Perry would bring oil industry ties to Energy Department
By STEPHEN BRAUN Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Energy secretary, has close ties to the Texas oil industry and has corporate roles in two petroleum companies pushing to…
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Clinton blames FBI director for presidential election loss
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton is blaming the FBI’s decision to revive its examination of her email accounts for her devastating defeat in the presidential election. On a call Saturday…
Trump dismisses GOP calls to quit race: ‘Never’
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would “never” abandon his White House bid, facing an intensifying backlash from Republican leaders across the nation…
DIVIDED AMERICA: Minorities hopeful, whites sour on future
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and SCOTT BAUER Consider two women in their 70s, both residents of the Kansas City area. One is white and affluent; the other is black and working…
Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign
By JEFF HORWITZ and CHAD DAY A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s then-ruling political party, attempting to…
Paul Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying
By JEFF HORWITZ and DESMOND BUTL Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort helped a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two prominent…
Trump campaign shakes up leadership in latest sign of tumult
By JILL COLVIN and JULIE PACE Donald Trump announced a shake-up of his campaign leadership Wednesday, the latest sign of tumult for his struggling White House bid less than three…
DNC creates board to study cybersecurity
The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (All times EDT): 5:19 p.m. The Democratic National Committee is creating an advisory board on cybersecurity in the aftermath of an embarrassing email…