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As Jim W. Dean would put it, you can’t make this stuff up. Victoria Nuland, the hawkish and Neocon woman who brazenly declared “Fuck the EU,” is now Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Secretary Antony Blinken tweeted: “Thrilled that Victoria Nuland was confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Her deep experience across the board will be so important to me and the Department as we move forward with a foreign policy that delivers for the American people.” What...

By LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Closing arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are unfolding Monday more for history than to sway votes. The four hours of arguments provide one final chance to influence public opinion and set the record ahead of his expected acquittal in the GOP-led Senate. The chamber is expected to take the final impeachment votes on Wednesday. House managers opened with a plea from Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado who said: “We can...

Biden, in Kenosha, hails fight for racial progress Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets with community members at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis., Thursday. AP PHOTO Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is greeted with an elbow bump as he meets with community members at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Carolyn Kaster Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden bows hi...

Will Weissert And Deb Riechmann In this image from video, former President Bill Clinton, former President George W. Bush and former President Barack Obama speak during a Celebrating America concert on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, part of the 59th Inauguration Day events for President Joe Biden who was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Donald Trump is shunning the "ex-presidents club" and the feeling is mutual. Trump is not an easy fit for the group of former commande...

President-elect Joe Biden is pledging a new path for the nation after Donald Trump’s four years in office.

Associated Press President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on Wednesday. (AP photo — Manuel Balce Ceneta) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — His presidency over, Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years. “So just a goodbye. We love you,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Mary...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that truth and democracy are under attack in America and he pledged to usher the post-truth era out of U.S. politics. Biden didn’t mention former President Donald Trump by name, but Biden’s inaugural remarks were a clear rebuke of his predecessor, who persuaded millions of Americans to believe […]

AP: Trump’s legacy, by the numbers WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too. Presidential historians and others will plumb them as they assess President Donald Trump’s legacy, Some of the numbers that are part of Trump’s legacy: • 399,008 and counting: Number of U.S. deaths attributed to COVID-19, as of Tuesday. • 6: Coronavirus vaccines being developed and-or distributed under Trump’s Operation Warp Speed program. • 2: Coronavirus vaccines — by Pfizer and...

Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIA By AAMER MADHANI and BRIAN SLODYSKOJanuary 15, 2021 GMT President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is nomina...