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Hillary Clinton’s political foes have sought to blame her, together with President Obama, for the Islamic State’s stunning takeover of western Iraq.
An intensive review of the record during Clinton’s tenure presents a broader picture of missteps and miscalculations by multiple actors — including her State Department as well as the Maliki government, the White House and Congress.
New evidence of links with Putin and discord in the campaign gives the GOP fresh cause to panic.
Flynn speaks during the RNC. (EPA)
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, one of the most respected military intelligence officers of his generation, has engaged in harsh, partisan rhetoric that, to his critics, seems to clash with the principles and values he spent a career defending.
They still want the GOP nominee to win the White House but are frustrated as Donald Trump's unforced errors pile up.
The historic flooding has left at least six people dead, authorities said, with officials warning that the flood’s impact is far from over.
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Rainfall rates peaked at six inches per hour.
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In one lasting image that is sure to become iconic, Bolt once again shows why he's a global sensation.
Gabby Douglas competes in Rio. (Reuters)
After finishing seventh in a field of eight in her lone individual event, the uneven bars, the darling of the London Olympics fought back tears when reporters questioned her about a wide range of criticism that has been directed at her.
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The Apple CEO sat down with The Post to discuss his first five years in one of Corporate America’s most glaring spotlights.
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Police in Milwaukee said that four police officers were injured during the overnight scrum.
Ever since former Fox host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the network’s co-founder, Fox has been tight-lipped about telling its viewers about the allegations.
Network president Kent Alterman said the show “hasn’t resonated.” The show launched in January 2015 as a replacement for “The Colbert Report.”
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She was a college conservative, but her remarks at Wellesley’s commencement ceremony transformed her, virtually overnight, into a national symbol of student activism.
Researchers tested whether millennial guys are as strong as their dads. Someone's not going to be happy with the answer.
The 200 Montserrat tarantulas are the first of their rare species ever bred in captivity.
When two men claimed to have found a mysterious train filled with Nazi gold last fall in Poland, it all seemed too spectacular to be really true. This week, we may finally find out whether the Nazi gold train has indeed been found.
When confronted with a serious dilemma, some pray for divine guidance and some just go with their gut. But in 2013, tens of thousands of people did something a little crazy. They logged onto a website and flipped a virtual coin.
(Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)
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The 2016 election is unlike any before it. The campaign has seen the rise of Donald Trump, the New York provocateur who has seized the Republican Party from its bewildered establishment and seized an angry electorate. What's happening in America? What does it mean to be American? For nearly 35 days, Washington Post journalists crossed the nation looking for answers, chronicling them in this book.