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Georgia’s pro-Trump election chief is now considered a pariah inside the GOP

November 21, 2020 3:44 PM CNN

On Friday morning, just hours before his office helped certify that Joe Biden won the state’s 16 electoral votes, Georgia Secretary of State…

Biden’s margin of victory over Trump surpasses 6 million votes

November 21, 2020 2:50 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory over President Donald Trump surpassed 6 million votes on Friday, as ballots continue to be…

US coronavirus cases top 12 million. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever

November 21, 2020 1:51 PM CNN

The number of US coronavirus cases surpassed 12 million Saturday — an increase of more than 1 million cases in less than a week. At least…

The US recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever

November 21, 2020 12:30 PM CNN

November has been a month full of devastating Covid-19 records in the US. Almost every state has reported a rapid surge in cases and nationwide…

Black women helped push Democrats to the finish line in Georgia. Here’s how they can do it again

November 21, 2020 12:16 PM CNN

As the nation eyes Georgia with its pair of upcoming US Senate runoffs, a victory for Democrats could hinge on the same Black women who helped flip…

Wisconsin GOP election commissioner praised right-wing provocateur who promoted voter fraud conspiracies

November 21, 2020 8:58 AM CNN

A Republican member of the Wisconsin Election Commission posted a tweet Thursday praising a well-known conspiracy theorist who has spread false…

CITGO 6 begin fourth year in detention in Venezuela as families prepare to spend another holiday without them

November 21, 2020 8:13 AM CNN

Just before Thanksgiving 2017, a group of six US oil executives were summoned to Venezuela for an emergency work meeting, where they were arrested on…

12 million Americans could lose crucial unemployment benefits just after Christmas

November 21, 2020 8:09 AM CNN

With special pandemic unemployment benefits set to expire in the next few weeks, opera singer Brian Montgomery is making plans to leave the country.…

Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus

November 21, 2020 7:13 AM CNN

Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a personal spokesman told CNN on Friday.…

Michigan lawmakers who met with Trump appear to undercut his efforts to overturn election

November 20, 2020 8:28 PM CNN

Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said…

Georgia’s GOP governor and secretary of state certify Biden win, quashing Trump’s longshot attempt to overturn results

November 20, 2020 8:26 PM CNN

Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed the paperwork that officially grants the state’s 16 electoral votes to President-elect Joe…

Former El Paso city rep, county commissioner Barbara Perez dies at age 76 from Covid-19

November 20, 2020 5:14 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – Well-known community leader and politician Barbara Perez died Friday afternoon after contracting Covid-19, her husband said.…

What to know about Monday’s Michigan State Board meeting to certify election results

November 20, 2020 6:51 PM CNN

Certification is usually a formality, but President Donald Trump is trying to block or delay the process in key states as part of a long-shot effort…

Michigan lawmakers who met with Trump say they’re not ‘aware of any information that would change’ the election outcome

November 20, 2020 6:09 PM CNN

Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said…

After White House meeting, Michigan lawmakers to honor state’s election process in blow to Trump

November 20, 2020 5:41 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House…

Twitter says it will give @POTUS account to Biden on Inauguration Day

November 20, 2020 5:50 PM CNN

Twitter said Friday it will hand control of the @POTUS account to the new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. The @POTUS account is the…

Justice Dept. schedules 3 more federal executions during lame-duck period, including two days before Biden sworn in

November 20, 2020 5:21 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden…

Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus

November 20, 2020 5:14 PM CNN

Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a personal spokesman told CNN on Friday.…

Trump unveils controversial drug price rules in a last-ditch attempt to fulfill campaign promise

November 20, 2020 4:42 PM CNN

President Donald Trump unveiled two controversial rules on Friday aimed at reducing drug prices — a last-ditch effort to fulfill a key 2016…

The week in 16 headlines

November 20, 2020 4:34 PM CNN

As Trump has remained hunkered down in the White House, the Biden transition team is pushing forward, announcing new White House hires and plans to…

Fact checking McEnany’s first White House press briefing since Trump’s election loss

November 20, 2020 4:01 PM CNN

In her first press briefing since October 1, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeated several old falsehoods around voting, the…

Trump digs deeper into debunked conspiracy theories instead of embracing reality

November 20, 2020 3:58 PM CNN

At first, President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede an election he clearly lost appeared to many of his allies a temporary stage of grief.…

Biden transition making fundraising push as Trump administration blocks funding

November 20, 2020 3:43 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden’s team is making a fundraising push for its transition operations as the General Services Administration has yet to…

Christmas traditions continue at the White House while transition stalls

November 20, 2020 3:15 PM CNN

There is not much in the way of activity at the White House, as Thursday marked the 12th day out of 16 since the election with nothing on President…

Ben Carson says he was ‘desperately ill’ from Covid but is now ‘out of the woods’

November 20, 2020 3:01 PM CNN

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Friday he became “desperately ill” from Covid-19, but now believes he is…

Trump campaign fundraises off of Giuliani news conference and uses photo of Trump in hospital

November 20, 2020 2:49 PM CNN

The Trump campaign sent out another fundraising email to supporters on Friday, signed by President Donald Trump, praising his attorney Rudy…

Pentagon to announce new restrictions for building workforce amid Covid-19 surge

November 20, 2020 2:28 PM CNN

The Defense Department will increase its coronavirus prevention efforts and restrictions for the workforce inside the Pentagon beginning next week, a…