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Trump’s push to overturn election result tears through GOP

January 3, 2021 1:12 pm CNN

President Donald Trump is tearing the Republican Party apart on his way out the door, forcing Republicans to choose sides as they wrestle with the…

Georgia’s GOP secretary of state to Trump: ‘What you’re saying is not true’

January 3, 2021 12:34 pm CNN

Just days before the crucial Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the US Senate, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger delivered a…

McCarthy gives green light to conservatives’ push to overturn Biden’s win, as senior Republicans raise alarms

January 3, 2021 12:23 pm CNN

The top House Republican has quietly blessed an effort by conservative lawmakers to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when a joint…

Electoral College objection serves as another example of Trump putting Loeffler and Perdue in tight spot

January 3, 2021 12:13 pm CNN Newsource

Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have spent the entire Georgia Senate runoffs running as close as they can to Donald Trump, while at…

Washington Post: In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election

January 3, 2021 11:24 am CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his…

Republican efforts to undermine Biden victory expose growing anti-democratic streak

January 3, 2021 11:14 am CNN

The scattershot efforts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory are coalescing into a movement led by top Republicans…

117th Congress being sworn in Sunday amid pandemic

January 3, 2021 10:35 am CNN

The 117th Congress is officially being sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The…

117th Congress: Breaking down the historic numbers

January 3, 2021 10:29 am CNN Newsource

The 117th Congress, being sworn in Sunday, is historically diverse, with record-setting numbers of women, Black and Latino members and members who…

117th Congress to be sworn in Sunday amid pandemic

January 3, 2021 9:08 am CNN

The 117th Congress will officially be sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.…

Pence ‘welcomes’ congressional Republicans’ bid to challenge electoral votes

January 3, 2021 8:26 am CNN

Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday signaled his support for a bid by Republicans lawmakers to challenge electoral votes when Congress is expected…

US surgeon general: ‘No reason to doubt’ Covid-19 death toll number after Trump claims deaths ‘exaggerated’

January 3, 2021 7:39 am CNN Newsource

US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…

Mike Pence is in a weird spot

January 3, 2021 6:19 am CNN

“And now for something completely different,” John Cleese routinely intoned between absurdist sketches on “Monty Python’s…

More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them

January 3, 2021 3:30 am CNN Newsource

Andrew Lu moved to Georgia in 2017. By 2018, he was canvassing for Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign. The 35-year-old, who was working in…

Appeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count

January 3, 2021 3:28 am CNN Newsource

A federal court on Saturday dismissed an appeal from Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert in his lawsuit to force Vice President Mike Pence to interfere in the…

Homes of McConnell and Pelosi are vandalized

January 2, 2021 7:10 pm CNN

The homes of the two highest-ranking members of Congress — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — have been…

The Sunrise Movement is an early winner in the Biden transition. Now comes the hard part.

January 2, 2021 5:26 pm CNN Newsource

The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, has quickly announced itself as one of the most influential progressive forces in the…

Concern mounts over government cyber agency’s struggle to respond to hack fallout

January 2, 2021 2:44 pm CNN Newsource

With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained…

Nearly a dozen Republican senators announce plans to vote against counting electoral votes

January 2, 2021 2:35 pm CNN

Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next week when Congress is…

Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office

January 2, 2021 2:29 pm CNN

President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking…

Trump and Hawley set off Republican meltdown with Georgia elections looming

January 2, 2021 2:16 pm CNN

President Donald Trump is stoking division in the Republican ranks days before control of the Senate — and the balance of power in Washington…