Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam unite for Georgia Senate runoffs fundraiser
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam are teaming up to host a virtual fundraiser ahead of January’s Senate runoffs in Georgia. Miranda, creator of…
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Ex-Presidents fill leadership vacuum as Trump ignores worsening pandemic
This is what presidential leadership looks like. As President Donald Trump ignores America’s slide into a tragic winter and obsesses over his…
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Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to get coronavirus vaccine publicly to prove it’s safe
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear Trump challenge to election results
MADISON, Wisconsin — A split Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss…
Continue Reading Trump praised QAnon during meeting about keeping the Senate
President Donald Trump brought up Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene’s support for the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory during a meeting on…
Continue Reading WH task force tells health officials to take matters into their own hands if state and local Covid-19 rules are too lax
The White House coronavirus task force offered some direct recommendations to states in its weekly report after telling officials that “the…
Continue Reading Trump awards football coach Lou Holtz the Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz on Thursday in an Oval Office ceremony. Holtz, 83, has coached…
Continue Reading Progressives are picking their fights with Biden. Neera Tanden’s nomination likely won’t be one.
First, there was surprise. Then flashes of anger. But most progressive allies of Sen. Bernie Sanders have quietly resigned themselves — or even…
Continue Reading US imposes restrictions on travel visas for Chinese Communist Party members
The State Department is imposing new restrictions on travel visas to the United States for members of the Chinese Communist Party, a State Department…
Continue Reading House Democrats elect Sean Patrick Maloney as DCCC chairman
House Democrats elected Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York to serve as the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, giving him…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sides with California religious ministry against state Covid restrictions
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a California ministry that argued the state’s Covid-related restrictions on indoor services violated…
Continue Reading 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 Hackers targeting key actors in vaccine supply chain
Hackers are targeting key actors in the coronavirus vaccine supply chain as distribution gets underway, according to new warnings by the Department…
Continue Reading Jake Tapper to interview Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in first joint interview since winning election
CNN’s Jake Tapper will interview President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday in their first joint interview…
Continue Reading Republicans brace for Trump rally in Georgia ahead of January runoffs
Georgia Republicans are increasingly worried about President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday for the two Senate runoff races, as some brace…
Continue Reading Stimulus talks: Everyone wants a deal but it’s unclear if a bipartisan plan will deliver, even with Democratic leader support
Stimulus talks are as real as they have been in months right now, with Democratic leaders’ embrace of the bipartisan group’s framework on…
Continue Reading 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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