Obama calls for ‘course correction’ on globalization
By ELENA BECATOROS and JOSH LEDERMAN Pushing back against the forces of isolationism, President Barack Obama stood at the birthplace of democracy on Wednesday and declared it’s time for a…
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Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities’ say they’ll fight Trump’s plans
By GENE JOHNSON Democratic mayors of major U.S. cities that have long had cool relationships with federal immigration officials say they’ll do all they can to protect residents from deportation,…
Speaker Paul Ryan tells GOP colleagues: ‘We must deliver’
By ERICA WERNER House Speaker Paul Ryan told Republican lawmakers Monday that it’s time to “hit the ground running as we join forces with the new Trump administration.” “We need…
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…
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…
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 relies on Washington insiders to build administration
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, JEFF HORWITZ and VIVIAN SALAMA Donald Trump elicited wild cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the president-elect’s transition team…