by Kelly Norris, Jason Mast, Rishika Dugyala & Eunice Lee | Nov 23, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – For seven years, President Barack Obama has made the turkey pardoning event something of a dad joke, saying it’s been a tradition to embarrass his daughters, Sasha and Malia. This year, he said, they had a scheduling conflict. “Malia and Sasha, by...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 22, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The last time a president-elect lost the national popular vote was in 2000, when George W. Bush narrowly beat Al Gore in the Electoral College vote. The three times before that were more than 100 years ago. Now, President-elect Donald Trump’s 306-232...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese citizens viewed the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election as an opportunity for China to increase its global power because they believe the president-elect will cause “chaos” in America, according to several China experts. But...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 17, 2016 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton made her first post-election public appearance Wednesday night to call on her supporters to get engaged with politics on every level for the sake of the nation’s children. The former first lady, former senator, former...
by Anna Waters | Nov 15, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Speaking on the Senate floor, outgoing Minority Leader Harry Reid, denounced president-elect Donald Trump and implored Americans not to normalize him. “This election has sparked a wave of hate crimes across America,” Reid said. He cited 315...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Politics
In his first news conference since the election of Donald Trump, President Barack Obama downplayed on Monday concerns that the president-elect would undo international commitments. Obama, citing a private meeting late last week with his Republican successor,...
by Anna Waters | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama predicted Monday that successful efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans will continue under the new administration. As she began to speak at the White House, a member of the audience shouted, “Run for president!”...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House on Thursday for a celebratory visit on the South Lawn, saying the team’s June championship victory embodied Obama’s campaign slogan. “That’s what we’re talking...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics, Topics
NEW YORK — Donald Trump walked on the stage at the New York Hilton early Wednesday as the president-elect, pledging to be “president for all Americans.” At around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Trump surpassed the 270 electoral vote mark with a victory in Wisconsin,...
by Eunice Lee | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of a Republican controlled White House and Congress, several conservative leaders expressed excitement Wednesday about an America led by Donald Trump, particularly on issues like health care and appointment of Supreme Court justices. “This...
by Darby Hopper and Anna Waters | Nov 8, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of the presidential election, a Democratic powerhouse of President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton joined Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in front of more than 30,000 supporters —...