How Trump’s second inauguration outdid the excesses of his first
I really appreciated Monday’s unexpected call for unity in the Capitol rotunda, where MAGA insurrectionists mounted a deadly attack on Congress four years ago.Unfortunately, it…
Takeaways from Trump’s inaugural address
NEW YORK — President Trump’s second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to…
Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the…
Carter honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, was honored Thursday with…
Carter changed the way world saw the U.S. – often for the better
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader.But over time a fundamental shift took place…
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral starts Saturday. Here is what to know
ATLANTA — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of…
Jimmy Carter’s casket on way to Atlanta as 39th president’s state funeral begins
PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter‘s long public goodbye began Saturday, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket rolling through his tiny hometown and past his boyhood…
Column: Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments obscured by reelection defeat
In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story.In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like…
Young men swung right after Trump campaign dominated by macho appeals
WASHINGTON — For years, Pat Verhaeghe didn’t think highly of Donald Trump as a leader.Then Verhaeghe began seeing more of Trump’s campaign speeches online and his…
Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
NEW YORK — A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for…
Rory McIlroy says Trump’s win clears the way for PGA Tour-PIF merger
Rory McIlroy has never been a supporter of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf. In fact, at times he’s been the most vocal…
Trump won’t say how he voted on Florida abortion measure
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida’s abortion measure — and getting testy about it. The former president…
Trump would gut Social Security, Medicare just as boomers need them
Donald Trump was already in the classroom when Brown vs. Board of Education desegregated schools in 1954. He was about 30 before women were able…
Opinion: Why I’m voting for Donald Trump
The Republican Party’s roller coaster ride with Donald Trump makes its last loop this week, as the American people prepare to render one final judgment…
Donald Trump’s freedom probably depends on the election outcome
Donald Trump is at a pivotal point in his personal history. For him, the upshot of the election will be either a series of criminal…
The rest of the world, too, anxiously awaits U.S. election results
A Ukrainian graduate student, a Taiwanese travel agency manager, an industrial engineer in Mexico: None is a U.S. voter, but all believe that they and…
Trump’s Madison Square Garden lineup tells voters all they need to know
There’s a colloquialism often said in the Black community when trying to decide whether to attend a social gathering: “Who all over there?” Opinion Columnist…
A ‘Trump economy’ robs from the American people to enrich the elite
Believing Donald Trump will be better for the economy than Vice President Kamala Harris is like thinking you’re a dinner guest when you’re actually the…
Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.Trump…
John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, warns he would govern like a ‘fascist’ and praised Hitler
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, who was Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff, has warned that his former boss, if elected again, would…