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Bill Clinton Blames G.O.P. and Press for Wife’s Email Woes
By AMY CHOZICK
In a CNN interview, President Bill Clinton said of the furor over Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails, “I have never seen so much expended on so little.”
Pope Francis celebrated a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on Saturday. While in the United States, he has spoken frequently about immigrants and refugees.
While Pope Francis, visiting the United States, challenged Americans to embrace a more open mind-set toward newcomers, some of the candidates for president are viewing the issue of resettling refugees here with indifference, concern and resistance.
Speaker John A. Boehner at a news conference at the Capitol on Friday after he announced his resignation. Hard-liners had tried to oust him for over a year.
Speaker John A. Boehner’s resignation is likely to herald an even more combative stretch in Washington, emboldening conservatives to defy President Obama on spending, debt and taxes.
Supporters of Planned Parenthood at a rally in Baton Rouge, La., last month to protest a plan to defund the group. Several foes stood across the street.
The women’s reproductive health care provider has countered videos claiming it was “profiteering in baby parts” by gathering information from affiliates, hiring lawyers, crisis managers and video experts, and solidifying support.
In a CNN interview, President Bill Clinton said of the furor over Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails, “I have never seen so much expended on so little.”
After training his fire for much of the summer on former Gov. Jeb Bush, Donald J. Trump has found a new favorite Republican rival to taunt: Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.
String of newly discovered emails between Mrs. Clinton and David H. Petraeus is scrutinized.
In the wake of John Boehner’s resignation announcement, speculation has centered on Mr. McCarthy, the No. 2 House Republican, who has risen rapidly through the ranks.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida called for a 25 percent tax credit to businesses that give their workers four to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for family members “in times of great need.”
The pope’s and the Chinese president’s visits to Washington, along with presidential candidates on and off the campaign trail, in this week’s political pictures.
Donald J. Trump, a leader in nearly every Republican presidential poll, was uncharacteristically vague when asked his views on House Speaker John A. Boehner’s announcement that he would step down.
The move reduced the chance of a government shutdown, because Mr. Boehner is now free to push for a short-term funding measure.
A controversial new law was used to strip the citizenship of Zakaria Amara, who is serving a life sentence for his role in a failed 2006 bombing plot in Toronto.
The secretary of State reached out to the Iranians at the United Nations on Saturday despite concerns about the country’s support for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
Nearly 30,000 foreign recruits have now poured into Syria to join the civil war, stark evidence that an international effort to enforce antiterrorism laws is not diminishing the militants’ ranks.
President Xi Jinping of China is a co-host of the meeting, even though his country imprisoned five feminists this year, and President Obama will not attend.
Military officials, who days before had denied reports of the handover, called the disclosure “very concerning” and a violation of guidelines.
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