The president-elect picked three staunch conservatives: Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director, and retired general Michael Flynn as national security adviser.
The choices follow Trump’s decision to offer the position of national security adviser to retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn.
Michelle Obama has traveled abroad about half as much as Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton did.
The president-elect expands his outreach to foreign leaders, meeting with Japan’s Abe.
Romney’s name floated as possible secretary of state pick as president-elect prepares for meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
In Germany, Obama tried to remain optimistic about the prospect of a Trump presidency.
The politics of President Obama’s signature trade deal simply became too toxic
The meeting in the Oval Office will launch a whirlwind 10-week transition of power.
Perhaps never before have so many Obama aides watched him in the Rose Garden so silently and somberly.
The president defends his imperiled legacy and promises Trump a smooth transition.
