Conservative flame-thrower to get key White House position
By JILL COLVIN and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Stephen Bannon, a leading force of the far-right, a flame-throwing media mogul and professional provocateur, a man who made a career out of roiling…
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Julian Assangequestioned at Ecuadorean Embassy in London
By GREGORY KATZ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was being questioned by prosecutors Monday at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London about possible sexual misconduct committed in Sweden six years ago. Assange…
Thousands rally, march in nationwide anti-Trump protests
By ROBERT JABLON and WILLIAM MATHIS Thousands took to the streets Saturday across the United States as demonstrations against President-elect Donald Trump continued in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and…
Obama urges nation to ‘forge unity’ after bitter election
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Three days after Election Day, President Barack Obama used his last Veterans Day speech to urge Americans to learn from the example of veterans as a divided…
Fort Trump: New security measures ring Trump Tower
By TOM HAYS Being a midtown Manhattan neighbor of Donald Trump now that he’s president-elect has come to this: navigating swarms of police officers, barricades, checkpoints and street closings that…
After blistering campaign, Americans wonder how to heal
By MATT SEDENSKY For an hour they stood shoulder to shoulder, those who supported Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, praying together in a service of postelection healing. Noting the painful…
‘Excellent’ first meeting for Obama, Trump
By JULIE PACE In a cordial beginning the transfer of power, President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House Thursday. Obama called the 90-minute meeting “excellent,”…
Trump election elicits fears, some cheers around the globe
By JIM HEINTZ and GREGORY KATZ World leaders struggled Wednesday to come to grips with a new reality — Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president — and an…