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Rep. Bill Pascrell asks House leaders not to seat Republicans who backed bid to overturn election

Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey Democrat, asked House leaders Friday to block scores of Republicans from serving in Congress because of their backing a court case that sought to overturn the presidential election.

December 12, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to get vaccinated publicly to boost confidence in vaccine: Report

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday he plans to receive his coronavirus vaccine in public so that people can feel confident about the U.S. government's vaccination program, The New York Times reported.

December 11, 2020

Marjorie Taylor Greene urges Georgia Republicans to vote in Senate race despite election ‘fraud’

Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, denied the results of her state's presidential race Friday and baselessly claimed her future constituents have been defrauded.

December 11, 2020

Geraldo Rivera criticizes Rush Limbaugh for ‘reckless’ secession remark

Geraldo Rivera slammed Rush Limbaugh on Thursday for recently saying on his radio show that a growing rift between conservatives and liberals was causing the U.S. to be "trending toward secession."

December 11, 2020

Mike Lee blocks bills to create American Latino, American Women’s History museums

Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, blocked separate bills Thursday seeking to create a National Museum of the American Latino and an American Women's History Museum within the Smithsonian Institution.

December 11, 2020

Oath Keepers seeks armed volunteers for Trump rally in D.C.

Militiamen, white nationalists and so-called Proud Boys are set again to be among the supporters of President Trump participating in protests being held for him this weekend around Washington. D.C.

December 10, 2020

Hillary Clinton: Republicans humoring Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud ‘have no spines’

Hillary Clinton slammed Republicans as spineless Thursday for sticking beside President Trump instead of denouncing his unproven claims of the recent White House race being riddled with fraud.

December 10, 2020

Rush Limbaugh denies peace can exist among political right, left: ‘We’re trending toward secession’

Rush Limbaugh told radio listeners Wednesday he believes the U.S. is teetering closer toward secession as fellow conservatives increasingly find themselves at odds with liberals.

December 10, 2020

Election officials, FBI director among targets shown in crosshairs in online ‘Enemies’ list

Christopher Krebs, the former U.S. cybersecurity official whom President Trump recently fired, is among several targets accused of treason in an online list, his lawyer revealed Wednesday.

December 10, 2020

Majority of Americans support bill to decriminalize marijuana after MORE Act vote: Poll

A majority of Americans, including most Democrats and Republicans, support the House of Representatives voting last week to federally decriminalize marijuana, polling done afterward found Wednesday.

December 9, 2020

Bipartisan bill seeks right to sue for victims of revenge porn

Senators announced a bipartisan-supported proposal Wednesday to ensure legal recourse for people unwillingly appearing on pornography websites.

December 9, 2020

BioNTech, coronavirus vaccine maker, says regulatory documents unlawfully accessed in cyberattack

The European Medicines Agency said Wednesday it was the subject of a cyberattack, and a German biotech company stated that information about a coronavirus vaccine was illegally accessed as a result.

December 9, 2020

Andrew Yang calling NYC officials regarding potential mayoral campaign: Report

Andrew Yang has reached out to local elected officials in New York City to gauge support for a mayoral run by the former Democratic presidential hopeful, a report said Tuesday.

December 9, 2020

Geraldo Rivera: Donald Trump not returning calls amid disagreement about election being over

President Trump has stopped taking calls from his longtime friend Geraldo Rivera, the Fox News personality said Tuesday, adding their clashing views on the recent White House race might be the reason.

December 9, 2020

Chris Krebs, ex-CISA director, sues Trump campaign, lawyer Joe diGenova and Newsmax over interview

Christopher Krebs, the former director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, sued Tuesday in light of a lawyer for President Trump's campaign recently saying he should be shot.

December 9, 2020

Neil Young drops copyright infringement lawsuit against Trump campaign

Neil Young nixed a lawsuit Monday that the "Rockin' in the Free World" singer had brought against President Trump's campaign for playing that song and another at political rallies without permission.

December 8, 2020

U.N. torture expert calls for U.K. to release Julian Assange from London prison amid COVID-19 fears

A torture expert for the United Nations renewed calls Tuesday for British authorities to release jailed WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange a decade and a day since he was first arrested in London.

December 8, 2020

John Lennon remembered by family and fellow Beatles on 40th anniversary of assassination

John Lennon was remembered Tuesday by his surviving former bandmates and relatives on the 40th anniversary of the legendary Beatles co-founder being fatally shot outside his New York City residence.

December 8, 2020

Fox News crew heckled at Georgia rally ahead of Trump appearance

Fox News faced hostility from supporters of President Trump while on the scene of a rally where he is set to speak Saturday in support of Georgia Republicans competing in next month's Senate races.

December 5, 2020

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says courts not needed to challenge election; states should decide

Rudolph W. Giuliani bushed off legal blows suffered by other lawyers for President Trump in light of their efforts to challenge the results of his race for reelection in court falling short Friday.

December 5, 2020