By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE President-elect Donald Trump signaled a sharp rightward shift in U.S. national security policy Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep.…
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Trump offers Flynn national security adviser job
By KEN THOMAS, CATHERINE LUCEY and JULIE PACE President-elect Donald Trump offered former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser as he began to build out…
Divided America: Diverse millennials are no voting monolith
GILLIAN FLACCUS, TAMARA LUSH and MARTHA IRVINE The oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers — are old enough to remember the relative…
Charting a road to 270, Clinton sets out most efficient path
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Hillary Clinton doesn’t appear all that interested in making scenic stops on her state-to-state quest to become president. The Democratic nominee is instead programming her GPS to…
Obama campaign machine revving up to elect Clinton
By JOSH LEDERMAN The vaunted data-driven machine that twice got President Barack Obama elected is revving up to help elect Hillary Clinton, as Democrats look to recreate the tactical advantage…
Benghazi report faults security; no new Clinton allegations
By MATTHEW DALY Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration Tuesday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S.…
The Latest: Sanders wants his issues heard at convention
The latest developments in the 2016 campaign for the presidency. All times EDT: ___ 1:16 p.m. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he has a long list of issues he plans…
US intelligence: Foreign hackers spying on campaigns
By DEB RIECHMANN The United States sees evidence that hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, are snooping on the presidential candidates, the nation’s intelligence chief said Wednesday. Government officials are…