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'Ape in heels': W.Va. officials under fire after comments about Michelle Obama

"It will be so refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady back in the White House," wrote the director of a government-funded nonprofit.

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Trump to meet today with Pence to discuss Cabinet picks, amid tension with some Republicans

In one surprising development, Ben Carson, who has been a confidant to Trump, is unlikely to join the administration but will remain an informal adviser.

By Jerry Markon • Read more »

Donald Trump says he would have won a popular-vote election. And he could be right.

It's perhaps unlikely, but a popular-vote election would have been run very differently.

By Aaron Blake • Read more »

Group of U-Va. students, faculty 'deeply offended' by Thomas Jefferson being quoted at school he founded

"We are incredibly disappointed in the use of Thomas Jefferson as a moral compass," the group of more than 400 students and faculty members complained in an open letter after the U. Va. president quoted him.

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

One of Hillary Clinton’s top aides nailed exactly why she lost

Change conquered all.

By Chris Cillizza • Read more »

Trump just dropped a big hint to the pharmaceutical industry

Trump's health-care plan may help the drug and medical device industries.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson • Read more »

Did President Obama just dis Hillary Clinton’s campaign?

Let's dissect his comments.

By Aaron Blake • Read more »

Police officer who drove with Confederate flag at ‘Love Trumps Hate’ rally resigns

Traverse City Police Chief Jeffrey O'Brien called the incident "reprehensible."

By Lindsey Bever • Read more »

The Daily 202: Obama in a state of denial about Trump, as Democrats work through the stages of grief

It's not just a river in Egypt

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The ethics rules that apply — and don’t apply — to Trump’s children

There's nothing to stop Trump from giving his children roles in the transition. The administration is a different story.

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Where I wish President Trump failure

His cruel initiatives must not be allowed to succeed.

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Jay Gruden's halftime script: A private primal scream, then a call for poise

Gruden credits his coordinators with key half-time adjustments in come-from-behind victory over Vikings

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Donald Trump is about to discover what a president does all day

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Trump Tower anymore.

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