Category: Politics

The president taunted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, while House lawmakers egged on senators to contest the counting of electoral college votes next month, despite the lack of any widespread fraud or irregularities.

Biden accused Trump of “failure” in his handling of a recent cyberattack on the U.S. government, suggesting the president neglected his duty. The president-elect praised other Republicans, signaling he is looking ahead to the post-Trump era.

After hosting a rotating cast of astronauts for more than 20 years straight, the International Space Station is showing its age — it sprung another tiny leak last month — and NASA is shopping for a new place for its astronauts.

The 33-year-old Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia used an inheritance to become majority owner of a documentary film company.

Attacks on the Black church from the right are not new but appear to be increasing in frequency.

The handful of criminal cases that have been filed include some against Republican voters who sought to boost the president, officials said.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce his education secretary nominee, Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona.

He could sign the legislation, or veto it and prompt a government shutdown, or something in between.

The continued standoff threw into doubt how quickly help would get in the hands of millions of Americans, including $600 direct payments that had become one of the most visible provisions of the package.

Sidhartha Mathur, 34, was arrested by federal authorities on Wednesday.

The president cited foreign aid and money for other programs in a video in which he threatened not to sign a sweeping coronavirus relief package.

Many Democrats backing the coronavirus relief bill are counting on Biden to push for another aid package shortly after taking office. But Republicans oppose another deal, setting up an early clash of wills between Biden and Senate Republicans.