In a letter published online by Time, the Bush twins, now 35, tell 18-year-old Malia and 15-year-old Sasha Obama that they’ll be taking a position they ‘didn’t seek and one with no guidelines.’
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Pence says Trump’s first priority is undoing Affordable Care Act
He tells House Republicans that on Jan. 20 Trump will use his power through executive orders to target the health care law and other policies.
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Russians leave 2 East Coast estates pegged as spy nests
The Russians have owned a 45-acre Maryland retreat along the Corsica River since 1972. The other, a mansion on Long Island, was purchased by the Soviets in 1952.
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U.S. gives more detailed look at Russia’s alleged election hacking
A 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI is the first such report ever to attribute malicious cyber activity to a particular country or actors.
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Putin says he won’t expel U.S. diplomats in retaliation for hacking sanctions
The Russian president said he ‘wouldn’t create problems for American diplomats’ despite recommendations from his foreign ministry that he retaliate.
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12 big takeaways from Kerry’s speech on the Mideast peace process
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivered frank remarks on the Middle East peace process at the State Department on Wednesday. Here are excerpts from his speech: On ‘trends on the ground’: “The truth is that trends on the ground – violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless occupation – are […]
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Kerry says decision to abstain on U.N. vote was ‘in accordance with our values’
The secretary of state addresses the Middle East peace process today amid deep U.S.-Israel strains.
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Trump accuses Obama of ‘inflammatory’ roadblocks, ‘disdain’ toward Israel
The president-elect and his team have until now been largely complimentary of the way Obama and his people have handled the transition.
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Obama’s Christmas gift to Trump: a far healthier economy
Staring down the gravest economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, Obama focused on solutions rather than villains, an approach that aides say will be appreciated over time.
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Despite the sharp partisan divide, Obama earns high marks overall
Nearly half the public says history will remember Obama as an ‘outstanding’ or ‘above average’ president, the largest share since Ronald Reagan.