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The first lady and the mayor showed up for the celebration in style.

Also, Ukraine launches a major assault on Moscow. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday.

The White House insists that private donations are paying for a new ballroom, but the administration is using taxpayer money for a series of security upgrades.

Celebrity guests paid winking homage to President Obama's notorious tan suit.

Mr. Kean has missed three months of votes in Washington and been absent from the campaign trail in his New Jersey district because of an unexplained health condition.

New York City found a reason to party on Thursday, cheering, crying and climbing around Broadway to celebrate the Knicks' N.B.A. championship.

America and Israel have snatched defeat from victory.

The Obamas each took to the microphone, delivering speeches before a crowd of dignitaries, elected officials and Democratic supporters.

After the Knicks promoted Gavin Snider's watercolor painting in the wake of their N.B.A. title, one of the most famous artists on social media posted an uncannily similar work.

Two members of Gov. Jared Polis's board that reviews commutation requests came forward to say the secretive panel had twice rejected the release of Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering.