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…
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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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Former El Paso city rep, county commissioner Barbara Perez dies at age 76 from Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas – Well-known community leader and politician Barbara Perez died Friday afternoon after contracting Covid-19, her husband said.…
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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…
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Michigan lawmakers who met with Trump say they’re not ‘aware of any information that would change’ the election outcome
Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said…
Continue Reading After White House meeting, Michigan lawmakers to honor state’s election process in blow to Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House…
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Twitter says it will give @POTUS account to Biden on Inauguration Day
Twitter said Friday it will hand control of the @POTUS account to the new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. The @POTUS account is the…
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Justice Dept. schedules 3 more federal executions during lame-duck period, including two days before Biden sworn in
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden…
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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.…
Continue Reading Trump unveils controversial drug price rules in a last-ditch attempt to fulfill campaign promise
President Donald Trump unveiled two controversial rules on Friday aimed at reducing drug prices — a last-ditch effort to fulfill a key 2016…
Continue Reading The week in 16 headlines
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…
Continue Reading Fact checking McEnany’s first White House press briefing since Trump’s election loss
In her first press briefing since October 1, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeated several old falsehoods around voting, the…
Continue Reading Trump digs deeper into debunked conspiracy theories instead of embracing reality
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.…
Continue Reading Biden transition making fundraising push as Trump administration blocks funding
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is making a fundraising push for its transition operations as the General Services Administration has yet to…
Continue Reading Christmas traditions continue at the White House while transition stalls
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…
Continue Reading Ben Carson says he was ‘desperately ill’ from Covid but is now ‘out of the woods’
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Friday he became “desperately ill” from Covid-19, but now believes he is…
Continue Reading Trump campaign fundraises off of Giuliani news conference and uses photo of Trump in hospital
The Trump campaign sent out another fundraising email to supporters on Friday, signed by President Donald Trump, praising his attorney Rudy…
Continue Reading Pentagon to announce new restrictions for building workforce amid Covid-19 surge
The Defense Department will increase its coronavirus prevention efforts and restrictions for the workforce inside the Pentagon beginning next week, a…
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