Here’s what happened over Thanksgiving weekend
President Donald Trump said for the first time on Thanksgiving that he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe…
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Former top cybersecurity official says Trump firing by tweet was ‘not how I wanted to go out’
Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official, said President Donald Trump’s decision to unceremoniously fire him via tweet last…
Continue Reading Top health officials agree Americans who traveled for Thanksgiving should get tested. But this is where they differ
Top health officials on Sunday called on Americans to get tested for coronavirus after Thanksgiving travel as an important measure to help mitigate…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s completed recount confirms Biden’s victory over Trump
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in Wisconsin was reaffirmed on Sunday after a recount was completed in one of…
Continue Reading After record-breaking victories, this is what newly elected GOP women had to say about the future of their party
In the wake of a record number of Republican women winning seats in Congress, two of the newly elected lawmakers, Rep. Nancy Mace and Rep. Nicole…
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Some Republicans, including Roy Blunt, would like to see Trump at Biden’s inauguration
When President Donald Trump lost this year’s election to Joe Biden, almost nobody around him said they could envision the losing incumbent…
Continue Reading Ossoff warns of ‘paralysis’ if Republicans keep control of Senate
Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff warned on Sunday that if Republicans hold onto the chamber next year, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares to inherit controversial Trump immigration policies
When President-elect Joe Biden comes into office, he will inherit the Trump administration’s restrictionist immigration agenda, which cut…
Continue Reading Colorado governor and spouse test positive for Covid-19
Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and his spouse have tested positive for Covid-19 and are both asymptomatic, according to a statement from the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses another election case brought by Republicans
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Saturday night from US Rep. Mike Kelly and other Republicans, after they had tried to invalidate…
Continue Reading McConnell suspends in-person lunches for GOP senators
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is suspending in-person lunches for GOP senators, according to his press secretary Doug Andres, ahead of the…
Continue Reading With all eyes on Georgia, RNC chair tries to convince Republicans to vote in runoff elections
At a Saturday campaign stop in Marietta, Georgia, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel attempted to persuade Republicans to vote in the…
Continue Reading Washington Post: White House Budget office moving to reclassify key roles under Trump executive order
Following an executive order President Donald Trump signed last month, the Office of Management and Budget is moving to reclassify 88% of its…
Continue Reading Trump says he’ll travel to Georgia to support Republican Senate candidates in runoff election
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will travel to Georgia to support the state’s Republican Senate candidates ahead of the January 5…
Continue Reading The QAnon conspiracy is fake. The harm it’s doing to child welfare groups is real
Child welfare organizations for months have felt the full weight of the coronavirus pandemic, navigating concerns about unreported abuse and ensuring…
Continue Reading Biden picks up small number of votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount
President-elect Joe Biden saw a small net gain in votes as Milwaukee County, Wisconsin’s largest, certified its presidential general election…
Continue Reading Incoming Florida congressman tests positive for Covid-19
Rep.-elect Carlos Gimenez of Florida announced Friday evening that he and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday and are self-isolating in…
Continue Reading US officials quiet on Iranian assassination amid fears of dangerous escalation
US officials told CNN they are closely monitoring fallout from the alleged assassination Friday of one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, which…
Continue Reading ‘No merit’: Federal court denies Trump campaign appeal to revive Pennsylvania election lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A federal appeals court on Friday denied the Trump campaign’s effort to revive a federal lawsuit challenging…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris called a nurse on Thanksgiving to thank her for fighting on the Covid frontlines
A friendly phone call is all too normal during Thanksgiving — that is unless it’s coming from the vice president-elect, herself. Kamala…
Continue Reading ‘CITGO 6’ found guilty and sentenced in Venezuela
Six US oil executives who traveled to Venezuela in 2017 and were arrested on corruption charges have been found guilty, according to a person…
Continue Reading Pompeo says State Department will ‘honor’ promise to conduct transition to Biden administration
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department would “honor” the Trump administration’s “promise” earlier…
Continue Reading Democrats deride ‘dark’ money, but a new analysis shows it helped boost Joe Biden
Democrats have denounced anonymous money in politics for years, but 2020 brought a tidal wave of it into the election to benefit their party. More…
Continue Reading Acting Defense Secretary makes first ever visit to Somalia amid reports of major troop cuts
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller made an unannounced visit to Somalia Friday, the first by an American defense secretary and the last…
Continue Reading Trump says for first time he’ll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden
President Donald Trump said for the first time Thursday he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden but made…
Continue Reading Gov. Andrew Cuomo says SCOTUS ruling on coronavirus restrictions is essentially a statement that “it’s a different court.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that a Supreme Court ruling siding with religious organizations in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions he…
Continue Reading In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York
In a 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court sided with religious organizations in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions put in place by New York Gov. Andrew…
Continue Reading Biden to face test over access to sensitive information as he inherits Trump’s secret server
President-elect Joe Biden and his team will soon have to decide whether to share transcripts of presidential calls with foreign leaders to a broad,…
Continue Reading Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board
Several high profile members of the Defense Policy Board were removed on Wednesday by the Trump administration, in yet another purge of longstanding…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court dissent on dispute from religious groups over Covid-19 restrictions in New York
In a 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court sided with religious organizations in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions put in place by New York Gov. Andrew…
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