Giuliani Is Said to Seek $20,000 a Day Payment for Trump Legal Work  —  Last week, the president put the former New York mayor in charge of the court challenges to his loss in the election.  Since then they have suffered nothing but setbacks.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has helped oversee …

Georgia secretary of state had witnesses on call when Lindsey Graham plotted to ‘throw out’ ballots  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that at least two members of his staff witnessed Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) apparent effort to suppress the counting of legal votes in the state.

Infighting and an attempted ‘coup’: Trump team erupts into chaos as Giuliani takes over legal efforts  —  Giuliani filed to appear in court on behalf of the campaign Tuesday.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects Trump campaign claim of problems with ballot observers  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Trump campaign's claim that Philadelphia violated state election law in the way it handled observers at a city ballot counting center.

McConnell says there will be ‘orderly transfer’ of power … Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said there will be an “orderly transfer” between administrations on Jan. 20, though he did not mention President-elect Joe Biden or President Donald Trump, who is refusing to concede, by name.

President-elect Biden wary of Trump-focused investigations, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions …

Chuck Grassley, second-oldest senator, tests positive for Covid-19  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Tuesday that he tested positive for Covid-19. … Grassley, 87, said earlier Tuesday that he was under quarantine at home after learning he had been exposed to someone with the virus.

Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint  —  Blood samples from recovered patients suggest a powerful, long-lasting immune response, researchers reported.  —  How long might immunity to the coronavirus last?  Years, maybe even decades, according to a new study …

No to Shelton  —  There are two reasons senators should vote down Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve.  The first is her long record, and the second is her recent sprint away from it.  —  For many years, Shelton advocated tirelessly for a gold-backed dollar, zero percent inflation, and higher interest rates.

Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's agenda listed “no public events” on Tuesday — the 10th time since the election that those words have appeared on his daily schedule.  —  He has answered no questions from reporters …

A Popular Political Site Made a Sharp Right Turn.  What Steered It?  —  Real Clear Politics has been catering to campaign obsessives since 2000.  It pitches itself as a “trusted, go-to source” for unbiased polling.  The Trump era changed its tone, and funding sources.

Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue  —  Democrats have long dreamed of turning Georgia blue, with young voters and nonwhite voters leading a progressive charge.  Now, a blue Georgia is a reality, but with a winning coalition that might have stunned the party not that long ago.

Dolly Parton partly funded Moderna Covid vaccine research  —  The country music icon's $1m donation supported the latest breakthrough by Moderna and several research papers  —  It's truly the greatest gift of all: a $1m donation by Dolly Parton to coronavirus vaccine research supported …

Biden announces slate of White House senior staffers  —  The team will join incoming Chief of Staff Ron Klain in the White House.  —  Biden warns transition delay could affect COVID-19 vaccine distribution  —  President-elect Joe Biden cautioned Monday that if the transition of power continues …

Pair Charged With Voter Fraud Allegedly Submitted Thousands of Fraudulent Applications on Behalf of Homeless People  —  A man who tried to run for mayor in Hawthorne is among two people charged in a voter fraud case in which thousands of fraudulent voter registration applications …

Ivanka Trump Was My Best Friend.  Now She's MAGA Royalty  —  We met at an all-girls' school on the Upper East Side and were inseparable for more than a decade.  Gradually, though, our differences divided us—"Why would you tell me to read a book about fucking poor people?" she once asked …

Fact check: The U.S. military has not seized election servers in Germany  —  Social media users have been sharing posts which allege that the U.S. military raided the offices of electronic voting company Scytl in Germany to seize their servers for evidence of manipulation in the 2020 U.S. elections.

Financially troubled startup helped power Trump campaign  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign was powered by a cellphone app that allowed staff to monitor the movements of his millions of supporters, and offered intimate access to their social networks.

Attorney General Barr wants to drop U.S. drug case against former Mexican defense minister … The Justice Department has asked a judge to drop criminal charges against Mexico's former defense secretary, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who had been accused of helping one of Mexico's drug cartels …

Why ‘Socialism’ Killed Democrats in Florida  —  “It was a McCarthyism type of pounding,” said Congresswoman Donna Shalala, looking back on the election she narrowly lost this month.  Shalala had spent eight years serving in the Cabinet of Bill Clinton, the paragon of Democratic moderates …

Alabama Sorority Gets Official Blessing for 600-Person Farm Party Just in Time for Holidays  —  “Alcohol will be served, but we're expecting them to wear their masks.  Are you serious?  Do you know college students?  Do you see how they behave at football games?”

Why Trumpism is here to stay  —  Ask a female suburban Joe Biden voter why she didn't pull the lever for Donald Trump, and you'll likely get an answer about how the president isn't a good role model for her children or about how “words matter” and our leadership's rhetoric is detrimental to our national discourse.