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Trump Backs Away From Major Pledges
Trump Backs Away
From Major Pledges
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 12, 2016 10:49 AM CST

Trump Backs Away From Major Pledges

Gingrich says wall promise was 'campaign device'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has only been president-elect of the United States for a few days but some of his biggest campaign promises are already looking shaky—including his promise to repeal ObamaCare . Failure to deliver on pledges like the border wall could alienate some of his "most fervent supporters,"...

Corey Lewandowski Quits CNN
Corey Lewandowski Quits CNN
Nov 12, 2016 9:04 AM CST

Corey Lewandowski Quits CNN

Resignation follows trip to Trump Tower

(Newser) - Corey Lewandowski's days as a TV talking head are over for now: CNN says the former Donald Trump campaign manager has resigned effective immediately. Lewandowski, who allegedly assaulted a Breitbart reporter earlier this year and was fired by the Trump campaign in June , was seen leaving Trump Tower hours...

Trump: I Might Keep Parts of ObamaCare

'It will be just fine,' he says

(Newser) - Donald Trump, who campaigned on a promise to repeal and replace "the disaster knows as ObamaCare," has softened his tone. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , the president-elect suggested the law might be amended instead of repealed. He said he is open to keeping parts of...

Trump Protesters Tear-Gassed in Oregon

Hundreds join NYC 'love rally'

(Newser) - Police hurled tear gas and flash-bang grenades in response to rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon Friday night, as people around the country once again took to the streets denouncing Donald Trump's presidential election victory, the AP reports. Early Saturday, Portland police tweeted that they were investigating a report of...

Racist Cyberbullying Attack Targets Black College Students

'I am petrified and all I want to do is cry'

(Newser) - Dozens and dozens of black freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania were bombarded with racist words and images Friday after being unwittingly added to group text messages with the titles "N***** Lynching," "Mud Men," and "Trump is Love," the Verge reports. The messages, which...

2 Who Predicted Trump Win Have One More Prediction

They don't think he'll serve a full term

(Newser) - There weren't that many people who predicted a Donald Trump presidency —and two out of that small number also predicted Trump wouldn't serve a full term.
  • Allan Lichtman , the Washington, DC-based professor who uses a series of 13 true/false questions to predict the outcome of presidential elections,
...

Christie Ousted as Head of Trump Transition Team

Trump was reportedly upset Christie hadn't been more vocal in his support

(Newser) - Chris Christie headed Donald Trump's presidential transition team for months. Three days after voters decided that transition would actually happen, Trump replaced Christie with Mike Pence. The New York Times reports Trump wanted Pence's experience and Washington contacts. And according to NBC News , Trump was mad that Christie...

She Was the Ideal Clinton Voter. But She Went Trump

ProPublica: Democrats wrote off white workers in Rust Belt states

(Newser) - Those interested in understanding Donald Trump's win will want to read Alec MacGillis' deep dive at ProPublica . In interview after interview with middle-aged Trump supporters in small towns of Rust Belt states, MacGillis finds three clear themes emerging among this mostly white group: "They lived in places that...

Teen Delivers Fake Deportation Notices to Classmates

At least one person is blaming Trump

(Newser) - A California high school student was seen handing out fake deportation notices to students of varying ethnicities a day after Donald Trump's election win. "The students involved are all friends and the act was meant as a joke," though Shasta High School in Redding isn't viewing...

Trump Tweets About &#39;Unfair&#39; Protests
Trump Tweets About
'Unfair' Protests
UPDATED
Nov 11, 2016 6:40 AM CST

Trump Tweets About 'Unfair' Protests

He blames the media; 'professional protesters'

(Newser) - Looks like the honeymoon might be over: President-elect Donald Trump complained on Twitter Thursday night about "unfair" protests against him, which continued for a second night. "Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!" he...

Reports of Racist Attacks Surge After Trump Win

But La. cops say Muslim student lied about attack

(Newser) - Police in Louisiana say a Muslim student who said she had been attacked by Donald Trump supporters hours after his election victory has admitted inventing the incident. The 18-year-old University of Louisiana student claimed she had been attacked by two white men in Trump shirts who shouted racial obscenities before...

'Muslim Ban' Disappearance From Trump Site Just a Glitch

It's back now

(Newser) - Donald Trump's infamous "Muslim ban" briefly vanished from his campaign website Thursday, but it's back now and a spokesperson says the disappearance was simply the result of a glitch. Some had shared the news on social media as a sign that Trump was softening his views on...

Trump, Family Will Sit Down With 60 Minutes

Interview airs Sunday

(Newser) - 60 Minutes has landed the first extensive interview with President-elect Donald Trump, the AP reports. CBS announced on Thursday that Lesley Stahl will interview Trump on Friday at his home in New York City. 60 Minutes will broadcast the interview, which will focus on Trump's election, on Sunday night....

Trump Camp, Russian Officials in Contact During Campaign: Minister

'Obviously, we know most of the people from [Trump's] entourage'

(Newser) - The Trump camp is saying "nyet," but Russia's deputy foreign minister claims members of his government corresponded with Donald Trump's advisers throughout the US presidential campaign, the New York Times reports. "There were contacts," Sergei A. Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Interfax. "...

Trump's 'Forgotten' Americans: DC Ignored Us Too Long

'Working-class people have been forgotten'

(Newser) - In his speech after Tuesday's election, Donald Trump referred to America's "forgotten men and women" who propelled him to victory. Think blue-collar workers in the manufacturing towns of the Rust Belt and the hollowing coalfields of Appalachia, write Amy Forliti and Claire Galofaro for the AP . These...

GOP's Risky Move Over Supreme Court Pays Off

Trump could shape Court's direction for years to come

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell's controversial decision to put Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court on hold until the next president takes office is suddenly looking quite savvy, notes Politico . Conservative critics who were worried Hillary Clinton would win warned the move could backfire in allowing her to nominate someone...

Obama: Meeting With Trump Was 'Excellent'

President-elect calls president a 'very good man'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump got a first-hand look at his future home Thursday during a visit to the White House, where he met with President Obama. Both had good things to say afterward in the presence of reporters. "Excellent conversation," said Obama. "We now are going to want to...

Amy Schumer Has Harsh Words for Those Vowing to Move to Canada

'Just as disgusting as anyone who voted for this racist'

(Newser) - Apparently when Amy Schumer saying she's going to leave the country if Donald Trump is elected president was a joke, but other people saying the same thing is a serious matter. The comedian went on a rant against such people Wednesday on Instagram , first clarifying that she said she...

Women's Rights Advocates: Get Your IUDs Now, Before Trump

Amid fears of stripped reproductive rights, ObamaCare repeal, women look for long-term birth control

(Newser) - Donald Trump's statements on abortion caused no small outcry, and now some women worried about what reproductive health rights look like under a Trump administration are looking toward long-term contraception. The Washington Post reports there's been a recent uptick in various media—including Jezebel and Elle —and...

Bernie: I'll Work With Trump, With One Big Asterisk

Sanders will only cooperate in ventures that aren't 'racist, sexist, xenophobic, and anti-environment'

(Newser) - On Wednesday morning, a Bernie Sanders adviser said the Vermont senator's campaign had "nothing polite to say" about Donald Trump's Election Day upset , per Talking Points Memo . But a statement released by Sanders later that day, which NBC News notes didn't offer congrats, softened that stance—...

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