Pompeo to meet Biden’s secretary of state nominee this week
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state is expected to visit the State Department and meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
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Attorney General William Barr resigns
Attorney General William Barr on Monday said he would resign next week, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the…
Continue Reading Hill leaders negotiating last-ditch relief plan as Democrats may be forced to abandon state and local aid
Congressional leaders are engaged in last-ditch negotiations to secure a long-awaited Covid-19 relief deal with expectations growing that Democrats…
Continue Reading Electoral College affirms Biden win, shaking loose fresh Republican recognition
Joe Biden was once again declared the winner of the presidential election Monday after members of the Electoral College gathered in all 50 states and…
Continue Reading GOP senators still won’t acknowledge Biden’s win as some begin to recognize reality
A bevy of Senate Republicans, after refusing for weeks to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race, still wouldn’t do so…
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Maryland’s GOP governor skewers Republicans’ ’embarrassing’ refusal to accept election results
Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday assailed the wide swath of Republicans on Capitol Hill who have refused to accept the outcome of the…
Continue Reading READ: Attorney General William Barr’s resignation letter
Read the resignation letter from Attorney General William…
Continue Reading Congress has the next — and final — vote in the 2020 election. Here’s how it works
Voters voted. States counted the votes. Challenges were heard and rejected. Now the Electoral College has made President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Trump’s health secretary: ‘Of course, we would’ vaccinate Biden publicly if he asks
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Monday that if President-elect Joe Biden wants the newly released Covid-19 vaccine, the agency…
Continue Reading Trump moves to sanction Turkey over Russian missile defense system under pressure from Congress
The Trump administration will sanction Turkey for its purchase of a Russian surface-to-air missile system more than a year after Ankara took delivery…
Continue Reading Biden’s defense nominee courts Democrats amid concerns over waiver to lead the Pentagon
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is ramping up its lobbying to win over Democratic support for a waiver that would allow Lloyd Austin to serve…
Continue Reading Pentagon adds more Trump loyalists to Defense Policy Board
The Pentagon has added more supporters of President Donald Trump to the Defense Policy Board following the removal of several high-profile members…
Continue Reading Loeffler condemns White supremacist after taking photo with him
Georgia GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s campaign disavowed a photo spreading on social media of her smiling next to a White supremacist at a campaign…
Continue Reading Stimulus negotiations: Democrats face key choice on a slimmer deal as relief talks enter pivotal week
Democratic leaders are now confronting a crucial decision: Whether to abandon aid for states and cities in order to get a slimmed-down Covid-19…
Continue Reading Lawmakers aim to release massive $1.4 trillion government funding bill Tuesday
House and Senate appropriators are planning to unveil Tuesday a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund federal agencies until the end of September 2021,…
Continue Reading ‘Credible threats of violence’ prompt closure of Michigan capitol to the public ahead of Electoral College vote
“Credible threats of violence” have prompted Michigan authorities to close the state capitol to the public and shutter House and Senate…
Continue Reading US officials scramble to deal with suspected Russian hack of government agencies
US officials suspect that Russian-linked hackers were behind the recent data breach of multiple federal agencies, including the Treasury and Commerce…
Continue Reading US identifies and sanctions two Iranian intelligence officers for abduction and ‘probable death’ of Bob Levinson
The Trump administration on Monday identified and sanctioned two senior Iranian intelligence officials whom the US government says were involved in…
Continue Reading How to watch Electoral College vote coverage
The Electoral College meets Monday to cast votes for president and vice president, completing another key part of the election process that will…
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A step-by-step guide to Monday’s Electoral College vote
We’ve known for weeks that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, but our horse-and-buggy Constitution, written in a time before instant…
Continue Reading Northwestern distances itself from former lecturer after controversial op-ed urging Jill Biden to drop ‘Dr.’ title
Northwestern University is distancing itself from a former lecturer who called on incoming first lady Jill Biden to stop using the “Dr.”…
Continue Reading Early voting kicks off Monday for two Georgia runoffs that will determine Senate control
All eyes are on Georgia as the state begins early voting on Monday for two Senate runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate. But…
Continue Reading Trump says he halted plan to immediately vaccinate White House staffers
President Donald Trump has asked White House staffers to receive the coronavirus vaccine “somewhat later in the program, unless specifically…
Continue Reading US removes Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list
The United States has lifted Sudan’s state sponsor of terrorism designation, the US Embassy in Khartoum announced Monday. The two countries…
Continue Reading What faithless electors are and why they won’t matter this year
With President Donald Trump’s subversion efforts suffering blow after blow, some of his allies have looked to the Electoral College and the…
Continue Reading US agencies investigating hacking of government networks
The US Commerce Department confirmed Sunday it has been the victim of a data breach in an attack that is believed to be linked to Russia. “We…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg emerging as leading contender for Transportation secretary
Pete Buttigieg is emerging as a leading contender to be Joe Biden’s Transportation secretary, multiple sources familiar with the…
Continue Reading Tuesday deadline looms for Obamacare signups
Americans are flocking to sign up for 2021 health coverage on the Obamacare exchanges, but the window is closing fast. Open enrollment in the 36…
Continue Reading Bipartisan congressional group splits Covid-19 relief package into two proposals
The bipartisan group of House and Senate negotiators that has struggled to finalize a $908 billion Covid relief package has made a decision: The…
Continue Reading Biden’s Catholic faith will be on full display as the first publicly churchgoing president in decades
Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. So it was notable when the President-elect didn’t attend church on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent…
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