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WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York was elected by Democrats as minority leader of the Senate on Wednesday, and he quickly added new leadership posts for members representing the party’s left and right flanks following this month’s stinging election losses. Schumer will take over for the retiring Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, […]

Donald Trump promised during the election to get rid of the lobbyists who have been a longtime source of so much Washington corruption. It looks like the President-elect, or more accurately his vice president Mike Pence, is taking key steps to follow through on that pledge. RELATED: Rand Paul: Will Donald Trump betray voters by

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will become the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which weighs attorney general nominees, as well as nominations to the Supreme Court and other courts, in January. As the most powerful Democrat on the committee, Feinstein will play a major role in how President-elect Donald Trump’s Supreme Court

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump was no fan of financial industry giant Goldman Sachs. One of his campaign ads in the days just before the vote even featured Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The voiceover didn’t name him, but as his image flashed onscreen, the narration described “a global power structure that is responsible for

President-elect Donald Trump is considering former rival Sen. Ted Cruz for U.S. attorney general, according to reports. Mr. Trump met Tuesday with Mr. Cruz, a Harvard Law School graduate who previously served as associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department. The possibility of putting Mr. Cruz in charge of the Justice Department came up

Too soon? President Barack Obama suggested this week that he worked harder than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton did to capture the White House. “You know, I won Iowa not because the demographics dictated that I would win Iowa. I spent 87 days going to every small town and fair and fish fry and VFW hall

DALLAS — Fliers titled “Why white women shouldn’t date black men” were reportedly found at several places on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas recently. The Daily Campus student paper reports that the racist fliers were found at the Armstrong Residential Commons dorms and KXAS-TV (NBC5) reports that they were found at the Dedman

This past Sunday, 1,600 people showed up for mass at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington DC. That’s double the usual number of churchgoers, according to Reverend Robert Hardies, who led the service. Hardies says that for many members of his congregation, the post-election period has been tough. “What I’m hearing from folks is that