Новости за 25.11.2020

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) decision this week to step down as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee is sparking a fight over the future of the panel, with many Democrats and outside groups pushing for ...

Minnesota state officials certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the White House race in the state Tuesday.The Minnesota State Canvassing Board unanimously certified the election results, with tallies...

Michigan Republican John James conceded the Wolverine State's Senate race to Sen. Gary Peters (D) after state officials certified the results of the presidential and Senate contests.James, who had refused for weeks...

Ben Domenech, publisher and co-founder of The Federalist, violated labor law when he tweeted that he would send any of his employees who attempted to form a union to the "salt mine," the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held Tuesday.A decision...

Ben Domenech, publisher and co-founder of The Federalist, violated labor law when he tweeted that he would send any of his employees who attempted to form a union to the "salt mine," the National Labor Relations Board (NL...

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that transition staffers have been in touch with Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious diseases expert and a member of the White House's coronavirus task force.Biden...

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that transition staffers have been in touch with Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert and a member of the White House’s coronavirus task force.Biden told reporters that while he has...

The head of the House Armed Services Committee is accusing Air Force leadership of trumpeting the placement of a new aircraft operating base in Georgia in order to influence the state’s crucial Senate runoff races.The service on Tuesday...

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition teams have scheduled about 20 meetings with the heads of federal agencies and departments in the day after the General Services Administration (GSA) formally authorized the beginning stages of a government...

President-elect Joe Biden will deliver a Thanksgiving address on Wednesday, his White House transition team announced in a press release.A news release Tuesday evening indicated that the live-streamed speech would...

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he planned to use his first 100 days in office to take action on an immigration bill, roll back President Trump's executive orders on the environment and send assistance to stat...

President-elect Joe Biden indicated he may be reluctant to pluck lawmakers from the House or the Senate to fill top administration roles, saying he needs leaders in Congress to help move his "progressive" agenda.Bi...

New York City will add COVID-19 checkpoints at certain bridges and crossings to enforce quarantine restrictions ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.Sheriff Joseph Fucito ...

A majority of voters support President-elect Joe Biden cancelling up to $50,000 of student debt per person, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.Sixty percent of registered voters in the Nov. 17-19 survey said they suppor...

Seattle's City Council has moved forward with a nearly 17 percent cut to the city's police department budget following this year's protests against police brutality and racial injustice.The city council voted Monday to adopt a 2021...

President-elect Joe Biden said outreach from members of the Trump administration has been "sincere" since the General Services Administration (GSA) formally allowed government officials to work with the transition team Mo...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who is interested in serving as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee now that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has stepped down from the role, said he expects the Democratic caucus to decide the future...

Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus on Tuesday split their endorsements for who should lead the party’s House campaign arm heading into what’s expected to be a challenging midterm election.Several lawmakers backed Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif...

Several members of the Democratic Women's Caucus on Tuesday endorsed Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) to lead the party's House campaign arm heading into what's expected to be a challenging midterm election for Democrats....

Several members of the Democratic Women's Caucus on Tuesday endorsed Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) to lead the party's House campaign arm heading into what's expected to be a challenging midterm election for Democrats.Cárdenas is competing...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Tuesday signed into law legislation requiring law enforcement officials to wear body cameras while on the clock.The two bills, S1163 and A4312, will require all uniformed state, c...

Penguin Random House announced on Tuesday that former President Obama's memoir "A Promised Land" had sold more than 1.7 million copies in its first week.According to a press release from Penguin,...

Washington, D.C. settled with DoorDash for $2.5 million over allegations that the food delivery service misled consumers with its tipping system, the district’s attorney general announced Tuesday.D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine sued DoorDash in...

Two women who were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents at a convenience store near the U.S.-Canada border after an officer heard them speaking Spanish reached a legal settlement Tuesday with the agency.In a press...

Josh Holmes, former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said in a new documentary that the Republican leader urged President Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on the night Justice Ruth Bader...