NOVEMBER 20, 2020
FILE PHOTO: Fauci, Redfield testify at U.S. Senate hearing on coronavirus response in Washington. - Reuters/POOL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pressure for President Donald Trump to start the transition process to President-elect Joe Biden built among Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Friday, as several voiced doubts over Trump's claims of fraudulent voting.
Senator Lamar Alexander, who is retiring at...
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The state of Maryland will revert back to 50 percent capacity for businesses and religious organizations after recent spikes in new COVID-19 cases, Governor Larry Hogan announced.
Contact tracing has revealed that a significant number of Marylanders have recently been exposed to the virus in bars and restaurants.
Because of this, the following new guidelines go into effect Friday,...
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo, Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, speaks to the media after swearing in and opening ceremonies for the State of Michigan 100th Legislature in Lansing, Mich. Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislative leaders announced Monday, Sept. 9 that they will work to enact a state budget...
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta.
"Numbers don't lie," Raffensperger said during a news conference earlier Friday. "As Secretary of State, I believe that the numbers that we are presented today are correct."
The certification is a major blow to Trump's longshot efforts to overturn...
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
FILE PHOTO: Queen & Duke Of Edinburgh 73rd Wedding Anniversary. - Official Portrait Reuters/Chris Jackson/Getty Images
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday, an occasion they will be unable to share with their family as England is currently under a coronavirus lockdown.
Elizabeth, 94, and Philip, 99, married in...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
US President Donald Trump delivers an update on "Operation Warp Speed" in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on November 13, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump has invited Republican state lawmakers from Michigan to the White House on Friday, according to...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Over to you, Steve. - Photographer: Drew Angerer/Getty
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said he would not extend most of the emergency lending programs run in tandem with the Federal Reserve, a move the central bank immediately criticized, citing the fragile recovery.
The Fed’s exceedingly rare public response reflected a government divided on how to act as the...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
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Apple Inc will have to pay $113 million to settle allegations that it slowed down iPhones in an effort to make its users upgrade to newer models. The new deal made with several US states is separate from the proposed $500 million settlement that the Cupertino tech giant faced for the allegation in March this...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Former President Barack Obama told MSNBC in an interview Thursday that it has been troubling to watch Republicans defend President Donald Trump's baseless voter fraud claims.
"These are just bald assertions, they have been repeatedly rejected by the courts, and I think I’m, I’m less surprised by Donald Trump doing this, he has shown, you know, only a...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has broadened his push to overturn the election outcome and threatened Republicans who challenge his refusal to concede, as looming deadlines for key states to certify their results are set to narrow the path for his legal challenges.
Mr. Trump’s post election campaign to reverse his loss to President-elect Joe Biden—one without precedent...
