US Elections news

• Official: Probe 'solely about lessons learned' on foreign hacking

  10-12-2016 23:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The review by the Intelligence Community into election tampering is not an effort to leave evidence for the next administration about Russia, a senior administration official tells CNN, but rather to learn about the experiences of past elections to allow future administrations to better combat malign influence.
  
  Read more

• Trump on track to name Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state: source

  10-12-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland BALTIMORE (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp as the country's top diplomat, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday, an appointment that would put in place an official with close ties to the Russian government. Exxon chief Rex Tillerson emerged on Friday as Trump's leading candidate for U.S. secretary of state over 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and three other people. Tillerso
  
  Read more

• Rex Tillerson leading candidate for secretary of state

  10-12-2016 23:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is the leading candidate for Secretary of State in a Donald Trump administration, multiple sources familiar with the transition process tell CNN on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Lindsey Graham: Russia's 'trying to undermine democracies all over the world'

  10-12-2016 22:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham said Saturday that Russia is trying to "is trying to break the backs of democracies."
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Rex Tillerson, Exxon Chief, Is Expected to Be Pick for Secretary of State

  10-12-2016 22:12 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Tillerson’s extensive deal-making around the world has engendered close ties with a number of world leaders, including President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
  
  Read more

• Russia intervened to help Trump win election: intelligence officials

  10-12-2016 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Walcott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that as the 2016 presidential campaign progressed, Russian government officials devoted increasing attention to assisting Trump's effort to win the election, the U.S. off
  
  Read more

• U.S. to Send 200 More Troops to Syria in ISIS Fight

  10-12-2016 20:24 via nytimes.com
  At a conference in Bahrain, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said the troops would help Kurdish and Arab fighters in the fight to retake Raqqa.
  
  Read more

• U.N. Security Council condemns Gambia's Jammeh, urges restraint

  10-12-2016 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United Nations Security Council on Saturday condemned Gambia President Yahya Jammeh's rejection of election results announced last week that saw him lose power after 22 years, and it urged all parties to refrain from violence. "(Security Council members) called on him to respect the choice of the sovereign People of The Gambia, as he did on 2 December 2016, and to transfer, without condition and undue delay, power to the President-elect, Mr. Adama Barrow," it said in a statement.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Louisiana runoff to decide final US Senate race Saturday

  10-12-2016 20:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The final Senate race of the 2016 election cycle comes to a close Saturday night, as Louisianans choose between Republican state treasurer John Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell.
  
  Read more

• Trump to name Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state: NBC NEWS

  10-12-2016 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp as the country's top diplomat, NBC News reported Saturday. Exxon chief Rex Tillerson emerged on Friday as Trump's leading candidate for U.S. secretary of state and met with him Saturday morning, a transition official told Reuters. The transition official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Tillerson, 64, had moved ahead in Trump's deliberations over 2012 Re
  
  Read more

• Democrats Hone a New Message: It’s the Economy First

  10-12-2016 18:57 via nytimes.com
  As the Democratic Party rebuilds after the election, the emerging strategy is to focus on economic fairness, but not revise stances on other issues.
  
  Read more

• Democrats Hone a New Message: It’s the Economy, Everyone

  10-12-2016 18:57 via nytimes.com
  As the Democratic Party rebuilds after the election, the emerging strategy is to focus on economic fairness, but not revise stances on other issues.
  
  Read more

• Turkey's AK Party submits reform plans aimed at expanding president's powers

  10-12-2016 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ercan Gurses ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party on Saturday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional reform proposals that would expand the president's powers, party officials said, in a move that could potentially see President Tayyip Erdogan rule until 2029. Erdogan and his supporters have long argued that the country needs the strong leadership of an executive presidency, akin to the system in the United States or France, to avoid the fragile coalitio
  
  Read more

• Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.

  10-12-2016 18:07 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Trump’s team lashed out at intelligence agencies after The Washington Post reported that the C.I.A. believed that Russia had intervened to undercut Hillary Clinton.
  
  Read more

• RNC spokesman Spicer casts doubt on Russian hacking Intel

  10-12-2016 17:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican National Committee communications director Sean Spicer said Saturday reports that the RNC was hacked by the Russians are not true and cast doubt on the Intelligence community assessments of Russia's attempts to influence US elections.
  
  Read more

• Turkey's ruling AKP submits constitutional reform package to parliament

  10-12-2016 16:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey's ruling AK Party on Saturday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional reform proposals that would expand the president's powers, party officials said, in a move that could potentially see President Tayyip Erdogan govern until 2029. The package would also bring structural changes to Turkey's security and judiciary, implementing criminal liability for the president, who previously was immune from all crimes except treason. The AKP, unable to legalize the changes on its own, has
  
  Read more

• Gambia's president-elect says loser Jammeh cannot reject polls

  10-12-2016 16:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lamin Jahateh BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday the country's outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no authority to reject the results of Dec.1. Long-ruling Jammeh on Friday called for another election in the tiny West African country after narrowly losing to opposition leader Adama Barrow, jeopardising what was expected to be Gambia's first democratic transition of power in over 50 years.
  
  Read more

• Trump takes aim at US intel on Russia

  10-12-2016 15:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win.
  
  Read more

• Gambia's President-Elect says Jammeh cannot reject polls

  10-12-2016 15:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Elect Adama Barrow said that the country's outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no constitutional authority to reject the results of the Dec 1 polls and call fresh elections. "I open up a channel of communication to convince him to facilitate a smooth transfer of executive powers in the supreme interest of this country," he told reporters on Saturday. (Reporting by Lamin Jahateh; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Louise Heavens)
  
  Read more

• Supreme Court deliberations on execution kept quiet

  10-12-2016 15:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Late Thursday night as briefs and orders ricocheted through the clerk's office, the Supreme Court struggled again, at the last minute, with the death penalty.
  
  Read more

• Trump vs. Trump's cabinet

  10-12-2016 15:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Day by day, President-elect Donald Trump is building a White House cabinet and staffing a new government. But if his first round of choices are any indication, he's going forward without a blueprint -- relying on instincts and personal relationships over any grand design scheme or ideology.
  
  Read more

• Gambia refuses entry to ECOWAS head amid election dispute

  10-12-2016 12:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gambian authorities have refused entry to the chair of regional body ECOWAS, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Senegal's foreign minister said on Saturday, dampening hopes for a political solution after President Yahya Jammeh rejected the results of elections that he lost on Dec. 1. The announcement on state television threw Gambia's future into doubt after the unexpected election result ended Jammeh's 22-year rule and was widely seen as a moment of democratic hope.
  
  Read more

• Gambia President's rejection of poll results "null and void"- African Union

  10-12-2016 11:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAKAR (Reuters) - The African Union on Saturday called a statement by Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh rejecting his loss in December 1 polls "null and void" since he had already conceded defeat. "The Chairperson of the Commission strongly urges President Yahya Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transition and transfer of power," said Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who also called on Gambia's security forces to remain neutral. (Reporting by Emma Farge, editing by Louise Heavens)
  
  Read more

• France seeks to extend state of emergency until July - PM Cazeneuve

  10-12-2016 10:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The French government will propose extending the country's state of emergency until July 15, 2017 due to presidential and parliament elections in spring next year, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday. The socialist government imposed the state of emergency - which gives police extended powers to search and arrest - in November last year following the attacks on Paris. The state of emergency, which was set to end in mid-January, has already been extended four times as the government
  
  Read more

• US to deploy up to 200 more troops to Syria

  10-12-2016 10:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Saturday the US would send up to 200 additional US troops to Syria to help train and assist US-backed local forces that are driving towards ISIS' self-declared capital in Raqqa, Syria.
  
  Read more

• CIA says Russia intervened to help Trump win White House

  10-12-2016 07:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that as the 2016 presidential campaign drew on, Russian government officials devoted increasing attention to assisting Donald Trump's effort to win the election, the U.S. official familiar with the finding told Reuters on Friday
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump takes aim at US Intelligence

  10-12-2016 06:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win.
  
  Read more

• Senate Democrats Relent, Averting Government Shutdown

  10-12-2016 06:19 via nytimes.com
  Democrats’ willingness to take the nation to the brink of a government shutdown signaled their intention to quickly leverage the sorts of issues that propelled Donald J. Trump to victory.
  
  Read more

• Government stays open, funding bill clears key hurdle in Senate

  10-12-2016 05:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republicans and Democrats are barreling toward a government shutdown at midnight, as the two sides are stuck in a logjam over a coal miners' health insurance provision that is part of a pending funding bill that would keep agencies operating through the end of April.
  
  Read more

• Trump announces Dow Chemical CEO as head of America Manufacturing Council

  10-12-2016 05:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump announced Friday at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris will head the American Manufacturing Council in his administration, part of his economic message to "buy American and hire American."
  
  Read more

• CIA says Russia intervened to help Trump win White House: Washington Post

  10-12-2016 04:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Citing U.S. officials briefed on the matter, the Post said intelligence agencies had identified individuals with connections to the Russian government who provided thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and others, including the chairman of H
  
  Read more

• Trump on 'lock her up' chant: 'Now we don't care'

  10-12-2016 04:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump said Friday he doesn't care about prosecuting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, after attendees at his rally chanted "lock her up."
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump, in Louisiana, Says He Will End Energy Regulations

  10-12-2016 04:01 via nytimes.com
  Campaigning for G.O.P. candidates in a state dependent on the fossil fuel industry, Mr. Trump also called for the construction of more oil refineries.
  
  Read more

• An ‘Apprentice’ Role for Trump Opens Door Wide for Questions

  10-12-2016 03:48 via nytimes.com
  Aides to the president-elect defended his right to profit from the NBC reality show, even as ally Newt Gingrich called the president-elect’s involvement “weird.”
  
  Read more

• Gambia President Jammeh rejects outcome of Dec. 1 election

  10-12-2016 03:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said on Friday he rejects the outcome of last week's election that he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow and called for fresh elections. The announcement made on state television throws the future of the West African country into doubt after the unexpected election result ended Jammeh's 22-year rule and was widely seen as a moment of democratic hope. Jammeh had conceded defeat on state TV last week, prompting wild celebrations ov
  
  Read more

• Romney niece McDaniel is favorite to head Republican Party

  10-12-2016 03:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Reuters) - Michigan Republican Party Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel has emerged as President-elect Donald Trump's favorite to head the party, appearing on Friday at a rally attended by him as part of his "thank you" tour. The Republican National Committee will soon have a vacancy at the top of the party as current chairman Reince Priebus becomes White House chief of staff when Trump takes office on Jan. 20. While Trump did not signal his support for McDaniel at
  
  Read more

• Exxon Mobil Chief Rises as Trump’s Choice for Secretary of State

  10-12-2016 03:16 via nytimes.com
  Rex W. Tillerson’s strong ties with Russia could come under scrutiny during a Senate confirmation hearing.
  
  Read more

• Trump names Dow Chemical CEO Liveris to head Manufacturing Council

  10-12-2016 03:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he would name Andrew Liveris, chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical Co, to head the Manufacturing Council, a private sector group that advises the U.S. secretary of commerce.
  
  Read more

• Exxon CEO is now Trump's secretary of state favorite: transition official

  10-12-2016 02:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson emerged on Friday as President-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate for U.S. secretary of state, a senior transition official said. Trump met Tillerson on Tuesday and may talk to him again over the weekend, the official said. Trump appears to be in the final days of deliberations over his top diplomat with an announcement possible next week.
  
  Read more

• Climate Change Conversations Are Targeted in Questionnaire to Energy Department

  10-12-2016 02:44 via nytimes.com
  The 74-point document also hints at Donald J. Trump’s interest in nuclear power.
  
  Read more

• Trump Isn’t Rewarding a Lot of Loyalists with Cabinet Jobs. Here’s Why.

  10-12-2016 02:32 via nytimes.com
  Advisers say the personal baggage and problematic scandals embroiling some of his biggest supporters are unappealing to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
  
  Read more

• NAACP president: Trump transition team has reached out

  10-12-2016 02:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The president and chief executive of the NAACP says the Trump transition team has reached out to the organization.
  
  Read more

• U.S. condemns Gambian President Jammeh's rejection of election results

  10-12-2016 02:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Friday condemned a statement from Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh rejecting the result of a Dec. 1 election that spelled the end of his 22-year rule. Jammeh had initially accepted the result and called his opponent Adama Barrow to concede defeat on state television. "This action is a reprehensible and unacceptable breach of faith with the people of The Gambia and an egregious attempt to undermine a credible election process and remain in power illegitimately," said Mark Tone
  
  Read more

• Trump’s Honeymoon Begins: Confidence in the Economy Is Booming

  10-12-2016 02:23 via nytimes.com
  Much of the swelling confidence may come from one political party, but consumers, business leaders and Wall Street show a lot of excitement.
  
  Read more

• Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that early voting may have led to fraud

  10-12-2016 02:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Friday -- albeit not for himself -- for one event in Louisiana, where the President-elect suggested that early voting in a number of states could have led to fraud, a baseless claim that has visibly bothered him for weeks.
  
  Read more

• Democrats concede: No shutdown over coal miner health benefits

  10-12-2016 01:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republicans and Democrats are barreling toward a government shutdown at midnight, as the two sides are stuck in a logjam over a coal miners' health insurance provision that is part of a pending funding bill that would keep agencies operating through the end of April.
  
  Read more

• 10 years after crash in Iraq, pilot to be laid to rest

  10-12-2016 01:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  On December 19, Ginger Gilbert Ravella and her five children will travel to the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60 to bury their beloved husband and father, F-16 pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert -- for the third time.
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that early voting may have led to fraud

  10-12-2016 01:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Friday -- albeit not for himself -- for one event in Louisiana, where the President-elect suggested that early voting in a number of states could have led to fraud, a baseless claim that has visibly bothered him for weeks.
  
  Read more

• ‘Restaurant Recession’ From Health Care Act? Little Evidence

  10-12-2016 01:15 via nytimes.com
  Sales and employment are on the rise in the restaurant industry, undercutting claims by the Trump pick for Labor that the law has undermined the industry.
  
  Read more

• Democratic sources: Government shutdown unlikely to happen

  10-12-2016 00:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republicans and Democrats are barreling toward a government shutdown at midnight, as the two sides are stuck in a logjam over a coal miners' health insurance provision that is part of a pending funding bill that would keep agencies operating through the end of April.
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsUSElections on Twitter!