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Biden said he personally doesn't care if Trump goes to his inauguration, but it would be important to show 'an end to this chaos'
It's the custom for outgoing presidents to attend the inauguration of their successor, but President Trump has not confirmed whether he will do so..
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Trump's plant in the DOJ has been barred from the building after she harassed staff for evidence of election fraud, report says
Heidi Stirrup, an ally of President Donald Trump's policy advisor Stephen Miller, was placed in the department as a White House liaison in September..
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Dr. Fauci, the US's top infectious disease expert shared a day in his life, and it's exhausting just reading it
With one scheduled break in his 18-hour workday, a new report visualizes Dr. Anthony Fauci's around-the-clock quest to handle the COVID-19 pandemic..
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Joe Biden throws his support behind the $908 billion compromise relief package while emphasizing he will press for more aid after his inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden stepped up calls for Congress to pass another stimulus package as cases rise, fueling fears of another economic downturn..
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'What did you do?': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashes with Marco Rubio on Twitter over PPP loan data
In an attempt to bash Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tweet about Project Veritas' lofty PPP loan, Marco Rubio got called out..
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Judge denounces conduct at for-profit ICE detention facility, accuses official of lying to cover up 'deliberate indifference' to the lives of immigrants
Over the summer, over half of those detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center contracted COVID-19..
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Attorney for Jared Kushner and a Trump fundraiser investigated by DOJ in alleged bribery-for-pardon scheme
The New York Times reported that a lawyer for President Trump's son-in-law was investigated by the Justice Department this summer..
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US mayors expect 'dramatic' cuts with public schools hit the worst - and the US Senate's stimulus package is unlikely to help
Nearly half of US mayor surveyed said they expect major cuts to education budgets, transportation, and social services..
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Trump is reportedly considering pardoning as many as 20 associates before leaving office
Trump, his family members, and some of his allies will face a slew of civil and criminal investigations on a federal and state level after January 20..
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Trump is worried that he may be prosecuted in New York state after he leaves office
Trump has griped about investigations before, but Wednesday's 46-minute speech marked a notable departure in how much he revealed about his own concerns..
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GOP senators are starting to line up behind the $908 billion stimulus compromise as pressure mounts on Congress to pass immediate relief
More senators are voicing support for a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus that would end the gridlock plaguing Capitol Hill..
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A man named Adolf Hitler Uunona wins a local election in Namibia, assures the German press he isn't 'striving for world domination'
"That I have this name doesn't mean...that I'm striving for world domination," Adolf Hitler Uunona told the German newspaper Bild..
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Some state and local governments vote against COVID-19 restrictions, citing 'tyranny' as US deaths approach 3,000 per day
Anti-lockdown protestors are not unique to the US, but recent moves by local governments against governors typify polarization amid the pandemic..
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A pro-Trump student group whose cofounder died from COVID-19 is moving ahead with a massive in-person event in Florida despite surging cases
An array of prominent conservatives, including Donald Trump Jr., are scheduled to speak at the 4-day Turning Point USA event, starting on December 19..
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'Ask me that in a number of weeks': Trump refuses to say if he has confidence in Attorney General Bill Barr
The president's frustrations with Bill Barr reached a boiling point this week, with aides reportedly worried he may fire the AG..
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Dr. Fauci will meet with Biden's transition team for the first time on Thursday and will stay on at the National Institutes of Health under the next administration
"Today will be the first day where there will be substantive discussions about the transition between me and the Biden team," Fauci said..
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More Americans died from COVID-19 yesterday than the number of people killed on 9/11
The director of the CDC on Wednesday warned that the coming months are going to be the "most difficult in the public health history" of the US..
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Ivanka Trump gave a deposition in a lawsuit accusing the Trump Organization of misusing the president's inauguration funds, and Melania's ex-friend is next
The Washington, DC attorney general alleges the Presidential Inaugural Committee overpaid to use the city's Trump hotel for 2017 inauguration events..
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Mitch McConnell poured cold water on the $908 billion COVID-19 stimulus plan, arguing that Trump would veto it
Mitch McConnell has suggested Trump would veto all but his own highly restrictive COVID-19 stimulus bill, rejecting a bipartisan proposal..
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3,000 Americans died from COVID-19 yesterday, with 100,000 more in hospital, while the president was obsessing over an election he lost a month ago
More than 3,100 Americans died of the coronavirus on Wednesday — a grim new record — but Trump was focused firmly on disputing the election results..
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