LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TRUMP TRANSITION

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

The latest on Donald Trump’s transition to the presidency:

The White House says Donald Trump’s transition team has taken a step toward resolving the paperwork problem that prevented it from communicating with the administration about the transfer of power. A White House spokeswoman says Vice President-elect Mike Pence signed a key document Tuesday evening. The formal transition process has been stalled since last week when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was replaced by Pence as the transition chairman. The memorandum of understanding must be signed by the transition leader.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz departed meetings at Trump Tower and declined to provide details. Asked whether he wants to be considered for a post in the Trump administration, Cruz says he looks forward to working closely with Trump and Mike Pence “to repeal Obamacare” and confirm “a strong, conservative Supreme Court justice.”

Trump called New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key to express sympathies for Monday’s earthquake that killed two people.