GOP senators ready to acknowledge Biden won but struggle with Trump’s refusal to concede
A growing number of Senate Republicans are ready to publicly acknowledge what’s been widely known for weeks but what they’ve refused to…
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President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The role will give her…
Continue Reading Next steps for the Covid-19 vaccines in the US
The United States is suffering a devastating rise in cases and deaths from the coronavirus and hopes for a return to a more familiar life are pinned…
Continue Reading Biden picks Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The role will give her…
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Fact Check: Debunking five voter conspiracies in Texas AG’s election case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to take up a lawsuit against Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan and…
Continue Reading Stimulus negotiations: Talks are stalling out
With eight days to go until another spending deadline, the prospects of Congress agreeing to, writing and voting on a massive stimulus proposal…
Continue Reading Federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden focuses on his business dealings in China
After going quiet in the months before the election, federal authorities are now actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, a…
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Texas agriculture commissioner who opposed mask wearing now has virus
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas state official who has been critical of measures ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott in efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading Federal court upholds block on in-person medication abortion requirements
A federal court has upheld its block on in-person requirements for medication abortion seekers after the Supreme Court returned the case to the lower…
Continue Reading Trump asks Ted Cruz to argue Texas election lawsuit if it reaches Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump personally asked Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas if he would argue a long-shot election lawsuit…
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Trump asked Ted Cruz to argue Texas election lawsuit if it reaches Supreme Court
President Donald Trump personally asked Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas if he would argue a long-shot election lawsuit seeking to overturrn the…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Watchdog told prosecutors that probe of VA secretary found potentially criminal conduct
The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs told prosecutors this fall that his investigation of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie had…
Continue Reading Biden expected to nominate Katherine Tai to serve as US Trade Representative
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Katherine Tai as US Trade Representative, three sources familiar with the decision confirmed to…
Continue Reading Democratic congressman says he did not share sensitive information with suspected Chinese spy
Rep. Eric Swalwell told CNN Wednesday that he was “shocked” when the FBI informed him several years ago that he was targeted by a…
Continue Reading All 50 states and DC have now certified their presidential election results
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have now certified their presidential results, according to CNN’s tally, as the Electoral College…
Continue Reading Narrow House majority will test Democratic unity in Biden administration
Democrats’ shrinking House majority will test Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s resolve to keep her caucus united and could limit the party’s…
Continue Reading Senate fails to block Trump-backed arms sale to United Arab Emirates
The Senate on Wednesday failed to pass two disapproval resolutions pushed by a bipartisan group of senators to block a $23 billion US arms sale to…
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Attorney representing Trump in Texas dispute pushed racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON, DC — An attorney representing President Donald Trump, John Eastman, is known for recently pushing a racist conspiracy theory…
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Stimulus checks aren’t in the bipartisan relief proposal. Here’s what Congress is offering instead
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to inch closer to an agreement on a federal coronavirus relief package, but it does not currently include…
Continue Reading Stimulus checks aren’t in the bipartisan relief proposal. Here’s what Congress is offering instead
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to inch closer to an agreement on a federal coronavirus relief package, but it does not currently include…
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Trump joins Texas suit asking Supreme Court to invalidate votes in battleground states
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to block millions of votes from four battleground states that…
Continue Reading Senate confirms new members and restores power to long-hobbled Federal Election Commission
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed three new members to the Federal Election Commission, ending months of paralysis for the election watchdog and…
Continue Reading Giuliani leaves hospital after being treated for coronavirus
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, left the hospital Wednesday after spending four days there battling the deadly…
Continue Reading Top Department of Veterans Affairs official raises concerns about coronavirus vaccine distribution
The top Veterans Health Administration official said Wednesday that he is concerned about the department’s plan for distributing coronavirus…
Continue Reading House passes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week, buying more…
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U.S. House OKs temporary funding bill, buys time for virus relief talks that may include $600 checks
WASHINGTON, DC — Still spinning their wheels on Covid-19 relief, lawmakers grabbed a one-week government funding extension on Wednesday that buys…
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Federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden focuses on his business dealings in China
After pausing in the months before the election, federal authorities are now actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, a person…
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Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is under federal investigation for ‘tax affairs’
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter said he has learned from federal prosecutors that his “tax affairs” are under…
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U.S. gov’t, 48 states sue Facebook, seek to break up the social media giant
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal regulators on Wednesday sued to force a breakup of Facebook as 48 states also accused the company in a separate lawsuit of…
Continue Reading Melania Trump ‘just wants to go home’
In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his…
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