By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials won’t order another recount in a close state Supreme Court race after a partial hand recount failed to suggest the trailing Republican candidate…

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be the U.S. ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump rolls on. The milestone comes just hours after…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, ZEKE MILLER and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick, was fighting to hold on to his Cabinet nomination amid growing questions Wednesday about his personal conduct…

By LINLEY SANDERS, HUMERA LODHI and ANNIE NG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lead-up to the 2024 election was all about cat owners. But in the end, the dogs had their day. President-elect Donald Trump won…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community. But he’s receiving fresh attention,…