Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s nominee for homeland security secretary, was the subject of a critical inspector general’s report. But Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) spins the facts beyond recognition.
Category: Politics
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Supreme Court dismisses bid led by Texas attorney general to overturn the presidential election results, blocking Trump’s legal path to reverse his loss
Trump had long considered the Supreme Court as his ace-in-the-hole in any post-election litigation.
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What we know about Rep. Eric Swalwell’s ties to an alleged Chinese spy
Republicans are trying to make it a political issue. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she has confidence in him.
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Republican lawsuits challenge Georgia’s absentee-ballot requirements
The lawsuits set the stage for legal fights that could lead to last-minute changes for the Jan. 5 runoff elections.
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The coronavirus took her mother. Now this woman, like millions of others, fears she’ll be evicted.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium on eviction expires Dec. 31. More than 30 million renters owe back rent.
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Trump expands his cable diet to Newsmax and OAN. They benefit and so does he.
Presidential praise has boosted ratings, and more viewers can then increase pressure on Republicans to back Trump’s false claims of election fraud.
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Live updates: Biden to roll out latest administration picks as Trump pushes Supreme Court to reverse results
The president-elect plans to make more in-person introductions of key figures in his incoming government at an event planned in Wilmington, Del.
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These are the Capitol Hill Republicans more interested in placating Trump than protecting democracy
Anti-Democrat becomes anti-democratic.
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How many Americans will die of covid-19 before the vaccine reaches scale?
CDC director expects a 9/11-level death toll every day for months.
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Trump injects politics into the vaccine — again — at a most inopportune time
In an early-morning tweetstorm, Trump suggested the FDA and its head, Stephen Hahn, weren’t moving fast enough.
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These GOP members of Congress from Virginia, Maryland back Texas suit to overturn election
Republican Reps. Andy Harris (Md.), Ben Cline (Va.), H. Morgan Griffith (Va.) and Rob Wittman (Va.) support the hail-Mary case.