Current and former Trump officials quietly reach out to Biden team
A handful of current Trump administration officials, as well as some political appointees who left in recent months, have quietly started to reach…
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Republican who temporarily blocked certification of Detroit’s results shared election conspiracy theories on Facebook
William Hartmann, a Republican member of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers who temporarily blocked certification of election results in the…
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Matthew McConaughey considers running for Texas governor: ‘It would be up to the people’
AUSTIN, Texas — Academy Award winner and Texas native Matthew McConaughey says he would consider a run for governor of the Lone Star state, but “it…
Continue Reading U.S. military reports record number of coronavirus cases
The US military reported a record high number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday with 1,314 new cases, according to Defense Department statistics. There…
Continue Reading Key pandemic relief programs are set to expire at the end of the year. No one knows what’s next.
Some of the last remaining stimulus programs for the unemployed, renters and student loan borrowers are set to expire by the end of December unless…
Continue Reading Two more House members announce they have Covid-19
Two more House members announced Wednesday they have tested positive for Covid-19 and are isolating, the latest in a string of diagnoses that have…
Continue Reading Ethics experts and Trump critics call for Senate investigation into Graham’s probe into presidential election
Three top ethics experts and prominent critics of President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally requested the Senate Ethics Committee investigate…
Continue Reading Catholic diocese and Orthodox Jewish synagogues ask Supreme Court to block New York’s Covid limits
While incidences of Covid spike across the country, the Supreme Court is once again considering arguments from houses of worship that say…
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Two more House members announce they have Covid-19
Two more House members announced Wednesday they have tested positive for Covid-19 and are isolating, the latest in a string of diagnoses that have…
Continue Reading Trump campaign seeks partial recount in Wisconsin
The Trump campaign filed for a limited recount of two Wisconsin counties on Wednesday in a long-shot bid to overturn President-elect Joe…
Continue Reading ‘It’s embarrassing’: Why New York is still waiting for full election results
New York was called early on election night for President-elect Joe Biden, but if the Empire State had been a presidential battleground, the drama…
Continue Reading Biden considering former campaign aides for top White House communications roles
Several women who worked on Joe Biden’s campaign are being considered for top White House communications roles in the Biden-Harris…
Continue Reading House Democrats back Pelosi for speaker in next Congress
House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi to serve as speaker in the next session of Congress in leadership elections on Wednesday. A full House floor…
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Federal judge says U.S. can’t turn away unaccompanied migrant children using public health law
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from turning back unaccompanied migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico…
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Federal judge tears into Trump administration over its handling of DACA
NEW YORK, NY — A federal judge in New York who ruled over the weekend that the new DACA rules were invalid tore into the Trump administration…
Continue Reading Despite the state of things, there will be a turkey pardon
America is at an unsettling moment, with a resurgent pandemic and a president who refuses to accept the results of a national election. Most…
Continue Reading GOP congressman says colleagues are ‘waiting’ on Trump to accept election results before recognizing Biden
Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Wednesday said he believes his Republican colleagues are “waiting” until President Donald Trump “comes to…
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GOP congressman says colleagues are ‘waiting’ on Trump to accept election results before recognizing Biden
Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Wednesday said he believes his Republican colleagues are “waiting” until President Donald Trump “comes to…
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U.S. judge approves request to drop drug trafficking charges against Mexico’s former defense secretary
NEW YORK, NY — A U.S. judge has granted the Department of Justice’s request to drop the drug trafficking and money laundering case against former…
Continue Reading Michigan’s largest county certifies election results after Republicans earlier blocked certification
A bipartisan panel in Michigan’s largest county unanimously certified its presidential results on Tuesday night, a stunning reversal hours…
Continue Reading Michigan gov calls Republicans’ initial refusal to certify Detroit-area votes ‘mind-boggling’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday said it was “mind-boggling” that Republicans on the state’s most populous county board…
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Michigan gov calls Republicans’ initial refusal to certify Detroit-area votes ‘mind-boggling’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday said it was “mind-boggling” that Republicans on the state’s most populous county board…
Continue Reading Family of American held in Afghanistan fear he will be left behind as Trump orders more troops to withdraw
The family of an American kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this year expressed their fears he may be left behind after the Trump administration…
Continue Reading Biden assembles team to handle Senate confirmation battles
President-elect Joe Biden has assembled a team that will lead the confirmation battles for his nominees in the Senate. The team’s formation…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tests positive for Covid-19
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who is 87 years old, tweeted Tuesday that he tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, after saying earlier he…
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German police fire water cannons at crowds in Berlin protesting coronavirus restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — German police fired water cannons at demonstrators protesting coronavirus restrictions after saying the crowd ignored warnings to…
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Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President’s election conspiracy theories
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the Department of Homeland Security official who had rejected Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud.…
Continue Reading Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President’s election conspiracy theories
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the Department of Homeland Security official who had rejected Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud.…
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Michigan’s largest county certifies election results after Republicans earlier blocked certification
A bipartisan panel in Michigan’s largest county unanimously certified its presidential results on Tuesday night, a stunning reversal hours…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s day in a Pennsylvania courtroom representing Donald Trump
Rudy Giuliani, representing President Donald Trump’s campaign, tried to deliver a sweeping broadside against mail-in voting Tuesday in a…
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