Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump by phone this week in support of a former law clerk who is seeking a job in the incoming administration – but the justice said he did not discuss Trump’s pending effort to delay his sentencing.

U.S. oil producer Chevron will donate to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, declining to specify the amount.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is dispatching a high-ranking official to the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, in lieu of Ambassador Xie Feng, in a move that breaks tradition. Newsweek has reached out to the Trump team and Chinese Foreign Ministry by email with requests for comment.

It said the envoy would also hold talks with Trump's team. Xi could send Han Zheng, a vice president who sometimes stands in for him in ceremonial roles, while another option was Foreign Minister Wang Yi,

China will reportedly send a top-level envoy to US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a move that Beijing hopes will reduce friction between the two countries. Unusually, Trump invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping: He is unlikely to attend,