In an extraordinary phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded Saturday with election officials in the southern U.S. state of Georgia to find him enough votes to overturn his pivotal loss there to President-elect Joe Biden. “So, look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state,” Trump told the […]
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to vote Monday on higher pandemic relief payments to Americans, after President Donald Trump backed down from his fight with lawmakers over the payments and signed a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package. On Sunday Trump signed the spending package, which includes $600 in stimulus […]
The United States surpassed 300,000 recorded deaths from COVID-19 Monday — the same day the first American was vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes the disease. The grim number comes about two weeks after millions of Americans defied warnings to avoid travel and gathered with family members for the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the […]
U.S. Attorney General William Barr is stepping down from his post next week. After meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, Trump tweeted that Barr “will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family.” Trump posted a resignation letter from Barr that included extensive praise of the […]