US politics
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Trump will still face conflicts of interest after leaving his business, experts sayLegal and ethical experts say Donald Trump’s vow to step aside from businesses does little to prevent interests from interfering with his presidential duties
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Trump reaches deal to keep 1,000 jobs at Indiana plant from moving to MexicoWorkers were waiting to hear details about how many jobs would remain in the US and how the president-elect had persuaded Carrier to keep jobs in the state
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Trump's health secretary pick: not big on women's healthTom Price nominated to be Trump’s health and human services secretary ... president-elect upset about flag burners ... and everything else you need to know from the day in politics. By Amber Jamieson
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White House opposes Trump's tweet on flag burning, citing constitution – videoWhite House spokesman Josh Earnest weighs in on a tweet from President-elect Donald Trump that said burning the US flag should be punishable as a crime
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White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisonedPresident-elect says people who burn the US flag should get ‘loss of citizenship or a year in jail’, but Obama spokesman says act is protected by constitution
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Trump's 'excellent' transition continuesGot a minute? … Trump returns to Manhattan ... Romney to meet with Trump again ... Jill Stein plans for recount in Michigan ... and all the politics news you need. By Lauren Gambino
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Donald Trump to meet trio over vacant secretary of state positionDavid Petraeus, Mitt Romney and Senator Bob Corker are all due to meet with president-elect, but Trump’s transition team is split over nominations
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Donald Trump threatens to freeze US-Cuba thaw days after Castro's deathPresident-elect tweets he would ‘terminate deal’ as incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus hints at reimposing sanctions if there are not greater political reforms
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Russia probably didn't hack US election – but we still need audits, experts saySecurity experts have been upset about insecure voting systems for years, but ‘the Stein folks have somewhat hijacked the message’, says one
Blame the identity apostles – they led us down this path to populism