Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a wave of lame duck pardons, including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller’s…
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‘It’s turned crazy’: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons
President Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies…
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Researchers think ‘hundreds’ of people in US could have new UK coronavirus strain
Researchers studying the new UK strain of the coronavirus think it likely arrived in the US in mid-November, and that many people in the United…
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What does this new coronavirus strain mean for you?
A new strain of coronavirus first detected in the UK has prompted dozens of travel bans and widespread concern about what this means for the world.…
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Key lines from Biden’s remarks ahead of Christmas
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans to steel themselves for dark days ahead battling the coronavirus pandemic. He lambasted the…
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Newsom picks Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat on Tuesday,…
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Biden says ‘our darkest days’ in battling Covid-19 ‘are ahead of us’
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the “darkest days” in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic “are ahead of us, not…
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France says it will reopen UK border — with conditions
France and the UK moved closer to a deal on Tuesday that would allow some personal travel and thousands of stalled freight trucks to resume movement…
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This billionaire warns that America’s massive wealth gap could lead to conflict
Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, is deeply worried about a divided and profoundly unequal America as…
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Pfizer and Moderna are testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus variant
Pfizer and Moderna are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the mutated version of the virus found in the United Kingdom…
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Republican lawmakers who downplayed coronavirus concerns face backlash over early vaccinations
A slate of GOP lawmakers who downplayed different concerns about the coronavirus pandemic or ignored public health advice are now facing a wave of…
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Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office
Joe Biden will be president in 30 days. Until then, the question is how much damage can be done by a vengeful, delusional soon-to-be ex-President…
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Congress approves long-awaited $900 billion Covid rescue package, overcoming months of gridlock
Congress voted Monday evening to approve a far-reaching $900 billion Covid relief package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and…
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Newsmax ‘clarifies’ election conspiracy theories after legal threat from voting technology company
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. All throughout…
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One of the Midwest’s most influential newspapers apologizes for decades of racist coverage
The Kansas City Star has apologized for what it’s calling decades of “robb(ing) an entire community of opportunity, dignity, justice and…
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Four key ways Barr broke with Trump at the attorney general’s news conference
Two days before he leaves the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr offered his sharpest rebuke to date of President Donald Trump’s…
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Biden receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on live television
President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on live television Monday afternoon and…
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5 teenagers save 2 small children after sled somehow ends up in frigid pond
Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETON, New Jersey (WCBS) — Five teenage boys are being hailed as heroes, after…
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Biden receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in public on Monday afternoon. The shot was…
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Barr contradicts Trump by saying it ‘certainly appears’ Russia behind cyberattack
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr on Monday said it “certainly appears” Russia is behind a massive cyberattack on US federal…
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