Trump edges closer to conceding the election, then backs off  —  President Donald Trump has yet to concede the presidential election, but on Sunday he briefly came close to acknowledging that he lost in a tweet.  —  “He won because the Election was Rigged,” Trump tweeted.

Health officials sound alarm over impact of Trump's transition blockade  —  Public health officials, members of Joe Biden's transition team, and elected Democrats and Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to begin the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden …

'It's critical' for Republican leaders to explain to voters Trump lost the election: John Bolton  —  Jeh Johnson also discussed national security implications of delayed transition.  —  Presidential transition turmoil  —  President Donald Trump is refusing to concede as President-elect Joe Biden proceeds with his transition plans.

The federal government's chief information security officer is helping an outside effort to hunt for alleged voter fraud  —  The federal government's chief information security officer is participating in an effort backed by supporters of President Trump to hunt for evidence of voter fraud …

Republican convicted of election fraud helps lead Trump rally baselessly claiming election fraud  —  Another pro-President Trump rally was held at the Michigan Capitol on Saturday as the “Million MAGA March” attracted thousands, including several far-right groups like the Proud Boys, in Washington, D.C.

With Trench Warfare Deepening, Parties Face Unsettled Electoral Map  —  Voters delivered a convincing victory for Joe Biden, but a split decision for the two parties.  Now Democrats and Republicans face perhaps the most up-for-grabs electoral landscape in a generation.

Minnesota Senate GOP held large, in-person dinner party just before COVID outbreak  —  (FOX 9) - Days before a coronavirus outbreak in the Minnesota Senate Republican caucus, the GOP held a large, in-person dinner party to celebrate their election results.  —  A GOP spokeswoman confirmed …

Trump is putting this country through something unprecedented.  Here are three scenarios.  —  We are living through something unprecedented — all the more alarming because we can't be sure what that something is.  —  Three scenarios fit the known facts:  —  Scenario 1: President …

Trump Allies Explored Buyout of Newsmax TV as Fox News Alternative  —  Hicks Equity Partners, a firm with ties to a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, is pitching investors on a new conservative news channel  —  For nearly two years, allies of President Trump have been exploring ways …

Health care vs. ‘radical leftists’: Parties re-running 2020 playbooks in Georgia runoffs  —  COLUMBUS, Ga. — Republicans want to save Georgians from socialism.  Democrats want to save their health care and flip the Senate.  —  The dueling messages last week defined the kickoff …

Largely Out of Sight in Washington, Kamala Harris Preps for White House  —  Ms. Harris has barely appeared on the public radar since her acceptance speech last Saturday in Wilmington, Del., where she declared “a new day for America.”  —  WASHINGTON — At a chic cafe in the West End neighborhood here …

WATCH LIVE: Inslee announces closures of indoor dining, in-store retail occupancy restrictions  —  The governor has announced several statewide restrictions to help curb the spread of coronavirus.  These restrictions go into effect on Monday and go until Dec. 14.

Raging virus triggers new shutdown orders and economy braces for fresh wave of pain  —  Containing raging disease is key to healing the economy  —  The uncontrolled coronavirus outbreak is prompting government officials across the nation to impose new restrictions on consumers and businesses …

Tax filings reveal Biden cancer charity spent millions on salaries, zero on research  —  A cancer charity started by Joe Biden gave out no money to research, and spent most of its contributions on staff salaries, federal filings show.  —  The Biden Cancer Initiative was founded in 2017 …

Barack Obama speaks out on politics, the presidency, and Donald Trump  —  “We all good?  We got speed?  Let's go!”  Almost four years after he left the White House, former President Barack Obama is ready to talk.  —  He's been looking back while writing the first volume of a memoir about his presidency, “A Promised Land” (Crown).

Trump Family Business Faces Post-Election Reckoning  —  Property sales may shrink the Trump Organization as debts come due and legal woes persist  —  When President Trump leaves the White House in January, he will face some of the deepest financial and legal challenges in his family business empire in decades.

Federal judge rules acting DHS head Chad Wolf unlawfully appointed, invalidates DACA suspension  —  A federal judge in New York City on Saturday said Chad Wolf has not been acting lawfully as the chief of Homeland Security and that, as such, his suspension of protections for a class …