The Defense Department on Friday said that a number of members of its Defense Policy Board — including former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright — had been removed. “As part of long-considered changes, we can confirm that…
Brooklyn Dems spotted at crowded birthday bash amid coronavirus surge
Prominent Brooklyn Democrats are coming under fire for attending a birthday party where many of the attendees were neither wearing a mask nor practicing social distance, despite the rising number of coronavirus cases in New York City. The party was…
Former GOP Sen. Corker slams Trump legal challenges, calls on Republicans to ‘challenge demagoguery’
Former Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker broke with the leader of his party and called on fellow Republicans to “challenge demagoguery and patently false statements” in President Trump‘s legal pursuit to overturn election results. “While the president has the right to legitimate legal…
Ossoff hits Perdue over stock trades as candidates exchange barbs on financials in critical race
One of many stock buys by Sen. David Perdue during his time in the Senate has come under scrutiny from his opponent less than two months ahead of a Georgia runoff election for his seat which could decide control of the…
Democrat Elissa Slotkin urges party take a lesson from Trump: ‘He doesn’t talk down to anybody’
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., urged fellow Democrats to take a lesson from President Trump and try to be more relatable to the average American. “[Trump] doesn’t talk down to anybody. He is who he is, but he doesn’t talk down to…
Bernie Sanders raising money for Raphael Warnock in Georgia Senate race
Sen. Bernie Sanders is one of many top national politicians to get involved in the Georgia Senate runoffs so far, sending out a fundraising email on behalf of Democrat Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, on Thursday. …
Biden’s picks for transition team the latest sign of a radically different approach to immigration
President-elect Joe Biden is months away from taking office, and he hasn’t named his Cabinet yet, but there are already signs from his transition team of the radically different approach to immigration he intends to take once in office. Biden’s campaign…
Nevada: More than 120,000 mail-in, provisional ballots in Clark County still need to be counted
There are still more than 120,000 total ballots that need to be counted in Nevada‘s Clark County, where the majority of uncounted votes reside, officials said Friday. Clark County Registrar of Voters Joseph Gloria said at a press conference on…
Ivanka Trump says ‘every legally cast vote should be counted”
Ivanka Trump underscored the importance Friday of a “free and fair” election, and an accurate tally of ballots. “Every legally cast vote should be counted. Every illegally cast vote should not,” President Trump’s daughter, who’s also a senior White House adviser, wrote on…
Twitter marks 12 Trump tweets as ‘misleading’ in 60-hour span
Twitter has marked at least a dozen tweets from President Trump since Election Day with a disclaimer warning that they may contain “misleading” information about the vote. “Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed,” the Twitter notice…