It's very unlikely that all or even most of Trump's cabinet nominees will be confirmed by the Senate Friday, but tradition means that the members of President Barack Obama's current cabinet all depart at noon, leaving many posts without permanent leaders on Day One of Trump's presidency.

Even before he's sworn in, Donald Trump is putting his own stamp on the role of chief executive. That has some people rejoicing - and others worried about where he's going to take the country. Here's why some of Trump's critics say the president-elect could be a threat to democratic institutions and why others say those fears are overblown.

Families are preparing to receive the bodies of the victims of this week's air tragedy in Colombia as experts develop a clearer picture of how things went so terribly wrong with a charter flight that slammed into a mountainside. Many of the 71 killed were players and coaches from a...

WASHINGTON - While preparing to announce his economic team, Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and his children will hold a "major news conference" on Dec. 15 to discuss separation from his various business interests. He will leave his "great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"