Trump, Pence address potential of Romney, Mattis in Cabinet
By CATHERINE LUCEY and LAURIE KELLMAN Mitt Romney is a key contender to become the nation’s next secretary of state and Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis was an “impressive” prospect…
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By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE President-elect Donald Trump signaled a sharp rightward shift in U.S. national security policy Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep.…
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 shakes up transition team, elevates Pence’s role
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike…
In last minute twist, FBI clears Clinton on emails
By JULIE PACE, LISA LERER and JILL COLVIN In an extraordinary last-minute twist to a volatile campaign, FBI director James Comey lifted the cloud he had placed over Hillary Clinton,…
If elected, Clinton faces awkward coexistence with Comey
By ERIC TUCKER The relationship between James Comey and Hillary Clinton was never going to be tension-free, not when Comey’s FBI had conducted an election-year criminal investigation into the Democratic…
Activists split as Clinton makes push for black millennials
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Six months into Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, she met with a group of Black Lives Matter activists in Washington to make her case and seek their…
Clinton appears on cusp of commanding victory
By JULIE PACE and EMILY SWANSON Hillary Clinton appears on the cusp of a potentially commanding victory over Donald Trump, fueled by solid Democratic turnout in early voting, massive operational…