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The mysterious illness that plagued a presidential inauguration

By Petula Dvorak
Jan 17, 2025 5:55 pm - The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There...
Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Jan 17, 2025 5:54 pm - WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawe...
Key moments from Kristi Noem’s hearing for Homeland Security chief

By REBECCA SANTANA and STEPHEN GROVES
Jan 17, 2025 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at...
Confirmation hearings roundup

Jan 16, 2025 6:51 pm - Treasury pick defends Trump’s economic plans WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans o...
Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power

By MATTHEW BROWN, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and JACK DURA
Jan 16, 2025 5:07 pm - President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to p...
Biden warns in farewell address that ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG
Jan 15, 2025 8:29 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the cou...
Confirmation hearings roundup

Jan 15, 2025 5:27 pm - Ratcliffe promises not to politicize the CIA Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee grilled John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CI...
Some suburban reps plan to skip Trump’s inauguration

By Russell Lissau
Jan 15, 2025 4:52 pm - Several members of the suburban delegation to Congress won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
Mediators tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says details still in flux

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Jan 15, 2025 11:10 am - Israel and Hamas agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
Question from Duckworth on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

By DAVID RISING
Jan 15, 2025 10:36 am - Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.

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