The chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee has launched a bipartisan effort to probe communications between the Kremlin and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. “We believe that it is critical to have a full understanding of the scope of Russian intelligence activities impacting the United States,” Burr and Warner, who serve as the […]
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No Surprise, Trump Wins Electoral College
Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States. That’s been the case since Nov. 8, when Trump won 306 electoral votes, despite losing the national popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million. And on Monday, the result was ratified by Electoral College voters, who gathered in state capitols across […]
Clinton Blames Loss On Putin And FBI
Hillary Clinton has kept a low profile since losing the election to Donald Trump, but at a private event before donors Thursday night, she blamed her loss, in part, on “some unprecedented factors” — namely Russian hacking and the letter about the investigation into her email server released by FBI Director James Comey days before […]
Trump’s Cabinet Selections Turn The Establishment Upside Down
With the selection of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state and the expected nomination of Rick Perry for the Department of Energy, Donald Trump’s Cabinet has largely taken shape in Trump’s own image — a combination of millionaires, billionaires, outsiders and even a few politicians who oppose the work of the very agencies they’ve been […]
Apple Exploring Options For Expanding US Manufacturing
NEW YORK — An iPhone “Designed in California” and made in the USA? It could happen soon. Apple asked Asian-based manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron in June to explore the possibility of manufacturing the popular smartphone in the U.S., according to a report in financial magazine Nikkei Asian Review, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Foxconn agreed to look […]