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Katherine Clark, top House Dem: Congress ‘cannot overspend’ on coronavirus relief

Incoming Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark said Wednesday it is long past time for Congress to pass another coronavirus relief package, arguing that lawmakers on Capitol Hill "cannot overspend" in their push to help cash-strapped families and businesses.

November 25, 2020

Obama frustrated by ‘shambolic nature’ of Trump’s COVID-19 response

Former President Barack Obama said the "shambolic nature" of the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic "has been frustrating."

November 25, 2020

Ilhan Omar underperformed Joe Biden in her district more than any Democrat incumbent

Rep. Ilhan Omar is among the far-left members of Congress demanding that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden steer clear of nominating a "deficit hawk" to lead the White House budget office.

November 25, 2020

Tom Cotton warns against Joe Biden’s ‘amnesty’ agenda

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said Wednesday presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is poised to push an amnesty bill that will lead to a "surge" of immigrants rushing to get into the United States.

November 25, 2020

Georgia election fraud claims fuel GOP fears of losing Senate

Charges of election fraud by President Trump and his legal advisers are tripping up Republicans in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs and stoking fears that the GOP majority in the upper chamber could be put at risk.

November 24, 2020

David Perdue: Georgia is the last line of defense against ‘radical’ Democrats

Sen. David Perdue sought to nationalize his reelection fight Tuesday by urging voters to recognize that the two Senate races in Georgia are the last line of defense against a "liberal, radical, socialist agenda" and inviting a national television audience to donate to his bid.

November 24, 2020

Jerome Adams, surgeon general: ‘We need to be very cognizant of the severity of the moment’

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Tuesday urged people to be cautious over the Thanksgiving holiday to help stop the recent surge in coronavirus cases.

November 24, 2020

Jonathan Turley, law professor: Allowing Biden transition is ‘right thing to do’

Prominent law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday he agreed with the Trump administration's decision to allow the transition to begin for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden but said that doesn't mean President Trump's legal team is done fighting to overturn election results.

November 24, 2020

Jaime Harrison lobbying for top job at DNC

Former Senate candidate Jaime Harrison said Tuesday that if presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden wants him to lead the Democratic National Committee, then he is ready to do the job.

November 24, 2020

Donald Trump easily top choice of GOP voters in 2024: Poll

More than half of Republicans would back President Trump if he runs for president in 2024, according to a recent poll.

November 24, 2020

Janet Yellen tabbed by Biden to run Treasury Department

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden plans to nominate Janet Yellen, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, to lead the Treasury Department, according to news reports.

November 23, 2020

Joe Biden announces national security and foreign policy picks

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is turning to some familiar faces from the Obama administration as he looks to fill out a national security and foreign policy team that is "ready on Day One to help me reclaim America's seat at the head of the table."

November 23, 2020

Trump plotting his ultimate revenge: Getting the last laugh in 2024

President Trump, despite publicly declaring he won the Nov. 3 election, is privately telling people he plans on running again for president in 2024, The Washington Times has learned.

November 22, 2020

Pelosi dubs President Trump ‘psychopathic nut’: report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump is a "psychopathic nut."

November 20, 2020

Biden mulling Merrick Garland for AG: report

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is considering tapping Merrick Garland as attorney general.

November 20, 2020

GOP realized ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’ as they pivot to Dem tactic of ballot harvesting

After being pummeled in California in the 2018 congressional elections, thanks in large part to ballot harvesting, Republicans embraced the tactic this year. It is legal in the state to put out drop boxes and collect ballots at churches and in prosperous retirement communities rife with Republican-leaning voters.

November 20, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine should be named in Trump’s honor: Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera has come up with a parting gift for President Trump: naming the coronavirus vaccine after him.

November 20, 2020

Andrew H. Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani’s son and White House aide, tests positive for COVID-19

The son of Rudolph W. Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus.

November 20, 2020

Joe Biden won’t rule out legal action against Trump administration

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Thursday that he hasn't ruled out legal action to try to force the Trump administration to officially recognize him as the projected winner of the 2020 presidential race.

November 19, 2020

Karl Rove: Giuliani, Powell, must prove ‘serious’ and ‘strange’ allegations

Bush administration official Karl Rove said the allegations that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell have made about the 2020 election are "serious" and "strange" and must be proved in a court of law.

November 19, 2020