How Democratic leaders handled the 2016 election loss and transition
As President Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge the reality that he lost last week’s presidential election, his Republican allies have mostly,…
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Carter Center will monitor part of a US election for the first time by observing Georgia recount
The Carter Center announced Friday it will monitor the ongoing hand recount of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia to “help bolster…
Continue Reading READ: John Kelly statement on Trump not helping with the transition to a Biden administration
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly issued an on-the-record statement Friday night lambasting President Donald Trump for not helping with…
Continue Reading The week in 16 headlines
As President Donald Trump continues to contest the legitimacy of the election, Joe Biden begins his transition process, announcing coronavirus…
Continue Reading Fact checking the baseless claim that millions of Trump votes were deleted
A human error that briefly led to incorrect election results in a Michigan county has spiraled into a sprawling, baseless conspiracy theory…
Continue Reading States waiting for answers from feds on coronavirus vaccine distribution
With the US on the cusp of a coronavirus vaccine, states are scrambling to nail down their distribution plans as they await key information —…
Continue Reading Trump campaign drops Arizona lawsuit requesting review of ballots
Lawyers for the Trump campaign have dropped a lawsuit seeking a review of all ballots cast on Election Day after finding that the margin of victory…
Continue Reading Michigan judge rejects demand to block certification of Biden win in Detroit and debunks fraud claims
A Michigan state judge has rejected an attempt by two poll challengers to block the certification of a Joe Biden win in Detroit, which helped carry…
Continue Reading Pentagon senior adviser accused Pompeo and senior politicians of taking money and getting rich from ‘the Israeli lobby’
A new senior adviser at the Pentagon repeatedly said the United States’ support for Israel was the result of “Israeli lobby” money…
Continue Reading Hollyanne Milley, wife of top US general, saves vet’s life who collapsed during Veterans Day ceremony
Hollyanne Milley, the wife of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, came to the rescue during a Veterans Day ceremony, saving the life of a man…
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Biden reaches 306 electoral votes after becoming 1st Democrat in 28 years to win Georgia
WASHINGTON, DC — Joe Biden will win Georgia, ABC News and other networks projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a…
Continue Reading Pelosi defiant despite House Democratic losses: ‘I take credit for winning a majority’
A defiant Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she doesn’t take responsibility for suffering losses in House races last week, while dismissing the…
Continue Reading Biden to take characteristically deliberative approach to filling Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden will spend Friday and the weekend considering potential nominees to his Cabinet, aides said, but they cautioned that any…
Continue Reading A record number of women will serve in the next Congress
The day after South Carolina’s longtime Republican 1st District flipped blue in 2018, Nancy Mace’s 9-year-old daughter had a question.…
Continue Reading Law firm attempting to block Biden’s win in Pennsylvania leaves controversial Trump campaign case
A law firm representing the President’s campaign in a controversial and long-shot attempt to block Pennsylvania’s popular vote for Joe…
Continue Reading Samuel Alito’s viral speech signals where conservative Supreme Court is headed
There’s no secret to what Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wants for the law in America. He said it out loud Thursday night in an ireful…
Continue Reading Over 130 Secret Service officers sidelined due to virus exposure in wake of Trump’s campaign travel
WASHINGTON, DC — In the aftermath of the final sprint of the 2020 election season, more than 130 Secret Service officers have been sidelined…
Continue Reading Biden team seeks Covid-19 back-channels with transition locked out
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is back-channeling with governors, the private sector and the medical community to prepare its…
Continue Reading Cindy McCain says her husband would have wanted Biden recognized as President-elect
The late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain would have wanted Joe Biden to be recognized and supported as President-elect, his widow Cindy McCain…
Continue Reading Alito raises religious liberty concerns about Covid restrictions and same-sex marriage ruling
Justice Samuel Alito said Thursday night that he worried about the future of religious liberty in the United States, expressing particular concern as…
Continue Reading Biden carries Arizona, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold
For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that…
Continue Reading Election officials, including federal government, contradict Trump’s voter-fraud conspiracy theories
A group of national, state and private election officials said in a joint statement Thursday that there is no evidence of any voting system being…
Continue Reading Fact check: Evidence undermines Trump campaign’s claims of dead people voting in Georgia
With CNN and other media outlets including Fox News having called the election for former Vice President Joe Biden, President Donald Trump and his…
Continue Reading Trump’s eldest children split on his path forward
President Donald Trump has long sought advice from different perspectives throughout his career, but at a pivotal moment in defining his legacy as…
Continue Reading Time is running out for millions of Americans who still haven’t gotten stimulus checks
Time is running out for millions of Americans who still haven’t gotten stimulus checks — and they’re likely the people most in…
Continue Reading More people signing up for Obamacare despite its uncertain fate
More than 818,000 people signed up for Obamacare plans for 2021 in the first week of open enrollment, according to federal data released Thursday…
Continue Reading Another Pentagon official to depart amid purge
The deputy chief of staff to the secretary of defense has resigned, a US defense official told CNN on Thursday, becoming the latest official to…
Continue Reading ‘Dejected’ Trump continues to waffle over waging baseless election fight
How much longer President Donald Trump continues waging battle over an election he lost remained in question Thursday as more of his advisers voiced…
Continue Reading Obama: Trump’s election fraud claims delegitimize ‘not just the incoming Biden administration, but democracy generally’
Former President Barack Obama slammed Republican officials for condoning President Donald Trump‘s false claims of election fraud in the wake of…
Continue Reading GOP sees Trump’s election challenges as likely to fail and urges White House to take steps towards transition
Cracks are growing in the GOP defense of President Donald Trump’s long-shot effort to overturn the 2020 election outcome, with many top…
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