The Obama administration, Part 2, takes shape: This is your morning tip sheet.

Edward P. Lazear, a pioneering labor economist at Stanford University who advised President George W. Bush during the financial crisis, died on Monday. He was 72. The cause was pancreatic cancer, the university said. It did not say where he died. Professor Lazear may be best remembered as the founder […]

WASHINGTON — With the Trump administration having authorized the beginning of the formal transition process, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is slowly naming the individuals he hopes will guide him through his first term as president and help shape his thinking in the years ahead. Mr. Biden has chosen cabinet […]

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday delivered a raw but optimistic address to Americans in his first nonpolitical speech since winning the election, pleading with the nation to “hang on” and have hope even with the number of coronavirus cases spiking across the country and a hard […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump pardoned on Wednesday his former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his conversations with a Russian diplomat and whose prosecution Attorney General William P. Barr tried to shut down. “It is my Great Honor to […]

WASHINGTON — When President Trump pardoned Michael T. Flynn on Wednesday, he did more than wipe clean the record of his first national security adviser, who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. He also bolstered the hopes of a wide array of clemency seekers that he might […]

Conservative sports commentator Jason Whitlock argued that modern liberals are imposing “mental slavery” on black Americans. Whitlock: Liberals Are Ideological Descendants Of Slave Owners Whitlock made the comments during an emotional interview on Tuesday, when he said that liberals are now imposing “mental slavery” on black Americans, making them the […]

President Donald Trump has given a pardon to General Mike Flynn, his former National Security Advisor, in a move that was long suspected. Trump: ‘I Know You Will Now Have A Truly Fantastic Thanksgiving!’ President Trump announced the pardon of General Flynn with a tweet on Wednesday afternoon. “It is […]

A study conducted by the Media Research Center suggests biased media coverage may have tilted the election in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The study consists of an analysis of eight major news stories that the MRC suggests were not covered appropriately, along with a survey of how that coverage […]

WASHINGTON — Early this year, Senator David Perdue, Republican of Georgia, sold more than $1 million worth of stock in the financial company Cardlytics, where he once served on the board. Six weeks later, its share price tumbled when the company’s founder announced he would step down as chief executive […]