Harris assembles staff as she builds her vice presidential portfolio
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is constructing the key team of senior staffers who will accompany her to the White House, announcing Thursday the…
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Georgia’s Republican secretary of state says faith and past personal tragedies helped him weather the difficult election season
As President Donald Trump and other Republicans pushed false claims of widespread voter fraud in the weeks following the presidential election,…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Republican secretary of state says faith and past personal tragedies helped him weather the difficult election season
As President Donald Trump and other Republicans pushed false claims of widespread voter fraud in the weeks following the presidential election,…
Continue Reading Pompeo is hosting holiday parties at the State Department amid coronavirus spikes
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has invited hundreds of guests to the State Department for holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite warnings…
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Pompeo is hosting holiday parties at the State Department amid coronavirus spikes
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has invited hundreds of guests to the State Department for holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite warnings…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s liberals face a new era of conservative dominance
Progressives led by President-elect Joe Biden will soon take over the White House, but at the Supreme Court, liberalism has reached a historically…
Continue Reading Democrats seek disciplinary investigation for Trump lawyer who called for violence against former election cybersecurity official
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday asked the DC Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel to open an investigation into an attorney for the Trump…
Continue Reading Biden team weighs North Korea policy as the era of Trump’s ‘love’ letters with Kim ends
President-elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy team will soon have access to the letters President Donald Trump exchanged with North Korean Leader…
Continue Reading The legal threats and headaches fueling pardon appeals from Trump’s family and friends
With the clock ticking on Donald Trump’s presidency, a number of associates have appealed to him in recent days in hopes of obtaining pardons…
Continue Reading Census officials discovered data issues that could delay its completion, internal documents show
Census Bureau officials discovered data issues while working through 2020 Census responses, which include several “high complexity”…
Continue Reading Trump frustrated with Barr after election comments but officials don’t want AG fired, sources say
President Donald Trump is frustrated with Attorney General William Barr after his comments to The Associated Press breaking from the…
Continue Reading Senate GOP warns Biden on Cabinet picks as some Democrats push for more liberal choices
Joe Biden is facing dueling headwinds as he looks to fill out his Cabinet: Senate Republicans want the President-elect to consult with them and…
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Mark Kelly sworn in as US senator, flipping Arizona seat from red to blue
Democrats picked up a Senate seat on Wednesday when former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn in as a US senator for Arizona after defeating Republican…
Continue Reading Mark Kelly sworn in as US senator, flipping Arizona seat from red to blue
Democrats picked up a Senate seat on Wednesday when former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn in as a US senator for Arizona after defeating Republican…
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Parents of 628 migrant children separated at border still have not been found, court filing says
SAN DIEGO, California –The parents of 628 migrant children separated from their families due to Trump administration policies at the US-Mexico…
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Pelosi, Schumer back bipartisan $908B pandemic relief proposal as basis for potential deal
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday they are backing a new $908 billion…
Continue Reading US blocks cotton imports from China region over reported forced-labor abuses
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will block imports of cotton, reportedly produced with forced labor, from China’s western…
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Ivanka Trump was deposed Tuesday in DC attorney general’s inauguration lawsuit
Ivanka Trump, the President’s daughter and adviser, sat for a deposition Tuesday with investigators from the Washington, DC, attorney…
Continue Reading Neera Tanden deleted tweets slamming GOP senators ahead of nomination to become OMB director
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to become the next director of the Office of Management and Budget, a key economic post that oversees the…
Continue Reading Georgia election official pleads with Trump and Republicans to stop ‘inspiring’ acts of violence
A Georgia election official on Tuesday condemned threats of physical violence and intimidation against election workers and officials, pleading with…
Continue Reading EPA administrator to quarantine following Covid-19 exposure
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement Wednesday that he has been exposed to Covid-19 and will quarantine until he’s “gone…
Continue Reading Fact-checking claims signature audits in Georgia would uncover fraud
President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the election results in Georgia were rigged while state election officials maintain there’s no…
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Expect a ‘flurry’ of pardons before Trump leaves office, source says
The public should expect a “flurry” of pardons before President Donald Trump leaves office, a source close to the White House says, as…
Continue Reading Expect a ‘flurry’ of pardons before Trump leaves office, source says
The public should expect a “flurry” of pardons before President Donald Trump leaves office, a source close to the White House says, as…
Continue Reading US temporarily withdrawing embassy personnel from Baghdad amid tensions with Iran
The US is temporarily withdrawing some staff from the US Embassy in Baghdad amid concerns of retaliation around the anniversary of the death of a…
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Can Trump pre-pardon his children?
Beg your pardon? It’s something you ask of somebody else for something you’ve already done. And that, more or less, is how it’s…
Continue Reading Obama cautions activists against using ‘defund the police’ slogan
Former President Barack Obama cautioned young activists against using the slogan “defund the police” to achieve changes in policing…
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Obama cautions activists against using ‘defund the police’ slogan
Former President Barack Obama cautioned young activists against using the slogan “defund the police” to achieve changes in policing…
Continue Reading White House press secretary’s husband attends briefing without a mask
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s husband Sean Gilmartin attended a press briefing at the White House Wednesday afternoon without…
Continue Reading Dianne Feinstein says she backs Padilla to replace Harris in Senate
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she backs California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ US Senate seat when she is…
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