Senior U.S. cybersecurity official tells associates he expects to be fired: sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs has told associates he expects to be fired by the White House, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Scoop: Trump eyes digital media empire to take on Fox News  —  President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.  —  The state of play: Some Trump advisers think Fox News …

I'm Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America  —  The Atlantic is pleased to offer, below, an adapted and updated excerpt from former President Barack Obama's new memoir, A Promised Land, which will be published on Tuesday by Crown.  Yesterday, The Atlantic's editor in chief …

Pennsylvania court: Secretary of state lacked authority to change deadline 2 days before Election Day  —  Judge ruled ballots that were previously set aside should not be counted  —  Pennsylvania Supreme Court change to state election law challenged  —  A Pennsylvania judge ruled in favor …

Trump's eldest children split on his path forward  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has long sought advice from different perspectives throughout his career, but at a pivotal moment in defining his legacy as President, he is receiving conflicting advice from his closest and most trusted advisers …

Zuckerberg says Bannon has not violated enough policies for suspension: recording  —  PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Facebook FB.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting on Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not violated enough of the company's policies …

As Trump Focuses on 2024, Aides Mull Agenda for Final Days  —  The president's attention has been on his legal fight and a possible comeback bid, not a policy to-do list for the next two months  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump in recent days has expressed increasing interest in running for president again in 2024.

Trump tries to use his waning power to influence the RNC's upcoming vote to pick a new chair.  Party stalwarts would prefer the lame duck butt out. … - President Trump's endorsement Wednesday of Ronna McDaniel as chair of the Republican National Committee represents another big test of his post-2020 power inside the GOP.

Justice Department probe ends with no action against prosecutors who oversaw Epstein deal  —  A Justice Department investigation found that federal prosecutors who oversaw a controversial non-prosecution deal with Jeffrey Epstein in 2008 exercised “poor judgment” but did not break the law, Sen. Ben Sasse said Thursday.

Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions  —  The president may deny reality, but it's still reality.  He's losing the popular vote and the Electoral College by far greater margins than many past elections.  —  Republicans have their differences, but they generally agree on Ronald Reagan …

An update on our work around the 2020 US Elections  —  It's been just over a week since Election Day in the US and the culmination of an unprecedented voting period that resulted in the highest voter turnout rate in 50 years.  While we're still seeing record levels of election-related conversation …

Notes on the State of the 2020 Election  —  Dear Readers: Check out our YouTube channel, UVACFP, later today for our latest Crystal Ball webinar.  It will feature the 22nd annual American Democracy Conference: We'll be hearing from New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie; CNN commentator Tara Setmayer …

Biden win in Arizona ‘confirmed’ as analyst says there is now no way back for Trump  —  Joe Biden has managed to turn Arizona blue after 24 years  —  President-elect Joe Biden has finally been announced as the winner in Arizona by one of the last remaining analysts to call the state …

Senior Republican senators say Biden should have access to classified briefings  —  GOP senator says he will ‘step in’ if Biden doesn't get intelligence briefing  —  (CNN)Two top GOP senators told CNN on Thursday that Joe Biden should have access to classified briefings …

Maricopa County GOP chair resigns after skipping election equipment verification test  —  Rae Chornenky, the chair of the Maricopa County Republican Party, has resigned from her position after Democrats called her out for skipping a meeting ahead of the election where the county's ballot tabulation machines were tested.

Militia leader Stewart Rhodes says he has men stationed outside of D.C. ready to engage in violence on Trump's order  —  Rhodes: “We'll also be on the outside of D.C., armed, prepared to go in, if the president calls us up” … Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes said that he has armed men …

How to cover a coup — or whatever it is Trump is attempting  —  President Trump lost.  The nation knows it.  The world knows it.  And, although he won't admit it, he certainly knows it, too.  —  But because he is claiming otherwise — with his Republican enablers joining the chorus …

Alaska Rep. Don Young, 87, says he's been diagnosed with COVID-19  —  U.S. Rep. Don Young, 87, has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in a tweet Thursday. … In the tweet, Young said he is “feeling strong,” working from home and “following proper protocols.”

Republicans Should Be Defending Georgia's Election Process  —  The G.O.P. is trying to scapegoat Brad Raffensperger for Trump's apparent loss in Georgia.  —  Mr. Grayson, a Republican, is a former secretary of state of Kentucky.  —  There has hardly ever been a tougher time to be the chief election administrator of a state.

Scoop: Pompeo to make unprecedented visit to West Bank settlement  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to visit the Golan Heights and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank next week, both firsts for a U.S. secretary of state.  —  Why it matters: Since 1967, all previous U.S. administrations …

Rep. Max Rose Is Defeated as Republicans Take Back N.Y.C. Seat  —  Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican state assemblywoman, flipped a district that is considered the most conservative in New York City.  —  Overcoming a swell of anti-Trump sentiment in New York City, Nicole Malliotakis …

Republicans raise Warnock's 2002 arrest as Senate runoffs heat up  —  Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock's arrest 18 years ago on charges of obstructing a police investigation have become a focus of Republican attacks in the pivotal Jan. 5 runoffs that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.

Stacey Abrams Will Run for Governor Again, Allies Say  —  Stacey Abrams is credited with making President-elect Joe Biden's mission of flipping Georgia blue possible. … Stacey Abrams' political future is the subject of intense speculation after she helped turn Georgia blue for President-elect Joe Biden.

Progressives Press Biden to Limit Corporate Influence in Administration  —  As the president-elect begins making personnel choices, the left of the Democratic Party is demanding ethics rules that would ban lobbyists and some consultants.  —  WASHINGTON — The alarm bells sounded immediately among …