LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

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

Japan’s leader is heading to New York to meet Trump, where he is likely to seek reassurances that Trump remains committed to the U.S.-Japan security alliance, a cornerstone of post-World War II stability in the Pacific. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet Trump today before heading to Peru for the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Community.

Trump’s transition team says the incoming president is planning to require officials to pledge that they won’t lobby the government for five years after leaving the Trump administration. Transition spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump will require new government officials to terminate their role as either state or federal lobbyists before joining the administration. And he says government officials will agree to a five-year lobbying ban after leaving.