The week in 13 headlines
Despite positive vaccine news, the coronavirus continues its relentless push across the US, forcing more states into shutdown mode. In their first…
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Calls grow for State Department to cancel holiday parties due to Covid-19 spike
There are growing calls for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel a number of planned in-person holiday events amid record-breaking daily Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden on Trump administration distributing vaccine: ‘There is no detailed plan’
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that the Trump administration had shared information with his transition team about distributing a vaccine to…
Continue Reading White House exodus begins even as Trump continues to baselessly claim victory
White House staffers at all levels are plotting their departures as a growing number of aides to President Donald Trump are abandoning his quest to…
Continue Reading Presidential pardon investigation involves Kushner lawyer and GOP lobbyist, sources say
The Justice Department bribery-for-a-presidential-pardon investigation, which became public this week, involves the past efforts of well-connected…
Continue Reading Trump’s criticism of GOP Senate candidates has Republicans worried ahead of rally
President Donald Trump heads to Georgia on Saturday to campaign for two Republican senators one month ahead of a critical runoff that will determine…
Continue Reading Trump orders a near total withdrawal of US troops from Somalia
President Donald Trump has ordered the majority of US troops to leave Somalia “by early 2021,” in just the latest major military policy…
Continue Reading Pelosi defiant over handling of stimulus: Rejecting previous Republican proposals was ‘not a mistake’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday stood by the way she has handled the stimulus negotiations, telling reporters during her weekly news conference…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to consider Medicaid work requirements
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether the Trump administration can allow states to impose work requirements in their Medicaid programs.…
Continue Reading Defense bill would stop unidentified federal forces from patrolling American streets
Federal agents patrolling American streets without badges or insignias identifying who they are would become a thing of the past if a defense bill…
Continue Reading California Attorney General Xavier Becerra emerges as contender to lead Health and Human Services
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has emerged as a key contender to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, two people familiar…
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More than 1,000 migrant children in U.S. gov’t custody have tested positive for Covid-19
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 1,000 migrant children in US government custody have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to the…
Continue Reading Pompeo willing to meet with incoming Biden team, officials say
State Department officials who work with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have told the department’s career transition team that he will meet…
Continue Reading HHS begins national vaccine ad campaign with YouTube ads
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday launched a national ad campaign promoting awareness about the forthcoming coronavirus vaccines…
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U.S. House passes bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level
The House of Representatives has approved legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and seek to “address the devastating injustices caused…
Continue Reading Invoking ‘Tiger King,’ House passes bill banning big cat ownership
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill that would ban private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers, after the…
Continue Reading Stimulus talks end week on optimistic note
What a difference a week makes. On Monday, it looked like nothing was going to happen on stimulus. Now, it’s possible a deal is brokered in a…
Continue Reading Biden wrestles with politics in effort to depoliticize the Justice Department
Political questions from Democrats and a new Republican litmus test have suddenly become complicating factors in one of President-elect Joe…
Continue Reading Trump raises more than $207 million since Election Day as he pushes baseless election fraud claims
President Donald Trump’s political operation has raised more than $207 million since Election Day, as the President inundates his supporters…
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Biden’s popular vote margin over Trump tops 7 million
President-elect Joe Biden‘s margin over President Donald Trump in the nationwide popular vote is now more than 7 million votes and may continue…
Continue Reading Biden said he asked Fauci to stay on and be a chief medical adviser in his administration
President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he had asked Dr. Anthony Fauci earlier in the day to stay on in his role and to be a chief medical…
Continue Reading Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law
President Donald Trump’s nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump’s…
Continue Reading Hispanic caucus expresses frustration to Biden team with how Michelle Lujan Grisham has been treated
WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus expressed frustration in a meeting with leaders of President-elect Joe…
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The White House liaison to the Justice Department was banned from the building
The White House liaison to the Justice Department has been barred from entering the building after she attempted to access sensitive information…
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Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office as president
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden told CNN on Thursday that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days after he…
Continue Reading FDA chief meets with Meadows again as Trump remains frustrated with pace of vaccine approval
Embattled Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn met with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for the second day in a row on…
Continue Reading Trump’s intelligence chief warns China is the greatest threat to US since WWII
The Trump administration’s most senior intelligence official issued a stark warning Thursday that China is preparing for “an open-ended…
Continue Reading Harris on her working relationship with Biden: ‘We are full partners in this process’
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris may have been fierce rivals in the Democratic primary, but now, as they prepare to…
Continue Reading Biden says multiple Republican senators have called to congratulate him on election win
President-elect Joe Biden revealed Thursday that “more than several” Republican senators have called to privately congratulate him on his…
Continue Reading Biden on nominating diverse Cabinet: ‘I’m going to keep my commitment’
Joe Biden said Thursday he would keep his commitment to nominate a Cabinet that reflects America’s diversity, as the President-elect faces…
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