'The Most Important Takeover of Any Organization in History'
Inside the years-long push to perfect the presidential transition
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Gerry Broome / AP Trump's Latest Gambit: Early-Voting 'Buyer's Remorse'
Yes, some states allow people to re-do their ballots ahead of Election Day. But hardly anyone does.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The FBI Investigates More Emails Related to Clinton
Director James Comey tells lawmakers that the bureau has uncovered more emails and is reviewing them “to determine if they contain classified information.”
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Patrick Semansky / AP The Man at the Center of 'Bill Clinton Inc.'
Doug Band helped everyone get rich in the post-presidential empire, but his re-emergence in the WikiLeaks hack is another headache for Hillary.
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Andrew Harnik / AP 'She Created This Mess and She Knows It'
Why the WikiLeaks revelation about a “pay-to-play” deal with Morocco is a quintessential Clinton controversy
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Rick Wilking / Reuters The First Broken Promise of Hillary Clinton's Presidency
Why her vow not to “add a penny to the debt” is an impossible pledge to keep
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Donald Trump's Last-Ditch Plan to 'Drain the Swamp'
His proposals for tough restrictions on lobbying may be late in coming, but they’re drawing praise from government-reform advocates.
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Charlie Neibergall / AP The 'Quid Pro Quo' on Hillary Clinton's Emails
An FBI official alleged that a senior State Department official offered up a shady deal to protect the former secretary, prompting a fresh outcry from Republicans and denials from the Obama administration.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Paul Ryan's Alternate Election
Stuck with Donald Trump, the House speaker insists on running a 2016 campaign that doesn’t exist.
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Jon Elswick / AP Why the Supreme Court Matters More to Republicans than Trump
Conservative justices might be the party’s final bulwark against a changing electoral landscape.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters What the WikiLeaks Emails Say About Clinton
Conservatives will see corruption and liberals will see corporatism and expedience, but the exchanges simply expose the candidate who’s been there all along.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Al Gore Returns to Florida for Hillary Clinton
“Your vote really, really, really counts,” the former vice president told Democrats. “You can consider me an Exhibit A of that truth.”
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Robert F. Bukaty / AP Marijuana's Moment
As many as five states could approve its recreational use this November, potentially signaling a point of no return for legalized pot.
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Library of Congress Hillary Clinton's 'Daisy' Ad
Her newest spot against Donald Trump is reminiscent of Lyndon Johnson’s famous warning about Barry Goldwater and the perils of nuclear war.
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John Locher / AP What Bill Clinton Meant When He Called Obamacare 'Crazy'
Explaining the “explainer-in-chief”: The former president offers a diagnosis and a prescription for the Affordable Care Act that is in line with the White House.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Runaway 9/11 Bill That Congress Refused to Stop
Lawmakers overrode an Obama veto for the first time on Wednesday. A day later, they already had regrets.
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Chris O'Meara / AP In Search of Donald Trump's New York Campaign
The Republican says he desperately wants to win his home state—but there’s scant evidence he’s actually trying.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Congress Avoids a Pre-Election Shutdown
Lawmakers stopped bickering long enough to keep the government operating for another 10 weeks and approve long-awaited aid to combat the Zika virus.
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Susan Walsh / AP Another First for Obama: A Veto Override
Congress voted overwhelmingly to disregard the president’s rejection of legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue a foreign government in U.S. court.
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Joe Raedle / AP The Second Presidential Debate Will Try Something New
Ordinary Americans will be able to submit—and vote on—questions to be considered when the candidates meet again.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Five Reasons Why Ted Cruz's Endorsement of Donald Trump Is Stunning
The Texas senator’s about-face risks undermining his political brand and alienating the supporters who hailed his defiant stand in Cleveland.
