From the perch of being outsiders, many foreigners worry about President Trump’s refusal to concede and what it means about America’s role as a beacon of democracy.
Category: Politics
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Sen. Feinstein to step down as top Democrat on Judiciary Committee
The announcement from the California lawmaker comes weeks after liberal groups criticized her handling of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings.
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Trump will soon leave the White House. How long before he stops dominating the conversation?
Essentially since he announced his candidacy, Donald Trump has hogged the public’s attention.
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Biden’s nominees have pushed policies that Trump used to fuel his rise
As establishment figures take control again, they face a populace altered since Democrats last held the White House.
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Biden names diplomatic chiefs, aiming to convey momentum and avoid fights
Biden named a diverse team of national security officials Monday, including a Latino immigrant as homeland security secretary and the first woman as intelligence chief, as he sought to convey momentum in building his administration.
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McConnell still mum on Biden’s win as Trump administration begins transition
The Senate majority leader’s ongoing silence leaves a question mark over what could be the most important Washington relationship of the next two years.
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Under pressure, Trump appointee Emily Murphy approves transition in unusually personal letter to Biden
The low-profile head of the General Services Administration had become a stand-in for the country’s divisions.
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Christmas tree, turkey pardon: The Trumps thankfully showed up
These holiday ceremonies are something pleasant in the midst of a world of awful. Even if it is just a matter of appearances.
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David Dinkins, New York City’s first Black mayor, dies at 93
He won in 1988 amid hopes that he would stanch racial conflict, only to lose the office four years later as ethnic tensions continued.
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Live updates: Biden to introduce foreign policy team as Trump allows transition to formally proceed
Trump insisted he would “never concede” just hours after the General Services Administration paved the way for president-elect Joe Biden to tap public funds, receive security briefings and gain access to federal agencies.
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Head home or hunker down? The Thanksgiving covid dilemma.
Divided by politics and covid exhaustion, Americans debate how to celebrate.
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Tucker Carlson outlines the post-Trump playbook
A lengthy investigation and new restrictions on voting to start.
