JERUSALEM – When President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel met in September for the last time before Mr. Obama leaves office, the session was marked by forced smiles and strained jokes about playing golf in retirement, as if …
Carl Paladino, a co-chairman of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s campaign in New York, described his comments about President Obama and the first lady that many found offensive as “old-style humor.” Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times.
President-elect Donald Trump is signaling a cease-fire in his battle with the Republican leadership in Congress, which he repeatedly skewered during his election-season attacks on the Washington establishment. … To fill top jobs in his administration …
Vice President Joe Biden says Hillary Clinton felt obligated to run for president again in 2016, since she was the first woman who really had the opportunity to win the presidency.
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Friday evening that he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her allies should “lose with dignity.” “Vladimir Putin said today about Hillary and Dems …
After turning over the White House next month to a successor who aims to scuttle some of his key initiatives, President Barack Obama and his foundation will embark on an epic endeavor – racing for mega-donors who can rocket-launch their fund drive for …
Former President George W. Bush, 70, is also still on the fence, and will not make a decision until 2017, Slate notes. A Bush spokesperson told CBS News that Bush’s schedule is not discussed this far in advance.
The unprecedented interference in our election is disturbing enough, but the damage to our democratic system was compounded by campaign rhetoric calling on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s email. Continued dismissals of the intelligence community’s …
Sources tell the political news website that the Secret Service is considering McCormick Place and the United Center as venues for the event, where the president’s expected to say thank you to Chicago and Illinois for providing the launching pad for …
WASHINGTON – Less than two hours before announcing his resignation as president of the Soviet Union on Dec. 25, 1991, Mikhail S. Gorbachev placed a telephone call to President George H. W. Bush, who was celebrating Christmas with his grandchildren …
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions. But he faces serious competition from Perez, who has President Barack Obama’s indirect support, the endorsement of a couple of unions and a strong reputation from his time …
The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates has criticized President Obama’s policies toward black Americans. Perhaps for that reason, he was invited to discuss such issues with Mr. Obama several times throughout the president’s second term. As part of a …
With the 2018 Senate map stacked dramatically in the Republicans‘ favor, and with Democrats unwilling to take a realistic look at their dismal plight, Roosevelt’s party could soon find itself in an overwhelming disadvantage.
Leading Republicans in Congress have vowed that even if they repeal most of the Affordable Care Act early in 2017, a replacement won’t hurt those now receiving benefits.
WASHINGTON—Democrats on Capitol Hill are pressing for access to tax returns from Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, in a preview of what is expected to be a concerted attack on the business interests and financial holdings …
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