‘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…
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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…
Continue Reading GOP lawmakers defend CIA Director Gina Haspel as Trump weighs firing her
Several GOP lawmakers have publicly defended CIA Director Gina Haspel in recent days as it has become increasingly clear that President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Rep. Don Young, oldest member of Congress, tests positive for Covid-19
Rep. Don Young announced on Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. “I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am feeling…
Continue Reading Post-election audits find no fraud in Arizona
More than half of all counties in Arizona have conducted post-election audits and found either no discrepancies or microscopic issues that…
Continue Reading ‘He knows how to work inside this government’: How Ron Klain’s experience prepares him to lead Biden’s staff
In selecting Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, President-elect Joe Biden has tapped a veteran of some of the biggest moments in modern…
Continue Reading Two top Homeland Security officials forced to resign by White House
Two senior Department of Homeland Security officials have been forced to resign by the White House, according to sources familiar with the…
Continue Reading These Republicans are publicly recognizing Biden’s legitimacy as President-elect
A growing number of notable Republicans are beginning to recognize Joe Biden as President-elect, even as President Donald Trump and many GOP leaders…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state in quarantine as state prepares full by-hand count of presidential ballots
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is in quarantine after his wife tested positive for Covid-19, a spokesperson in Raffensperger’s…
Continue Reading DOJ review finds Alex Acosta used ‘poor judgment’ in Jeffrey Epstein deal
A Department of Justice review found that Alex Acosta, President Donald Trump’s former Labor secretary, exercised poor judgment when, as a US…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds Harvard’s affirmative action policy
A Boston-based US appeals court has rejected a challenge to Harvard’s affirmative action policy brought by a group representing Asian Americans…
Continue Reading 7 killed, including 5 Americans, in helicopter crash involving peacekeeping force in Egypt
Seven military members of a peacekeeping force in Egypt, including five Americans, were killed when a helicopter crashed in the southern Sinai…
Continue Reading Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn takes on Andrew Cuomo at the Supreme Court
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is asking the US Supreme Court to block New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order that limits the…
Continue Reading As Trump wrestles with defeat, pardons loom for allies — and himself
President Donald Trump is refusing to concede the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden, but once Trump moves to the acceptance stage of his…
Continue Reading Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil
The top US general is standing firm amid sweeping changes at the Pentagon which have seen senior officials replaced by Trump idealogues and alarmed…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s new chief of staff knows how to get a Supreme Court justice confirmed
If President-elect Joe Biden gets to choose a new Supreme Court justice, chief of staff Ron Klain would have the playbook ready. Klain, tapped for…
Continue Reading Incoming lawmakers attend orientation for new House members
Newly elected House lawmakers are arriving on Capitol Hill on Thursday for orientation as Washington gears up for the next session of Congress, which…
Continue Reading Lewandowski just the latest Trump adviser to contract coronavirus
Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign, has tested positive for the coronavirus, he confirmed to CNN on Thursday.…
Continue Reading McConnell rejects Dem demand for big Covid relief package, stands by push for ‘highly targeted’ bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday continued to reject the call from Democrats for a big coronavirus stimulus package, saying,…
Continue Reading Senior Republican senators say Biden should have access to classified briefings
A growing number of GOP senators told CNN on Thursday that Joe Biden should have access to classified briefings, the latest indication that…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor hails ‘new day for science’ in playful video swiping at Trump’s coronavirus response
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hailed a “new day for science” in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement of a new…
Continue Reading Ohio Republican governor says ‘we need to consider’ Biden the President-elect
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that the country needs to consider Joe Biden the President-elect — joining a growing list of…
Continue Reading Why Trump is filing so many flimsy lawsuits in battleground states
The Trump campaign is moving from state to state to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win, in a series of increasingly wild legal maneuvers…
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Biden names Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Ron Klain to be his incoming chief of staff, the Biden transition office said in a news…
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson is latest Trump official to test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for coronavirus Monday morning, his deputy chief of…
Continue Reading Cities erupt in celebration after Biden named winner
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump sparked celebrations in cities across the…
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Many immigrants breathe a sigh of relief at Biden victory
WASHINGTON, DC — For nearly four years, the Trump administration gradually, and swiftly, choked off immigration to the United States, making it…
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Harris bursts through barrier, becomes 1st female, 1st Black and 1st South Asian VP-elect
WASHINGTON, DC — Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect,…
Continue Reading Biden urges calm as votes are counted, saying ‘the process is working’
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden says he and his campaign “continue to feel very good” about the Democratic nominee’s…
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