Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden has named Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff. Mr. Klain, who has a long history with Mr.…
Price Wallace, Mississippi Republican, sorry for secession call
JACKSON, Miss. — A white Republican lawmaker in Mississippi apologized Wednesday for a social media post advocating secession from the United States after Democrat Joe…
Joe Biden Cabinet candidates include Obama officials, never-Trumpers
It has become common wisdom in Washington that one of the first things presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden plans to do upon arriving at the…
Ronna McDaniel bid to remain as RNC chair by Trump
President Trump backed Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to remain as the head of the national party, as his campaign battles in court over…
Richard Hopkins, Erie, Pennsylvania, postal worker, uneasy, unbowed in election whistleblower role
In less than a week, Richard Hopkins has gone from inconspicuous Pennsylvania letter carrier to the 2020 election’s best-known whistleblower, but he insists he would…
California governor eases penalties for 35 former felons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom eased the sentences or criminal histories of nearly three dozen current or former felons on Tuesday, including…
Puerto Rico finds 126 briefcases of uncounted ballots a week after election
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s elections commission said Tuesday that it has discovered more than 100 briefcases containing uncounted ballots a week after…
Donald Trump campaign requests hand recount in Georgia
ATLANTA — Republicans are making more demands of Georgia’s chief elections officer as they seek to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s 12,000-vote lead in the state’s…
Gavin Newsom, California governor, issues 10 pardons to block deportations
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued 10 pardons Tuesday to immigrants he said risked being deported as long as they had crimes on their records. Among…
Moderates will wield most influence with Senate’s razor-thin majority
The battle for the Senate won’t be decided until the January run-offs in Georgia, and yet the inevitability of a razor-thin majority means that the…