Inauguration 2017
As Donald Trump spoke at a concert in his honor, his team sent signals suggesting an attempt to begin repairing relations with groups he demonized throughout his transition, including the intelligence community and the media.
The 45th president will inherit a nation as deeply polarized as it has been in years and with no signs of a reconciliation on the horizon. Can Trump change that? Will he even try?
Officers used chemical spray after a small group of protesters began throwing trash at Trump supporters leaving a celebration gala.
“Four years ago, I didn’t stay quite as long as I’m likely to stay tonight,” Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said at a gala for his home state as Washington revisited its ritual of one political party exulting in the other’s defeat.
The president-elect could not resist plugging his newest property as he prepared to assume office. But when Trump becomes president, he may be in violation of his lease for the building, which is owned by the federal government.
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The notorious kingpin, who was recaptured a year ago after his second escape from a Mexican prison, is wanted in the United States for drug trafficking and other crimes.
At a combative hearing, Steven Mnuchin defended his ties to offshore business entities and stewardship of a controversial California bank. Mnuchin initially omitted more than $100 million in personal assets from his nomination paperwork, a memo from committee Democrats says. He has since revised the documents.
The president announced 330 more commutations of nonviolent drug offenders, bringing his total number of clemencies to 1,715.
Twenty-three years after taking power and more than a month after losing a shocking election, Yahya Jammeh faced mounting pressure as the country lurched toward a political crisis.
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“I like to do stuff that scares me,” said Michael Wardain, who is joining 32 other adventure seekers on a journey to push the limits of their bodies and minds.
It was unclear how many fighters were killed or why stealth bombers were needed to strike them.
While federal regulators have closed the investigation into the May crash that killed a Tesla driver, they pointed to challenges facing the auto industry as drivers increasingly rely on cars to drive for them.
The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf has advanced by 17 miles in a little more than a month, continuing to suggest that a very large break could be coming.
Petula Dvorak
Columnist The first family faced relentless hatred. But they never lashed out. They never tweeted their anger or derided their enemies — an example this country sorely needs.
