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Republican lawmakers slam WikiLeaks' Julian Assange after Donald Trump's favourable tweets
Speaker Paul Ryan called Assange a 'sycophant for Russia'.
The Tonight Show will screen Michelle Obama's last ever TV appearance as first lady
The show will take place a day after President Barack Obama's farewell address.
Tickets to Donald Trump's inauguration for sale on Craigslist for $3,000
The President-elect has stressed tickets should be given to 'the people'.
Barack Obama strongly urges Donald Trump to 'protect the Dreamers' in immigration plans
Obama addressed the issue 'very directly' in meeting with president-elect Donald Trump.
GOP senator: Trump must listen to US intelligence not Julian Assange over DNC hack
The president-elect appeared to support Assange's claims over those of the intelligence agencies.
Barack Obama beats Donald Trump to top spot on list of most admired men of 2016
The incumbent president was named in the top spot for the ninth year running.
Donald Trump says his win 'increased Christmas spending'
The president-elect stressed there is hope in the country and the markets.
Donald Trump announces plans to dissolve his foundation
The announcement follows Eric Trump's decision to leave his charitable organisation.
Trump ally says he hopes Barack Obama will die from mad cow disease, racially abuses Michelle Obama
The president-elect's transition team immediately disavowed the comments.
Vladimir Putin: Nobody thought Donald Trump would win 'except us'
The Russian president's comments come as US intelligence agencies said he was directly involved in DNC hack.
Putin asks 'is it really important' who hacked Democrats?
During annual marathon press conference Russian President speculates 'maybe it was some guy sitting on a couch who did it.'
Hillary Clinton ran for election because 'she thought she had no choice' says Joe Biden
The vice-president suggested Clinton felt obliged to put herself for America's top job.
Newt Gingrich: 'I made a boo boo' with 'drain the swamp' comment on Trump strategy
Gingrich apologised on Twitter after President-elect Donald Trump tweeted the phrase was still in use.
Trump names aide Kellyanne Conway as Counselor to the President
President-elect's former campaign manager gets top cabinet-rank post in new administration.
Texas Republican decries US election hack: 'Russian ambassador should have been kicked out'
The congressman took a different stance to President-elect Trump, who has downplayed Russian involvement.
Trump to drop 'drain the swamp' slogan says Gingrich
President-elect's adviser Newt Gingrich says Trump supporters 'tired of hearing this stuff'.
Clinton lawyer blasts FBI after judge unseals search warrant in email probe
Clinton campaign has blamed FBI Director James Comey for destroying her election chances.
John Podesta says FBI informed him about hacked emails two days after WikiLeaks released them
The damaging emails from Podesta's personal account were steadily released by WikiLeaks until Election Day.
Trump senior adviser dismisses electors' concern over alleged Russian hacking as 'nonsense'
Kellyanne Conway says Obama is 'under political pressure' to take tough stance against Russia.
Donald Trump tweets China should keep the seized US drone
There are fears the president-elect's comments will further damage US relations with China.
Donald Trump sends a strong message to Michelle Obama about the future
The president-elect said he didn't believe Obama meant what she said.
'You were nasty and mean and vicious' Donald Trump tells his supporters
The president-elect said his audiences were more mellow since they won the US election.
Obama says he warned Putin to 'cut it out' over US election hacking
'Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,' Obama said.
Barack Obama slams media's 'unfair' treatment of Hillary Clinton during US election
The president questioned why people were 'acting surprised' that hacking disadvantaged the Democrat.
Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway suggests her feminist critics are childless cat ladies
The political strategist had been slammed for insinuating a mother should not have a White House role.
Team Obama v Team Trump: Verbal battle between staffers continues as president-elect wades in
President Obama has attempted to play down fighting between the teams.
Oracle CEO Safra Catz to join Trump's transition team, will continue working at Oracle
Safra Catz was one of several top tech executives who recently attended a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
Facebook unveils new tools to flag and fight fake news using outside fact-checkers
'We've focused our efforts on the worst of the worst,' the company said.
Donald Trump's pick for interior secretary raises eyebrows among environmentalists
Appointment of Ryan Zinke sparks concerns among wildlife preservation lobbyists.
Donald Trump rejects evidence Vladimir Putin was personally involved in US election hacking
The president-elect's team said it was part of a continued effort to disrupt election result.