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Donald Trump turned his first ever Congressional Picnic into a family fair on Thursday evening, with the President, his wife Melania and daughter Ivanka all letting their hair down for a night of celebration. Photographs from White House's South Lawn showed Melania kissing babies as she and her husband mingled with people in attendance. Meanwhile, Ivanka played with her daughter, Arabella, in the Rose Garden. Melania was wearing a $2,255 Mary Katrantzou 'osmond grid' print dress on the night. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4631096/Trump-says-stopped-going-baseball-game.html#ixzz4kpaZyNP7 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Who’s qualified to hold high political office? According to The New York Times, that depends on whether you’re a Kennedy or a mere mortal. A December 16 news story, “Caroline Kennedy Is Seeking Seat Held by Clinton,” couldn’t have been more fawning if it was written by a public relations firm. In terms of breathless wonder, The Times revealed that Ms. Kennedy, “the deeply private daughter of America’s most storied political dynasty, will seek the United States Senate seat in New York being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton” (emphasis added). David Paterson, who became Governor of New York when his...