The Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general candidate, Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), on January 10 and 11. Sessions is a long-time fixture in D.C., and most committee members were familiar with his positions, and character.

Testimony from both sides of the aisle praised Sessions' character, though Democrats noted that they do disagree vigorously on some issues.

As we reported in our last letter, advocates of opening the fall presidential debates to a third candidate have r

Donald Trump is one of, if not the most, active president-elects in recent history. For better or worse, since November 8th Donald Trump has in many ways already assumed the office of President of the United States. It is common for all president-elects to name their cabinet members, do interviews, buy a pet to bring to the white house, etc. in the days leading to Inauguration Day. However, in keeping with his unconventional style, Trump is redefining what it means to be president-elect.

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Thursday, January 12, marked day 3 of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks. Among those that went before U.S. senators was retired Gen. James Mattis, Trump's pick to head the Department of Defense.

Republicans seem to be in a stride to repeal Obamacare, a name that was coined by President Obama’s enemies to more effectively attack the Affordable Care Act. They’ve spent the last 6 years bashing it, lambasting it – along with its enactor – and have promised their base time and time again that if and when they get back to power, they will give the ACA a swift death.

Watching Donald Trump’s news conference reaffirmed my view the president-elect is a showman without precedent or parallel in American political history.

2016 was an unusual and emotional election year. However, a presidential election should not be what defines how we as Americans connect. We have faced greater years of turmoil, starting with our fight for independence, through world wars, a Great Depression, and 9/11. Through it all, our resiliency is seen across generations. We are strong, and our nation will move forward because of our core values.

In his first live press conference since July, and first since becoming the president-elect, Donald Trump has confirmed to the public that the same Trump we got on the campaign trail will be the same Trump we see as president -- at least in the way that he interacts with the media.

After playing a historic role in the 2016 US presidential election by publishing the Clinton campaign's internal emails, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has gone on a media blitz that started with a press conference Monday and a Reddit AMA interview Tuesday.

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Confirmation hearings continued Wednesday, January 11, for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks. On deck Wednesday was arguably Trump's most controversial pick, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. The media's focus has been on Tillerson's ties to Russia after an election in which U.S. intelligence agencies say Vladimir Putin tried to influence the results.