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Patriots Super Bowl comeback echoes 2016 race: ‘Hillary lost all over again’

February 6, 2017

Football fans compared the New England Patriots' historic comeback against the Atlanta Falcons to President Donald Trump's unexpected win against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 general election.

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Trump says Pence will head investigation into voting irregularities, despite no evidence of fraud

February 5, 2017

ASHLEY PARKER

Vice President Pence will lead a commission to investigate voter registration issues, President Trump said Sunday. In an interview with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly before Super Bowl LI, Trump — who shortly after taking office told congressional lawmakers that 3 to 5 million illegal votes had cost him the popular vote against Hillary Clinton — […]

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Hillary Clinton will reflect on 2016 race in new book

February 1, 2017

Hillel Italie

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton has a lot of plans for 2017, including some reflections on her stunning loss to Donald Trump. The former secretary of state, senator and first lady is working on a collection of personal essays that will touch on t...

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Madeleine Albright: ‘There are tears in the eyes’ of the Statue of Liberty

January 31, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Tuesday morning that "there are tears in the eyes" of the Statue of Liberty following President Trump's executive order temporarily barring travel from seven majority-Muslim nations. "It's anti-American...

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Hillary Clinton received 800,000 votes from noncitizens, bolsters Trump argument, study finds

January 26, 2017

Rowan Scarborough

Hillary Clinton garnered more than 800,000 votes from noncitizens on Nov. 8, an approximation far short of President Trump's estimate of up to 5 million illegal voters but supportive of his charges of fraud. Political scientist Jesse Richman of Old Dom...

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U.S. now rated as ‘flawed democracy’ by British analysts

January 25, 2017

Stephen Dinan

The U.S. has been downgraded to a "flawed democracy" in the latest world rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which says while President Trump's election didn't cause the slide, it was a symptom. The EIU labeled 2016 the "Revenge of the 'deplor...

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Secret Service agent may face disciplinary action over her anti-Trump Facebook posts

January 24, 2017

Abby Phillip

A senior official with the U.S. Secret Service may face disciplinary action after posting comments to Facebook suggesting that she would not "take a bullet" for President Trump. Kerry O'Grady, the special agent in charge for the Denver district, also added "I am with her," a nod to the slogan for Hillary Clinton's campaign, to […]

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James Comey to stay on as FBI chief under Donald Trump

January 24, 2017

Andrea Noble

FBI Director James B. Comey will reportedly remain on as head of the agency in President Trump's administration. The decision to keep Mr. Comey comes after the director's disclosures about the FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Cl...

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Barron Trump mockers apologize after social media blowback

January 23, 2017

Valerie Richardson

A slew of Inauguration Day tweets targeting President Trump's youngest child, Barron Trump, misfired spectacularly as Republicans and Democrats alike scrambled to the 10-year-old boy's defense, prompting apologies Monday along with reminders that presi...

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Chaffetz on Clinton: ‘The investigation continues’

January 20, 2017

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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee that has investigated Hillary Clinton's actions as secretary of state, including her private email server, shook hands with the former Democratic presidential nominee...