Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican officials offered support for the president’s attempts to contest the election outcome, despite the lack of any evidence of widespread fraud.
The president-elect and the Senate Majority Leader have a track record of cutting deals, but the environment has changed markedly in the past few years.
- 8:49PMBarr clears Justice Dept. to investigate alleged voting irregularities as Trump makes unfounded fraud claims
- 8:39PMFacebook takes down a large network of pages tied to former Trump chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon for misinformation
- 8:00PMFox News cuts away from Kayleigh McEnany news conference after she alleges vote fraud with no evidence
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In a wild Week 9, the Chargers suffered more heartbreak, Patrick Mahomes made an MVP case, and the Ravens got an important win.
