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Former Presidents: They're Just Like Us! Obama Summoned For Jury Duty

2:19pm October 28, 2017

by Maggie Penman

Barack Obama is to report next month in Cook County, Ill. If selected, he wouldn't be the first high-profile juror — Oprah Winfrey served in a murder trial in 2004.

List Of Charities Shunning Trump's Mar-A-Lago Resort Keeps Growing

8:07pm August 21, 2017

by Greg Allen

Many of the groups cited controversy about recent comments by President Trump that "both sides were to blame" for the violence that occurred during a white supremacists' rally in Charlottesville, Va.

The White House is seen reflected in a rainwater puddle on Friday, July 28, 2017 — amid very stormy times in Washington, D.C.

Could Trump Pardon Himself? Probably Not.

12:04pm July 29, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

No president in history has done that, but some likely have contemplated it.

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President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., on July 1, 2017, en route to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

Trump Tweets Clip Of Him Bodyslamming CNN; Network Says 'Do Your Job'

6:14pm July 02, 2017

by David Welna

The Sunday morning tweet led some in the media to question if the president was threatening the network. A White House adviser said, "I think that no one would perceive that as a threat."

The cast of "Miss Saigon" takes part in the curtain call on opening night at the Broadway Theatre on March 23, 2017 in New York City.

This Week In Race: Census Worries, Yellowface And Kendall Jenner. Again.

8:48am May 12, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In this edition: posers, pretenders and passers.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 31. Waters called for an investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia.

This Week In Race: A Spicer Dust-Up, Muslim Latinas Speak Out, Blue Men See Red

3:39pm March 31, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Busy week per always: resistance to deportations, black women get spicy with the White House press secretary, and Muslim Latinas. Yeah, really.

President Donald Trump acknowledges applause as he leaves the stage after speaking at a rally Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

Trump Blasts Court's Travel Ban Block: 'This Ruling Makes Us Look Weak'

11:37pm March 15, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

At a Nashville campaign rally, President Trump said he wished he had stood his ground and defended his original, much stricter executive order. His second travel ban was temporarily halted Wednesday.

A floor of office space in Trump Tower, where President Trump lives with his family in a penthouse apartment, can rent for as much as $1.5 million a year.

Defense Department Renting At Trump Tower Is Another Step Into Ethical Murk

1:41am February 09, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The Department of Defense needs space for its people and equipment whenever Trump goes home to his Manhattan penthouse. The move has precedent, but likely will be far costlier than previous rentals.

Votes cast by Somali parliamentarians are counted in the first round of the presidential election on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu.

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In Somalia's Historic Presidential Election, A Surprise Victor Declared

1:33pm February 08, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The vote took place under tight security and is a big step in a country that hasn't had a functioning central government for the past 26 years.

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Trump Supporter Says President's 'Refreshing' Style Earns His Trust

4:45pm February 06, 2017

by Keri Brown

This week, we're hearing from people across the Piedmont to find out their feelings about the new president. In our series "The Road Ahead," WFDD's Keri Brown went to King, North Carolina, a small city in a county that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump.

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