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Rudy Giuliani downplays James Comey replacement talk: I’m staying in the private sector

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Friday downplayed rumors that he could eventually replace FBI Director James B. Comey, saying his plan is to stay in the private sector.

December 23, 2016

Donald Trump on nuclear weapons tweet: Let it be an arms race

President-elect Donald Trump told an MSNBC host Friday to "let it be an arms race" when asked to clarify a tweet he sent a day earlier about expanding the United States' nuclear capability.

December 23, 2016

Newt Gingrich: I ‘made a big boo-boo’ by saying Donald Trump is past ‘drain the swamp’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday issued an effective public apology for suggesting earlier in the week that President-elect Donald Trump is past the phrase "drain the swamp," a reference to stamping out Washington, D.C., corruption and influence-peddling.

December 22, 2016

Corey Lewandowski: ‘Drain the swamp’ is ‘probably somewhere down on the bottom’

Corey Lewandowski, a former Donald Trump campaign manager who is now setting up a D.C. consulting shop, said Mr. Trump's repeated pledge on the campaign trail to "drain the swamp" will now take a backseat to other issues like jobs and health care.

December 22, 2016

Kellyanne Conway selected as Donald Trump counselor

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced he has selected former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to serve in the role of counselor when he enters office next month.

December 22, 2016

Donald Trump scrambles to untangle business ties as conflict of interest issues loom

President-elect Donald Trump's team insisted Wednesday that his sons aren't involved in an inauguration-themed event that appeared to promise access in exchange for charitable donations — but even his allies are saying Mr. Trump needs to get a handle on potential conflicts of interest.

December 21, 2016

Donald Trump: I would have done better, ‘if that is possible,’ if election based on popular vote

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would have campaigned differently and done even better -- if, he said, that's even possible -- had the election been based entirely on the popular vote.

December 21, 2016

Newt Gingrich: Blind trust for Donald Trump is ‘an absurdity,’ but ‘trust me’ can’t last, either

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said suggesting that President-elect Donald Trump simply transfer his vast financial holdings into a blind trust is absurd, but that an unspecified attitude of "trust me" isn't sustainable for Mr. Trump, either.

December 21, 2016

Chuck Schumer: I told Donald Trump his suggested $1T for infrastructure ‘sounded good to me’

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer says he's told President-elect Donald Trump that Mr. Trump's potential price tag of $1 trillion for an infrastructure spending spree sounded good to him, depending on the specific package.

December 21, 2016

Tom Barrack, Inaugural Committee chairman: Inauguration not about ‘laying adulation to a dictator’

Tom Barrack, who is chairing the Presidential Inaugural Committee, urged people on Tuesday to give President-elect Donald Trump a chance and said the quadrennial event will be a peaceful transition of power and not some sort of accommodation to authoritarian rule.

December 20, 2016

Donald Trump taunts Bill Clinton: Doesn’t know how to get out the vote

President-elect Donald Trump taunted former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday, chiding his political acumen and attempting to correct the record on who reached out first with a recent phone call.

December 20, 2016

Angus King: Attack in Turkey appears to be political, not religious

Sen. Angus King, Maine Independent, said Tuesday that the apparent assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey on Monday appears to be primarily political, and not religious, in nature.

December 20, 2016

Donald Trump picks Vincent Viola, trading exec, for Army secretary post

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced Vincent Viola, a trading company executive and U.S. Army veteran, as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Army.

December 19, 2016

Russia interference probe: Senators want select committee to investigate

A bipartisan group of senators is formally asking Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to support a select committee to investigate possible Russian interference in the presidential election and potentially develop legislation to prevent cyberattacks.

December 19, 2016

Mitt Romney: I would have been willing to serve as secretary of state

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney says he was surprised he got a call from President-elect Donald Trump to potentially serve as the next secretary of state, but that he took it as a sign that Mr. Trump is open to hearing from critics.

December 19, 2016

Ron Johnson: CIA refused briefing in wake of Russia hacking reports

Leading Republican members of Congress say the intelligence community has rebuffed their requests for briefings on reports of recent Russian hacking, as several former U.S. intelligence officials dispute the CIA's reported contention that Russia actively hacked into email systems to influence the U.S. presidential election.

December 16, 2016

Rick Santorum: I have ‘concerns’ about Rex Tillerson over climate change

Former Sen. Rick Santorum says he has "concerns" about ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, over the issue of climate change.

December 16, 2016

Democrats’ bill to force Donald Trump to divest business empire

Democrats announced legislation Thursday to force President-elect Donald Trump to divest his massive business empire, as they sought to go on offense against the man who confounded them during the election.

December 15, 2016

Donald Trump presidency: Public split on expectations, poll says

Americans are divided over how they expect President-elect Donald Trump to perform in the White House, with about a third saying he'll be a good president and about a third saying he'll be a poor one, according to a poll released Thursday.

December 15, 2016

Kellyanne Conway: I could work outside administration to ‘haunt’ Donald Trump opponents

Kellyanne Conway, President-elect Donald Trump's former campaign manager, said on Thursday that she would soon either be working in the new administration or be on the outside to "haunt" lawmakers who try to get in Mr. Trump's way.

December 15, 2016