Mitch McConnell says the Senate will probe reports of Russian hackingin the 2016 presidential election.
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China says Trump’s Taiwan comments cause ‘serious concern’
The comments are the strongest public condemnation the country has made of the president-elect’s criticisms of American policy toward Taiwan.
Push to repeal Obamacare may divide Republican Party
Maine Sen. Susan Collins is among those warning against a hasty repeal without a viable replacement law.
Some Republicans balk at Trump’s pick for State
Sens. Marco Rubio and John McCain raise issues over Rex Tillerson’s ties to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Trump team dismisses claim of boost from Russia
Questions now arise about how incoming president will treat information from the intelligence agencies.
Trump tweets he’ll devote no time to ‘Apprentice’
But he will be paid and credited as an executive producer of the new version of the reality TV show.
ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson said to be top candidate for secretary of state
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney also remains in the running, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Estate tax repeal would benefit President Trump, Cabinet
Ending it would save more than $20 billion a year for the millionaires and billionaires the tax applies to.
Trump gets mixed results in opinion poll
The poll shows that fewer people see him as a disaster – but he still needs to prove himself.
Trump’s choice to lead EPA is part of group suing the environmental agency
Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma is part of a coalition of state attorneys general suing the EPA over the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.