Politics
Politics: high-stakes - six-month - redistricting - Biden
Government agrees not to release census population data until after Biden inauguration
Government agrees not to release census population data until after Biden inauguration
Politics: Comptroller Glenn Hegar - Dallas Morning News
Texas legislators are looking down the barrel of a $1 billion budget shortfall as they enter the 2021 session,…
Texas legislators are looking down the barrel of a $1 billion budget shortfall as they enter the 2021 session, according to Comptroller Glenn Hegar, thanks...
Joe Bidens Electoral College
Politics: Senate Democrats - Trump - truncating - Joe Biden
Democrats are eager to punish Trump for inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol, but wary of a Senate trial dragging on…
Democrats are eager to punish Trump for inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol, but wary of a Senate trial dragging on too long and slowing Biden’s agenda. They hope to keep the trial short without truncating their case.
Politics: Austin American-Statesman - President-elect Joe
…Safety announced Friday the temporary closing of the Capitol through President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration,...
AUSTIN -- The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Friday the temporary closing of the Capitol through President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration,...
Finance: GOP - fake
…getting played by fake GOP deficit concerns a second time.
Democrats appear determined to avoid getting played by fake GOP deficit concerns a second time.
President Donald
Politics: Donald Trump - delcia - Alamo - Lopez
NEW YORK — Justice Department lawyers asked a federal appeals court Friday to replace President Donald Trump with the…
NEW YORK — Justice Department lawyers asked a federal appeals court Friday to replace President Donald Trump with the United States as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.
Politics: Luzerne County - President Donald Trump - dumpster
The president baselessly pointed to the nine military ballots found in a Luzerne County Dumpster as evidence of fraud.
The president baselessly pointed to the nine military ballots found in a Luzerne County Dumpster as evidence of fraud. County officials described it as a mistake made by a poorly trained employee.
Politics: Joe Bidens Electoral College - streaming
…maybe I spat on a riot officer, says member of streaming…
Maybe I smoked some cigarettes, maybe I spat on a riot officer, says member of streaming group Murder the Media
Politics: Matthew Lee - riechmann - alienated - diplomacy
From Europe to the Middle East and Asia,…
From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump’s brand of transactional diplomacy has alienated friends and foes alike
Politics: David Koenig - TSA Administrator David Pekoske
Capitol to determine whether they…
Federal officials are investigating people who took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol to determine whether they should be barred from traveling
Politics: Emergency Management Agency - Chris Grisafe - cots
…associates he did not go to the Capitol.
Chris Grisafe, the agency's associate administrator for resilience, has told associates he did not go to the Capitol.
Politics: Attorney General Ken Paxton - Louie Gohmert
…efforts by politicians such as Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Louie Gohmert and Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn...
1 The judiciary — The dangerous and misguided efforts by politicians such as Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Louie Gohmert and Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn...
White House Press Briefing Room
Politics: Donald Trump - TRUMP CONSIDERS - White House
FIRST ON POLITICO: TRUMP CONSIDERS PARDONING BANNON —
FIRST ON POLITICO: TRUMP CONSIDERS PARDONING BANNON —
Politics: Weijia Jiang - Nancy Cordes - White House - Keefe
Nancy Cordes, Ed O'Keefe and Weijia Jiang will become White House correspondents for the network covering the Biden administration.
Nancy Cordes, Ed O'Keefe and Weijia Jiang will become White House correspondents for the network covering the Biden administration.
Politics: Donald Trump - White House Press Briefing Room
…mainstream media turns on Trump: Way too little and way too late
After the Capitol assault and impeachment 2.0, mainstream media turns on Trump: Way too little and way too late
Politics: South Seattle - vacant - conducted - fill
…the Seattle School Board plans to pick a temporary replacement the seat left empty by Eden Mack's resignation.
By March, the Seattle School Board plans to pick a temporary replacement the seat left empty by Eden Mack's resignation. Whomever the School Board appoints will serve until the conclusion of the board's next scheduled election in November.
Politics: Georgia Senate - Donald Trump - Double Eagle
With the two Georgia Senate runoffs going blue, the Democratic Party is set to take functional…
With the two Georgia Senate runoffs going blue, the Democratic Party is set to take functional control of Congress for the first time in a decade, but only by the narrowest of margins. This tenuous…
Politics: Donald Trump - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - COVID
…County Health Services loudly...
My wife and I had our first COVID-19 vaccine shots Tuesday morning in Denton County, and I cannot sing the praises of Denton County Health Services loudly...
Politics: President Donald Trump - Martinez Monsivais - pablo
President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump.
Politics: Nancy Pelosi - jalonick - Donald - tapped
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped nine of her…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped nine of her most trusted allies in the House to argue the case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment
Politics: Joe Biden - Moncef Slaoui - Kamala Harris - Covid
David Kessler will replace Moncef Slaoui,…
David Kessler will replace Moncef Slaoui, who will take on a limited advisory role with the government's vaccine accelerator.
Politics: Percival - Wilhelm - wrongdoing - accusations
Crime: Capitol Building - Capitol Hill - fencing - razor
…agencies about the potential for violence.
The investigation by the inspector general’s office will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Department to other law enforcement agencies about the potential for violence.
New Mexico Capitol - chatter - Fencing - radius
…chatter,” including calls for armed protests.
Demonstrations are expected at state capitols beginning Sunday and leading up to the presidential inauguration on Wednesday. The FBI has been tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests.
Crime: President Donald - North Texan - stormed
…with federal authorities...
A third North Texan has been arrested after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, with federal authorities...
Politics: Donald Trump - White House - impeached - insurrection
…they're wrapping up their work.
President Trump and his aides are moving out of the White House under clouds of impeachment and insurrection, but they're wrapping up their work.
Politics: Washington Post - President-elect Joe Biden - werner
…trillion economic relief proposal
A growing number of congressional Republicans are expressing opposition to President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic relief proposal
Politics: President Donald Trump - West Wing
…including the West Wing, private.
The move is a shift from President Donald Trump's White House, which kept visitor logs to core offices of the White House, including the West Wing, private.
Politics: Capitol Police - Eugene Goodman - insurrection
Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
By Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press
In an image made from video and provided by HuffPost, Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman calls for backup as the first person in an angry mob approaches him inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
Politics: Martinez Monsivais - pablo - racy - surrounding
Attorney General Eric Holder will lead an…
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will lead an investigation into the policies and practices surrounding institutional racism, equity, inclusion and diversity at Seattle Children's, the hospital announced.
Politics: Jean Carroll - neumeister - lower-court - substitution
…substitution in a lawsuit brought by E.
The lawyers filed papers in an appeal of a lower-court Manhattan judge’s ruling denying the substitution in a lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll
Politics: President-elect Joe - Donald Trump - Gerald Herbert
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will leave…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida…
Politics: Ranger File - stacking up - breach
…stacking up” to breach a building...
On Jan. 6, men in body armor marched through a crowd in a formation, known as “Ranger File” a standard procedure for a combat team that is “stacking up” to breach a building...
Politics: Catherine Cortez Masto - Annual Lake Tahoe - 23rd
By Rory Appleton / Las Vegas Review-Journal
U. S. Sen.
By Rory Appleton / Las Vegas Review-Journal
U. S. Sen.
Politics: right-wing - conspiracists - deconstructs - ardent
…including militias and online conspiracists.
The Post deconstructs the symbols found among the crowd that are connected with right-wing groups, including militias and online conspiracists.
Politics: three-quarters - certified - dive - deadly
President Trump’s approval ratings are taking a…
President Trump’s approval ratings are taking a dive following the deadly U.S. Capitol riot — but one survey shows three-quarters of his voters still believe he won the election that’s now be…
Politics: majorities - President Donald Trump - pro-trump
…though most Republicans say the party should continue to follow Trump’s lead.
Majorities also discount claims of election fraud, though most Republicans say the party should continue to follow Trump’s lead.
Politics: year-long - gerrymandering - representation
And Republicans will have to do what seems impossible — get along with Democrats.
The state is set to lose a congressional seat. The representation of millions of people is on the line. And Republicans will have to do what seems impossible — get along with Democrats.
Politics: Electoral College - free-and-fair - United States
…three equal and independent branches of government; and the absolute sovereignty of each state.
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer
Things that are not compatible with communism: the founding documents of our country; the U.S. Constitution as written; the Electoral College; debate and the free and open exchange of ideas (you will notice that this is not allowed in most of our largest universities and colleges); small business — the very backbone of capitalism; free-and-fair elections; three equal and independent branches of government; and the absolute sovereignty of each state.
Joe Bidens Electoral College
Politics: House Armed Services Committee - Lloyd Austin
…exemption that would allow retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to head the Department of Defense in a Biden administration.
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Friday introduced a bill for an exemption that would allow retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to head the Department of Defense in a Biden administration.
Politics: Donald Trump - Vice President Mike Pence
…2021, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump’s betting odds to be the Republican nominee for the 2024 U.S.
By Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump’s betting odds to be the Republican nominee for the 2024 U.S.
Politics: President Trump - Joe Biden - impeaching - 46th
…step of impeaching President Trump for a second time.
Just one week before the inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th president, the House of Representatives took the historic step of impeaching President Trump for a second time.
Politics: Sonia Furstenau - NDP
“Government has known about these issues for well over a year. Why did the B.C.
“Government has known about these issues for well over a year. Why did the B.C. NDP not appoint experts with the capacity to answer these questions from the beginning?” — Green leader Sonia Furstenau
Politics: Public Opinion - Scranton - 15
The son of Scranton has much to do in his early days in office.
The son of Scranton has much to do in his early days in office.
Crime: discredited - Robert A
Among the names to be removed is Robert A. Millikan, who led the California Institute of Technology from 1921 to 1945.
Among the names to be removed is Robert A. Millikan, who led the California Institute of Technology from 1921 to 1945.
Politics: Joe Biden - Moises Castillo - Guatemala City - bold
…it's a bold one, immigration advocates say.
Biden's got a plan. And it's a bold one, immigration advocates say.
Politics: Saudi Arabia - downplay - minimized - denialism
t’s natural to downplay the familiar.
t’s natural to downplay the familiar.
Politics: Motion Picture Arts - securely - deliberations
…announcing the shortlist could not be conducted securely online.
The Academy concluded that the executive committee's online deliberations about which three titles to add to the preliminary committee's seven selections before announcing the shortlist could not be conducted securely online.
Politics: legislative
…his family said. He was 78.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Thomas V. Mike Miller, a major force in Maryland politics for decades and the nation’s longest-serving state Senate president, has died, his family said. He was 78.
Crime: rationalizations - LightRocket - shameful - Capitol
…many Americans from seeing how bad things were getting.
And 11 shameful rationalizations that prevented so many Americans from seeing how bad things were getting.
Politics: Seattle Times - Ken Lambert - Bessemer
soil in seven years on Feb.
Amazon will face its first union vote on U.S. soil in seven years on Feb. 8, when ballots will be mailed to warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., for an election that could emerge as a major labor battle at one...
Politics: Washington GOP - Gabriel Campanario - Seattle Times
…leaders before us, we must reject the cult of personality and the political fringes.
In the spirit of principled Washington GOP leaders before us, we must reject the cult of personality and the political fringes.
Politics: assumed - 15
Could we actually be rid of him as a daily influence in our politics?
Could we actually be rid of him as a daily influence in our politics?
Politics: Joe Biden - President Barack Obama - incoming
Anita Dunn will become a senior adviser to incoming President Joe Biden, his transition office said on Friday
Anita Dunn will become a senior adviser to incoming President Joe Biden, his transition office said on Friday
Politics: Andraya Yearwood - President-elect Joe Biden - dash
Transgender athletes are getting an ally…
Transgender athletes are getting an ally in the White House next week as they seek to participate as their identified gender in high school and college sports - although state legislatures, Congress and the courts are all expected to have their say this year, too.
Politics: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - South Carolina - R-Ark
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered no clues Friday on her plans to send President Donald Trump’s impeachment to the Senate for trial, but made it clear that Democrats intend to move swiftly on Joe Biden’s legislative priorities,...
Politics: Ron DeSantis - keynote - invited
…DeSantis was invited to give the keynote…
Gov. Ron DeSantis was invited to give the keynote address to a meeting of the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Politics: blog - conducting - videos - violate - repeatedly
Twitter has also recently warned that discussions about secondary attacks on the U.S. Capitol were already “…
Twitter has also recently warned that discussions about secondary attacks on the U.S. Capitol were already “proliferating” on social media.
Crime: Dominic Patermo - Withers Elementary - Adamson High
Dominic Patermo, 11, believes that uprooting racism should be done with love and kindness, not by turning to violence,…
Dominic Patermo, 11, believes that uprooting racism should be done with love and kindness, not by turning to violence, especially during trying times. “The...
Politics: Glenn Youngkin - reversing - blistering - snagging
The first attack ad lands as the party considers reversing its decision to hold a convention instead of a primary.
The first attack ad lands as the party considers reversing its decision to hold a convention instead of a primary.
Politics: Mike Lindell - White House - Michael Lindell
Trump loyalist Mike Lindell showed up at the White House on Friday with…
Trump loyalist Mike Lindell showed up at the White House on Friday with notes that raise alarming possibilities.
Politics: President Trump - briefing
Trump’s intelligence briefings should stop once he leaves office.
Trump’s intelligence briefings should stop once he leaves office.
Politics: pro-trump - Gretchen Whitmer - rioters - protocols
The security protocols were initiated in response to law enforcement concerns about…
The security protocols were initiated in response to law enforcement concerns about possible violent marches planned for state capitols across the US.
Politics: Joe Biden - Covid - unveils - vaccination - Slocum
…lawmakers while unveiling his Covid-19 vaccination plan.
Biden condemned anti-mask lawmakers while unveiling his Covid-19 vaccination plan.
Politics: Just Oust Seditious Hacks - JOSH PAC - acronym
The group is called JOSH PAC, an acronym for Just Oust Seditious Hacks.
The group is called JOSH PAC, an acronym for Just Oust Seditious Hacks.
Politics: Joe Biden - President Donald Trump - skip
Trump had already announced he would skip Biden’s inauguration,…
Trump had already announced he would skip Biden’s inauguration, breaking with more than a century of tradition.
Politics: Gwinnett County - Dominion Voting Systems
…apologized Friday in the face of a potential lawsuit.
American Thinker, a conservative blog that pushed false claims about Dominion Voting Systems and President Trump’s defeat, corrected itself and apologized Friday in the face of a potential lawsuit.
Politics: Joe Biden - coronavirus - vaccines - reopen
…could get a significant boost and more schools may reopen.
If Joe Biden's economic relief package is approved by Congress, unemployment benefits could get a significant boost and more schools may reopen.
Politics: briefed - stormed
Finance: Silicon Valley - resounding - banning - permitted
…Valley faces pressure to take stronger action globally.
After banning Trump, Silicon Valley faces pressure to take stronger action globally.
Politics: South Carolina Democratic - R-S.C
Harrison, who previously chaired the South Carolina Democratic Party,…
Harrison, who previously chaired the South Carolina Democratic Party, lost to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. by 11 percentage points in the November election.
Politics: longest-serving - presiding
…presiding for 33 years over his chamber in the General Assembly.
He became the nation’s longest-serving state senate president, presiding for 33 years over his chamber in the General Assembly.
Politics: overran - unease - sowed - capitol
…many of the world’s government buildings.
Metal detectors and other such security features are standard in many of the world’s government buildings.
Culture: implementation - issuing - heels - uncertainty
Wisconsin began issuing the additional $300…
Wisconsin began issuing the additional $300 payments Friday for those receiving unemployment after weeks of programming needed for implementation
Politics: Mayor Muriel Bowser - Washington Monument - Trump
Mayor Muriel Bowser had urged Interior to…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had urged Interior to close off the Mall to outside gatherings after Trump supporters attacked the Capitol.
Politics: Washington Times
Liz Cheney suffers impeachment vote blowback at home: ‘Couldn’t win a primary today for dog catcher’
…Trump put her political future in jeopardy back home in Wyoming, revealed a state GOP official.
Rep. Liz Cheney’s vote to impeach President Trump put her political future in jeopardy back home in Wyoming, revealed a state GOP official.
Politics: Electoral Vote Certification - US Capitol - breeched
Sacramento GOP leader resigns after he's caught on tape at the Capitol riot
Sacramento GOP leader resigns after he's caught on tape at the Capitol riot
Politics: Kamala Harris - Mike Pence - Morry Gash - Biden
The vice president has indicated he will attend Biden's inauguration in a show of support for the transfer of power.
The vice president has indicated he will attend Biden's inauguration in a show of support for the transfer of power.
Politics: port-au-prince - Jovenel Mose - amassing - Acrid
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Flying rocks.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Flying rocks.
Politics: Operation Warp Speed - Donald Trump - coronavirus
President-elect Joe Biden's overhaul of the U.S.
President-elect Joe Biden's overhaul of the U.S. coronavirus vaccination program will include largely abandoning President Donald Trump's Operation Warp Speed moniker, according to people familiar with the matter.
Eductaion: John Seewer - short-lived - entangled
…lived after a financial rescue became…
Relief for two Ohio villages and their nuclear plants has been short-lived after a financial rescue became entangled in a political bribery scandal
Politics: Associated Press - corder - Rutte
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire…
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire Cabinet resigned Friday to take political responsibility for a scandal
New Texas House - record-breaking - Texas Capitol
…for an incoming speaker, his team...
AUSTIN -- Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan raised $4.5 million in the last fundraising period, a record-breaking amount for an incoming speaker, his team...
Culture: drawdown - Pentagon - prohibition - completing
…congressional opposition to the move.
The drawdown comes despite congressional opposition to the move.
pro-Trump - Washington Post - insurrection
history to be impeached twice.
Donald Trump is the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.
Bay Area - divided
Photos from Washington and the Bay Area capture a country divided by politics and fear.
Photos from Washington and the Bay Area capture a country divided by politics and fear.
Politics: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - Hurricane Katrina
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the announcement Friday, ahead of next week's presidential inauguration.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the announcement Friday, ahead of next week's presidential inauguration.
Politics: conspiracy-fueled - fraught - cannot - partisans
America benefits from its polycentricity — its multiple sources of competing power and influence, rather than just…
America benefits from its polycentricity — its multiple sources of competing power and influence, rather than just one seat of power at the center.
Politics: Mike Duggan - detroit-based - tear - targeted
Mayor Mike Duggan on Friday is expected to detail the city's plan to tear down more than 1,300 blighted houses
Mayor Mike Duggan on Friday is expected to detail the city's plan to tear down more than 1,300 blighted houses
Politics: unfounded - rigged - Harrisburg - discarded
The president had seized on the case to support his unfounded claims of a rigged election.
The president had seized on the case to support his unfounded claims of a rigged election.
Politics: Donald Trump - rightfully - White House - descended
…call democracy actually works.
Our children and young people are watching, and they rightfully wonder if this experiment we call democracy actually works.
Politics: all-things-conservative - CEOs - hostility - hatred
…conservative is for consumers to rally…
The only way to stop Big Tech and put an end to the social media CEOs’ hatred of and hostility to all-things-conservative is for consumers to rally in one huge mass and mount an immediate boycott of all these platforms.
Cars: President-elect Joe Biden - President Trump - Queen
There’s been much speculation about…
There’s been much speculation about President Trump opting to pardon himself — there’s no specific ban on doing so in the Constitution, but many experts debating its legality asse…
Politics: Democratic National Committee
“This group of individuals represent the very best of the…
“This group of individuals represent the very best of the Democratic Party,” Biden said in a release. “I know they will get the job done.”
Politics: San Francisco Giants - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
…the San Francisco Giants’ principal owner,…
Charles B. Johnson, the San Francisco Giants’ principal owner, and his wife each donated the maximum allowed amount ahead of the 2020 general election to Rep.
Politics: Uighur Muslim - refund
…$500 donation from former California Sen.
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee will refund a $500 donation from former California Sen.