US military uses warship to shoot down ICBM in test of missile defense system
A missile fired from a US Navy warship successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time Monday during a test of the…
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Congresswoman-elect shocked by Republicans calling her ‘Breonna’ because of her Breonna Taylor mask
Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush said Monday evening she was stunned and “hurt” when some Republicans addressed her as “Breonna”…
Continue Reading Stanford distances itself from Dr. Scott Atlas after he urges resistance to public health measures
Stanford University on Monday evening distanced itself from White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the…
Continue Reading NATO chief warns against premature withdrawal from Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued a stark warning Tuesday that any premature withdrawal from Afghanistan could be dangerous, a day after…
Continue Reading Trump aims to undermine Biden’s legitimacy even as legal challenges fizzle
When President Donald Trump learned at the end of last week that his lawyers were dropping their lawsuit seeking a review of ballots in Arizona, the…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s conspiracy theories could be dangerous to democracy, experts say
Rudy Giuliani’s increasingly outlandish claims of election fraud have former federal officials worried that theories peddled by the man once…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump asked advisers about possible strike on Iranian nuclear site
President Donald Trump last week asked senior aides what possibilities he had for an offensive strike on Iran’s primary nuclear site, The New…
Continue Reading Trump’s transition sabotage threatens vaccine rollout
President Donald Trump’s refusal to coordinate with President-elect Joe Biden on the critical Covid-19 vaccine is bringing a staggering…
Continue Reading Lankford argues he did ‘step in’ Friday and had private conversation with GSA over Biden transition process
Sen. James Lankford said Monday that he did “step in” with the General Services Administration late last week over the presidential…
Continue Reading Esper memo warned conditions weren’t met for withdrawal from Afghanistan
Then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper sent a classified memo earlier this month to the White House asserting that it was the unanimous recommendation…
Continue Reading Deadly hate crime levels surge in latest FBI reporting
Hate crime reports in America surged in 2019 to the highest level since 2008, according to new data released on Monday by the FBI. In its annual…
Continue Reading GOP senators shrug off Trump’s conspiracies over election results: ‘He can say whatever he wants’
Top Senate Republicans seemed unmoved Monday by President Donald Trump’s baseless charges that the election was “rigged” and his…
Continue Reading At least 2 members of Congress announce positive Covid-19 diagnoses Monday
At least two members of the US House of Representatives announced Monday that they tested positive for Covid-19 and another member announced he was…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama reflects on how she put her anger aside for a peaceful transition
Michelle Obama has weighed in on the refusal of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump to move forward with a transition of power to the…
Continue Reading Fact checking Trump’s barrage of lies over the weekend
“I WON THE ELECTION!” President Donald Trump tweeted just before midnight on Sunday night. Trump did not win the election. So this was a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin recount would cost Trump campaign $7.9 million
The Wisconsin Elections Commission said Monday that if President Donald Trump’s campaign wants a recount of the razor-thin presidential race in…
Continue Reading McConnell opposes removing US troops from Middle East, saying terrorists ‘would love’ it
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly opposed the Trump administration’s plan to remove more troops from the Middle East in a Senate…
Continue Reading US military anticipates Trump will issue order to plan for further troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq
US military commanders are anticipating that a formal order will be given by President Donald Trump as soon as this week to begin a further…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘more people may die’ if Trump doesn’t cooperate with transition process
President-elect Joe Biden warned that President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to accept the outcome of the 2020 election could hamper the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies request from geriatric prisoners seeking Covid relief
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from inmates in a geriatric prison in Texas to allow further protections from Covid-19. It is the latest…
Continue Reading Lawsuits that tried to disrupt Biden’s wins in four states are withdrawn
Voters in four states who had brought longshot lawsuits to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden’s win and went nowhere in court dropped their…
Continue Reading Democrats seek to avoid scorched-earth fight with White House over transition to Biden administration
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is arguing to Democrats on Capitol Hill that it makes the most strategic sense for now to let public pressure…
Continue Reading Trump administration begins last-minute leasing process for arctic drilling
The Trump administration on Monday started a leasing process for oil and gas drilling sites off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, something…
Continue Reading Top Trump adviser moves closer to accepting Biden win: ‘Obviously, things look that way now’
National security adviser Robert O’Brien promised that there will be a professional transition from the White House National Security Council…
Continue Reading Karl Rove leads new Republican fundraising group for pivotal Georgia Senate races
Senate Republicans have picked Karl Rove to serve as the national finance chairman for the Georgia Battleground Fund, a joint fundraising account…
Continue Reading House Republicans receive DC Covid-19 restriction waiver to hold in-person leadership elections
Washington, DC, officials said Monday that House Republicans had received a waiver to hold a large meeting at a local hotel later this week in order…
Continue Reading Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan urges Trump to concede as he calls for a less divisive GOP
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday urged his fellow Republicans to reject the extremes of his party and for President Donald Trump to accept the…
Continue Reading Pompeo leaves chaotic Washington for Europe, the Mideast and an Israeli settlement, sources say
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to leave Friday for Europe and the Middle East in a seven-country, legacy-burnishing trip that will include a…
Continue Reading Ex-HHS chief Sebelius says Trump administration deserves credit for vaccine progress
Kathleen Sebelius, a former Health and Human Services secretary under President Barack Obama, offered some praise for the Trump…
Continue Reading Georgia Sen. David Perdue declines to debate opponent ahead of January 5 runoff
Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue has declined an invitation to debate Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff ahead of the January runoff election for…
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