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In Washington it is the year of chicken

comment: In Chinese culture, this will be the year of the rooster. In the culture of political Washington, this will instead be the year of the chicken.

Donald Trump 'hires supervillian'

One of the most volatile reality TV stars in history will have a powerful role in President-elect Donald Trump's White House.

Watch: Teen grounded for bold on-camera move

A teenager has become an internet hero for dabbing as his dad is sworn into Congress, with Speaker Paul Ryan painfully unaware of what is happening.

The Obama you haven't seen

As Barack Obama prepares to leave office, his staff has revealed what the President's been like behind the scenes in the White House.

Nowhere to run: the new reality

COMMENT: Much of the setting for 1987 movie The Running Man looks eerily prophetic now that we're here for real.

Why we should all pray for world peace

COMMENT: Over a summer beer, someone casually asked me what I wanted for 2017. I just as casually said "world peace."

Editorial: Nervous year ahead for Kiwis

Seldom has a year started with so much upheaval in prospect.

For Trump, unity is 'get on board'

COMMENT: The night he won the US presidency, Donald Trump gave a speech that was praised for its magnanimity.

Cartoon: Foreign affairs: Stuck in middle?

Which events can throw markets in 2017?

Here are five unlikely black swan events that might catch everyone unawares in the coming year.

SNL turns 2016 chaos into TV gold

Sketch show at top of its game amid a bizarre political climate ripe for parody.

Courage needed to expose 'post-truth' fallacy

COMMENT: It's no lie. The Oxford Dictionary's international word for 2016 is "post-truth".

Michelle Obama's PR push

Every Christmas season, first ladies have visited sick children at Children's National Medical Centre.

2016 - Lies, lies, and more damn lies

With five of the year's Biggest Pinocchios, President-elect Trump shatters his own record.

Is the US about to collapse?

Will the US collapse the moment Trump takes power in January? There are plenty of indicators the President-elect will change everything.

Trump: 'Let it be a nuclear arms race'

Donald Trump explicitly declared that he was ready for a new nuclear arms race with Russia and claimed that the United States would win it.

Putin's winning streak could be ending

One might expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a victory lap after a lucky 2016. But Putin looks more tired than triumphant.

Donald Trump's forgotten child

Donald Trump's youngest daughter Tiffany remains a mystery. But Insta snaps aside, her back story is sad and compelling.