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Candidate Donald Trump's promise to "end the special interest monopoly" in Washington is already the stuff of "Saturday Night Live" parody. Unfortunately, the nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state is no laughing matter, more a tragedy than comedy in the making. This is precisely why members of the Senate Foreign Services Committee should treat his hearing this week as a public trial rather than a mere formality.

President Barack Obama bid farewell on Tuesday night in a formal address to the nation from his adopted hometown of Chicago, calling on the country to be "anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy."

After the first full day of grilling for President-elect Donald Trump's choices for Cabinet positions, Congress has more hearings scheduled Wednesday.

President Barack Obama momentarily batted back tears as he thanked his wife, Michelle, during the emotional tail-end of his farewell address in Chicago Tuesday.

Liberals anticipated fireworks on day one of confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions as attorney general.

Three suspects in the Kim Kardashian West heist have been released, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed on Wednesday.

In Washington, the next attorney general insisted at his confirmation hearing that he is not a racist. And in Chicago, the nation's first black president offered a fiery farewell -- and a warning.

David Petraeus, former CIA director and US CENTCOM commander, told CNN he believes Donald Trump no longer wants to reintroduce torture.

During President Obama's farewell address he spoke to his daughters and said of all his accomplishments, he is most proud to be their dad.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday will hold his first news conference in more than five months.

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In times of global and economic uncertainty, many chose to take stock and hold off on making major financial decisions.

If you're like most Americans, you've made getting more fit and losing weight your New Year's resolution to kick off 2017. Unfortunately, your resolution will most likely fail.

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From soulfully singing "Amazing Grace" to dropping the mic at his last White House Correspondents' dinner, these are Obama's best speech moments.

Kim Kardashian West's Paris chauffeur is one of 17 people arrested in connection with the armed robbery of the reality star last year, officials said.

Four thousand US soldiers have arrived in Germany as part of permanent troop rotations to Europe that the Pentagon said are meant to send a clear message to one country in particular: Russia.

Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN.

Is it still okay to quote Atticus Finch even though he turned out to be a racist?