Scott Horsley

President-elect Donald Trump announced two top people for his White House team. He has also given his first extended sit-down interview since being elected president. He talked to CBS's 60 Minutes.

Despite a bitter campaign, President Obama extended an olive branch to President-elect Trump. They met Thursday at the White House for the first time since the election.

President Obama plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday to discuss the smooth transition of power. That transfer could mean an abrupt reversal to much of what Obama has accomplished in the last eight years.

After a presidential election that defied expectations, here's what to expect from the president-elect.

President Obama is making a final push for Hillary Clinton, campaigning in the key state of Florida on Thursday. The Clinton campaign hopes Obama can help bring African-American voters to the polls

President Obama is campaigning in North Carolina Wednesday in a final push to turn out support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Also Monday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest refused to defend or criticize FBI Director James Comey for announcing fresh scrutiny of possible Clinton emails just days before the November election.

Hillary Clinton's campaign fundraising outpaced Donald Trump's in the first three weeks of October. She enters the home stretch with nearly four times as much cash on hand.

A memo published by WikiLeaks shows significant overlap between corporate contributions to the Clinton Foundation and former President Bill Clinton's private income.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both sketched out what they would do during their first few months in the White House, including bills they'd send to Congress and steps they'd take on their own.

Donald Trump says steep premium increases on government-run insurance exchanges are a sign that Obamacare is "blowing up." But he overstated the impact on his own golf course employees.

President Obama traveled to Florida Thursday to encourage more people to sign up for Obamacare when the enrollment window opens next month. The president's signature health care law has helped cut the uninsured rate to record lows. But it's showing some cracks, and many young people are reluctant to sign up.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both invited guests to the third presidential debate with an eye towards rattling their opponent.

The Florida senator, up for re-election, says he won't discuss leaked emails from political opponents, citing an effort by a foreign government to sway the U.S. election.

President Obama took Donald Trump to task Tuesday for suggesting the U.S. election might be "rigged." Obama spoke at a White House news conference, alongside Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Democrat Tim Kaine became the first candidate on a major-party White House ticket to deliver a speech in Spanish. He spoke at a church in Miami Sunday.

Donald Trump renewed charges against Hillary Clinton, such as her private email server and damaging information from leaked emails, such as her purported support for "open trade and open borders."

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton campaigned Tuesday with former Vice President Al Gore in Florida, the state where his fortunes fell in the 2000 campaign.

Whether future occupants of the East Wing like Bill Clinton or Melania Trump decide to get their hands dirty in the garden, its future has been cemented on the White House South Lawn.

Programs like Social Security and Medicare consume nearly 40 percent of the federal budget, and candidates have suggested a variety of responses to their rising costs.