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Democrats Make Federal Election Standards a Top Priority
Democrats are planning to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, which would set federal election standards that would mandate early voting, same-day registration and other voting rights reforms
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Democrats Request Investigation of Hawley and Cruz After Deadly Capitol Riot
Seven Democratic senators filed a complaint urging an investigation GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results.
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Rubio Urges Biden to Call for $2,000 Stimulus Checks on Day 1 to Help Unite the Country
Marco Rubio and Joe Biden both supported $2,000 direct payments in the Covid-19 relief bill passed late last year, a push that was blocked by Mitch McConnell.
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Meet the Three Men Hoping to Replace Angela Merkel
Whoever wins the leadership contest for Germany’s CDU Party on Jan. 16 will most likely also be the next chancellor of Germany.
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Pop Star Bobi Wine Seeks to Unseat Five-Term President in Landmark Ugandan Election
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday as singer-turned-lawmaker Bobi Wine looks to deny incumbent President Yoweri Museveni a sixth term.
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Casino Mogul and GOP Megadonor Sheldon Adelson Dies at 87
Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands, had been among the most-watched donors supporting President Trump’s reelection effort.
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Three Lawmakers Test Positive for Covid After Capitol Lockdown
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Brad Schneider contracted Covid-19 after sheltering with Republicans who didn’t wear masks.
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U.S. Sanctions Ukraine Officials Linked to Giuliani Ally for Meddling in 2020 Election
The U.S. Treasury Department described the targeted sanctions as the “inner circle” of Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach, who was sanctioned last year.
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Supreme Court Refuses Quick Action on Last-Ditch Trump Election Lawsuits
Supreme Court rejects efforts by Trump and his allies to get the court to quickly consider challenges to Biden’s victory in the November election.
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Shadowy PAC Once Funded by Trump Ally Mercer Promoted Capitol Hill March That Led to Riot
A mysterious political action committee that claims to back Black Republicans has been promoting rallies tied to false claims of election fraud against Trump.
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White House Expresses Sympathy Over Deaths and Injuries in Capitol Riot
The White House expressed sympathy over the deaths and injuries in the riot at the Capitol, which President Donald Trump encouraged.
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France's Slow Vaccine Rollout Could Harm President Macron's Chances of Re-Election
A slow vaccine rollout against the coronavirus could hurt the re-election chances of President Emmanuel Macron.
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Democrats' Historic Georgia Senate Wins Were Years in the Making Thanks to Local Grassroots
Strong turnout from Black voters and other voters of color fueled Democrats’ historic wins in Georgia – the culmination of on-the-ground organizing and voter mobilization efforts years in the making.
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski Calls for Trump to Resign: ‘He Has Caused Enough Damage'
Lisa Murkowski said Trump should resign immediately, the harshest rebuke yet from a GOP senator.
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Biden Invites Pence to Inauguration, Calls Trump ‘Incompetent' and Says It's Good He Won't Attend
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that he supports President Donald Trump’s decision to skip the inauguration ceremony.
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Dominion Voting Systems Brings $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit Against Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell
Dominion Voting Systems said Sidney Powell’s false and outlandish claims about fraud in the 2020 election “caused unprecedented harm.”
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Control of the Senate Gives Democrats Chance to Act on Judges, $2,000 Checks and Ambitious Biden Agenda
Democrats will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since the first half of President Barack Obama’s first term.
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Trump Has Told Aides Since the Election That He Is Considering Pardoning Himself, Report Says
Trump has told aides in recent weeks that he would like to issue himself a federal pardon, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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Photos Show Violent Clashes as Trump Supporters Storm the U.S. Capitol
Trump supporters riot at the U.S. Capitol as Congress debates the Electoral College votes expected to name Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election.
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President Trump's Business Allies Start to Distance Themselves From Him After Capitol Hill Riot
President Donald Trump’s business allies are starting to distance themselves from him after the Capitol Hill riot. It comes after years of their allegiance.