HHS secretary’s wife tests positive for Covid-19; he tests negative
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told colleagues on Thursday that his wife had tested positive for Covid 19 but that he had tested…
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Top Trump ally Chris Christie says it’s time to accept Biden won the election
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, said Thursday evening it’s time to accept that Joe Biden won…
Continue Reading Cedric Richmond, incoming member of Biden administration, tests positive for coronavirus
Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who will join the incoming Biden administration as a White House senior adviser and director of the Office of Public…
Continue Reading Microsoft identifies more than 40 organizations targeted in massive cyber breach
Microsoft has identified more than 40 of its customers around the world that had problematic versions of a third-party IT management program…
Continue Reading Biden taps Deb Haaland as first Native American interior secretary
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Thursday announced New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary. If…
Continue Reading Deb Haaland makes history as Biden’s pick to run Interior Department
President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Rep. Deb Haaland to lead the Interior Department marked a historic victory for an alliance of…
Continue Reading Federal death row inmate tests positive for Covid-19
A federal inmate scheduled for execution next month has tested positive for Covid-19, adding a new wrinkle in the Trump administration’s…
Continue Reading Trump remains silent as massive cyber hack poses ‘grave risk’ to government
When President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet at the White House Wednesday as Washington absorbed news of a massive data breach, the heads of most…
Continue Reading Biden’s search for an attorney general complicated by ‘competing questions’
The deliberations among President-elect Joe Biden’s tight circle of advisers about whom he should nominate as attorney general have emerged as…
Continue Reading Turning age 18 after Election Day, ready to vote in the Georgia runoffs
Valerie Ponomarev sealed the envelope of her ballot and walked to the silver drop box in Alpharetta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. “I’ve…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies request to block Covid restrictions at Kentucky schools
The Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request from a religious school in Kentucky to block regulations that temporarily restrict in-person…
Continue Reading 6 men indicted on federal charges in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Six men involved in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were indicted Wednesday on a federal kidnapping conspiracy charge.…
Continue Reading House Democratic majority will be 3-vote margin after Biden picks Haaland for interior post
With President-elect Joe Biden choosing Rep. Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have only a…
Continue Reading The US government has executed 10 people this year — the most since 1896
For the first time in US history, the government has executed more people than all of the 50 states, and the number of federal prisoners put to death…
Continue Reading Chris Christie stars in national ad saying it was a mistake not to wear a mask at the White House
Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says in a new national television ad that he regrets not wearing a mask while visiting the White…
Continue Reading Hill leaders struggle to finalize deal amid looming shutdown threat
Congressional leaders struggled on Thursday to hammer out a major rescue package in the final days of the 116th Congress, raising the specter that…
Continue Reading States told by federal government they will receive fewer Pfizer vaccine doses next week, sparking confusion
Multiple states have been told by the federal government to expect fewer doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine than initially promised, leaving…
Continue Reading Biden expected to nominate North Carolina environmental official to run EPA
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Michael Regan of North Carolina to run the Environmental Protection Agency, two people familiar with…
Continue Reading Trump administration says it will withhold $200 million in California Medicaid funding over abortion insurance requirement
The Trump administration announced two measures on Wednesday seeking to restrict abortion access, including withholding hundreds of millions in…
Continue Reading Trump won’t be getting vaccine until it’s recommended by medical team
President Donald Trump won’t be administered a coronavirus vaccine until it’s recommended by the White House medical team, a White House…
Continue Reading Alabama GOP congressman becomes 4th House member in a week to disclose Covid-19 diagnosis
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama wrote on Twitter Thursday that he tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing mild symptoms, the fourth…
Continue Reading America’s top general meets with Taliban, calls for a reduction in violence
America’s top military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, met with representatives of the Taliban in Qatar during…
Continue Reading Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tests positive for Covid-19
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, becoming the latest prominent member of President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Who has tested positive for coronavirus in Trump’s orbit
More than 35 people in the White House and other Trump associates have contracted Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, including President…
Continue Reading AOC says there is ‘urgency of trying to get as much as we can right now’ in stimulus talks
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there is “urgency” to try to get as much included in coronavirus stimulus talks because it…
Continue Reading Biden appears in campaign ad for Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock
President-elect Joe Biden urged Georgians to vote for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in a campaign ad released Thursday, saying he needed the two…
Continue Reading Ex-DHS adviser under Trump calls for urgent action to address suspected Russian cyberattack
President Donald Trump’s former homeland security adviser described the massive data breach of multiple US federal agencies, which US officials…
Continue Reading Former Trump appointee encouraged herd immunity strategy for Covid-19, internal emails reveal
A former top Trump appointee urged health officials to adopt a “herd immunity” approach to Covid-19, according to internal emails…
Continue Reading ‘It’s turned crazy’: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons
President Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies…
Continue Reading Don McGahn to face House subpoena, again
The House Judiciary Committee told a federal appellate court on Wednesday that it would reissue its subpoena to Don McGahn in the next Congress,…
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