Donald Trump said he does not plan to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email system or the dealings of her family foundation, despite calling her “Crooked Hillary” during the campaign and once threatening to put her in jail.
In a meeting with journalists at the New York Times, Trump also said he has an “open mind” about a climate-change accord from which he vowed to withdraw the United States and is no longer certain that torturing terrorism suspects is a good idea.
Margaret Sullivan
Media Columnist Trump has masterfully manipulated the media for the past 18 months. But despite a tweet attack from the president-elect, the Times successfully called his bluff.
Donald Trump waves to a crowd as he leaves the New York Times. (Getty)
Welcome to Donald Trump’s world, a never-ending drama in which the star lives in the moment and careens from controversy to controversy with a dizzying flood of tweets and seemingly off-the-cuff remarks to the media. In the space of just 24 hours this week, the president-elect gave a preview of the drama he seems likely to bring to the White House.
“My job was threatened if I said what I knew about Sessions, but I did it anyway,” a civil rights attorney writes. “Now, he has been tapped to be attorney general, charged with enforcing the law fairly and protecting the civil rights of all Americans. I have little faith that he will.”
The rule, which was supposed to go into effect on Dec. 1, had been challenged by the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, as well as 21 states.
It's been a wild ride for the country’s marijuana industry, where stocks enjoyed an exhilarating high in recent days before mellowing out.
Republican Pat McCrory, who is at risk of becoming the first North Carolina governor to lose reelection, has filed dozens of challenges to vote results across the state. But his Democratic rival is already claiming victory.
The 21 honorees represented the president’s particular vision of America: one where pioneering scientists, groundbreaking performers, crusading activists and unconventional artists chart the national destiny.
It’s part of an effort to re-enter the vast market the social network has been blocked from since 2009.
Scientists have dreamed about an engine that could carry astronauts to Mars in 70 days without burning any fuel. A study suggests the idea may not be complete poppycock.
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“You’re the true winner,” Aliyah Charbonier told Amaiya Zafar, a 16-year-old who has fought to wear the traditional head covering for Muslim women since she began boxing two years ago.
