Michigan congressman quits GOP over bid to overturn election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A retiring Michigan congressman said Monday he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent to protest efforts to overturnRead More

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims ofRead More

Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a detailed COVID-19 aid proposal on Monday in hopes it would serve as a model forRead More

Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College formally chose Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, giving him a solid electoral majority of 306Read More

Census numbers-crunching documents at center of latest fight

A federal judge has rejected an emergency request from the Trump administration that would stop it from being immediately forced to release documents showing howRead More

Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden and his top aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It’s long past time toRead More

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Electors in key battleground states affirm votes for Biden

(CNN) — State electors are casting their ballots for president Monday, opening the formal Electoral College process of sealing Joe Biden’s election as the 46th presidentRead More

US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers after authorities learned that the TreasuryRead More

Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — What could be the main event in Georgia’s twin U.S. Senate runoffs — early in-person voting — begins Monday. More than halfRead More

Bipartisan congressional group splits COVID-19 relief package into 2 proposals

(CNN) — The bipartisan group of House and Senate negotiators that has struggled to finalize a $908 billion Covid relief package has made a decision: TheRead More