While short of a concession, the president’s move paves the way for President-elect Joe Biden’s team to receive funding and security briefings, and sets in motion the steps needed for a peaceful transfer of power.
Some of the president-elects picks believe that President Trump benefited from highlighting problems that the Obama administration underplayed or failed to address, particularly the economic populism that was more widespread than they believed.
With a single-digit majority, Democrats will have to show an unprecedented amount of cooperation — a tall order inside a caucus frequently riven by internal conflicts.
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The federal government is poised to resume garnishing the wages of hundreds of thousands of people in default on their federal student loans, in the middle of a pandemic that has thrown already vulnerable Americans into deeper financial despair.
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New York was among the last of the country’s major cities to have a black mayor, but David Dinkins drew national attention because of the tumultuous era in which he ascended.
Daraa was the cradle of the revolution. Two years after its recapture by government forces, killings are on the rise.
More than 3 million people traveled in the past three days, despite CDC guidance to stay home for Thanksgiving.
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2020 presents the opportunity for less cooking, less cleaning and less emotional labor, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidelines urging Americans not to travel or gather with people outside their household.
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Republican officials have called on the state to delay certifying the election results because of “irregularities” in Wayne County. But the numbers were worse four years ago.
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Many of the president-elect's nominees for key posts served in the Obama administration.
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President-elect Joe Biden flipped several battlegrounds and dominated in key groups of counties such as major cities. Look up how your county swung.
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It’s hard to imagine what else would need to happen to prompt other Republicans to speak up.
In an interview with the Washington Post, the former president said the divisions between the parties have grown so great that an “institutional reboot” is necessary for Congress to pass much-needed legislation.
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The implicit message here is that of a return to competent governance and an end to the whirlwind of ax-grinding appointees and palace dramas that consumed U.S. agencies under President Trump.
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Mr. Cordier was a key member of the French resistance, helping coordinate and unify the disparate guerrilla groups who set out to attack Nazi trains and bases to weaken, confuse and distract them in the run-up to the 1944 Allied landings at Normandy.
If the holiday season causes case — and death — counts to rise, we won't know until weeks after it's over.
The green and violet lights were courtesy of a solar storm, or an eruption of high-energy particles from the surface of the sun.
Health experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have “strongly recommended” people avoid traveling during the holiday. Most seem to be heeding that advice.
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Or is Thanksgiving a whole new thing to argue about?
One of the largest awardees in a key pandemic relief operation redirected $3 million to its own nonprofit organization despite its lack of track record or capacity in delivering food to people in need, House Democrats allege.
Thomas Moyer is accused of promising to donate iPads to the Santa Clara County (Calif.) Sheriff’s office in exchange for concealed weapons permits.
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Brady had a chance to lead Tampa Bay to a late win but his second interception of the game sealed another primetime loss and put Los Angeles into first place in the NFC West.
Running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins tested positive, and defensive tackle Brandon Williams was placed in quarantine as a high-risk close contact.
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This dreadful division is there for the taking. But taking it wouldn’t mask the work Washington still faces.
