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Trump vote goes back to college

Electoral college to ratify Trump victory or not?

16/12/2016

USA

White House hacked off with Russia

Kremlin wants proof it hacked Democrats

16/12/2016

Economy

Trump woos Silicon Valley's elite

Donald Trump holds an "introductory session" with powerful technology executives promising to make "fair deals".

15/12/2016

USA

Trump's Energy choice promises Perry Christmas for fossil fuel lobby

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has been confirmed as president-elect Donald Trump's choice for Energy Secretary.

14/12/2016

USA

So what will a Trump presidency look like?

He is the least popular US President-Elect in recent history, pollsters say.

14/12/2016

USA

Trump says Tillerson will be 'fierce advocate for America'

US President-elect Donald Trump has stopped off in Wisconsin on his victory tour of states just hours after a recount of votes there added to his presidential…

14/12/2016

USA

Trump names oil executive with ties to Russia as US secretary of state

Donald Trump has announced that the new US secretary of state will be Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson.

13/12/2016

USA

Wisconsin recount adds votes to Trump tally

A call for election recounts in three US states has ended with just one being approved.

13/12/2016

USA

Trump dismisses reports of Russian meddling

The US President-elect says he does not believe reports that intelligence agencies concluded Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf.

11/12/2016

USA

Exxon Mobil chief to become America's top diplomat?

There is mounting speculation that America’s president-elect Donald Trump will name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil as the country’s top diplomat.

10/12/2016

Economy

Trump vows punitive tax for firms that move jobs overseas

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05/12/2016

USA

Trump names James Mattis as US defence secretary

A spokesperson for the president-elect said no official decision has been made, although Mattis has been favourite for the job since Trump's election.

02/12/2016

USA

Reddit to increase speech monitoring against "most toxic" users

Social media website Reddit Inc., which hosts online community message boards, will proactively start enforcing its content policy

01/12/2016

USA

Donald Trump to leave business 'in total' to concentrate on running the US

US President-Elect Donald Trump announces he will focus on the 'far more important task' of the presidency.

30/11/2016

USA

Is Mitt Romney the future of US foreign policy?

Speculation over the future of US foreign policy reached new heights on Tuesday (November 29) when Mitt Romney – formerly a critic of Donald Trump – sat down for dinner with the…

30/11/2016

USA

Trump chooses Obamacare critic as Health Secretary

Tom Price, an outspoken critic of Obamacare, has been confirmed as the next US Health and Human Services Secretary.

29/11/2016

Economy

OECD sounds optimistic about short-term global growth

The OECD's latest bi-annual economic outlook revised global growth up.

28/11/2016

USA

Trump claims loss in popular vote down to 'illegal' votes

President-elect Donald Trump has claimed that, contrary to the official count, he won both the electoral college and the popular vote.

28/11/2016

USA

Donald Trump urges US to heal divisions in Thanksgiving video

The US President-elect has recorded a conciliatory message for the holiday, while acknowledging that the election campaign had been damaging.

24/11/2016

USA

Donald Trump gives plum UN role to vocal critic

The US president-elect has picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations.

23/11/2016