Politics
- Yahoo News Photo Staff
2018 Veterans Day Parade in New York City
New York City hosted its annual Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of service in the nation, on Nov. 11. “America’s Parade” featured more than 20,000 participants, with 300 marching bands, floats, veterans’ groups and military units. Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg (U.S. Army, Afghanistan) was this year’s grand marshal.
- Jon Ward
During Florida recount, racial tensions are on display
The man stood outside the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office, holding a Betsy Ross version of the American flag and wondering out loud whether to go to his car and get his gun. “They’re telling me they’re going to kick my cracker ass,” said Ryan Farley, a self-employed construction worker who was protesting against what he believes were Democratic attempts to steal the election, despite the lack of any evidence of this occurring. Farley, who is white, told Yahoo News he had become engaged in a series of back-and-forth insults with a group of five or six African-American men who worked inside the elections office and were sitting outside while on break.
- Dylan Stableford
Howard Dean: Republicans will 'have a terrible time because they’re getting older and whiter'
Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was pleased with the party’s performance in last week’s midterm elections — and not just because it regained control of the House.
Hunter WalkerCory Booker says he doesn't understand opposition to bill protecting Mueller
Cory Booker had two words when asked if he wants the legislation to have a floor vote: "Heck, yeah. "
- Hunter Walker
Cory Booker says the Georgia election is being 'stolen' from Stacey Abrams
“I think that Stacey Abrams’s election is being stolen from her, using what I think are insidious measures to disenfranchise certain groups of people,” Booker said.
- Michael Walsh
Hugh Jackman on 'The Front Runner': I told Gary Hart I took his legacy 'very seriously'
The filmmakers behind “The Front Runner” discussed the importance of former Sen. Gary Hart’s unsuccessful 1988 presidential campaign after a screening Monday.
Hunter WalkerCory Booker: I will 'take some time over the coming months' to consider 2020 bid
“Right now, … this is those wonderful moments in Washington where we should be able to come together and get good work done before we start balkanizing ourselves for presidential ambitions,” Booker said.
- Hunter Walker and Jenna McLaughlin
Rumors of a major shakeup rock a White House that's mum
News that several senior officials in the Trump administration were set to be fired rocked the White House on Tuesday. President Trump is said to be considering replacing his chief of staff, John Kelly, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Tuesday. The Journal reported the move would be part of a larger “shake-up” that would begin with the removal of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
- Jon Ward
Official at center of Florida vote controversy says she may leave job after recount
Brenda Snipes has been found at fault in a number of disputes over her handling of elections over the past few years, exasperating both Republicans and Democrats in the state.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump rips Macron for denouncing nationalism: 'MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!'
President Trump lashed out at France on Twitter Tuesday, chastising French President Emmanuel Macron for denouncing nationalism.
- Sean D. Naylor
Army push to end a peacekeeping institute sparks wider debate
The Army’s top civilian leader has proposed shutting down the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, which has played a large role in preparing the military and civilians to work in regions recovering from war.
- Jon Ward
Key Florida county prepares for recounts in too-close-to-call races
Broward County officials have been working around the clock to complete a recount of the races for governor and U.S. Senate.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump makes baseless 'infected' ballot claims amid Florida recount
President Trump on Monday suggested that the ongoing recounts in Florida should be halted and the races called for Republican candidates while floating baseless claims of voter fraud.
- Shuaib Almosawa
An injured Yemeni child's image went viral. Then she disappeared to Saudi Arabia.
Over a year after an airstrike killed Buthaina's immediate family, remaining relatives are accusing Saudi authorities of kidnapping the girl in a bid to hide a powerful symbol of the war in Yemen.
- Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Nick McKenzie and Zach Dorfman
China wants a new world order. At the U.N., NGOs secretly paid cash to promote Beijing’s vision.
Hong Kong official Patrick Ho was indicted on foreign bribery and money-laundering charges, but the probe into Ho, his nonprofit and the U.N. wasn’t about just corruption.
- Sharon Weinberger, Sean D. Naylor and Jenna McLaughlin
Pentagon launched new classified operation to support Saudi coalition in Yemen
The existence of the new classified operation, code-named Yukon Journey, was partially revealed in a Defense Department inspector general report posted online earlier this month.
- Yahoo News Photo Staff
President Trump visits France for World War I Centennial
President Donald Trump paid tribute Sunday to U.S. and allied soldiers killed in World War I as he and dozens of other world leaders commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of "a horrible, horrible war" that marked America's emergence as a world power.
- Andrew Romano
Late-breaking races are washing away Trump’s near-'complete victory' in midterms
As votes continue to be counted, Democrats are inching toward solidifying their control of the House with a pickup of as many as 40 seats, while Republican Senate wins in Arizona and Florida are looking less solid.
- Caitlin Dickson
Within hours, rights groups sue to overturn Trump order on asylum
President Trump’s latest executive action, which seeks to limit the ability of migrants to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, was met with widespread criticism Friday from legal experts, human rights advocates and some members of Congress, who described it as not just discriminatory and inhumane, but also illegal under both U.S. and international law.
- Jon Ward
For Democrats looking to future, 2020 looms large
“People are looking too much at what got flipped and not at long-term directional trends,” said Jessica Alter of Tech for Campaigns, which connects tech and campaign experts with candidates.
- Dylan Stableford
Contradicting himself, Trump denies knowing acting AG Matt Whitaker
President Trump on Friday said he did not know Mark Whitaker before appointing him acting attorney general, despite saying he did less than a month ago.
- Dylan Stableford and David Knowles
'A lot of crooked stuff going on,' Trump says as Republicans' lead shrinks in Florida
Republicans cry foul over changing vote totals in Broward and Palm Beach counties, while Democrats demand all ballots be counted.
- Yahoo News Photo Staff
Nationwide protests held in support of Mueller probe
U.S. progressive groups staged hundreds of protests nationwide on Thursday evening to demand that President Trump do nothing to hinder an ongoing investigation into his campaign and Russian meddling during the 2016 U.S. election. The protests, operating under the banner “Nobody Is Above the Law” and led by the activist group MoveOn, called for people to gather in cities at 5 p.m. on Thursday in an effort to protect the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. The action was spurred by Trump’s move on Wednesday to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Sessions’s chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, as acting attorney general.
- Dylan Stableford
'She got paid a lot of money to write a book': Trump deflects questions on birtherism in Michelle Obama memoir
In her upcoming memoir, Michelle Obama writes that she will “never forgive” President Trump for pushing the so-called birther conspiracy that she believes put her family’s safety at risk.
- Michael Walsh
Thousand Oaks stirs painful memories for Las Vegas survivor: ‘Why? Why again?’
Robert Gaafar, who survived last year's Route 91 Harvest massacre, is reliving seering memories after this week's mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
