Local, national, and other politics.
Sidney Powell, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney
The assistant speaker of the House said Democrats could vote on impeachment next week. With less than two weeks left of Donald Trump’s presidency, a wave of resignations hits his cabinet. — NYT: Top Stories
After 14 years in the military, Ashli Babbitt bought a pool supply company and delved into far-right politics. — NYT: Top Stories
The mob that rampaged the halls of Congress included infamous white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. — NYT: Top Stories
FILE – In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Zeida Hernandez, of Tampa, Fla., left, makes Factory Throwout cigars using an antique hand-operated cigar machine at the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., Tampa’s last cigar factory, in Fla. American factories grew in December
Global leaders watched live as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, and many saw it as a warning to global democracies, placing the blame squarely on President Trump. — NYT: Top Stories
Lawmakers will convene to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s win as President Trump’s allies plot to hijack the process. — NYT: Top Stories
Leading up to the state’s U.S. Senate runoffs, the Gamel family shared their thoughts on voting and the current political climate. — NYT: Top Stories
The small Arab nation of Qatar has been under a blockade by air, land, and sea since 2017, when neighboring nations accused it of supporting terrorism and aligning too closely with Iran. — NYT: Top Stories