give states control medicaid health plan poor allow insurers sell plans nationally would need congress act, republicans could difficulty getting votes needed advance repeal effort seat senate republicans could face public backlash repeal law provided healthcare millions americans trump administration would plenty opportunities undermine obamacare, however, appointing officials committed success trump vowed make deep tax cuts, also promising protect popular health retirement programs account third us government spending combination policies would massively increase national debt, according nonpartisan center responsible budget also proposed increasing spending military infrastructure, said would reduce spending categories health retirement percent year taxes, would get plenty help republicans congress, laying groundwork tax code overhaul would lower rates close loopholes encounter fierce resistance homeowners, businesses interest groups benefit current tax breaks trump promise protect entitlement programs rile fiscal conservatives, worry swamp federal budget decades come programs popular american public trump promised dismantling dodd frank financial reform law enacted following financial crisis, given details republican party platform calls reinstating glass steagall, era law forced separation investment banks deposit taking institutions trump former campaign manager, paul manafort, said july campaign backed change republican lawmakers far unable undo many despised pieces dodd frank law, many ranks oppose return glass steagall trump offered details plans fight islamic state said would knock hell militant group says keeping details strategy secret disclose enemy trump said wins, would give us generals days takes office jan propose plans trump said opposes accepting refugees fleeing violence syria, instead said would create safe zones there, says would funded gulf states obama said safe zone syria would require large us military commitment, something could prove unpopular americans weary lengthy wars iraq afghanistan trump said would very, good relationship russia trump said could work russia combat islamic state also said would look recognizing crimea, seized ukraine , russian territory lifting sanctions russia imposed western nations called illegal land grab trump criticized north atlantic treaty organization, saying us allies met defense commitments july, said russia attacked nato member, would consider whether country paid providing defense nato leaders say sanctions russia key persuading change country behavior ukraine, backed ethnic russian separatists, alliance long focused fighting international terrorism one vacancy supreme court several likely coming four years, trump chance put conservative stamp nation courts decades come list potential nominees praise conservative activists republicans senate, eager help area
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republican donald trump fared better parts us society expected, democrat hillary clinton worse, produce us presidential election outcome defied opinion polls forecasting clinton victory early readings reuters ipsos national election day opinion poll help explain new york real estate magnate eked advantage tuesday vote reuters ipsos election day poll conducted online english states included , people voted presidential election poll reading taken voters counted presidential election updated poll responses tallied votes counted across country
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donald trump successful campaign presidency may rewritten political playbook key moments ascent june
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us defense secretary ash carter pledged oversee orderly transition trump administration wednesday thanked pentagon employees staying political fray presidential campaign must stay focused duty confront current challenges might arise period, carter said memorandum defense department employees
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americans liberal enclaves new york san francisco reacted shock despair wednesday republican businessman donald trump defeat democrat hillary clinton, many struggling explain result children trump, never run public office, broad wave support republican us heartland flipping previously democratic states, including pennsylvania, florida ohio, helping party protect majorities chambers congress victory stunned residents major cities east west coasts, many trusted opinion polls long predicted clinton victory proven profoundly wrong tuesday results feeling physical pain shocked sad, said sofia huizar, , waited outside manhattan hotel clinton conceded loss wednesday morning, eight hours trump declared victory huizar, us citizen born mexico, said spent much tuesday night commiserating family across border way help process fear, huizar said trump campaign promises included building wall along us mexico border stop illegal crossings deport estimated million undocumented immigrants living united states others, like kim priban, year old nurse lives cleveland suburb boston heights, ohio, said difficult time breaking news children priban said proudly taken year old daughter along vote clinton, would first woman us president, wednesday morning discuss result still quite figured tell daughter crying day, priban said feel like go make voice heard women children priban huizar likely far alone depth pain clinton loss, academic research suggests paper researchers harvard university found voters supported republican mitt romney unsuccessful white house bid reported sharper spikes unhappiness parents following sandy hook massacre connecticut schoolchildren boston residents deadly boston marathon bombing many democrats along coasts mourned clinton defeat, trump supporters celebrated outcome, saying hoped would shake dysfunctional political system overwhelming majority americans want change, direct result trump disrupter, better worse, said kelley smith, , lives chicago works software sales little bombastic think polished think going purposefully take country divide coasts heartland, evident results also social media battles ahead election, made trump victory shocking liberals deena pioli, attorney san francisco, said rarely run people supporting clinton, regrets us san francisco california safe bubble, said trump dropped angry speaking style take conciliatory tone declared victory early wednesday morning, saying, pledge every citizen land president americans clinton democratic president barack obama sounded similarly restrained breadth trump win left opponents urging self examination folks deep humility moment, said civil rights activist deray mckesson twitter things learn trump happened karen parnett, year old mother three cambridge, massachusetts, said heartbroken tell children trump win, said result illustrated growing anger lower income voters believe concerns ignored washington much stake three kids throw hands weep say lost, parnett said new realities need country reckon world going disenfranchisement white working poor story refiled fix typo ninth paragraph
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republican foreign policy veterans came donald trump presidential campaign said wednesday sticking guns following election victory, others signaled objections serving new administration softening trump stunning upset democrat hillary clinton created new dilemma republican national security establishment, much publicly distanced party candidate, declaring unfit lead must decide whether return fold career diplomats, intelligence officials military officers also facing choice whether quit posts concern trump presidency would violate principles, else stay try influence policy inside however, state department spokesman mark toner said, expect mass exodus republican party prominent national security specialists signed open letters march august outright opposition trump candidacy one said utterly unqualified white house warned would reckless president american history neither letter said former officials would never work trump, scathing critique clearly intended discourage fellow republicans supporting trump responded time deriding members failed washington elite deserve blame making world dangerous place number signatories contacted reuters wednesday made clear unswayed negative view trump would work however, stopped short urging others also shun next administration, widely seen limited foreign policy expertise time next president face challenges syria civil war, fight islamic state, newly assertive russia rise china expect asked serve others matter individual conscience, said eliot cohen, served counselor former secretary state condoleezza rice helped spearhead march letter, posted blog called war rocks created stir among republicans concerned ignorance, belligerence, misunderstanding world works, cohen said trump, wealthy real estate developer former reality tv host rode victory wave voter anger toward washington insiders max boot, foreign policy adviser republican mitt romney presidential campaign supporter us led iraq invasion , said anything trump, know others hope good people go government others appeared waver, saying decisions whether join trump administration could depend president elect behaves transition appoints senior posts among trump allies said consideration former house representatives speaker newt gingrich one time united nations ambassador john bolton secretary state, general michael flynn, former head defense intelligence agency, national security adviser dov zakheim, former pentagon undersecretary signed one dissent letters, said trump would reach beyond circle supporters find enough qualified people fill many important jobs want show dividing republican party, extend olive branch party opposed him, zakheim said asked whether expected offered post, said idea, bryan mcgrath, retired us navy officer co organizer war rocks letter, said expect signed signing away employment rights, going work trump administration president asks service, said, take request seriously patrick cronin, asia expert former third ranking official usaid president george w bush, said despite earlier opposition trump, eventually briefed transition team would continue provide advice said interested joining administration michael mcfaul, president barack obama former ambassador moscow clinton supporter election, said republicans deep bench experience enlisting foreign policy experts even trump prepares form foreign policy team, career diplomats, intelligence officials military officers facing post election quandary said privately tuesday vote would consider retiring quitting rather working trump, alarmed campaign questioning us led alliances, praising russian president vladimir putin, suggesting japan south korea allowed nuclear weapons threatening order resumption interrogation methods condemned torture officials suggested would wait see acts office names senior posts, saying responsibility government service transcended one president keeps campaign promises, use torture, example, many us discussed whether honor bound resign stay try influence inside early say, one cia officer said, speaking condition anonymity
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organization security cooperation europe said wednesday human rights respected tuesday us presidential election cases intimidation, despite recent changes election rules several states created unnecessary burdens voters legal administrative decisions appear partisan flavor, ambassador audrey glover, head osce election observation mission united states, said news conference wednesday recent changes led lack clarity regarding rules tuesday astonishing contest, republican candidate donald trump beat long favored opponent, hillary clinton, become th president united states, first election occur united states years without full protections landmark voting rights act us supreme court struck provision law allowed federal oversight states history racial discrimination, prompting us federal government reduce election monitoring program osce deployed nearly observers polling stations states, although allowed freely observe early voting election day states, according international rights group almost half polling sites observed osce delegation, citizens wanted vote found voter list, causing systemic concern regarding effectiveness voter registration methods, according group despite concerns voters would intimidated polls, osce said, observers see serious incidents however, us civil rights groups logged unusual levels voter intimidation complaints, receiving , calls national voter complaint hotline tuesday evening revised voting laws lengthy court battles many states also left voters uncertain could cast ballot whether would need present photo identification
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election cycle ratings boon us cable news networks, tuesday stunning us presidential election victory republican donald trump different time warner inc cnn led us tv networks primetime coverage million viewers, watched election night coverage us cable news history, according nielsen data st century fox fox news came second million viewers, comcast corp msnbc far behind million among adults aged , demographic important advertisers buy time news programs, cnn first well million viewers fox news second million msnbc drew million demographic three posted gains four years ago many states close call, race called trump around gmt east coast fox news led cable news million viewers watching gmt , cnn bringing million million watching msnbc fox news also led cable networks full coverage pm , million, network high election night cnn pulled million whole night, topped fox news news demographic million fox news million msnbc brought rear million million demographic nbc led broadcast networks million viewers, abc finishing million cbs pulling million fox averaged around million two hour coverage pm across us tv networks, election night coverage watched million viewers, behind us record million watched
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transgender advocates vowed wednesday resist effort reverse slow expansion transgender rights made president barack obama, fearing rollback directives donald trump succeeds white house eight years oval office, obama championed lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender lgbt rights, democrat hillary clinton promised keep fighting elected sex marriage became legal , shifting lgbt discussion still unfinished agenda transgender rights obama issued regulations prohibiting health insurers denying coverage based gender identity directed public schools allow transgender students use public bathrooms choice, among measures expect disappear, said rachel b tiven, chief executive lambda legal, leading gay rights group lambda legal hold line rights attack know fight government courts trump sent mixed messages transgender rights campaign promised nominate conservative justice fill vacancy supreme court could name attorney general may enforce hard line positions trump outlined campaign going fight anything try undo, said mara keisling, executive director national center transgender equality really worried today trans muslims trans immigrants trans people disabilities threatened denigrated mr trump hopefully, part sick performance us supreme court split four liberals four conservatives, trump could appoint conservative tip balance, possibly time decide case involving transgender boy sued use male restroom public school virginia shannon minter, legal director national center lesbian rights, called trump victory huge wake call placed onus transgender people explain trump voters may intolerant ignorant transgender people real sense, lives, ability work, attend school, obtain health care, mercy new administration, minter said trump justice department appointees federal bench could also impact two provisions federal law banning discrimination basis sex
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president elect donald trump early capitol hill honeymoon republican majorities chambers congress takes office january, long term romance may challenging president whose party controls senate house representatives generally count getting things done fairly quickly, trump likely exception, despite starting unusual handicaps many republicans congress backed trump became candidate never fell line offended attacked others running washington outsider, including house representatives speaker paul ryan, campaign top that, new york real estate businessman former reality television celebrity, head world powerful government largest economy, governing experience wednesday, party leaders quick back victor, expected find common ground differences takes office donald trump lead unified republican government, ryan told news conference home state, wisconsin, promising work hand hand ryan said relationship trump fine, transition way, already spoken president elect twice, running mate, indiana governor mike pence, former house member things likely advocate, going enthusiastically for, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told news conference capitol hill trump republican leaders congress agree one major policy want repeal democratic president barack obama landmark obamacare healthcare law, enacted ryan mcconnell pledged deal quickly law also move quickly confirm trump nominee supreme court, mcconnell refused consider obama nominee replace conservative justice antonin scalia, died february, infuriating white house senate democrats issues might contentious within party campaigning, trump spoke extensively scrapping trade deals building wall along us mexico border, republicans skeptical pledges party long favor free trade, trump wall scheme would bear billion price tag anger mexico, important ally trading partner mcconnell said wednesday wanted achieve border security whatever way effective said new president free negotiate trade pacts trump also work democrats, made narrow gains tuesday reduced size republican majorities house senate votes still counted, handful new seats house senate, seemed secure least seats, , wednesday new hampshire secretary state called close race new hampshire governor maggie hassan, democrat, incumbent republican senator kelly ayotte, although ayotte conceded controlling seats, republicans need democrats reach votes needed advance legislation member senate trump work fair number senate democrats get things done, said william galston, expert governance studies brookings institution think tank one things could infrastructure spending, trump promised victory speech spending infrastructure fuel job growth popular lawmakers parties, possibly funded ending law lets corporations hold profits offshore without paying us taxes house minority leader nancy pelosi called trump wednesday say wanted work robust infrastructure jobs bill, told fellow democrats done fast starting campaign republicans right now, pelosi told democratic lawmakers conference call, according democratic aide trump republican critics congress said hoped trump would work toward party unity, would watching starting today, everything power hold president promises, including fighting enact term limits repealing obamacare, senator ben sasse, opposed trump start, said statement repealing obamacare would shake us healthcare insurance industries, broadly called measured reforms, although full scale elimination america health insurance plans, ahip, trade association represents insurers anthem inc cigna corp washington, said late tuesday would work new administration issue trump called obamacare disaster vowed repeal replace house republicans already voted times repeal part law senate democrats certain fight obamacare rollback, could outmaneuvered republicans procedural level trump cooperation would tragedy, certainly way cooperate work effort take health insurance away, senator angus king, maine independent caucuses democrats, told cnn trump congressional republicans find common ground taxes trump generally sees eye eye republicans congress calling major tax cuts, including wealthy, although details plans exact match trump called cutting us corporate income tax rate percent current level percent ryan tax plan proposes going percent trump also said wants things president, ban muslims country allow torture fight terrorism, legal experts say legally questionable
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two days ago, pollsters statisticians gave hillary clinton odds percent winning us presidential election many get wrong hindsight, polling consensus went astray two major ways media, including reuters, pumped two kinds poll stories national surveys designed estimate entire country popular vote, outcome individual states, contest actually decided polls actually got big picture right clinton overall votes president elect donald trump
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unions united states face sweeping changes labor law regulations new republican administration expected tilt policy toward employers republicans take control presidency chambers congress tuesday elections, unions failed deliver key industrial states democratic candidate hillary clinton clinton loss could wide ranging consequences unions donald trump republican led senate likely pick next justice supreme court, often hears labor related cases think going difficult period, said lee saunders, president american federation state, county municipal employees, said surprised election outcome despite knocking doors talking members several states among concerns, listed supreme court case year public sector unions scored victory related funding organized labor court deadlocked appointment new conservative judge trump replace late justice antonin scalia could change republican nominees control national labor relations board nlrb , democratic president barack obama sought make easier unions organize nlrb pursuing litigation establish mcdonald corp joint employer workers franchised restaurants, determination could compel company bargain unions representing employees independent franchisees republicans control federal agencies govern formation unions, overtime rules example, september obama administration finalized executive order requiring federal contractors provide sick leave workers, well rules expanding types data employers required provide pay separate labor department rule expanding employees eligible overtime pay scheduled take effect next month actions drew criticism business groups, could reversed trump administration firewall now, said tom buffenbarger, prior president international association machinists aerospace workers campaigned clinton trump expressed support called right work legislation, allows workers avoid paying union dues republican leaders congress consistently sought change national level labor unions say laws aimed undermining collective bargaining workers rights william gould, chair nlrb democratic president bill clinton professor stanford law school, said wednesday trump likely partner congress dismantling host administration labor initiatives obama republicans regard unions first amongst fair game support clinton, said steven bernstein, partner law firm fisher phillips, represents employers, said trump administration congress may also target recent nlrb rulings allowed workers picket private property, expanded type worker activity protected federal labor law gave graduate students right unionize also fair assume trump inclined repeal host executive orders supporting unions, particularly rules apply federal contracts, bernstein said statement organized labor key democratic constituency contributing everything volunteers votes democratic candidates trump nonetheless carried union heavy states pennsylvania, ohio even michigan, home united auto workers uaw ohio, example, fox exit poll said trump percent union workers exit poll abc news suggested clinton got advantage among union households, even obama voters percentage points abcnws eumxpx fxnws eulxs david lephart, year old uaw pipefitter general motors co plant marion, indiana, voted trump earns , year, overtime, says, put kids college said union leaders pressed hard members support clinton, union kept promises workers recent years tendency believe tell fulfilled promises made, said uaw president dennis williams statement wednesday said, high hopes elected officials heard american people loud clear trade, jobs, education inequality country
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deportations undocumented mexican migrants united states may start rising president elect donald trump takes office process begin soon, mexico deputy interior minister migration said wednesday trump surged victory early wednesday morning upsetting pollsters predictions beat democratic rival hillary clinton seize white house campaign sent world uncertainty impact win particularly acute mexico, beleaguered peso currency fell percent aftermath vote trump, inaugurated jan , vowed deport millions undocumented immigrants, fence mexico border wall threatened rip north american free trade agreement, putting danger billions dollars cross border trade may well deportations estimated million undocumented mexicans increase think measure take place soon happen quickly, humberto roque villanueva, deputy interior minister migration, told reuters interview mexicans useful north american economy president trump, president elect, need recognize economic effects campaign promise, said roque villanueva also said mexico stands ready lobby us congress use legal means possible block trump plan impounding remittances mexico ends paying proposed wall southern us border retaliatory measures would legal responses, said ready craziness
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within weeks winning white house, president elect donald trump could face another group us citizens, federal jury california, courtesy lawsuit former students defunct trump university claim defrauded series real estate seminars hearing federal court san diego set thursday, trial scheduled begin nov , barring delays trump decides settle case presidents enjoy immunity lawsuits arising official duties, us supreme court held shield extend acts alleged taken place prior taking office ruling came sexual harassment lawsuit filed president bill clinton paula jones, settled went trial lawyers said could think similar situation like one involving trump certain nothing comparable this, said alan dershowitz, professor emeritus harvard law school lawyers trump plaintiffs declined comment wednesday dershowitz said supreme court also held case cannot delayed defendant president, though judges still free grant reasonable delays party miami trial consultant sandy marks, involved case, said thought trump might ask presiding judge, gonzalo curiel, postpone trial effort settle case taking office think judge would foolhardy give short delay , said marks, would give chance resolve case people put behind trump repeatedly claimed campaign trail would win lawsuit, accused curiel biased campaign promise build wall along border mexico judge born indiana mexican parents hearing thursday, lawyers argue pre trial motions, including one trump block potential jurors hearing comments made publicized campaign, judge lawyers students argued comments could help jurors assess trump credibility witness trump listed defense witness case could called testify plaintiffs well previously deposed students lawyers claims trump seminars date , two class actions filed federal court san diego another case brought new york attorney general eric schneiderman behalf students claim misled paying much , learn worthless real estate investing secrets instructors hand picked trump trump admitted hand pick instructors, argued claim marketing language meant taken literally claims students happy courses trial goes forward, several legal experts said would hard seat impartial jury, since many people already strong opinions president elect parties often hire specialized jury consultants pick jurors, new york lawyer robert anello said infallible experienced pollsters get right, said, jury consultant spending much time studying demographics interview day election, jeffrey goldman, lawyer trump new york case, said media drumbeat distortion trump university would make hard find impartial jurors several experts noted jurors, answer questionnaire addition questioned lawyers judge, generally taken word say impartial boston jury consultant edward schwartz said expects sides make effort vet jurors public social media postings dershowitz noted san diego, though located deep blue california, politically monolithic as, say, san francisco ethnically diverse population also large military presence jury consultant nightmare pick case like this, said dershowitz taught jury consulting school
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latinos angered donald trump tough stance immigration could republican candidate biggest obstacle road white house turned out, brash new york businessman enough hispanic votes tuesday election defeat democrat hillary clinton, hispanics supported citing everything ambivalence immigration conservative values job growth reuters ipsos election day polling showed percent america hispanic voters cast ballots trump, compared percent clinton, putting par republican mitt romney performance group outcome helped trump upset clinton critical battleground state florida, percent latino voters, fending challenges border states texas arizona trump win tuesday came blow pro immigrant advocates hoping calls mass deportations undocumented foreigners, well massive border wall mexico, would drive latinos polls showcase rising hispanic political power point view, latinos part stop trump, said frank sharry, executive director immigrants rights group america voice added going lot finger pointing streets miami overnight tuesday, celebrations latino trump supporters offered glimpse appeal supports values, said humberto quintero, , venezuelan american among large crowd celebrating outside versailles restaurant cuban neighborhood miami, cars passed honking horns said trump promise restore american manufacturing jobs also important issue young, everything made america, quintero said everything made china said also backed trump plan wall house let everybody come inside without permission, said hispanics made us population , percent , according us census, making country largest ethnic minority , one four people america latino president barack obama percent latino vote election bid challenger romney took percent, trump time around trump relationship hispanic voters started awkward footing began campaign june , calling tighter borders accusing mexico sending rapists drug dealers united states insisted would force mexico pay multi billion dollar wall along border keep unwanted foreigners united states, vowed round deport million undocumented immigrants already country positions, became cornerstone campaign, resonated badly tuesday many voters along us side mexican border said mexicans rapists this, drug dealers stuff, kind hit chord, said jazmin gonzalez, , mexican american barrio logan neighborhood san diego voted clinton know people miguel perez, , maintenance engineer southern california came united states mexico , said also voted clinton tuesday
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world leaders offered work donald trump takes us president, expressed anxiety handle problems middle east assertive russia whether carry number campaign threats several authoritarian right wing leaders hailed billionaire businessman former tv show host, leadership world powerful country odds tuesday election china, target trump ire campaign, appealed cooperation mexico also struck conciliatory tone, despite trump insults mexican migrants pledges build wall separate two countries south korea urged change policy north korea nuclear tests trump, previous political military experience, said defeating democrat hillary clinton would seek common ground, conflict, united states allies election campaign, voiced admiration russian president vladimir putin, questioned central tenets nato military alliance suggested japan south korea develop nuclear weapons shoulder defense burden putin among first send trump congratulations ties washington moscow become strained conflicts ukraine syria, allegations russian cyber attacks featured election campaign easy path, ready part everything return russian american relations stable path development, said putin, easing us economic sanctions would prize among issues causing concern among allies trump vows undo global agreement climate change, ditch trade deals says bad us workers, renegotiate nuclear accord tehran world powers led easing sanctions iran iran urged trump stay committed iran deal president hassan rouhani said nuclear accord six world powers could dismissed one government german chancellor angela merkel denounced trump insane allowing million migrants country last year added stern note message congratulations hinted certain unease germany america bound together values
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republicans continue dominate state legislatures wake tuesday election, kept party control congress put donald trump white house, legislative analysts said wednesday election percent , state legislative seats nationwide grabs, republicans democrats likely control number chambers previously, according bipartisan national conference state legislatures ncsl , still compiling voting results republicans, dominated control legislatures since mid term election, held majority country partisan legislative chambers, democrats going election nebraska single chamber nonpartisan neither party sort boast big night state level, ncsl elections analyst tim storey said republicans remain dominant position terms policy making kentucky, republicans took house representatives first time since , defeating longtime democratic house speaker greg stumbo, according republican legislative campaign committee result leaves republicans control legislative chambers us south first time history, storey said republicans also wrested control iowa senate minnesota senate democrats, according ncsl democrats hit target new mexico house representatives, gaining majority seats, took chambers nevada legislature hawaii, republican senate ousted, making democratic controlled chamber first one party state legislative chamber since one chamber, connecticut senate, came election tied democrats retained control illinois legislature lost veto proof majority house republican governor bruce rauner top donors invested tens millions dollars bid weaken long serving democratic house speaker michael madigan control new york senate still undetermined, ncsl said missouri legislature governor office totally republican control eric greitens race succeed term limited democratic governor jay nixon vermont split election republican phil scott governor republicans extended majority us governorships tuesday vote
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nato promised wednesday defend allies despite election victor donald trump call set conditions us help, alliance braced impulsive leader fear could withdraw funding deter russia presidential election campaign trump threatened abandon us allies europe spend enough defence, comments particularly unnerving ex soviet baltic states russia border fear moscow might try repeat annexation ukraine crimea nato secretary general jens stoltenberg said nato promise defend ally attack unconditional guarantee set western alliance founding treaty allies made solemn commitment defend something absolute unconditioned, stoltenberg told news conference, saying would try speak trump telephone soon possible would welcome nato summit brussels next year us commitment nato collective defence europe rock solid almost years absolutely confident still case, stoltenberg said, noting two world wars shown importance stability europe united states trump suggestion making united states defence western allies conditional first time leading presidential candidate raised idea, putting directly odds nato member states diplomats questioned long nato chief would able maintain business usual tone new us leader expressed admiration russian president vladimir putin, condemned west actions ukraine idea trump presidency going create problems nato delusional, said dana allin, us foreign policy expert international institute strategic studies iiss north atlantic treaty organisation founded around central promise armed attack one ally attack all, whether land, air seas nato leaders july added area cyberspace list war fighting domains, although allies request nato help decisions case case basis trump, republican never previously run office, assumes presidency jan defeating democrat hillary clinton tuesday us election one demonstration us republicans share trump scepticism nato, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said wednesday believes nato alliance every bit important today ever think article nato treaty means something attack member nato, us deal want russians understand fully, mcconnell said washington reporter asked shared trump attitude toward alliance russia one nato top commanders stressed debate alliance role theoretical one, given powerful russian air defence systems baltic region, crimea syria could limit nato freedom movement allies need build sophisticated air deterrent counter russian long range missiles, said general denise mercer, whose brief focus future threats fall soviet union quarter century ago, nato european allies cut defence spending historic lows, leaving united states make around three quarters alliance military expenditure newly assertive russia putin begun change europe spending defence britain, poland, greece estonia european nations meet nato goal spending least percent gross domestic product defence germany, europe biggest economy, spends far less percent gdp defence asked would seek funding germany military, defence minister ursula von derv leyden told reuters make clear german lawmakers posture is, need right way proceed stoltenberg said expected overall percent real increase european defence spending said european allies canada reached percent spending target would generate additional billion nato financial markets, shares european defence companies rose investors bet arms spending would rise response trump calls europe pay security first sign trump tough stance could come early next year, united states due deploy troops heavy combat equipment eastern europe billion us spending plan europe deter russia trump could scale back president barack obama plan quadruple funding european reassurance initiative err million
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republican president elect donald trump campaign manager wednesday said discussion appointment prosecutor investigate hillary clinton past practices serving president barack obama secretary state, threat trump made election debate trump vice president elect mike pence looking unify country, discussed recent days, think due time, campaign manager kellyanne conway said msnbc asked appointment prosecutor real estate developer former reality tv host trump stunned world defeating democrat clinton tuesday us presidential election four year term starts jan asked cnn possibility special prosecutor, conway said discuss last night, discuss hillary clinton phone clinton called trump concede race victory speech early hours wednesday morning, trump said time american bind wounds division given trump promise bring country together, pursuing case clinton could risky political strategy, said katy harriger, political science professor wake forest university north carolina imagine anything divisive going someone may popular vote, said harriger, whose work focuses role special prosecutors us politics white house wednesday also pointed nation long history jailing political rivals retribution appointing prosecutor would also mean going recommendations federal bureau investigation agency, investigating clinton email practices, cleared two days ahead election stood earlier finding criminal charges warranted second debate clinton oct , trump vowed put clinton jail, attacking operating private email server tenure chief diplomat obama , saying endangered national security trump said, win, going instruct attorney general get special prosecutor look situation never many lies, much deception us government regulations place since , attorney general appoint special counsel conflict interest extraordinary circumstances clinton, apologized use private server, defended st louis debate trump chose pursue investigation, appointee attorney general would broad discretion assign special counsel case, said devin schindler, professor western michigan university cooley law school white house, asked trump pledge jail clinton, said move would unprecedented got long tradition country people power using criminal justice system exact political revenge fact, go great lengths insulate criminal justice system partisan politics, obama spokesman josh earnest told reporters daily news briefing commitment served country well two centuries president hopeful continue, added obama ability issue pre emptive pardon clinton would shield prosecution, even though charges filed her, said legal experts asked possibility, earnest said could speculate hypothetical pardons taking office, president gerald ford pardoned predecessor, richard nixon, charged crime watergate scandal, effort move past country polarization obama might hesitant issue pardon, clinton accept one, us supreme court precedent, acceptance pardon functional equivalent admitting guilt, said schindler peter zeidenberg, served deputy special counsel investigation former vice president dick cheney chief staff national security adviser, lewis scooter libby, government leaks george w bush administration, said special prosecutor would take evidence grand jury overseen judge given known clinton conduct, nothingburger case, said despite chants trump supporters campaign rallies lock up, including election night victory party, zeidenberg legal experts said trump may go back pledge appoint special prosecutor sounds good time, says it, said zeidenberg changed position many times like weathervane windstorm
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french never vote like americans, politician told rally presidential favorite alain juppe wednesday france wondered would next country prove opinion polls wrong juppe, mayor southwest city bordeaux former prime minister, topped polls months surveys predict win primary later november center right candidate presidential election six months pollsters failed predict us voters would make donald trump country th president, like british colleagues got united kingdom vote leave eu wrong, france started bracing possible surprise next year juppe ahead polls also win french like americans, crazy, juppe supporter mbacoye balde, , told reuters bordeaux rally nearby, another juppe supporter carried banner reading ne vous trumpez pas french play words trump name meant make mistake always cautious polls, always said one get carried away bag, virginie calmels, juppe deputy bordeaux one campaign spokespersons, said strong ratings added quite france united states unlike united states trump vote, pollsters france recently tended overestimate support anti immigration national front fn , said far right party region last year local elections, despite forecasts would get least one leader marine le pen another strong candidate presidential election expected one two contestants make runoff round
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hillary clinton walked onto ballroom stage wednesday morning many considered unthinkable thank campaign staff failing bid become first woman elected us president, instead anticipated victory speech symbolic glass ceiling hundreds staffers supporters gathered new yorker hotel midtown manhattan hear clinton speak publicly first time bruising loss new york real estate magnate donald trump early hours morning many wore clothes night before, stayed night leaving glass ceilinged jacob j javits convention center, clinton final rally never materialized campaign chairman john podesta told distraught crowd go home expect ultimately bring home shortly after, news broke clinton telephoned trump concede staffers supporters filed ballroom, tears, hugs, disbelief clinton, former secretary state, us senator first lady, failed shatter called highest hardest glass ceiling first attempt presidency , lost bid democratic nomination time, clinton democratic primary race, becoming first women secure major party nomination race us senator bernie sanders final contest white house, lost trump, unorthodox republican nominee seen nation deeply divided thought, still believe america always will, must accept result look future, clinton said, husband, former president bill clinton, daughter chelsea clinton chelsea husband, marc mezvinsky, side also stage clinton vice presidential pick, us senator tim kaine virginia, wife, anne holton clinton wore black suit purple lapels
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republican donald trump presidential election victory dooms major obama administration initiatives already tied legal challenges gives chance appoint pivotal fifth conservative justice us supreme court democratic president barack obama signature healthcare law, plan combat climate change, executive action immigration, transgender rights policy issues challenged court republicans industry groups graphic legal challenges major obama initiatives click tmsnrtrs eznafm trump administration could decide longer defend policies court trump takes office jan addition, trump incoming republican led congress could simply repeal rescind obama policies, promised trump supreme court appointment, possibly first multiple picks, would allow restore decades long conservative majority bench, looked threat conservative justice antonin scalia died february shorthanded court currently split four conservatives four liberals conservative activists may emboldened bring cases urging court support gun rights, uphold abortion restrictions rule religious rights conservative court, going conservative decisions, said kerri kupec, lawyer alliance defending freedom, conservative christian legal group involved religious rights cases one issue court could take near term whether business owners oppose sex marriage object religious grounds providing services gay couples one dispute concerns baker colorado, another involves florist washington state labor context, high court could also revisit whether states force nonunion workers pay unions collective bargaining activities court split issue march, scalia death, loss conservative groups challenging practice liberal hopes gaining majority supreme court first time decades lasted almost nine months, scalia death feb tuesday night vindication republican senate leader mitch mcconnell decision, little precedent us history, take action obama nominee replace scalia, appeals court judge merrick garland, trump poised nominate new justice soon takes office nominee would considered confirmation republican controlled senate mcconnell trump may also able make appointments court, three justices older, including year old liberal ruth bader ginsburg, trump called resign july called faker speculated possibility moving new zealand white house fellow liberal stephen breyer , conservative anthony kennedy trump able replace ginsburg another liberal justice presidency, court conservative wing would strengthened majority could threat important rights protected past supreme court, said elizabeth wydra, president constitutional accountability center, liberal legal group cited abortion rights efforts ensuring racial equality examples conservative court, scalia bench, would likely favorable toward gun rights, skeptical abortion supportive death penalty democrat hillary clinton tuesday election, liberals may emboldened challenge constitutionality death penalty seek gun restrictions limits campaign spending, among things trump already issued list judges, mainly federal judges appointed president george w bush state court judges, said would consider fill scalia vacancy conservative credentials issues abortion, birth control gun rights case could affected soonest trump win involves transgender rights court oct took case concerning female born transgender high school student named gavin grimm, identifies male sued win right use school boys bathroom grimm backed obama administration date set argument case court could potentially delay acting nine justices ruling could resolve similar litigation around country obama administration directive saying schools allow transgender students use bathroom choosing trump said would rescind obama directive also said would rescind obama executive action protect millions immigrants country illegally deportation give work permits, put hold courts administration fights revive trump would expected overturn major regulations put place obama, including clean power plan curb greenhouse emissions mainly coal fired power plants process takes time, meaning supreme court could potentially rule legal challenge clean power plan trump dump case pending appeals court washington republican congress trump could seek repeal obama signature healthcare law, affordable care act, even not, republican legal challenge could cripple law pending federal appeals court washington
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north carolina governor pat mccrory campaign criticized democratic challenger wednesday claiming victory state neck neck gubernatorial race, saying tens thousands votes yet tallied roy cooper, state attorney general, declared victory unofficial election results showed leading republican incumbent fewer , votes largest us states elected governors tuesday cooper advantage holds, would governorship pick democrats nationally, republicans extended dominance state executive offices flipping seats new hampshire, missouri vermont mccrory campaign, however, said outcome north carolina race known outstanding absentee, military provisional ballots counted, process expected extend next week claiming outcome process concluded irresponsible disrespectful voters north carolina whose voices yet heard, mccrory campaign strategist chris lacivita said statement campaign state republican party signaled legal fight could ahead, calling question , early votes heavily democratic durham county uploaded late tuesday lacivita said republicans grave concerns potential irregularities county north carolina republican party chairman robin hayes said dozens lawyers would deployed across state ensure validity every vote cast democrats said expected cooper maintain lead last night, people north carolina chose new governor new priorities, cooper campaign spokesman ford porter said race north carolina seen effectively serving referendum state law bans transgender people using government run restrooms correspond gender identity limits protections gays lesbians mccrory signed law, known house bill , steadfastly supported bathroom provision despite economic backlash state passed march cooper called measure discriminatory said repealed county elections boards certify tuesday results nov , state election officials said race decided , fewer votes, candidate may request recount
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mutual praise, russian president vladimir putin us president elect donald trump likely disagree many things trump election win could hand moscow elusive prize
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president barack obama hopes us tradition people power using criminal justice system opponents continue, white house said wednesday asked republican president elect donald trump pledge jail democratic rival hillary clinton got long tradition country people power using criminal justice system exact political revenge president hopeful continue, white house spokesman josh earnest told news briefing story corrects headline say political criminal revenge
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prospect abrupt shift us climate policy president elect donald trump lifted shares us mining equipment giant caterpillar inc catn , north american railroads companies tied fossil fuels, slammed shares renewable energy firms trump called climate change hoax, said would rip paris climate treaty promised revive us coal sector victory caused dismay climate policy conference morocco wednesday united states, prospect sharp turn us environmental policy helped boost caterpillar shares percent wednesday hopes trump administration would reinvigorate coal mining investment infrastructure mining slump depressed caterpillar profits forced rounds layoffs obama administration pursued emissions rules designed discourage coal fired power plants, trump said would revive coal industry roll back regulation bountiful evidence free trade, tax reform, infrastructure investment smart regulation critically important manufacturers success, caterpillar said statement shares farm equipment maker deere co den truck makers paccar inc pcaro navistar international corp navn also rose, oil stocks railroads norfolk southern corp nscn union pacific corp rose percent percent respectively us railroads suffered coal shipments declined obviously good news fossil energy coal particularly, said national mining association spokesperson luke popovich profound shift policy hopefully spur development low emission higher efficiency technologies make coal cleaner use regulation federal policies challenge coal new administration may result less regulatory pressure utilities, competition offered natural gas change, said michael trevino, spokesman us railroad bnsf, owned berkshire hathaway inc brkan trump victory democrat hillary clinton cast dark cloud delegates attending nation meeting marrakesh held nov celebrate start paris agreement limit global warming last friday delegates expressed concern trump could cause nations reconsider position global warming trump said climate change invention china wants instead promote jobs us fossil fuel industry lot hurdles, said ian fry, head delegation tuvalu, pacific island state fears rising sea levels, adding trump victory could domino effect nations paris agreement allows nations set national targets slow climate change could scale back sanctions non compliance many nations vowed push ahead despite trump sweeping plan phase net global greenhouse gas emissions shifting coal oil cleaner energies wind solar power still, trump victory drove renewable energy stocks shares vestas vwsco , world biggest wind turbine maker, percent mid morning, german peer nordex ndxgde traded percent lower united states, silicon valley electric car maker tesla motors inc tslao sank percent lowest price since february tesla benefits federal tax breaks electric vehicles selling credits generated california electric vehicle policy renewable shares also hit spain gamesa gammc, merged siemens siegnde , portugal edp renovaveis edprls traded percent lower, respectively stephanie pfeifer, ceo institutional investors group climate change, european forum investors trillion euros assets, said changes towards greener growth irreversible renewables already overtaken coal global power source, electric vehicles growth segment auto industry jobs created clean energy sectors faster other, said
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russian president vladimir putin congratulated businessman donald trump victory us presidential election telegram wednesday, kremlin said putin expressed hope joint work restore russian american relations state crisis, also address pressing international issues search effective responses challenges concerning global security, kremlin said statement putin also said sure constructive dialogue moscow washington would serve interests countries, kremlin said
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us president barack obama pledged wednesday work smooth transition power president elect donald trump, republican winner tuesday election, promised undo obama top domestic foreign policy initiatives brief remarks reporters white house rose garden, obama urged fellow democrats put aside disappointment tried strike positive tone devastating electoral defeat secret president elect pretty significant differences, obama said smile trump, long questioned whether obama born united states eligibility office rooting success uniting leading country, obama said obama wife, michelle, campaigned hard democratic candidate hillary clinton defeat trump, acknowledging president legacy healthcare, climate change financial reforms line obama kept remarks wednesday focused ensuring successful transition trump, noting republican predecessor, former president george w bush, done eight years ago everybody sad side loses election, day remember actually one team, obama said want make sure handoff well executed ultimately team, obama said
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canada main immigration website remained wednesday new zealand reported increased traffic website residency visas us nationals donald trump surged victory us presidential election americans often vowed leave country chosen candidate win election, time around actually preparing trump stunningly nov election spokeswoman canada immigration department said website crashed result significant increase volume traffic election results rolled tuesday night bonnie quinn, new jersey insurance underwriter planning move canada husband said felt downright embarrassed election results sure order things
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california voters turned ballot initiative aimed reining rising prices prescription drugs pharmaceutical companies spent million fight california drug price relief act, also known proposition , sought limit state health programs paying medications us department veterans affairs va , receives steepest discounts country wednesday morning, percent precincts partially reporting tuesday election, vote percent favor measure percent opposed, according california secretary state pharmaceutical companies spent lot defeat this, said stuart schweitzer, professor health policy management university california, los angeles fielding school public health wanted draw line sand measure defeat reaffirms power biopharma lobby, jefferies analyst brian abrahams said note investors wednesday rising cost prescription drugs came attack us presidential campaign president elect donald trump democratic candidate hillary clinton called cost trimming measures including allowing medicare, federal health plan seniors, negotiate prices drugmakers shares pharmaceutical biotechnology shares, pressure recent weeks, soared wednesday market fears win clinton democrats gaining power congress receded nasdaq biotechnology index nbi advanced percent track biggest single day gain five years proposition opponents, led global drugmakers pfizer inc amgen inc, spent around million argued would benefit percent californians, putting percent, veterans across country, risk higher drug costs supporters, led aids healthcare foundation aarp, advocates seniors, said drug companies raise prices veterans consumers vermont independent senator bernie sanders also campaigned support proposition , calling voters stand greed pharmaceutical industry proponents, raised million support initiative, estimated could save california taxpayers billion years, although state legislative analysis said financial impact clear ucla schweitzer said measure would modest impact state drug costs also questions proposition would implemented va mandated prices listed publicly, steepest negotiated price discounts required law confidential va spends billion year medicines million veterans proposition would extended discounts around million californians, including certain members state low income medicaid plan, state employees retirees, university teachers prisoners similar proposition approved ohio november ballot
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president barack obama intends brief, rather lobby, president elect donald trump obama administration policies transition power, white house said wednesday speaking news briefing, white house spokesman josh earnest added, however, viewing policies inside government gives new appreciation benefits policies president obama committed effective transition helps bring president elect trump team speed current status us policy, including foreign policy, earnest said
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new hampshire governor maggie hassan, democrat, elected us senate, ousting incumbent republican kelly ayotte, new hampshire secretary state confirmed wednesday hassan narrow margin, recording , votes ayotte , , according final tally posted online wednesday job us senate make best decisions new hampshire work president elect trump best interest new hampshire country, stand t, hassan said
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small slovenian town sevnica, melania trump birthplace, savored husband shock win us election likely boon tourism wednesday, former schoolmate remembered creative innovative year ago, town fewer , people, nestled foothills alps, scarcely known slovenia, let alone abroad monday, sevnica clearly looking forward financial spin hometown year old future us first lady sometimes pressure media hard people sevnica used hand, global attention positive sevnica developing tourist destination, mayor srecko ocvirk said speaking reuters shortly gmt sevnica central cafe, smiling mayor said local residents supported trump wife campaign satisfied result, said born melania knavs , lived apartment block sevnica family child teenager, family moved modest two storey house sava river outskirts town, sits well maintained medieval castle residents say father sold car parts mother worked factory made brand children clothing popular communist yugoslavia, country fell apart melania modeling career took milan thence united states, far away native slovenia, tiny former yugoslav republic million people comparable size new jersey even child melania creative, innovative sevnica small her, said mirjana jelancic, melania friend headmistress melania elementary school reserved heard donald running said hard never wanted spotlight, jelancic said excellent job campaign head town health center, received donation melania pregnant son barron, said believed melania would success white house, well melania excellent first lady take slovenian values generosity, loyalty trust united states world, vladimira tomsic said
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obama administration remains committed implementing paris agreement climate change iran nuclear deal final months, white house said wednesday presidential election victory republican donald trump administration committed implementing policies january th, live commitments made areas so, white house spokesman josh earnest said news briefing trump, strongly criticized iran deal paris agreement, start four year term jan
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european central bank ratesetter ilmars rimsevics welcomed donald trump us presidential election win wednesday, saying republican would good president think good president prove bring change structural reforms, rimsevics said tv interview
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republicans maintained majorities chambers us congress momentous election tuesday republican donald trump presidency, empowering party reshape washington republican sweep sets united states two years unified government, would normally mean significant policy change, although trump election anything normal start presidency unusual handicaps republican leaders capitol hill held trump arm length campaign trump offended attacked congressional republicans stump, including house representatives speaker paul ryan early wednesday, shortly clinton conceded trump, ryan said statement eager work hand hand new administration advance agenda improve lives american people senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, also republican, said guarded similarly timed statement american people chosen new direction nation new congress convene jan , lame duck congress return next week republicans set begin process picking leaders chambers ryan position speaker could challenged republican conservatives backed trump remains seen president elect try push ryan trump seems magnanimous right now, aide one trump house supporters said trump stressed unity victory speech new york shall see huge disappointment democrats, republicans pace lose handful seats house, well double digit losses predicted similarly, democrats gained one seat senate, although races still determined, including new hampshire, incumbent republican kelly ayotte deadlocked democrat maggie hassan early wednesday illinois, democratic us representative tammy duckworth defeated republican senator mark kirk democrats needed pick net five seats win senate control republican successes came heels big republican gains congressional elections defied predictions party tatters verge splitting apart deep divisions trump congressional republicans sure flex muscles range legislation, least fulfilling six year quest repeal president barack obama landmark healthcare law known obamacare republicans also campaigned agenda shunned comprehensive immigration reform opposed gun control expanded environmental financial regulations senate, mcconnell, kentucky republican, expected remain post least next two years paul sracic, chairs politics department youngstown state university ohio, said concern trump would damage republicans ticket opposite happened trump brought republican voters come january, republicans pivot trying block obama initiatives
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