White House coronavirus task force warns of surging cases in more populated states
The White House coronavirus task force is warning this week that while there has been some progress in slowing the spread of the pandemic in the…
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House conservative pushes back on ‘surrender caucus’ after McConnell urges senators to let election results stand
House conservatives are undeterred by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push to squelch their efforts to contest the presidential…
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House conservative pushes back on ‘surrender caucus’ after McConnell urges senators to let election results stand
House conservatives are undeterred by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push to squelch their efforts to contest the presidential…
Continue Reading Hill leaders eye new round of stimulus checks as part of $900 billion Covid relief deal
Congressional leaders, after months of a bitter stalemate and as millions of Americans have been eager for relief, are finally indicating…
Continue Reading George W. Bush sends holiday card with pointed message as Trump denies election loss
Former President George W. Bush has sent out holiday cards with a pointed message about a hopeful new year as President Donald Trump continues to…
Continue Reading Loeffler leaves open the option of objecting to the Electoral College results
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican who is up for reelection in a heated runoff race set for January 5, left open the possibility Wednesday…
Continue Reading Congress scrambles to schedule override votes if Trump vetoes NDAA
President Donald Trump’s vow to veto the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act places Capitol Hill in a bind and could lead to Congress…
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President-elect Joe Biden to receive Covid-19 vaccine in public as soon as next week
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the Covid-19 vaccine soon. According to two…
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence, wife Karen to receive Covid-19 vaccine Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) —President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the Covid-19 vaccine soon. According to two transition…
Continue Reading Biden expected to get coronavirus vaccination early next week
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to get his first Covid-19 vaccination early next week, CNN has learned, and plans to get his shot in public.…
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Former Houston police captain charged with pointing gun at repairman, believing he was a voter fraud ‘mastermind’
HOUSTON, Texas — A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks…
Continue Reading Fired DHS official: ‘Dangerous’ to embrace false and baseless attacks on election
Christopher Krebs, the former top administration official for cybersecurity who was fired by President Donald Trump, told a Senate committee…
Continue Reading Lara Trump’s potential Senate candidacy does little to scare away Republican challengers in North Carolina
The 2022 US Senate race in North Carolina could provide an early test of whether the Republican Party will continue to embrace President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster
Vaccine supply constraints are complicating the Trump administration’s hopes of striking a deal with Pfizer to purchase another 100 million…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang prepares to dive into New York City politics with mayoral run
Andrew Yang, the tech entrepreneur whose upstart presidential campaign outlasted some of the biggest names in Democratic politics, is preparing to…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Trump’s claims of voting machine errors in Michigan
The Electoral College officially confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win Monday, yet President Donald Trump has continued to insist the…
Continue Reading Federal judge strikes down Ohio policy prohibiting transgender people from correcting their birth certificate
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Ohio’s policy prohibiting transgender residents from correcting the gender marker on their birth…
Continue Reading Trump sees special counsel investigations of Hunter Biden and election claims as payback for Russia probe
President Donald Trump is pushing extensively for the appointment of special counsels to separately investigate his baseless allegations of voter…
Continue Reading Pompeo quarantining after coronavirus exposure
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is quarantining after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus, but he himself “has…
Continue Reading Artificial intelligence co-pilots US military aircraft for the first time
Artificial intelligence helped co-pilot a U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane during a test flight Tuesday, the first time artificial…
Continue Reading Alleged Al-Shabaab operative indicted in New York on terrorism charges for foiled 9/11-style attack plan
An alleged Al-Shabaab operative accused of taking part in a foiled 9/11-style attack plan appeared in Manhattan federal court remotely Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Congressional inaugural committee announces attendance will be limited for Biden’s inauguration
The congressional committee tasked with overseeing the presidential inauguration announced Wednesday planned limitations on the number of guests in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to hear NCAA case on student athlete compensation
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take up an appeal by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a lower court ruling that allows colleges…
Continue Reading Immigrant advocates urge Biden to quickly rectify the trauma of family separation
Immigrant advocacy groups, who for years scrambled to identify and reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border, are now preparing for the…
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How QAnon’s lies are hijacking the national conversation
It started with a Tweet from a QAnon supporter at 2:09 in the morning: #SubpoenaObama. Though devoid of context, the cryptic message made sense to…
Continue Reading Hill leaders near deal on long-awaited Covid relief plan
Congressional leaders in both parties expressed growing confidence Tuesday evening that Washington will be able to cut a last-ditch deal to provide…
Continue Reading Biden poised to nominate former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead Department of Energy
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy, two people familiar with the…
Continue Reading Trump campaign asks supporters if the President should run in 2024
President Donald Trump has not conceded the presidential election, but it appears a fundraising appeal from his campaign may have finally done so.…
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Trump campaign asks supporters if the President should run in 2024
President Donald Trump has not conceded the presidential election, but it appears a fundraising appeal from his campaign may have finally done so.…
Continue Reading Trump administration finalizes rollback of showerhead standards
The US Department of Energy on Tuesday finalized a pair of new rules rolling back water efficiency standards on showerheads and other consumer…
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