The return of dogs to the White House feels magnificently American
I witnessed a rush of collective pleasure online when the news came, on November 7, that Joe Biden had won the presidential race. Not just because of…
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Trump rails against Paris climate accord in virtual G20 event
President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord and touted American oil and natural gas production during a virtual session focused on…
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White House vaccine chief says first Americans could be vaccinated next month
Moncef Slaoui, the head of the US government’s effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, said the first Americans to receive a vaccine…
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Why the media may be tempted to keep its focus on Trump
President-Elect Joe Biden is getting ready to transition and move into the White House in January, but President Donald Trump isn’t going to…
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‘Boring’ President Joe Biden could tempt the media to keep its focus on Donald Trump
President-Elect Joe Biden is getting ready to transition and move into the White House in January, but President Donald Trump isn’t going to…
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Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler tests positive for Covid but is undergoing further testing
Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler has tested positive for Covid-19, her campaign announced. Loeffler tested positive for the coronavirus on…
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden to announce Cabinet picks Tuesday
President-elect Joe Biden will announce his first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, two key members of his transition team said on Sunday, forging ahead with…
Continue Reading US formally withdraws from Open Skies Treaty that bolstered European security
The US on Sunday formally exited the decades-old Open Skies Treaty, some six months after President Donald Trump first announced the decision,…
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Trump’s attempt to steal the election unravels as coronavirus cases surge
President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his election loss are plunging deeper into incoherence. On Saturday night, the Trump campaign…
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Trump requests recount of votes in Georgia presidential race after certified results show Biden winning state
ATLANTA, Georgia — President Donald Trump’s campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race, a day after state…
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Biden’s mistake about Trump
Joe Biden is making a mistake. The President-elect is right in believing that Trump’s efforts to overturn the people’s will in the…
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Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign Pennsylvania lawsuit
A federal judge dealt a death blow to the Trump campaign’s effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win of the presidency on…
Continue Reading Nevada judge denies request to halt state certification of election results
A Nevada district judge on Friday denied a request brought by a conservative activist to halt the certification next week of the state’s…
Continue Reading Trump tweets about election results and skips session on pandemic during G20
President Donald Trump participated in his final Group of 20 summit on Saturday by tweeting throughout the opening session and skipping a special…
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Trump tweets about election results and skips session on pandemic during G20
President Donald Trump participated in his final Group of 20 summit on Saturday by tweeting throughout the opening session and skipping a special…
Continue Reading Scranton, Pennsylvania, honors famous ‘scrappy kid’ turned President-elect
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House, his hometown honored him Friday just steps from his childhood home. “This…
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The only way Republicans can lead again
President Donald Trump is conducting an all-out assault on our democracy. There is no other way to look at this. The President lost the election and…
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Judge blocks Trump campaign attempt to stop certification of Pennsylvania election for Biden
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more…
Continue Reading What to know about Monday’s Michigan State Board meeting to certify election results
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…
Continue Reading Georgia’s pro-Trump election chief is now considered a pariah inside the GOP
On Friday morning, just hours before his office helped certify that Joe Biden won the state’s 16 electoral votes, Georgia Secretary of State…
Continue Reading Biden’s margin of victory over Trump surpasses 6 million votes
President-elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory over President Donald Trump surpassed 6 million votes on Friday, as ballots continue to be…
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US coronavirus cases top 12 million. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever
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…
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The US recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever
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…
Continue Reading Black women helped push Democrats to the finish line in Georgia. Here’s how they can do it again
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…
Continue Reading Wisconsin GOP election commissioner praised right-wing provocateur who promoted voter fraud conspiracies
A Republican member of the Wisconsin Election Commission posted a tweet Thursday praising a well-known conspiracy theorist who has spread false…
Continue Reading CITGO 6 begin fourth year in detention in Venezuela as families prepare to spend another holiday without them
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…
Continue Reading 12 million Americans could lose crucial unemployment benefits just after Christmas
With special pandemic unemployment benefits set to expire in the next few weeks, opera singer Brian Montgomery is making plans to leave the country.…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus
Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a personal spokesman told CNN on Friday.…
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Michigan lawmakers who met with Trump appear to undercut his efforts to overturn election
Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said…
Continue Reading Georgia’s GOP governor and secretary of state certify Biden win, quashing Trump’s longshot attempt to overturn results
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed the paperwork that officially grants the state’s 16 electoral votes to President-elect Joe…
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