Biden builds out White House legislative affairs team
President-elect Joe Biden is building out his legislative affairs team in the White House, announcing two more key roles in the office that will…
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Biden poised to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state, people familiar with the matter told CNN, elevating a…
Continue Reading Key GOP Michigan canvassing board member expected to vote against certifying results
A key Republican on the Michigan canvassing board is expected to vote against certifying the state’s election results on Monday, a potential…
Continue Reading Chris Christie calls Trump’s legal team a ‘national embarrassment’
A staunch ally of Donald Trump said Sunday it was time for the President to end his futile gambit to overturn the results of the election. Former New…
Continue Reading Two more House members announce they have Covid-19
Two more House members announced Sunday evening that they have tested positive for Covid-19 as cases continue to surge nationwide. Rep. Bryan Steil,…
Continue Reading Trump campaign requests Georgia recount that’s unlikely to change his loss in the state
Georgia will conduct another recount of its presidential ballots following a Trump campaign request Saturday, but the recount is extremely unlikely…
Continue Reading Loeffler campaign says Georgia senator’s Covid re-test was negative but she will undergo further testing
Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s campaign says the Georgia Republican’s previously inconclusive Covid-19 test has come back negative, but that she…
Continue Reading Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign Pennsylvania lawsuit
A federal judge dealt a death blow to the Trump campaign’s effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win of the presidency on…
Continue Reading Trump rails against Paris climate accord in virtual G20 event
President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord and touted American oil and natural gas production during a virtual session focused on…
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White House vaccine chief says first Americans could be vaccinated next month
Moncef Slaoui, the head of the US government’s effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, said the first Americans to receive a vaccine…
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden to announce Cabinet picks Tuesday
President-elect Joe Biden will announce his first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, two key members of his transition team said on Sunday, forging ahead with…
Continue Reading US formally withdraws from Open Skies Treaty that bolstered European security
The US on Sunday formally exited the decades-old Open Skies Treaty, some six months after President Donald Trump first announced the decision,…
Continue Reading Nevada judge denies request to halt state certification of election results
A Nevada district judge on Friday denied a request brought by a conservative activist to halt the certification next week of the state’s…
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Trump tweets about election results and skips session on pandemic during G20
President Donald Trump participated in his final Group of 20 summit on Saturday by tweeting throughout the opening session and skipping a special…
Continue Reading Scranton, Pennsylvania, honors famous ‘scrappy kid’ turned President-elect
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House, his hometown honored him Friday just steps from his childhood home. “This…
Continue Reading What to know about Monday’s Michigan State Board meeting to certify election results
Certification is usually a formality, but President Donald Trump is trying to block or delay the process in key states as part of a long-shot effort…
Continue Reading Georgia’s pro-Trump election chief is now considered a pariah inside the GOP
On Friday morning, just hours before his office helped certify that Joe Biden won the state’s 16 electoral votes, Georgia Secretary of State…
Continue Reading Biden’s margin of victory over Trump surpasses 6 million votes
President-elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory over President Donald Trump surpassed 6 million votes on Friday, as ballots continue to be…
Continue Reading Black women helped push Democrats to the finish line in Georgia. Here’s how they can do it again
As the nation eyes Georgia with its pair of upcoming US Senate runoffs, a victory for Democrats could hinge on the same Black women who helped flip…
Continue Reading Wisconsin GOP election commissioner praised right-wing provocateur who promoted voter fraud conspiracies
A Republican member of the Wisconsin Election Commission posted a tweet Thursday praising a well-known conspiracy theorist who has spread false…
Continue Reading CITGO 6 begin fourth year in detention in Venezuela as families prepare to spend another holiday without them
Just before Thanksgiving 2017, a group of six US oil executives were summoned to Venezuela for an emergency work meeting, where they were arrested on…
Continue Reading 12 million Americans could lose crucial unemployment benefits just after Christmas
With special pandemic unemployment benefits set to expire in the next few weeks, opera singer Brian Montgomery is making plans to leave the country.…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus
Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a personal spokesman told CNN on Friday.…
Continue Reading Georgia’s GOP governor and secretary of state certify Biden win, quashing Trump’s longshot attempt to overturn results
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed the paperwork that officially grants the state’s 16 electoral votes to President-elect Joe…
Continue Reading After White House meeting, Michigan lawmakers to honor state’s election process in blow to Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House…
Continue Reading Trump unveils controversial drug price rules in a last-ditch attempt to fulfill campaign promise
President Donald Trump unveiled two controversial rules on Friday aimed at reducing drug prices — a last-ditch effort to fulfill a key 2016…
Continue Reading The week in 16 headlines
As Trump has remained hunkered down in the White House, the Biden transition team is pushing forward, announcing new White House hires and plans to…
Continue Reading Fact checking McEnany’s first White House press briefing since Trump’s election loss
In her first press briefing since October 1, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeated several old falsehoods around voting, the…
Continue Reading Trump digs deeper into debunked conspiracy theories instead of embracing reality
At first, President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede an election he clearly lost appeared to many of his allies a temporary stage of grief.…
Continue Reading Biden transition making fundraising push as Trump administration blocks funding
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is making a fundraising push for its transition operations as the General Services Administration has yet to…
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