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Some House Republicans plan to try to use Congress’ tallying of electoral results on Jan. 6 to tip the election to President Trump. The attempt will put Republicans in a pinch. — NYT: Top Stories
President Trump said he would keep challenging the election results even after a Wisconsin judge and the Supreme Court rejected his efforts. — NYT: Top Stories
The separation of political reality from political fantasy still exists — for now. — NYT: Top Stories
FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 file photo, the sun rises amid smog during the dry season in Mexico City. Five years after a historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase their efforts to fight
The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump was also a blunt rebuke to Republican leaders who had put their interests ahead of the country’s. — NYT: Top Stories
FILE – In this April 29, 2016, file photo, then-national security adviser Susan Rice is seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.
FILE – In this Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump, left, pauses with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey during a campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz. Ducey spent much of Trump’s presidency trying not to provoke confrontation with the president or his
FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, speaks during a press conference after his government was announced, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon. On Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, the Lebanese
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That’s according to three people