Wayne County Republican who asked to ‘rescind’ her vote certifying election results says Trump called her  —  DETROIT — President Trump called a GOP canvassing board member in Wayne County who announced Wednesday she wanted to rescind her decision to certify the results of the presidential election …

Disturbing new details in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — There is new and disturbing information in the alleged militia plot against the governor of Michigan.  —  The 14 men charged had far more violent plans than just a kidnapping, according to federal and state authorities.

All the president's ‘Guys’  —  Remember Rob Goldstone?  He was the portly British publicist who took selfies wearing wacky hats, and who sent Donald Trump Jr. an email offering documents from the Russians that would “incriminate” Hillary Clinton.  —  “If it's what you say I love it,” …

Trump's election challenges are revealing how obvious and unassailable his loss was  —  President Trump's frantic post-election challenges are having the opposite effect of what he intended: He's documenting his demise through a series of court fights and recounts showing Joe Biden's victory to be all the more obvious and unassailable.

Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory  —  President-elect Joe Biden's winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records.  —  Biden has already set a record for the highest number …

Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19  —  A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work …

In the waning days of Trump's presidency, White House press pool reports are getting snarkier  —  The pool reports shared by White House correspondents can be as mundane as a grocery list and about as informative — the who, what and when of the president's daily comings and goings …

‘Reach Out to Trump Supporters,’ They Said.  I Tried.  —  I give up.  —  73 million Americans voted for Donald Trump.  He doubled down on all his worst vices, and he was rewarded for it with 10 million more votes than he received in 2016.  —  The majority of people of color rejected his cruelty and vulgarity.

Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld arrested on federal corruption charges  —  Sharon Coolidge Dan HornCincinnati Enquirer  —  FBI agents arrested Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld Thursday morning on federal charges accusing him of accepting bribes in exchange for favorable votes …

Biden mounts lobbying blitz to crack GOP resistance to his transition  —  Joe Biden's transition team has tried to project calm as President Donald Trump refuses to concede and many Republicans — and even one key part of the federal government — continue to have his back.

The GOP's Big Self-Own  —  Congressional Republicans may be engaged in the political equivalent of a murder-suicide by abetting Donald Trump's claims that the election was stolen from him.  —  By reinforcing Trump's baseless narrative that he actually won the vote, Republicans …

Senate 2022: An Early Look  —  Dear Readers: Our 22nd annual American Democracy Conference is now available on our YouTube channel, UVACFP, and at this direct link.  It features New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, CNN commentator Tara Setmayer, and Democratic strategist John Lapp discussing …

Are Covid Patients Gasping 'It Isn't Real' As They Die?  —  An ER nurse's anecdote of deranged denialism went viral.  But when the media caught wind of the story, reporters didn't do their jobs.  —  A DESPERATE, OUTRAGED Twitter thread from a South Dakota emergency room nurse went viral last weekend …

Trump Broadens His Efforts to Overturn Election Outcome  —  As key states prepare to certify their results, the president is pressuring Republicans to back his fraud claims and refusal to concede  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has broadened his push to overturn the election outcome …

The Problem With Coronavirus School Closures  —  Children have suffered because many mayors and governors were too willing to close public schools.  —  Some things are true even though President Trump says them.  —  Trump has been demanding for months that schools reopen, and on that he seems to have been largely right.

Will Biden Name a Deficit Hawk to Head OMB?  —  There is a big risk that he will—at a time when we need massive public investment.  —  Bruce Reed, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, in 2011  —  Yesterday, I reported that Bruce Reed, one of Biden's top campaign advisers and his most conservative …

EXCLUSIVE: New Delays In Final Stage Of Census Could Foil Trump's Plan To Rig It  —  The Census Bureau has identified issues in the data from the 2020 decennial census that will take an additional 20 days or so for it to fix, and thus delay the release of survey's apportionment data until …

Joe Biden's top Cabinet contenders come into focus  —  Wilmington, Delaware — With a little more than 60 days until inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden does not appear to be in a hurry to name nominees for top Cabinet positions.  But that isn't stopping speculation — or the jockeying to serve in his administration.

Tom Donohue — CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and longtime confidant of Republican presidents — tells Axios that Joe Biden is president-elect, and President Trump “should not delay the transition a moment longer.”  —  What he's saying: “President-elect Biden and the team around …

Dear Joe Biden: are you kidding me? … For years, I've been trying to impart a simple concept that Superman is not coming.  —  Dare I say, I had hopes that this new administration would usher in the dawning of a new day.  As picks for President-elect Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency …

Tucker Carlson And Media Elites Cozy Up To Private Equity Moguls  —  The Fox News host holds himself out as a populist while speaking at ritzy private equity conferences, according to documents obtained by The Daily Poster.  —  1 hr ago  —  Tucker Carlson slammed former President Barack Obama …

Mitt Romney says consequences of lame duck period are ‘potentially more severe’ than delayed transition  —  What's at risk when the President doesn't concede  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is warning that the consequences of actions taken by President Donald Trump during …

What's wrong with the media  —  The young/urban/educated bubble in an era of growing polarization  —  Welcome to Thursday!  —  I've been reading some interesting policy reports about everything from maternal mortality to how to target student loan forgiveness but at the moment there is a lot …

‘Traitors to the president’: Conservatives fear public preparation for Biden term  —  The conservative movement has become handicapped.  —  Organizations can't sound the alarm about President-elect Joe Biden's agenda.  Conservative reporters won't take pitches about Biden's rumored Cabinet contenders …

A childhood friend of Ivanka Trump's wrote a tell-all essay in an effort to stop her from reentering elite society after Trump leaves office … - Ivanka Trump's childhood friend wrote a tell-all essay for Vanity Fair that she hopes will make it harder for Trump to reclaim her old social life after her father's presidency.

61% Think Trump Should Concede to Biden  —  Most voters now believe President Trump should admit that he lost the election, although they're less certain their friends and neighbors would agree.  They're more closely divided, however, over whether the Democrats stole the election as Trump contends.

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?  —  Prof. Loretta J. Ross is combating cancel culture with a popular class at Smith College.  —  Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for ... something.

White House killed deal to pay for mental health care for migrant families separated at border … WASHINGTON — The Trump White House blocked the Justice Department from making a deal in October 2019 to pay for mental health services for migrant families who had been separated by the Trump administration …

Sen. Perdue Helped Defense Contractor—and Sold Off Its Stock  —  SUB-OPTIMAL … Sen. David Perdue had never invested in the Navy supplier BWX Technologies until right before he assumed control of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower.  —  Right before he was put in charge …

US to label goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank as ‘Made in Israel’  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday issued new guidelines to label Israeli goods made in settlements in the West Bank as “Made in Israel,” a move likely to draw cheers from the pro-settlement community …