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America is at an unsettling moment, with a resurgent pandemic and a president who refuses to accept the results of a national election. Most…
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GOP congressman says colleagues are ‘waiting’ on Trump to accept election results before recognizing Biden
Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Wednesday said he believes his Republican colleagues are “waiting” until President Donald Trump “comes to…
Continue Reading Michigan’s largest county certifies election results after Republicans earlier blocked certification
A bipartisan panel in Michigan’s largest county unanimously certified its presidential results on Tuesday night, a stunning reversal hours…
Continue Reading Michigan gov calls Republicans’ initial refusal to certify Detroit-area votes ‘mind-boggling’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday said it was “mind-boggling” that Republicans on the state’s most populous county board…
Continue Reading Family of American held in Afghanistan fear he will be left behind as Trump orders more troops to withdraw
The family of an American kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this year expressed their fears he may be left behind after the Trump administration…
Continue Reading Biden assembles team to handle Senate confirmation battles
President-elect Joe Biden has assembled a team that will lead the confirmation battles for his nominees in the Senate. The team’s formation…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tests positive for Covid-19
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who is 87 years old, tweeted Tuesday that he tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, after saying earlier he…
Continue Reading Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President’s election conspiracy theories
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the Department of Homeland Security official who had rejected Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud.…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s day in a Pennsylvania courtroom representing Donald Trump
Rudy Giuliani, representing President Donald Trump’s campaign, tried to deliver a sweeping broadside against mail-in voting Tuesday in a…
Continue Reading DHS tries to self-correct succession order amid challenges to acting secretary’s authority
The Department of Homeland Security tried to self-correct its line of succession for the second time in the last three months over concerns about…
Continue Reading Trump team looks to box in Biden on foreign policy by lighting too many fires to put out
President Donald Trump’s order of a further withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq is the latest foreign policy move on a growing…
Continue Reading Biden could face a student loan mess if Trump allows pandemic relief to expire
Student loan borrowers haven’t had to make payments since March — but that piece of federal pandemic relief is set to expire on December…
Continue Reading Trump scores a long-awaited coronavirus win with vaccines on the way
President Donald Trump finally has something legitimate to take credit for in his coronavirus response: A vaccine that appears poised to reach…
Continue Reading Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on
President Donald Trump’s agenda listed “no public events” on Tuesday — the 10th time since the election that those words have…
Continue Reading McCarthy, Scalise and Cheney reelected to House Republican leadership posts
The top three highest-ranking House Republicans will remain in their leadership posts in the 117th session of Congress following elections held on…
Continue Reading Graham probed state officials in three states Trump lost
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina acknowledged on Tuesday that his efforts to probe state officials went beyond Georgia into two other…
Continue Reading Georgia audit on track to finish Wednesday and affirm Biden win, official says
Georgia is on a “good schedule right now” to finish an audit of the presidential election by Wednesday and thus certify its results by…
Continue Reading Former NFL player and Republican unseats Democratic Utah Congressman Ben McAdams
Republican and former NFL player Burgess Owens will defeat Democratic incumbent Rep. Ben McAdams in Utah’s 4th Congressional District race, CNN…
Continue Reading Trump and Army secretary say Wreaths Across America event will happen, reversing Arlington National Cemetery decision
Wreaths Across America’s annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery is set to go forward as planned after all. Secretary of…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules Trump campaign observers had no right to stand within a specific distance during Philadelphia ballot processing
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-2 that a Trump campaign ballot processing observer in Philadelphia had no right to stand any…
Continue Reading Loeffler and Warnock to participate in Georgia Senate debate
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and her Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock have both accepted an invitation to participate in a…
Continue Reading Fate of the stimulus looks bleak as lawmakers turn attention to spending deadline
As coronavirus cases spike around the country, hospitalizations reach new records and President Donald Trump continues to refuse to concede the…
Continue Reading US announces further drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq before Biden takes office
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced Tuesday that the US will withdraw thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans fail to advance controversial Fed nominee Judy Shelton
The Republican-led Senate on Tuesday failed to get enough votes to break a filibuster of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state says Lindsey Graham implied he should try to throw away ballots
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stood firm Monday on his account that Sen. Lindsey Graham had hinted that he should try to discard some…
Continue Reading Republican congressman urges Trump to accept Biden’s win and begin transition process
A Republican congressman implored President Donald Trump to accept President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Tuesday, urging him to begin the…
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Ted Cruz calls Democratic senator an ‘ass’ following Senate floor mask dispute
.@SenSherrodBrown: "I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks…"@SenDanSullivan: "I don't…
Continue Reading Progressives turned out for Joe Biden. Now they want a big role in his administration.
Joe Biden won’t be sworn in for another 64 days, but the President-elect is already under pressure from activist groups to bring progressive…
Continue Reading Biden builds out White House senior staff with top campaign advisers
President-elect Joe Biden is building out the staff that will surround him in the White House, announcing Tuesday that he is tapping two long-time…
Continue Reading Task force warns of ‘further deterioration’ as pandemic worsens
The White House coronavirus task force has again ramped up its warnings to states in a weekly set of reports as the pandemic continues to…
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