Biden says electing Georgia’s Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in…
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Pentagon approves DC mayor’s request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city…
Continue Reading ‘It’s a dark place’: Trump’s call a window into a President consumed
President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state…
Continue Reading Kelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will oppose the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, she said in a statement…
Continue Reading Georgia election official shoots down Trump’s election conspiracy theories
A top Georgia election official said Monday that “everybody’s vote did count” in the state’s November elections as he shot…
Continue Reading House Republicans rush to Trump’s defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution
Many conservative House Republicans defended President Donald Trump in the aftermath of his phone call demanding Georgia Secretary of State Brad…
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Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia, 2 days after president criticizes him in call with state elections chief
ATLANTA (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta has left his position. Byung J. “BJay” Pak’s resignation Monday came a day after an…
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Trump’s hospital price transparency rule is now in effect. Here’s what that means.
Hospitals now have to disclose the rates they privately negotiate with insurers under a Trump administration rule that took effect Friday. While…
Continue Reading Biden campaigns in Georgia ahead of runoff elections
President-elect Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta on Monday to campaign on behalf of two Democrats looking to flip control of the US Senate in…
Continue Reading Trump directed Pentagon to reverse decision and keep aircraft carrier in Middle East amid Iran tensions
President Donald Trump directed acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller to reverse course and order a US aircraft carrier to return to the…
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Georgia’s top election officials reject Trump call to ‘find’ more votes
ATLANTA Georgia — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Georgia’s secretary of state remains under enormous political pressure from his fellow Republicans
For weeks, tension between President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been on public display. Now, with the release…
Continue Reading Trump awards Medal of Freedom to GOP Rep. Devin Nunes
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to one of his most vocal political allies who defended him throughout his impeachment, California…
Continue Reading Fact checking Trump’s call with Georgia’s secretary of state
In the now-notorious phone call between President Donald Trump, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and staff, the President…
Continue Reading Biden to campaign in Georgia ahead of runoff elections
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to travel to Atlanta on Monday to campaign on behalf of two Democrats looking to flip control of the US Senate…
Continue Reading Biden inaugural festivities to feature national day of service on MLK Day
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee will promote the national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as part of festivities…
Continue Reading There were 18 attempted calls from the White House to GA secretary of state’s office, sources say
There were 18 attempted calls from the White House to the Georgia secretary of state’s office between the election and Saturday’s phone…
Continue Reading Trump set for Georgia rally as GOP officials brace for post-phone call fallout
President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a 9 p.m. ET rally for a pair of Georgia Republican Senate candidates, but his election eve appearance…
Continue Reading Georgia GOP lieutenant governor says Trump call with secretary of state ‘inappropriate’
Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s phone call with Secretary of State Brad…
Continue Reading The Trump ally in the Senate leading the President’s futile effort to challenge the Electoral College votes
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley threw a political grenade into Washington last week when he announced his intentions to object when Congress counts the…
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Trump’s bid to steal Georgia exposes GOP election ruse
Astonishing new evidence of a desperate President Donald Trump caught on tape trying to steal the election exposes the depth of his corruption and…
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5 things to know for January 4: Transition, coronavirus, Congress, Iran, China
A university that published its annual list of “banished” words and phrases has named the ones it’d like to see less of in 2021.…
Continue Reading Britain inoculates 1st patient in the world with the Oxford-AstraZeneca virus vaccine
LONDON, ENGLAND — The U.K. has became the first country in the world to start using the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and…
Continue Reading Washington orders US aircraft carrier to remain in Middle East amid Iranian threats
Days after ordering a United States aircraft carrier out of the Middle East, the country’s acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller has…
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Read the full transcript and listen to Trump’s audio call with Georgia secretary of state
CNN has obtained the full January 2 audio call between President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump is joined on…
Continue Reading In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election
President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his…
Continue Reading Trump to award Medal of Freedom to GOP Reps. Devin Nunes and Jim Jordan
Before he leaves office, President Donald Trump will award the nation’s highest civilian honor to two of his most vocal political allies who…
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Harris lambasts Trump call with Georgia officials as ‘bold abuse of power’
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris slammed President Donald Trump and his call pushing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to…
Continue Reading All 10 living former defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter
All 10 living former US defense secretaries declared that the US presidential election is over in a forceful public letter published in The…
Continue Reading Read the full transcript of Trump’s audio call with Georgia secretary of state
CNN has obtained the full January 2 audio call between President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump is joined on…
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