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President Barack Obama pretends to wipe a tear during his speech at Macomb County Community College Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Warren, Mich. The president said he's "a little freaked out" that his oldest daughter, Malia, just started her senior year in high school. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Obama’s legacy: Democratic losses, party chaos

As their majorities in Congress slipped away and they ceded the lead in governorships over the past six years, President Obama and his top lieutenants comforted themselves with the changing demographics that they said would make it impossible for a Republican to win the top job. Donald Trump punctured that belief in stunning fashion last week.

November 14, 2016
Stephen Bannon, center left, back, campaign CEO for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, looks on as Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Kellyanne Conway ‘offended’ by criticism of Trump’s Bannon pick

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway bristled Monday at charges incoming White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon leans too far to the right, saying she was "offended" at the accusations and she wouldn't have been part of an operation with him if she'd seen him catering to the "alt-right."

November 14, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump delivered a message on "60 Minutes" on Sunday to those reported to be committing acts of violence in his name: "Stop it." (Associated Press)

Trump promises pro-life, pro-gun judges, will keep some Obama policies in place

President-elect Donald Trump began to add caveats to a host of his campaign promises, saying in an interview aired Sunday that he will work to keep some of the more popular parts of Obamacare intact and focus his deportation efforts on criminals — the same policy that President Obama claims to have.

November 13, 2016
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, right, speaks as President-elect Donald Trump gives his acceptance speech during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Reince Priebus named Trump chief of staff

Reince Priebus, the man who navigated treacherous GOP political waters over the last two years to emerge with a victorious presidential candidate, will be the new White House chief of staff, the Trump transition team announced Sunday.

November 13, 2016
Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

DHS admits to surge of illegals on border

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Thursday said agents are seeing a renewed surge of people attempting to sneak into the U.S. through the southwestern border over the past few months, with more than 46,000 caught in October alone.

November 10, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump spent the day after his extraordinary victory meeting with Vice President-elect Mike Pence and their staffs. Among the series of tough decisions awaiting him are a Supreme Court nominee, Cabinet appointments, and his agenda. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump celebrates historic victory, gets to work

Donald Trump accepted congratulations from across the political spectrum at home and from leaders around the globe Wednesday, just hours after voters elected him the nation's 45th president, and he hunkered down in New York to ponder a list of hefty decisions awaiting him.

November 9, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. waves to supporters at a campaign rally in Janesville, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Paul Ryan effuses over Donald Trump in wake of election

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, who kept Donald Trump at arm's length for most of the presidential campaign, heaped praise upon the president-elect Wednesday, and insisted they will be able to work together "on a positive agenda."

November 9, 2016
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump walk on stage to greet Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump elected 45th president in epic upset of Hillary Clinton

Americans fed up with eight years of a sluggish economy and a growing disconnect with their leaders in Washington voted Tuesday to send businessman and political novice Donald Trump to the White House, guaranteeing one of the biggest shakeups in political history.

November 9, 2016
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2013, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to reporters in Phoenix, Ariz. Arpaio's lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from all future proceedings in a racial-profiling case. Attorney Charles Cooper says U.S. District Judge Murray Snow "has engaged in improper private, off-the-record meetings and communications about the merits of the case with the court-appointed monitor" investigating the sheriff's office. The motion filed Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, also seeks removal of the monitor. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Joe Arpaio projected to lose re-election in Arizona

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will lose his bid for re-election, the Associated Press projected Tuesday night, giving immigrant-rights activists a rare win on a night that was otherwise bleak for them.

November 8, 2016
For President Obama, who already has set records for the most expansive regulatory agenda in U.S. history, his final months offer a chance to pad his lead and plow new ground, particularly on energy and environmental issues. (Associated Press)

Obama executive orders, regulations, pardons expected as presidency draws to close

As President Obama runs out the clock on his eight-year tenure, analysts say, he still has plenty of business left undone, and they expect him to follow the lead of other presidents and issue a series of rules, to add to his list of executive orders, to continue his record-setting pace of commutations and perhaps add a controversial pardon or two into the mix.

November 8, 2016