Andrew Blake

Steve Doocy, ‘Fox & Friends’ co-host, pushes back against Trump’s claims about voting software

Fox News personality Steve Doocy pushed back during a live broadcast Friday against unfounded claims about software President Trump alleges to have cost him thousands of votes.

November 13, 2020

Trump adviser Peter Navarro says administration assuming victory despite projected defeat

White House adviser Peter Navarro said Friday the administration believes President Trump was reelected and is preparing as such despite his projected loss to Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden.

November 13, 2020

Maggie Haberman, NYT reporter: Donald Trump lacks competency, ambition needed to carry out a coup

President Trump has neither the competency nor ambition to carry out a coup, White House reporter Maggie Haberman said Friday, playing down concerns he could try to remain in office by any means.

November 13, 2020

Roger Stone: ‘Fighter” Donald Trump will never concede to Joe Biden

Roger Stone on Friday ruled out the possibility of his longtime friend President Trump ever conceding to Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden despite his projected loss in last week's White House race.

November 13, 2020

Twitter says it flagged about 300K or 0.2% of election-related tweets with warning labels

Twitter intervened roughly 300,000 times in recent weeks to flag posts made on its platform containing potentially misleading information about the U.S. election, the company announced Thursday.

November 13, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom slams Joe Biden for using son in campaign ad: ‘I will take him down’

The mother of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager facing murder charges for the deaths of two people shot this summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, slammed Joseph R. Biden for including her son in a campaign ad.

November 13, 2020

Chris Krebs, top DHS cyber official, expects White House to fire him as CISA head: Reports

Christopher Krebs, a top U.S. cybersecurity official who has been debunking election misinformation, expects to be fired by the White House, a report said Thursday, raising concerns on Capitol Hill.

November 12, 2020

Marijuana regulators from 19 states form nonpartisan group to help shape future pot policies

Marijuana regulators from 19 states touted the formation of a nonpartisan group Thursday intended to serve as a collaborative forum for stakeholders in the growing number of legal cannabis markets.

November 12, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary, predicts large turnout for pro-Trump rallies in D.C.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany predicted Thursday a large number of the president's supporters will participate in pro-Trump events scheduled to take place Saturday in D.C.

November 12, 2020

James Lankford, GOP senator, vows to step in unless Biden starts receiving presidential briefings

Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, on Wednesday said he will intervene if the Trump administration does not start letting Democratic challenger Joe Biden receive daily briefings prepared for the president.

November 12, 2020

Pro-Trump supporters rally near White House ahead of weekend events

Cars filled with President Trump supporters paraded near the White House Wednesday night ahead of rallies planned this weekend, according to a local news outlet.

November 12, 2020

Trump ally Robert Jeffress, Texas pastor, says Joe Biden ‘most likely’ winner of White House race

Robert Jeffress, a Baptist pastor among the most prominent evangelical supporters of President Trump, conceded Wednesday he is likely set to be succeeded by Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden soon.

November 11, 2020

Pro-Trump protests set to bring militia members, conspiracy theorists to D.C.

Trump fans on the fringes of the far-right plan to rally in support of the president Saturday in D.C., where events touted by some of his more mainstream proponents are also set to occur.

November 11, 2020

Donald Trump flagged 40 times by Twitter over election tweets since polls closed

President Trump and his refusal to accept the projected results of his race for reelection are causing Twitter to repeatedly flag his posts on its social media service a full week since voting ended.

November 11, 2020

The Lincoln Project locked out of Twitter after anti-Trump PAC shares info on campaign’s lawyers

The Lincoln Project temporarily lost its Twitter privileges Tuesday after the anti-Trump group shared the names and contact information of lawyers representing the president's campaign in court.

November 11, 2020

D.C. preparing for Proud Boys after group leader urges members to march against ‘stolen election’

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday that local officials are preparing for members of the controversial group that calls itself the Proud Boys to rally in the nation's capital this Saturday in support of President Trump.

November 10, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Donald Trump firing him would not help ‘common goal’ of ending pandemic

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he hopes he remains director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in light of President Trump recently hinting about maybe firing him.

November 10, 2020

Sen. Chris Coons says Republicans privately ask him to congratulate Joe Biden for White House win

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, is being asked privately by Republicans to congratulate Joseph R. Biden while President Trump contests the results of their White House race, he said Tuesday.

November 10, 2020

Jesse Kelly defends ‘hilarious’ Twitter post radio host made about teen murder suspect, Election Day

Jesse Kelly, a conservative radio host recently suspended from Twitter, refused to apologize for the post that prompted him to briefly lose his privileges on the platform upon returning Tuesday.

November 10, 2020

Paul Whelan, former Marine convicted in Russia of espionage: Moscow embarrassed by bogus spy case

Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen recently convicted of espionage by a Russian court, maintained his innocence in a rare interview published Tuesday and predicted his prison sentence will be cut short.

November 10, 2020