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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint...

By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Pete Hegseth as U.S. defense secretary was met on Wednesday with surprise at the Pe...

By Timothy Gardner and Vivian Sequera WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state could signal stricter enforcement of oil san...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named firebrand Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, as he moves swiftly to assemble a Cabinet. ...

By Stephanie Kelly and Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The governors of Illinois and Colorado on Wednesday said they will co-chair a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states to fight back against polices inc...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence. "I know Tulsi will bring the fearless s...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is nominating Republican Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state. "He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals when he is sworn in as president, but when he's blocked...

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury that convicted Robert Menendez of corruption was allowed to review improper evidence during deliberations, but the error does not justify overturning the for...

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans' lock on power in Washington next year will allow President-elect Donald Trump to pursue an aggressive agenda of tax cuts for businesses, workers and...