Donald Trump

Donald Trump is headed to the White House because he upset Hillary Clinton in the “outstate” sections … counties beyond the metropolitan areas in Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The 50 electoral votes in those five states, all carried by Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, provided Trump the margin of victory, according to “The Outstate Effect,” a newspaper by political analyst Michae

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is emerging as President-elect Donald Trump's selection for agriculture secretary, but no official announcement has been made. A source close to the transition team confirmed media reports Monday that Trump had settled on the 70 year old Perdue, who served two terms as Georgia governor, from 2003 to 2011...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Army secretary. Viola was introduced as the nominee Monday. Trump says Viola, a 1977 West Point graduate, is "living proof of the American dream...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected fast-food exec Andy Puzder to run the Labor Department, which enforces wage rules and manages guest-worker programs on which many farms and others in the food industry rely. Craig Regelbrugge, former co-chairman of the Ag Coalition for Immigration Reform, says Puzder's nomination is a good sign that industry will see fewer regulations and streamlined guest

The White House reports it has sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader last week, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations with Beijing. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says National Security Council officials spoke twice with Chinese officials over the weekend to reassure them of Washington's commitment to

With protests continuing to mount against the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Obama administration has decided to stop construction of the controversial project. The Corps of Engineers announced Sunday it will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota...

  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Donald Trump's election as U.S. president has the potential to influence Los Angeles' chances of hosting the 2024 Olympics. For better or worse. Some International Olympic Committee members — who will choose among Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest, Hungary, in a vote next September — cited possible pros and cons on Wednesday of Trump's role in the American bid. ... Rea

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick says the letter he wrote to President-elect Donald Trump before Election Day was done out of a friendship that goes back many years and was "not politically motivated." Belichick addressed the letter during a news conference Wednesday, two days after Trump read it aloud at a campaign rally in New Hampshire. ...

Everyone has an opinion about Donald Trump winning the presidency. Even athletes.

Donald Trump message to rural Western Florida farmers yesterday was was a popular one, especially when he explained that he was their best chance of stopping over regulation of the EPA. He assured the farmers that despite the media’s attempt to sabotage his campaign he was winning...