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…
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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…
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German police fire water cannons at crowds in Berlin protesting coronavirus restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — German police fired water cannons at demonstrators protesting coronavirus restrictions after saying the crowd ignored warnings to…
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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 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.…
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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 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…
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FBI now investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for alleged corruption
AUSTIN, Texas — The FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law in using his office to benefit a wealthy…
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Michigan’s largest county reverses course, certifying election results for Biden after initial party-line deadlock
DETROIT, Michigan — Michigan’s largest county has reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results. The reversal…
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Michigan Republicans temporarily block certification of Detroit’s election results
In an unprecedented move, the Detroit-based Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked along partisan lines on a critical vote Tuesday and was…
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…
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GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tests positive for Covid-19
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who is 87 years old, tweeted that he tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, after saying earlier he would…
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Trump fires top security official who vouched for 2020 election as he pushes unsubstantiated claims of fraud after loss
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the federal agency that repeatedly vouched for the reliability of the 2020…
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…
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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…
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Lindsey Graham fuels Republican civil war in Georgia
President Donald Trump cried foul about the 2020 election even before a single voter had cast a ballot. Now, at long last, we have testimony from a…
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…
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Lindsey Graham just crossed another line in defending Trump
Fresh off a surprisingly pedestrian election win on November 3, Lindsey Graham has decided to take on a new role: The most aggressive enforcer of the…
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…
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GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa isolating after Covid exposure
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was exposed to Covid-19 and will immediately quarantine, according to a statement from his office Tuesday…
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…
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