Chance honoured by Obama, a 90s nostalgia rules at BET Awards

DJ Khaled, from left, Quavo, Lil Wayne, and Chance The Rapper perform "I'm the One" at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. The 2017 BET Awards had stumbles, from technical problems during a performance to going well over its planned three-and-a-half hour time slot during the live show held Sunday in Los Angeles.

Trump: Not ‘that far off’ from passing health overhaul

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump watches as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin walks to his fiancA e Scottish actress Louise Linton after he was sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump plans to be among the guests as Mnuchin weds Linton Saturday at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington.

Sanders urges Capito to vote against Senate health care bill

In this April 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally for Omaha Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello in Omaha, Neb. Sanders urged fellow Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to vote against the health care bill proposed by the Senate on Sunday, June 25. less FILE- In this April 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally for Omaha Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello in Omaha, Neb.

Prominent Democrat says Obama made ‘serious mistake’ over Russian meddling in election

Rep. Adam B. Schiff said in an interview that aired on Sunday that Barack Obama should have acted more forcefully when he learned about meddling by Russia into the 2016 general election. However, Schiff also criticized President Donald Trump for aiming criticism at the former president over the handling of the accusations.

Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance _ and face some

Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era. In San Francisco, revelers wearing rainbow tutus and boas held signs that read "No Ban, No Wall, Welcome Sisters and Brothers" while they danced to electronic music at a rally outside City Hall.

The Latest: Senator: GOP plan doesn’t ‘repeal nor replace’

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump watches as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin walks to his fiancA e Scottish actress Louise Linton after he was sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence, in the Oval Of... A handwritten musical composition by Al Capone are among the items up for bid Saturday in the "Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen" auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A handwritten musical composition by Al Capone are among the items up for bid Saturday in the "Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen" auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Gay pride parades nationwide take on a political tone

People marched in the annual New York Gay Pride Parade, one of the oldest and largest in the world, in the West Village in Manhattan on Sunday. NEW YORK - Thousands of people lined the streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era.

The Latest: Trump says hostility has stymied bipartisanship

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump watches as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin walks to his fiancee Scottish actress Louise Linton after he was sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence, in the Oval Of... President Donald Trump is bemoaning what he calls "the level of hostility" that he says has stymied bipartisanship in Washington. While discussing the Republican health bill during an interview on "Fox & Friends," Trump said it would be great if lawmakers from both parties could "come up something that everybody's happy with."

Democrats’ persistent Pelosi problem

Politico has a pretty stunning quote about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., from a fellow House Democrat, following last Tuesday's big Georgia special election loss: "I think you'd have to be an idiot to think we could win the House with Pelosi at the top," said Rep. Filemon Vela , who supported Pelosi in her last leadership race. "Nancy Pelosi is not the only reason that Ossoff lost.

How Americans think about the economy has changed since Trump won

The Trump presidency appears to have sparked an unprecedented political polarization in consumer confidence, which is often viewed as a leading indicator for the economy's performance. While Democrats and Republicans have similar beliefs about how the economy is performing at the moment, they are now hugely divided over how it will perform in the future, research shows.

Trump attacks Obama again, asks if he didn’t want to hurt Hillary

New Delhi , June 25 : United States President Donald Trump inveighed against former president Barack Obama for having failed to respond to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. Trump on Saturday took to Twitter and, in a series of tweets, said, "Since the Obama Administration was told way before the 2016 Election that the Russians were meddling, why no action? Focus on them, not T! Obama Administration official said they "choked" when it came to acting on Russian meddling of election.

Letter: Where are all the Trump letters?

For the past eight years, I have read scathing, rude and hateful letters to the editor about President Barack Obama. Now that there is "a new sheriff in town," where are all of the letters-either pro or con-about President Donald Trump? I cannot believe that everyone out there is happy and content with the direction the country has gone over the past six months.

Massachusetts jogger slaying suspect indicted for murder

A suspect has been indicted for murder in the death of a 27-year-old woman who was killed last summer while jogging in broad daylight in Massachusetts.An... -- When Barack Obama was president, his tight relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dubbed a political "bromance." Now, there appears to be a new... WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts has joined Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Jon Tester to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Equipment and M... OMAHA, Neb.

Donald Trump on Twitter: Why did Obama do nothing about Russian election meddling?

On Saturday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to respond on Twitter to a report which said Barack Obama was aware of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. On Friday, a Washington Post story stated that the CIA notified Obama that Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in "a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S. presidential race."

Trump: Obama a Did Nothinga About Russia Election Meddling

President Donald Trump questioned former President Barack Obama's response to Russia's attempts to influence the 2016 election in an interview airing Sunday morning, saying Obama didn't do enough to address the situation. "Well I just heard today for the first time that Obama knew about Russia a long time before the election, and he did nothing about it," Trump said in an excerpt of his interview on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" released Friday.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo: Trump is ‘incredibly demanding’ of the intelligence community

CIA Director Mike Pompeo told MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt that President Donald Trump is "incredibly demanding" of the intelligence community during an interview that aired Saturday morning. Pompeo said he spends over 40 minutes a day talking to Trump, and that the president is a "serious consumer" of the intelligence community's product.

CIA knew in August that Putin sought to boost Trump: report

The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post reported Friday. A combination of file photos showing Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2016 and US President Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, US May 17, 2016.