Twitter, Facebook CEOs testify in U.S. Senate hearing on 2020 election disinformation
WASHINGTON, DC — The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the…
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Donald Trump doesn’t seem to want to do his job anymore
President Donald Trump lost the presidential election 10 days ago. Since then, he’s done next to nothing — at least publicly — to…
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Congresswoman-elect shocked by Republicans calling her ‘Breonna’ because of her Breonna Taylor mask
Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush said Monday evening she was stunned and “hurt” when some Republicans addressed her as “Breonna”…
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Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon to get a top White House job
Jen O’Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration as a deputy chief of staff, a source familiar with the…
Continue Reading Stanford distances itself from Dr. Scott Atlas after he urges resistance to public health measures
Stanford University on Monday evening distanced itself from White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the…
Continue Reading NATO chief warns against premature withdrawal from Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued a stark warning Tuesday that any premature withdrawal from Afghanistan could be dangerous, a day after…
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Trump aims to undermine Biden’s legitimacy even as legal challenges fizzle
When President Donald Trump learned at the end of last week that his lawyers were dropping their lawsuit seeking a review of ballots in Arizona, the…
Continue Reading Trump aims to undermine Biden’s legitimacy even as legal challenges fizzle
When President Donald Trump learned at the end of last week that his lawyers were dropping their lawsuit seeking a review of ballots in Arizona, the…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s conspiracy theories could be dangerous to democracy, experts say
Rudy Giuliani’s increasingly outlandish claims of election fraud have former federal officials worried that theories peddled by the man once…
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New York Times: Trump asked advisers about possible strike on Iranian nuclear site
President Donald Trump last week asked senior aides what possibilities he had for an offensive strike on Iran’s primary nuclear site, The New…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump asked advisers about possible strike on Iranian nuclear site
President Donald Trump last week asked senior aides what possibilities he had for an offensive strike on Iran’s primary nuclear site, The New…
Continue Reading Trump’s transition sabotage threatens vaccine rollout
President Donald Trump’s refusal to coordinate with President-elect Joe Biden on the critical Covid-19 vaccine is bringing a staggering…
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Georgia secretary of state says Lindsey Graham implied he should try to throw away ballots
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stood firm Monday on his account that Sen. Lindsey Graham had hinted that he should try to discard some…
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Lankford argues he did ‘step in’ Friday and had private conversation with GSA over Biden transition process
Sen. James Lankford said Monday that he did “step in” with the General Services Administration late last week over the presidential…
Continue Reading Lankford argues he did ‘step in’ Friday and had private conversation with GSA over Biden transition process
Sen. James Lankford said Monday that he did “step in” with the General Services Administration late last week over the presidential…
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Trump’s Pentagon takedown makes the US vulnerable during the transition
While much of the world has been preoccupied with the President’s refusal to acknowledge his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, Donald Trump has…
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Esper memo warned conditions weren’t met for withdrawal from Afghanistan
Then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper sent a classified memo earlier this month to the White House asserting that it was the unanimous recommendation…
Continue Reading Esper memo warned conditions weren’t met for withdrawal from Afghanistan
Then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper sent a classified memo earlier this month to the White House asserting that it was the unanimous recommendation…
Continue Reading Deadly hate crime levels surge in latest FBI reporting
Hate crime reports in America surged in 2019 to the highest level since 2008, according to new data released on Monday by the FBI. In its annual…
Continue Reading GOP senators shrug off Trump’s conspiracies over election results: ‘He can say whatever he wants’
Top Senate Republicans seemed unmoved Monday by President Donald Trump’s baseless charges that the election was “rigged” and his…
Continue Reading At least 2 members of Congress announce positive Covid-19 diagnoses Monday
At least two members of the US House of Representatives announced Monday that they tested positive for Covid-19 and another member announced he was…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama reflects on how she put her anger aside for a peaceful transition
Michelle Obama has weighed in on the refusal of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump to move forward with a transition of power to the…
Continue Reading Fact checking Trump’s barrage of lies over the weekend
“I WON THE ELECTION!” President Donald Trump tweeted just before midnight on Sunday night. Trump did not win the election. So this was a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin recount would cost Trump campaign $7.9 million
The Wisconsin Elections Commission said Monday that if President Donald Trump’s campaign wants a recount of the razor-thin presidential race in…
Continue Reading McConnell opposes removing US troops from Middle East, saying terrorists ‘would love’ it
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly opposed the Trump administration’s plan to remove more troops from the Middle East in a Senate…
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McConnell opposes removing US troops from Middle East, saying terrorists ‘would love’ it
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly opposed the Trump administration’s plan to remove more troops from the Middle East in a Senate…
Continue Reading US military anticipates Trump will issue order to plan for further troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq
US military commanders are anticipating that a formal order will be given by President Donald Trump as soon as this week to begin a further…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘more people may die’ if Trump doesn’t cooperate with transition process
President-elect Joe Biden warned that President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to accept the outcome of the 2020 election could hamper the…
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Biden says ‘more people may die’ if Trump doesn’t cooperate with transition process
President-elect Joe Biden warned that President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to accept the outcome of the 2020 election could hamper the…
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GOP senators shrug off Trump’s conspiracies over election results: ‘He can say whatever he wants’
Top Senate Republicans seemed unmoved Monday by President Donald Trump’s baseless charges that the election was “rigged” and his…
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