CNN Site Map for Section Politics (Galleries) for February - 2016
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- 2016-02-29U.S. President Barack Obama presents Navy SEAL Edward Byers with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House on Monday, February 29. Byers received the medal for his role in rescuing an American civilian being held hostage by Taliban insurgent
- 2016-02-28Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters in Columbia on Saturday, February 27, after her victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary.
- 2016-02-24The first televised presidential debate took place on September 26, 1960, when U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy, left, faced off against Vice President Richard Nixon, right. The debate was one of the most-watched broadcasts in U.S. history.
- 2016-02-22Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives gives a victory speech at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 20, after edging out Bernie Sanders in Nevada's Democratic caucuses.
- 2016-02-20U.S. Supreme Court Police pallbearers carry Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's flag-covered casket between rows of Catholic clergy and out of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception after his funeral on Saturday, February 20,
- 2016-02-20Do you know the campaign logo?
- 2016-02-17Naomi Guigui, left, will be voting for the first time in the elections in November. Her parents are undocumented.
- 2016-02-16Federal officials announced that philanthropist David Rubenstein will give $18.5 million to restore and upgrade the Lincoln Memorial, shown here during a wreath-laying ceremony celebrating the 16th President's 207th birthday on Friday, February 12.
- 2016-02-15A flag at the U.S. Supreme Court is lowered to half-staff on Saturday, February 13, following the announcement of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the leading conservative voice on the high court. Scalia's death set off an immediate debate about
- 2016-02-15Princeton student Charlesa Redmond says prospective students don't ask about Woodrow Wilson on campus tours.
- 2016-02-14U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was found dead on Saturday, February 13, was one of the most influential conservative justices in history. He was 79.
- 2016-02-11The Pentagon has requested $582.7 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. A healthy chunk of that money would go to acquiring new hardware, including F-35 fighter jets. The Pentagon is requesting $10.1 billion for F-35s in three variants: 43 F-35As for th
- 2016-02-09Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Manchester., New Hampshire on October 26.
- 2016-02-08With the Year of the Monkey upon us, CNN asked Hong Kong fortune teller Priscilla Lam to divine the fates of the candidates battling it out for the presidency.
She says the new lunar year will fuel good fortune for "earth dog" Donald Trump, wh
- 2016-02-07Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton face off in the MSNBC Democratic debate at the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Thursday, February 4. Among other topics, Clinton debated Sanders about his statements that she i
- 2016-02-05Pentagon releases 198 photos of detainees
- 2016-02-05Then: Al Gore, vice president at the time, won the Democratic nomination in the 2000 campaign. After a tedious recount of the votes, he lost the presidential election to Republican George W. Bush.
- 2016-02-05An early 20th century photo shows the building that housed Mary Surratt's Washington, D.C., boarding house — the site where conspirators plotted against President Abraham Lincoln.
- 2016-02-05President Barack Obama and former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter arrive on stage for the George W. Bush Presidential Center dedication ceremony in Dallas, on April 25, 2013. Only a few times in history have thre
- 2016-02-05President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden practice on the White House putting green in 2009. Fifteen of the past 18 presidents have played golf.
- 2016-02-05To back up President Barack Obama's statement that he goes skeet shooting regularly, which some Republicans questioned, the White House released this photo of Obama firing a gun at Camp David in August. See more commanders in chief taking advantage o
- 2016-02-05President Barack Obama opted not to try on the Naval Academy football helmet presented to him during a ceremony at the White House on Friday, April 12. "Here's the general rule: You don't put stuff on your head when you're president,&q
- 2016-02-05In addition to regularly playing golf, President Barack Obama also enjoys a game of basketball. Here's a look at the hobbies of other U.S. Presidents:
- 2016-02-03The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) is the third U.S. Navy vessel to sail under that name.
- 2016-02-02U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz emerges victorious at a rally Monday, February 1, in Des Moines after taking first place in Iowa's Republican caucuses on Monday, February 1. With about 99% of precincts reporting, Cruz had 28% of the vote, compared with 24% for Do
- 2016-02-01Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump poses with a ring given to him by a group of veterans in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, January 28. Trump skipped the latest GOP debate in favor of a campaign rally, where he announced that he had raised more