Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs  —  President Trump's planned trip to Georgia on Saturday to campaign for two Senate candidates embroiled in tight runoff races has put some Republicans on edge that he could do more harm …

Trump and Barr had ‘contentious’ White House meeting this week, source says  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr had a “contentious,” lengthy meeting inside the West Wing this week after Barr told The Associated Press in an interview that the Justice Department …

Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do the same  —  PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A Florida attorney is at the center of a new state investigation after elections officials say he recently attempted to register to vote in Georgia and instructed …

SCOOP: Don Jr. eyes a run for NRA chief.  It's one more way the Trump family is making big plays to cement itself in GOP conservative politics for the next four years. … - President Trump and his family are looking to cement their hold on the Republican Party with a series of moves aimed …

Jonathan Capehart, Tiffany Cross Take Over ‘A.M. Joy’ Weekend Slots on MSNBC … Jonathan Capehart and Tiffany Cross were supposed to throw glasses at each other, not toast one another with them.  —  And yet the duo took to Zoom earlier this week to share a cocktail.

Zients, Murthy tapped to head up Biden's Covid-19 response  —  President-elect Joe Biden has tapped two close allies to oversee his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to two people familiar with the decision.  —  Transition co-chair and former Obama administration …

Roger Stone Says North Korean Boats Delivered Ballots Through Maine Harbor As Trump Boosts Fraud Claims  —  Former Trump adviser Roger Stone claimed on Wednesday that North Korea had interfered in the U.S. presidential election.  Meanwhile, President Donald Trump continued to assert …

Residents in city of Los Angeles to ‘remain in their homes’ amid COVID-19 surge, mayor's office says  —  All residents within the city of Los Angeles should continue to remain in their homes and follow the city's “safer-at-home” order, which mirrors guidance from L.A. County, according to the mayor's office.

Fauci to stay with NIH; criticizes UK for ‘rushed’ coronavirus vaccine approval  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, and a social media target of President Donald Trump, says he will stay in his role at the National Institutes of Health and continue …

Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line  —  A vaccine may be around the corner, but how long will it be until you get the shot?  Health officials are considering vaccine timelines that give some Americans priority over others.  If you're a healthy American, you may wait many months for your turn.

Notice of Sale to be Issued for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Dec. 7  —  Major step in carrying out mandate from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act supporting energy security, job creation and economic growth for future generations  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Today …

Pro-Trump legal crusade peppered with bizarre blunders  —  Sidney Powell released the Kraken.  And it turns out the mythological sea beast can't spell, is terrible at geography and keeps mislabeling plaintiffs in court.  —  A congressional candidate Powell claimed to represent in one lawsuit said that …

Inside A Xinjiang Detention Camp  —  This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center, the Open Technology Fund, and the Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism.  —  Nestled in the mountains along the border between China and Kazakhstan, a remote rural county conceals an appalling secret …

The Epicenter  —  Source: NYC Open Data By Scott Reinhard  —  She wears a red wig and a black dress she sewed herself.  It hugs her body as she moves about the stage, lip-syncing love songs in Spanish to a room filled mostly with absence.  —  It is late on March 9, and Yimel Alvarado …

Trump campaign's star witness in Michigan was deemed ‘not credible.’ Then, her loud testimony went viral.  —  Weeks after Melissa Carone was tapped by the Trump campaign as a star witness in Michigan, little appeared to be going as planned with the contract IT worker's testimony …

A political litmus test for Republicans: Fail it, lose your TV slot  —  Time for a rapid test for the voter fraud delusion  —  Almost a month has passed since Joe Biden won the election, and the Republican Party still refuses to acknowledge him as president-elect.

China Is National Security Threat No. 1  —  Resisting Beijing's attempt to reshape and dominate the world is the challenge of our generation.  —  As Director of National Intelligence, I am entrusted with access to more intelligence than any member of the U.S. government other than the president.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announces Members of White House Senior Staff  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced new members of her White House senior staff.  These public servants reflect the very best of our nation, embody the president …

How Is Trump's Lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘Elite Strike Force’ Material?  —  She bills herself as a “constitutional law attorney.”  Her experience doesn't align with the sort of lawyer she plays on TV.  —  Jenna Ellis broke into the legal profession in 2012 as a deputy district attorney in Weld County …

Michael Cohen on How ‘Monster’ Trump Will Undermine Biden  —  Back in February 2019, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen declared at a House Oversight Committee hearing that if Trump were to lose the 2020 election, “there will never be a peaceful transition of power.”

Angry parents won't let officials slide over closed playgrounds, packed malls  —  Sydney Beckman ran beneath the yellow caution tape surrounding the empty playground equipment and flopped her tiny body over a swing.  —  The 2-year-old had tried opening a gate blocking the big green slide …

Goldman Sachs Log Exposes David Perdue's Stock Trading Claim as a Lie … Georgia Sen. David Perdue initiated the well-timed sale of more than $1 million worth of stock in the tech-banking firm Cardlytics, according to a report from the New York Times, despite previous claims made by Perdue that an outside adviser makes his trades.

Raimondo: I will not be Biden's HHS secretary  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Gov. Gina Raimondo on Thursday ruled out leaving her job to become President-elect Joe Biden's health and human services secretary, seeking to put the idea to rest after a flurry of reports that she was a finalist for the job.

Florida Masseuse Ordered to Pay $31,573 After ‘Soliciting’ Robert Kraft To ‘Commit Prostitution’  —  Three women arrested last year as part of a high-profile “human trafficking” sting in Florida were sentenced recently as part of plea agreements with Palm Beach County prosecutors.

Pelosi and McConnell will speak as Congress rushes to strike a Covid stimulus deal  — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will speak Thursday as Congress rushes to strike a coronavirus stimulus deal and avoid a government shutdown.

Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to get coronavirus vaccine publicly to prove it's safe  —  (CNN)Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once …

Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant  —  Escalating his attack on democracy from within the White House, President Trump on Wednesday distributed an astonishing 46-minute video rant filled with baseless allegations of voter fraud and outright falsehoods …