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President Barack Obama is expected to announce in the coming days a new executive action with the goal of expanding background checks on gun sales, people familiar with White House planning said. Described as "imminent," the set of executive actions would fulfill a promise by the President to take further unilateral steps the White House says could help curb gun deaths. Plans for the action are not yet complete, and those familiar with the process warn that unforeseen circumstances could delay an announcement. But gun control advocates are expecting the new actions to be revealed next week, ahead of Obama's...

Donald Trump praised Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, saying that she would make a "great president." BuzzFeed News unearthed the comments, made in a 2008 blog post. "Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming Barack Obama as her vice-president when she gets the nomination, but she’s nowhere near a shoo-in," the real estate mogul wrote about the tight 2008 Democratic primary between Clinton and then-Illinois Sen. Obama. "For his part, Obama said he’s just focused on winning the nomination, although at least one member of his team said Clinton would make a good vice-president. (I know Hillary and...