New book details the inside story of Obama’s birth certificate and the birth of fake news

Dan Pfeiffer, former assistant and senior adviser to President Barack Obama, thinks he knows the exact date the modern era of fake news was born: April 27, 2011. "I had walked into the briefing room that morning with 50 copies of Barack Obama's birth certificate," Pfeiffer recalls in a memoir, " Yes We Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump ," set to be published next week.

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox chidesa

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox has taken another sharp jab at President Trump on Twitter, questioning why the American president needs a vacation and urging Trump to "just leave" if he isn't happy with his job. "Donald Trump leaving on vacation, huh? What for?" Fox tweeted.

Trump unfiltered: Tweets reveal his interests, insecurities

His message came at the start of one of the busiest weeks of Donald Trump's transition to the White House. It's a week when he and his team are preparing eight Cabinet picks for confirmation hearings, finalizing appointments and gearing up for his first news conference as president-elect.

One month out, Trump inauguration lacks star power

On January 18, 2009, the stars turned out in force in front of the Lincoln Memorial at a concert honoring then-President-elect Barack Obama. Denzel Washington spoke to kick off the event, then Bruce Springsteen performed, and then Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Garth Brooks, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Josh Groban, U2, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Beyonce and many more.

Cuban: Trump a blew it,a a horriblea if he wona t accept defeat

So Donald Trump wouldn't accept Barack Obama as a legal American, and won't accept Hillary Clinton as president, or even another Ruth Bader Ginsburg as judge. "Whether he accepts the outcome [of the election] - that's a red herring," Perry said Wednesday after Trump's aggressive but sometimes sour performance in the third and final presidential debate.

Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel elects to sting Trump, but not Hillary

Actually the Emmy host blamed Trump-pal Mark Burnett, the creator and executive producer of "The Celebrity Apprentice" and "Survivor." "That guy right there," the Emmy host said during his monologue Sunday night, singling out the British-born producer who also produces "The Voice."

Opinion: Trump, king of debt but not of taxes

Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presidential nominee, has been in the spotlight for years. From developing real estate to producing and starring in TV shows, see how he's shaped his empire.