Election 2018The three-term senator acknowledged defeat after coming up some 10,000 votes short in a recount, giving the Republican governor a victory and increasing the GOP’s majority for next year.
The former New York City mayor’s gift, believed to be the largest private donation in modern times to higher education, was made in hopes of making the admissions process at his alma mater “forever need-blind.”
During an interview on Fox News, the president called retired Adm. William H. McRaven a “Hillary Clinton fan” and an “Obama backer.”
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Christopher Blair's political satire page — which began as a practical joke among friends during the 2016 presidential campaign — has become one of the most popular on Facebook among Trump-supporting conservatives over 55.
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Nancy Pelosi, who was House speaker from 2007 to 2011, faces resistance from some incoming lawmakers who pledged during their campaigns in conservative-leaning districts not to support her.
Kansas governor calls for resignation of official who made ‘master race’ comment to black consultant
County Commissioner Louis Klemp apparently implied off-camera that his comment was a joke.
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Washington’s postseason hopes are thrown into doubt after a devastating loss.
Charles Krause reflects on the murder-suicide of more than 900 followers of Jim Jones and his California-based Peoples Temple — which left an indelible mark on American culture. Krause traveled to the remote cult compound in Guyana with Rep. Leo J. Ryan, who was assassinated as he tried to leave.
Under Canadian law, patients must be lucid enough to give informed consent to their deaths twice.
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At the ‘Becoming’ book tour, you can snag a candle, a onesie and get to know the real Michelle Obama
The Washington stop of the tour brought out the former first lady's biggest fans — including her husband.
Tijuana’s mayor has referred to the migrants as “bums” and a “horde,” and a small group of residents held a protest, shouting “No to the invasion.” But others in town volunteer to help the migrants.
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Before they served together on the Supreme Court, William Rehnquist sought to marry the future Sandra Day O'Connor.
