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Donald Trump's grandfather was kicked out of his native Germany for failing to do his mandatory military service there, a historian has claimed.

Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from speaking -- or more accurately, tweeting -- his mind.

President Barack Obama reduced the sentences of 79 more inmates Tuesday, marking his 1,000th commutation -- a milestone for his record-setting effort to reverse harsh sentences.

Political commentator Angela Rye attacked Republicans' record on race Tuesday morning, saying the GOP has become a party of "oppression."

As the reality of a Donald Trump presidency settles in, artists and activists in the hip-hop community are gearing up for a political battle.

President-elect Donald Trump says he's "seriously considering" Dr. Ben Carson for housing secretary.

President Barack Obama will award the final Medals of Freedom of his presidency on Tuesday. Here's who got one: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elouise Cobell (posthumous), Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Richard Garwin, Bill and Melinda Gates, Frank Gehry, Margaret H. Hamilton, Tom Hanks, Grace Hopper (posthumous), Michael Jordan, Maya Lin, Lorne Michaels, Newt Minow, Eduardo Padrón, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen, and Cicely Tyson.

The votes are in. They've been in. But North Carolina still doesn't know who its next governor will be.

President-elect Donald Trump conceded Tuesday there is "some connectivity" between human activity and climate change and wavered on whether he would pull the United States out of international accords aimed at combating the phenomenon, which scientists overwhelmingly agree is caused by human activity.

Two weeks after losing the presidential election, Hillary Clinton is enjoying the finer things in life: hiking in the woods, spending time with her family and, apparently, curling up with a good book.

The Trump Foundation admitted violating IRS rules by improperly giving money to someone close to the organization, according to a recent federal income tax filing.

In a bid to secure the Iran nuclear deal before President Barack Obama leaves office, his administration is working to stave off any additional sanctions and encouraging American companies to do business with Iran, a US official told CNN.

While President-elect Donald Trump has yet to denounce the alt-right by name, CNN's Chris Cuomo says he should.

The racism and anti-Semitism of the alt-right movement were on display Saturday in Washington when its members gathered to celebrate Donald Trump's victory.

There was no mention of building a wall along the Mexican border. There was nothing about repealing Obamacare. But President-elect Donald Trump has plenty to do in his first 100 days in office.

Meetings between President-elect Donald Trump and the Japanese prime minister as well as a subsequent meeting with business partners from India are raising questions about how difficult it may be to untangle Trump's worldwide properties once he is sworn in.

The UK has rejected a suggestion by Donald Trump that it should appoint the figureheard of the Brexit movement, Nigel Farage, as ambassador to the US.