'Excellent' first meeting for Obama, Trump

President Barack Obama has met with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House. Obama said that they had an "excellent" and "wide-ranging" conversation.

Thousands gather in Chicago to protest election of Trump

Thousands of protesters marched through Chicago's Loop and gathered outside Chicago's Trump Tower to express their disapproval of the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

Trump claims victory; Clinton says give him 'chance to lead'

Emboldened Republicans claimed a mandate Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump after his astonishing election triumph, and an emotional Hillary Clinton told crestfallen supporters the GOP victor deserved a "chance to lead." President Barack Obama pledged a smooth transition of power.

Illinois GOP strikes blow to Democrats' House majority

Gov. Bruce Rauner and fellow Republicans eliminated the Democrats' supermajority in the Illinois House on Election Day, strengthening the governor's chances in the remaining two years of his term to implement a union-weakening, business-friendly agenda that his opponents have resisted amid an historic budget impasse.

Obama invites Trump to meet, congratulates him on victory

Conceding his party's staggering electoral defeat, President Barack Obama on Wednesday invited President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him to discuss the handover of power from his administration to Trump's.

Donald Trump wins White House in astonishing victory

Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.