Flawed Alliances: Australia, the U.S. and Trumpism Politics can be a deliciously self-defeating field. For the US-Australian alliance, one born out of desperate insecurity on the part of Canberra, a dramatic change in the White House was always going to cause a shudder. A Clinton presidency was presumed to be […]
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Obama administration expands elite military unit’s powers to hunt foreign fighters globally WASHINGTON:The Obama administration is giving the elite Joint Special Operations Command — the same organization that helped kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid by Navy SEALs — expanded power to track, plan and potentially […]
Voting patterns reveal deep economic divide in U.S. In the modern era of presidential politics, no candidate has ever won the popular vote by more than Hillary Clinton did this year, yet still managed to lose the electoral college. In that sense, 2016 was a historic split: Donald Trump won […]
How 8 key counties voted in the presidential race How 8 key counties voted in the presidential race:- The USA TODAY Network spent time in eight counties in eight states, exploring the key electoral themes that could decide this fall’s election. The series looked at Waukesha County in Wisconsin, Chester County […]
Clinton emotional concession: This is painful and will be for a long time Clinton emotional concession: This is painful and will be for a long time:- Hillary Clinton ended her historic presidential campaign Wednesday, saying it is “painful and will be for a long time,” as she urged for a […]
With a president Trump, an emphasis on law and order With a president Trump, an emphasis on law and order:- The federal government was in many ways a newcomer to criminal justice reform when in 2013 the Obama administration put its full backing behind an effort to revamp what then-Attorney General Eric Holder […]
Pence may be powerful vice president as Trump liaison to Congress Pence may be powerful vice president as Trump liaison to Congress:- After joining one of the most unconventional political campaigns in modern history, the Indiana Republican will be the nation’s next vice president. “This is a historic night,” Pence […]
Election Night 2016 Was the Most Watched in Cable News History Election Night 2016 Was the Most Watched in Cable News History:- The 2016 election cycle had been a ratings boon for U.S. cable news networks, and Tuesday’s stunning U.S. presidential election victory by Republican Donald Trump was no different. […]
11 questions for President-elect Donald Trump 11 questions for President-elect Donald Trump:- From his calls to jail his opponent to his conflicting statements about barring Muslims from the United States, America’s next president has provoked a striking number of questions about how he would govern. Here is an early — […]
Dems eye Elizabeth Warren as voice of opposition to prez Donald Trump Dems eye Elizabeth Warren as voice of opposition to prez Donald Trump:- Bay State U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said yesterday she’s looking to move past her differences with President-elect Donald Trump, but party leaders say she has a […]
