Obama calls on supporters to renew fight f…

In his farewell address to the nation Tuesday night, a tearful President Obama called on Americans to keep working on income equality, racial healing and bipartisan cooperation - the same goals he was unable to achieve over the past eight years. With 10 days remaining in his presidency, Mr. Obama traveled to Chicago to deliver his valedictory speech to about 20,000 supporters and urge them to renew the fight for liberal values in the upcoming administration of Republican Donald Trump.

Nets Hype Dems Testifying Against Sessions Over Racism Allegations

On Tuesday, the network morning shows were thrilled by the prospect of Democratic lawmakers testifying against Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions during the confirmation hearing for the Donald Trump cabinet pick. However, none of the broadcasts bothered to recall that those same Democrats once eagerly worked with the Alabama senator on civil rights issues.

As Republicans float further Clinton probes, Sessions said he’d recuse himself

Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Jan. 10. The Select Committee on Benghazi has closed up shop. The FBI has found no new emails to change its conclusion that there was not a winnable case against Hillary Clinton over her use of a private server.

Republican plans to quickly confirm Trump nominees are upended

Republican plans to quickly confirm Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees were upended Tuesday amid Democratic pressure to slow down the examination of picks. The Senate Intelligence Committee announced early Tuesday that it would delay by a day a hearing for Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., to serve as CIA director.

The government came up with ridiculous ways to waste your money in 2016

The National Science Foundation and UC San Diego spent $1.5 million to put a mudskipper fish on a treadmill. The federal government spent huge taxpayer dollars to study the popularity of Barbie dolls and how long a fish could exercise on a treadmill, according to a new report by a U.S. senator.

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Congressmen squabble over student painting depicting police as pigs

This is the painting by a high school student creating controversy at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The painting is the work of high school student David Pulpus, who won an art competition sponsored Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay. It was judged by an independent panel of art professionals, CNN reported.

Backpage.com, CEO plead guilty in California, Texas

The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed an "online brothel" pleaded guilty to California money-laundering charges Thursday, while the company itself pleaded guilty to human trafficking in Texas. Carl Ferrer will co-operate in prosecuting Backpage.com's creators and will serve no more than five years in state prison under a California plea agreement.

Questions and answers as Sessions defends his remarks

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has agreed to recuse himself from any investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The move comes after revelations that Sessions twice spoke with the Russian ambassador during the campaign, a fact that seemingly contradicts sworn statements he made to Congress during his confirmation hearings.

DOJ to release report on Chicago police abuses

The Justice Department plans to release a major report Friday on the Chicago Police Department after a yearlong civil rights investigation, one that is expected to find a pattern and practice of violations over many years. Officials from the DOJ in Washington, D.C., and from the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago were expected to make the report public on Friday.

Republicans have no choice but to keep the rug under Obamacare’s newly insured

Democratic rhetoric over the past few days would have us believe that the "Republican plan to replace Obamacare" is "nonexistent," as a New York Times op-ed by Nicholas Kristof declares . The Republicans have no shortage of plans , but their real dilemma is that Obamacare added some 20 million previously uninsured Americans to the insurance rolls, and the Republicans have no choice but to allocate the funds to maintain coverage for those newly insured.

The Latest: Lawmaker to rehang art removed by colleague

Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay plans to return a painting to its Capitol Hill display after a colleague took offense and removed it because it shows a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at African-American protesters. The painting by a high school student in Clay's district was inspired by the shooting and protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

Photos: Pence arrives in nationa s capital after bidding farewell to…

Columbus native and Vice President-elect Mike Pence has arrived at Joint Base Andrews with members of his family - and three pets. Pence took his first flight aboard a military flight - which will be Air Force Two once he becomes vice president.