FILE - Aerial view of the Pentagon building photographed on Sept. 24, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)WASHINGTON - The Senate on Friday approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto the bill because it does not clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased during the election.The final vote was 84-13, mirroring a similarly overwhelming margin in the House that, if maintained in both chambers, would be enough to override a potential veto.The Senate vote had been expected Thursday but was delayed after Republican Sen.

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Covid-19: Fauci says vaccinate Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence

US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci says President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris should be vaccinated for COVID-19 as soon as possible.Speaking to ABC's “Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Fauci said, “For security reasons, I really feel strongly that we should get them vaccinated as soon as we possibly can."He adds he'd like to see Biden "fully protected as he enters into the presidency in January."Fauci says that while President Donald Trump probably still has antibodies to the virus that will protect him for at least several months, he should get the vaccine as well to be “doubly sure." Trump was hospitalised with COVID-19 in early October.Fauci says Vice President Mike Pence should get vaccinated, too.

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More Republicans finally accept Biden win after U.S. Electoral College certifies vote

Joe Biden is the winner of the U.S. presidential election, essentially abandoning President Donald Trump’s assault on the outcome as the Electoral College certified the vote.With states affirming the results, the Republicans faced a pivotal choice: to declare Biden the president-elect, as the tally showed, or keep standing silently by as Trump wages a potentially damaging campaign to overturn the election.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump lawsuit attempting to overturn U.S. election loss

Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, ending Trump’s legal challenges in state court about an hour before the Electoral College was to meet to cast the state’s 10 votes for Biden. The court held arguments in the case Saturday, the same day a federal judge dismissed another Trump lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss in Wisconsin.

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President Trump says Attorney General William Barr is resigning

WASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son. Barr went Monday to the White House, where Trump said the attorney general submitted his letter of resignation.

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Florida casts 29 Electoral College votes for President Donald Trump

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s 29 Electoral College votes were cast for President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the Senate chamber on Monday.Secretary of State Laurel Lee conducted the vote Monday after three electors were named to replace three who couldn’t attend the ceremony. That included Senate President Wilton Simpson.

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Attorney General Bill Barr to leave White House just before Christmas, Trump announces

US President Donald Trump (R) and US Attorney General William Barr step off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 1, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr will leave the White House just before Christmas.“Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House.

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Trump weighs in on report Cleveland Indians to change nickname: 'Cancel culture at work!'

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after meeting with youth baseball players on the South Lawn of the White House on July 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, ending Trump's legal challenges in state court about an hour before the Electoral College was to meet to cast the state's 10 votes for Biden.The ruling came after the court held arguments Saturday, the same day a federal judge dismissed another Trump lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss in the state. Trump appealed that ruling.Trump sought to have more than 221,000 ballots disqualified in Dane and Milwaukee counties, the state's two most heavily Democratic counties.

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Chelsea Clinton's Thoughts on Donald Trump & White House Staff Getting COVID-19 Vaccine First Might Surprise You

The Coronavirus vaccine was originally intended to be distributed to senior White House officials early and there were a lot of thoughts about this from the general public.

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Trump says he's nixing plan for early coronavirus vaccine at White House

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19, while public distribution of the shot is limited to front-line health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.Trump made the announcement hours after his administration confirmed that senior U.S. officials, including some White House aides who work in close proximity to Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, would be offered coronavirus vaccines as soon as this week under federal continuity of government plans.“People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the program, unless specifically necessary,” Trump said in a tweet.

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Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point

WILMINGTON, Del. – Joe Biden's aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It's long past time to move on.With the Electoral College set to formally elect Biden as president on Monday, his aides say they hope Republicans will consider their own long-term interests (and the country's), accept Trump’s defeat and focus their attention on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and staving off economic tumult.Republicans, by and large, have stood by Trump as he's made unsubstantiated claims of a rigged election, and they show no signs they'll give Biden the semblance of a honeymoon period.

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U.S. election: Republican senator says he hopes Trump will put country first after Electoral College vote

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Donald Trump, top officials to be offered Covid-19 vaccine within days

coronavirus vaccine within days as part of a plan to ensure continuity in government amid the pandemic, people familiar with the effort said.The vaccinations will be offered to critical personnel in all three branches of government deemed essential, and could start as soon as Monday.

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Trump rewards allies with high-level appointments as presidency winds down

Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions.On Thursday, Trump announced his intention to nominate two authors who wrote books that flattered him to a board that makes recommendations on education research. Another author who helped write a favourable book about the president was chosen for the same board a few days earlier.On Wednesday, the Department of Defence announced that China hawk Michael Pillsbury would become the chair of a board that gives Pentagon leadership advice on how to enhance national security.

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U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged his supporters, who were gathered in Washington D.C.

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Trump, top White House officials to receive coronavirus vaccine in coming days: reports

Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top U.S. officials will be offered the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine within the coming days as part of a plan aimed at ensuring the continuity of government, according to a source familiar with the plans as well as reporting from New York Times and Associated Press.Essential personnel at the White House and certain officials in all three branches of government were to be vaccinated within the next 10 days, said a Reuters source.

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Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted that he intends to veto a wide-ranging defense policy bill, raising new but unspecified concerns about China as a reason to reject a traditionally bipartisan measure with a nearly 60-year track record of being signed into law.“The biggest winner of our new defense bill is China! I will veto!” Trump said.The White House did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment on Trump’s specific concerns about China.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said the bill would help deter Chinese aggression. Other GOP backers of the measure, including Sen.

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Georgia high court rejects latest Trump election appeal

ATLANTA – President Donald Trump has lost his latest legal challenge seeking to overturn Georgia's election results, with the state Supreme Court's rejection late Saturday of a case from Trump's campaign and Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer. The suit - similar to other Trump team legal challenges, which made baseless allegations of widespread fraud in Georgia’s presidential election - was initially filed Dec.

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'Saturday Night Live' mocks Trump over Supreme Court's refusal to hear Texas case, coronavirus vaccine rollout

“Saturday Night Live” sounded off on the Supreme Court’s decision to decline to hear a Texas case seeking to overturn the election results that was backed by Donald Trump. During the highly popular sketch show’s “Weekend Update” segment, hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che mocked the president’s ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “Guys, I gotta be honest, I’m beginning to think Donald Trump didn’t win this election,” Jost joked during the segment before discussing the Supreme Court decision. The court denied a Texas effort Friday that would have essentially nullified the presidential election in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Wisconsin, all states where Joe Biden won a narrow victory over the

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GOP voters ready for Georgia runoffs despite Trump's claims

ATLANTA – Many Republican voters in Georgia are angry. They're convinced that widespread voter fraud — claims that are baseless — cost President Donald Trump the election to Democrat Joe Biden.

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Trump appoints flurry of allies as presidency winds down

WASHINGTON – His time in the White House rapidly ending, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions.On Thursday, Trump announced his intention to nominate two authors who wrote books that flattered him to a board that makes recommendations on education research. Another author who helped write a favorable book about the president was chosen for the same board a few days earlier.On Wednesday, the Department of Defense announced that China hawk Michael Pillsbury would become the chair of a board that gives Pentagon leadership advice on how to enhance national security.

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Tempers flare as Trump supporters rally in Washington

WASHINGTON – Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump returned to Washington for weekend rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost to Joe Biden. Sporadic fights broke out between pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators after sundown Saturday.

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Federal court dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to overturn Biden’s Wisconsin win

Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court in another lawsuit that liberal justices said “smacks of racism” and would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters only in the state’s most diverse counties.U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig, a Trump appointee, dismissed Trump’s federal lawsuit asking the court to order the Republican-controlled Legislature to name Trump the winner over Democrat Joe Biden.

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Federal judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit to overturn 2020 election results in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - President Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court in another lawsuit that liberal justices said “smacks of racism” and would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters only in the state’s most diverse counties.U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig dismissed Trump’s federal lawsuit asking the court to order the Republican-controlled Legislature to name Trump the winner over Democrat Joe Biden.

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Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact

SALEM, Ore. – When the Electoral College meets Monday, its detractors hope it marks the beginning of the end of a system that twice this century has vaulted the loser of the popular vote to the presidency.This year's presidential race provides the latest motivation for change to supporters of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. While Democrat Joe Biden scored a decisive win over President Donald Trump in both the popular vote and Electoral College, the race came down to narrow margins in a handful of swing states.

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COMMENTARY: COVID-19 ended Trump’s presidency after one term — and here’s why

Our study examining the effect of COVID-19 cases on county-level voting in the United States shows that the pandemic led to Trump’s defeat on Nov. 3.

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Trump loyalists converging again on Washington over election

WASHINGTON – Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington for a pair of rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost. The rallies Saturday come a month after a pro-Trump demonstration that drew at least 10,000 people to the capital.

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Trump largely mum on toll of coronavirus as he continues to fight election results

Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. The 100-plus House members backing a lawsuit challenging his election loss.

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Wisconsin high court to hold rare weekend session for Trump election challenge

Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state.The high court agreed to take the case at Trump’s urgent request Friday, soon after a state judge ruled against him and with Monday’s Electoral College vote bearing down and the state’s 10 electoral votes about to go to Biden. U.S.

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U.S. election: Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn results for Trump

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit led by the Texas attorney general and backed by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the presidential election on Friday evening.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn election results for Trump

Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court and subvert the will of voters.The high court’s order was a stark repudiation of a legal claim that was widely regarded as dubious, yet embraced by the president, 19 Republican state attorneys general and 126 House Republicans.Trump had insisted the court would find the “wisdom” and “courage” to adopt his baseless position that the election was the product of widespread fraud and should be overturned.

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Coronavirus: Trump calls US approval of Pfizer vaccine “medical miracle”

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday spoke just a short time after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use authorization.

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US approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine

The US has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for its imminent rollout across the country, with President Donald Trump promising the first immunisations would take place "in less than 24 hours".

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Researchers decry Trump picks for education sciences advisory board

Jeffrey MervisOne month before his term expires, President Donald Trump has revived a moribund federal education research advisory panel by appointing eight members who appear to have no expertise in the subject area.The National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) provides guidance to the director of the Institute for Education Science (IES), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

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As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. The 100-plus House members backing a lawsuit challenging his election loss.

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White House presses Hahn to approve vaccine by end of day

WILMINGTON, Del. – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the end of the day. The vaccine won approval Thursday from an FDA panel of outside advisers, and signoff from the FDA is the next step needed to get the shots to the public.

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Congress passes gov't funding bill to avoid shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress shipped a temporary government-wide funding bill to President Donald Trump on Friday, averting a government shutdown at midnight and buying time for on-again, off-again talks on COVID-19 relief.The bill, which sets a new shutdown deadline of midnight next Friday, passed the Senate by a unanimous voice vote Senate vote that came without much drama despite and sent rank-and-file senators home for the weekend with no clear picture of what awaits next week.President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill.The passing of the bill came as an emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won't

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Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump lawsuit

(LEFT) President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec.

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Trump returns to court in Wisconsin as time running out

MADISON, Wis. – President Donald Trump's campaign was returning to a Wisconsin court on Friday to argue for the state's election results to be overturned, with the Electoral College vote just three days away and a skeptical federal judge nearing a ruling on a similar case.Trump was pushing to overturn Joe Biden's narrow win in Wisconsin with both a state and federal lawsuit in courts there and as part of a broader lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the Texas attorney general.

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Trump administration plans 2nd execution as many days

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in 2002, then killed her by slamming her head against a truck’s windows and dashboard.Lawyers for 56-year-old Alfred Bourgeois say he has an IQ that puts him in the intellectually disabled category and they contend that should have made him ineligible for the death penalty under federal law.Bourgeois would be the 10th federal death-row inmate put to death since federal executions resumed under President Donald Trump in July after a 17-year hiatus.

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Sen. Rand Paul delays defense bill vote over troop drawdowns

WASHINGTON – A Senate vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill was delayed after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul objected to the measure, casting the next steps in doubt and raising the slim prospect of a government shutdown if a short-term spending bill caught up in the dispute is not approved by Friday.Paul said on the Senate floor that he opposes provisions in the defense bill that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Germany.

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In Arizona, Trump's false claims have torn open a GOP rift

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey spent much of Donald Trump's presidency trying not to provoke confrontation with the president or his fervent defenders.

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U.S. election: How legitimate are the Trump lawsuits?

The Donald Trump campaign has launched lawsuits in several states — including Georgia, Nevada and Michigan — in an attempt to stop vote counting and invalidate ballots that have yet to be counted in the 2020 Presidential Election. Jasmine Pazzano explains whether the campaign’s claims are legitimate and if it has a chance of winning the cases.

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Rudy Giuliani boasts of same ‘celebrity’ care as Trump after COVID-19 hospital stay

Donald Trump‘s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, left the hospital Thursday after boasting about the “celebrity” treatment he received for COVID-19, including a rare dose of the same drugs that helped the president.Giuliani, 76, received two experimental drug cocktails that were used to get Trump back on his feet following his positive COVID-19 diagnosis in October, the New York Times reports. The same treatments were also handed out to Trump allies Ben Carson and Chris Christie, at a time when some hospitals are holding lotteries for use of the drugs.“If it wasn’t me, I wouldn’t have been put in a hospital, frankly,” Giuliani told WABC New York from the hospital on Wednesday.

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Trump to meet state attorneys general joining in suit to overturn election results

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to let him join an improbable lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost, a day after the justices rejected a last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.The high court has asked for responses by Thursday.

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Sidney Powell unrelenting in legal battle on Trump's behalf

ATLANTA – Conservative attorney Sidney Powell has been unrelenting in her battle on behalf of President Donald Trump and the Americans who have pledged their faith in him, regardless of the facts of the 2020 election – namely, that Joe Biden won. She’s filed a series of lawsuits in battleground states that have been rejected by the courts and even, apparently, was too much for Trump – she was dropped from his campaign legal team last month after making incorrect statements about the voting process and promising to “blow up” Georgia with a “biblical” lawsuit.

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Trump announces Israel-Morocco to normalize relations

WASHINGTON – Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israel agreement in four months. As part of the deal, the U.S.

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Senate approves defense bill, sends to Trump despite his threats to veto it

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