Author: Kathleen Hennessey
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Trump’s team pushes back against Russia hacking reports
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidential transition team pushed back Saturday against reports that Russia was caught trying to tip the November election to the Republican and challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence agencies investigating the campaign-season cyberattacks. President Barack Obama’s order for a full-scale review of campaign-season cyberattacks to be completed before he leaves office…
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Trump bucks protocol on press access
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is keeping America in the dark about his earliest conversations and decisions about his incoming government, and bucking a long-standing practice intended to ensure the public has a watchful eye on the nation’s new leader. Trump on Thursday refused to allow journalists to travel with him to Washington for his…
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‘Stop whining,’ Obama tells Trump, chiding for fraud talk
WASHINGTON — “Stop whining,” President Barack Obama rebuked Donald Trump on Tuesday, speaking out as seldom before on next month’s election and chiding the Republican for sowing suspicion about the integrity of America’s presidential vote. Obama also accused Trump of cozying up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a degree “unprecedented in American politics.” The president…
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New allegations of sexual assault emerge against Trump
PUEBLO — Several women levied allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump on Wednesday in a series of interviews, adding to the already damaging revelations about the Republican presidential nominee’s aggressive sexual comments about women. Trump’s campaign dismissed the allegations as having no merit or veracity, and it attacked one of the media outlets that…
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Obama pays tribute to Dallas officers shot in racial attack
DALLAS — President Barack Obama urged Americans rattled by a week of violence and protests to find “open hearts” and new empathy Tuesday in a speech that seesawed between honoring police officers for their bravery and decrying racial prejudice that can affect their work. Obama stood next to five empty chairs for the white police…
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Obama embraces Orlando families, appeals for gun controls
ORLANDO, Fla. — Embracing grieving Orlando families and appealing anew for national action, President Barack Obama claimed a threat to all Americans’ security Thursday as a strong reason to tighten U.S. gun laws. Counterterror campaigns overseas, he declared, can never prevent all “lone wolf” attacks like the one that killed 49 people in Orlando. Speaking…
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Obama endorses Clinton as Sanders vows to team up fight GOP
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state’s experience and grit, and urging Democrats to unite behind her in the fight…
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Tea party doesn’t need a ‘queen,’ Palin tells convention
NASHVILLE — The burgeoning tea party movement should remain leaderless and decentralized, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Saturday, calling the effort “bigger than any king or queen of the tea party.”“Put your faith in ideas. I caution against allowing this movement to be defined by one leader or operation,” she told the…