A sizable chunk of Republican officeholders are actively giving Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss and steal it a stamp of approval.
Category: Politics
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Here’s what happened when a Georgia lawmaker scrutinized the Trump campaign’s list of allegedly illegal votes
Democratic state Rep. Bee Nguyen found that a list submitted as part of a Trump lawsuit in the state included two of her friends and a constituent.
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Congress bans anonymous shell companies after long campaign by anti-corruption groups
The Corporate Transparency Act, which was tacked onto the defense bill, would require corporations and limited liability companies established in the United States to disclose their real owners to the Treasury Department, making it harder for criminals to anonymously launder money or evade taxes.
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Texas has managed the near-impossible: Its presidential election lawsuit just got worse
As it seeks to clarify its claims, it makes clear how shallow the claims were.
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Biden builds a team of longtime allies, with few fresh faces at the top
In naming Susan E. Rice and Denis McDonough to his administration Thursday, Biden cemented his strategy of turning to trusted associates and longtime operatives. But where does that leave the next generation of Democrats?
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Top House Republican, Pence’s brother join GOP brief asking Supreme Court to effectively overturn election
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) added his name to the amicus brief filed in the case along with 19 other Republicans.
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Trump pressures congressional Republicans to help in his fight to overturn the election
The president has enlisted Pence to reach out to governors and other party leaders in key states to see what else can be done to help Trump.
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Live updates: Biden headed to Georgia next week to campaign for Senate candidates
President Trump is hosting a White House luncheon Thursday for a group of Republican state attorneys general, most of whom are supporting a long-shot lawsuit aimed at undoing Biden’s victory.
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Lawmakers with stock holdings vote in ways that juice their portfolios, data show
Amid calls for stricter regulation of congressional stock ownership, researchers find that financial self-interest outweighs party, ideology and other factors in policy decisions.
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The Trump team throws in the towel on proving voter fraud
For weeks, the Trump campaign has said it had conclusive evidence of fraud. The last-ditch lawsuit it has joined from Texas, though, acknowledges that that’s not the case.
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The new tidal wave of coronavirus deaths has arrived
More people died from covid-19 on Wednesday than died in the September 11th attacks.
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The Trump administration is delivering on a 2020 vaccine, but not at the levels the president suggested
Many of the promises and projections that the Trump administration made on coronavirus vaccines have since been revised or contradicted by Trump officials or by the president himself.
