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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Luppe Luppen and Hunter Walker
Is a Mueller report coming? Not necessarily.
After Wednesday’s abrupt post-election firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, there are mounting questions about the legal landscape surrounding President Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
- David Knowles
Incoming House Ways and Means Committee chairman will seek Trump tax returns
Rep. Richard Neal says that Democrats will request the president's tax returns, despite their being under audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Alexander Nazaryan
Who will replace Jeff Sessions?
Kris Kobach? Jeanine Pirro? John Cornyn? What about Rudy Giuliani?
- Hunter Walker and Dylan Stableford
Sessions resigns to Trump 'at your request'
President Donald Trump abruptly announced on Twitter Wednesday that Jeff Sessions is no longer the U.S. attorney general.
- Hunter Walker
President Trump says he has 'never used racist remarks'
The president angrily denies making racist remarks.
- Dylan Stableford
'That's a racist question': Trump scolds reporter who asked about his embrace of 'nationalist' label
President Trump on Wednesday cut off a reporter who dared to ask whether describing himself as a “nationalist” on the campaign trail had emboldened white nationalists.
- Alexander Nazaryan
Democrats wrest power from Republicans at the state level
Democrats took six state legislative chambers from Republicans on Tuesday night.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump tries to spin Republican losses: GOP 'defied history'
President Trump said Republicans “defied history” in the midterm elections by maintaining control of the Senate and winning a “slew” of governor’s races — despite losing its majority in the House of Representatives.
- Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Hunter Walker and Jenna McLaughlin
With Democrats in control of House, Trump White House may double down on China interference claims
There are political benefits for the White House in raising the specter of Chinese meddling, but there are also legitimate concerns about Beijing’s activities, even if they didn't rise to the level of election interference.
- Alexander Nazaryan
Scott Walker defeated by Democrat Tony Evers in Wisconsin
For years, Democrats had dreamed of defeating Walker, an anti-union Republican.
- Alexander Nazaryan and Jenna McLaughlin
House Democrats likely to launch wide-ranging probes into Trump administration
Last night’s election means that as the party in control of the House of Representatives, the Democrats will chair all 21 of that chamber’s committees. With that control comes the power to launch investigations.
- David Knowles
Romney easily elected to Senate, but dealing with Trump could prove difficult
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney easily wins his bid to replace Orrin Hatch in the U.S. Senate.
- Hunter Walker
Fiery rhetoric marks Trump’s final rally before Election Day
President Trump delivered an hour and 20-minute speech touching on all his familiar themes before a packed house on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
- David Knowles
Engendering enthusiasm: Ivanka, Kellyanne and Sarah join Trump at rally
In his efforts to narrow the gender gap Republicans face in Tuesday's midterm elections — in which women voters strongly favor Democrats — Donald Trump brought three of the top women in his administration to a rally in Fort Wayne, Ind.: senior adviser Ivanka Trump, counselor Kellyanne Conway and press secretary Sarah Sanders.
- David Knowles
Networks pull Trump ad on migrants — even Fox News
The cable network joins NBC in pulling the ad that has been decried by Republicans and Democrats alike.
- Michael Walsh
Obama stumps for senator who supports Trump’s wall
Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana on Sunday — despite some significant ideological differences.
- Michael Walsh
Stacey Abrams, Yale Law graduate, calls Trump’s attacks on her qualifications 'vapid'
Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams defended herself against President Trump’s claim that she is unqualified to be governor on Sunday.
- David Knowles
Trump's target audience for migrant caravan scare tactics: Women
The president makes the case that the Central American migrant caravan is an issue that will lure female voters to the polls.
- Ken Silverstein
The Fear Factory: How Robert Mercer's hedge fund profits from Trump's hard-line immigration stance
Renaissance Technologies has invested in firms that operate private prisons and immigrant detention centers, investments apparently based partly on President Trump’s plans and the ability to influence them. And it's all legal.
- Kayla Jardine
Yahoo News Explains: Possible Democratic presidential challengers for 2020
The 2020 presidential election is fast approaching, and there have been plenty of whispers in Washington about who’s running. Preliminary polls have former Vice President Joe Biden leading any other candidate by a large margin. “I don’t think about the polling data. In 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major political party.
