Black lawmakers say Sessions unfit to be attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black lawmakers said Wednesday that Sen. Jeff Sessions at times has shown hostility toward civil rights, making him unfit to be attorneyRead More

Trump blasts intel agencies over report on Russia ties

NEW YORK (AP) — Hours before his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted U.S. intelligence agencies, blaming them for leaking unsubstantiatedRead More

Trump to face questions on Russia hacking, business ties

NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Donald Trump held a news conference, he was plunging into a heated general election campaign with Hillary ClintonRead More

Cabinet picks must do more than Trump to avoid conflicts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and his pick for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, have much in common. Both are wealthy, long-time business leadersRead More

Trump asks skeptic to probe vaccine safety, alarming doctors

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is reviving long debunked attempts to link vaccines to autism, meeting with a vocal skeptic to discuss chairing aRead More

In subtle rebuke to Trump, Clinton extols diplomacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton, making a rare public appearance after her presidential election loss, offered an impassioned tribute to the power of diplomacy onRead More

‘Yes we did’ — Obama bids farewell in nostalgic last speech

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama has bid farewell to the nation in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country on edge overRead More

Text of Obama’s farewell speech as prepared for delivery

The text of President Barack Obama’s farewell speech Tuesday night in Chicago, as prepared for delivery. —— It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans,Read More

Obama speech marks unofficial countdown for black Americans

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LaKeitha Carlos was at home in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon and decided to check the flights to Chicago, just in case. ARead More

Official: Trump briefed on potentially compromising report

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top intelligence officials last week told President-elect Donald Trump about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information aboutRead More