Pentagon blocked Biden’s intelligence transition team from meeting with agencies
The Trump administration prevented President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team from meeting with its counterparts at Pentagon intelligence…
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Here’s who Trump has granted pardons and commutations to during his presidency
The end of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President,…
Continue Reading Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push
Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will “look like the country.” But that task is proving to be a…
Continue Reading Pence’s political future remains clouded by Trump
Days after the election, Mike Pence called a close friend for a 30-minute conversation to analyze what had just happened and what it all might mean…
Continue Reading A crumbling infrastructure puts these Biden Cabinet positions in the spotlight
Joe Biden’s plan to remake America’s crumbling infrastructure as President is expected to increase the pressure on three key Cabinet…
Continue Reading Fact checking Trump’s month of shifting, consistently baseless claims for why he lost the election
In the month since the election, President Donald Trump has grasped for seemingly any theory to explain why he lost to Joe Biden, no matter how…
Continue Reading New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future
A more combative Ivanka Trump has emerged with little more than one month left in her role as adviser to President Donald Trump, as the first…
Continue Reading Biden weighs ambassador picks amid pressure to diversify
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is in the early stages of considering who to appoint as ambassadors around the world, with a handful of…
Continue Reading Some Trump supporters in this Georgia county say the election system is ‘rigged.’ That could hurt Republicans in January
Sixty miles west of Atlanta, Haralson County sits a world away from Georgia‘s largest and booming metro area. Here, in the small towns that sit…
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Moratorium on federal student loan payments extended until Jan. 31
WASHINGTON, DC — People with federal student loans will get another month of relief after U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos extended the…
Continue Reading Courts across the country hand Trump and his allies more losses as attempts to upend election results collapse
The Trump campaign and its allies were dealt additional blows in Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona on Friday as courts rejected their attempts…
Continue Reading Pentagon and Veterans Affairs preparing to get and administer Covid vaccine
The Department of Defense is set to receive the coronavirus vaccine directly from the companies that manufacture it once it is approved for use, and…
Continue Reading How Trump raised massive amounts of money after the election and other takeaways from campaign filings
President Donald Trump raised staggering amounts after losing the White House. Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson kept donating in the…
Continue Reading ‘We can be the swing vote’: Asian Americans are key part in Georgia runoff strategy
The homeowner in Duluth, Georgia, opened her screen door and softly said, “I’m not good at English.” The two volunteers, clutching…
Continue Reading Ousted cybersecurity chief Krebs to Trump: ‘These constant attacks … are very dangerous’
Former top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs sent a clear message to President Donald Trump on Friday: Stop attacking the integrity of last…
Continue Reading While Trump rants about votes, none of his election security officials support him
President Donald Trump is increasingly isolated in his claims of election fraud as a growing number of senior administration officials are either…
Continue Reading The week in 13 headlines
Despite positive vaccine news, the coronavirus continues its relentless push across the US, forcing more states into shutdown mode. In their first…
Continue Reading Calls grow for State Department to cancel holiday parties due to Covid-19 spike
There are growing calls for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel a number of planned in-person holiday events amid record-breaking daily Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden on Trump administration distributing vaccine: ‘There is no detailed plan’
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that the Trump administration had shared information with his transition team about distributing a vaccine to…
Continue Reading White House exodus begins even as Trump continues to baselessly claim victory
White House staffers at all levels are plotting their departures as a growing number of aides to President Donald Trump are abandoning his quest to…
Continue Reading Presidential pardon investigation involves Kushner lawyer and GOP lobbyist, sources say
The Justice Department bribery-for-a-presidential-pardon investigation, which became public this week, involves the past efforts of well-connected…
Continue Reading Trump’s criticism of GOP Senate candidates has Republicans worried ahead of rally
President Donald Trump heads to Georgia on Saturday to campaign for two Republican senators one month ahead of a critical runoff that will determine…
Continue Reading Trump orders a near total withdrawal of US troops from Somalia
President Donald Trump has ordered the majority of US troops to leave Somalia “by early 2021,” in just the latest major military policy…
Continue Reading Pelosi defiant over handling of stimulus: Rejecting previous Republican proposals was ‘not a mistake’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday stood by the way she has handled the stimulus negotiations, telling reporters during her weekly news conference…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to consider Medicaid work requirements
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether the Trump administration can allow states to impose work requirements in their Medicaid programs.…
Continue Reading Defense bill would stop unidentified federal forces from patrolling American streets
Federal agents patrolling American streets without badges or insignias identifying who they are would become a thing of the past if a defense bill…
Continue Reading California Attorney General Xavier Becerra emerges as contender to lead Health and Human Services
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has emerged as a key contender to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, two people familiar…
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More than 1,000 migrant children in U.S. gov’t custody have tested positive for Covid-19
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 1,000 migrant children in US government custody have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to the…
Continue Reading Pompeo willing to meet with incoming Biden team, officials say
State Department officials who work with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have told the department’s career transition team that he will meet…
Continue Reading HHS begins national vaccine ad campaign with YouTube ads
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday launched a national ad campaign promoting awareness about the forthcoming coronavirus vaccines…
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