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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took swipes at former President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin during her portrait unveiling Tuesday. At an event Tuesday highlighting her contributions to American diplomacy as the 67th secretary of state, Hillary Clinton made barbed remarks about her political rivals, issuing thinly veiled criticisms of her one-time presidential opponent Donald Trump and taking direct aim at Russian leader Vladimir Putin. After being introduced by current Secretary of State Antony Blinken, she thanked him for the contributions he had made so far, remarking that at one point it would have been nearly unthinkable for the United States and its allies to remain united behind Ukraine because of what she described as damage done during the Trump administration -- without ever calling out the former president by name. "We had burned so bridges with our allies and our friends, so reinstating a foreign policy that plays to the best of American val...

A portrait of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was unveiled Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, marking the first time a madame speaker joined the faces of men who preceded her. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's official portrait was unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, marking the first time a madame speaker joined the faces of the men who preceded her. It prompted an emotional tribute from the man who first handed her the gavel, Republican John Boehner. Pelosi, 82, is the Democratic Party's longest-serving House leader and the first woman to be elected speaker. She wore her signature winter white on Wednesday, joined by her husband, Paul, her children and grandchildren. "This painting will stand out as a woman in that Speaker's Lobby. I'm really honored my members had the courage to elect a woman speaker," Pelosi said to applause. "That is not without courage." "Somewhere in this Congress is a future woman speaker to be. I'm ...