Trump Lawyer: Former DHS Senior Official Should Be Executed  —  On Monday President Trump's campaign lawyer and former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova said that fired Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs should be executed for saying that the election was the “most secure in United States history.”

Dr. Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus  —  Atlas was considered a Special Government Employee (SGE) serving a 130-day detail, which expires this week  —  Dr. Scott Atlas slams Dr. Anthony Fauci over newfound COVID optimism  —  EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Scott Atlas …

Trump raises more than $150 million appealing to false election claims  —  President Trump's political operation has raised more than $150 million since Election Day, using a blizzard of misleading appeals about the election to shatter fundraising records set during the campaign, according to people with knowledge of the contributions.

Trump sees ‘the writing on the wall’ despite what he maintains publicly about the election, advisers say  —  (CNN)Despite what President Donald Trump is tweeting and saying publicly in the wake of Arizona and Wisconsin certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory Monday …

Republicans to Trump: Georgia fraud claims could cost us the Senate  —  Donald Trump's sustained attacks on the integrity of Georgia's presidential election tally are threatening the Republican Senate majority — and GOP senators are starting to fret.  —  Even as the key battleground states …

LA County Supervisor dines at restaurant hours after voting to ban outdoor dining  —  (Photo by Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Pres  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Just hours after Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl voted to ban outdoor dining at L.A. County's 31,000 restaurants …

Scoop: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to Name Tina Flournoy as Chief of Staff  —  Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is set to name Tina Flournoy, who currently serves as chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, as her chief of staff, according to two sources involved in transition planning.

Covid-19 Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report  —  New analysis of blood donations finds virus was present on West Coast earlier than previously believed  —  The new coronavirus infected people in the U.S. in mid-December 2019, a few weeks before it was officially identified …

The Wuhan files  —  London — A group of frontline medical workers, likely exhausted, stand huddled together on a video-conference call as China's most powerful man raises his hand in greeting.  It is February 10 in Beijing and President Xi Jinping, who for weeks has been absent from public view …

‘Any and all possible offenses’: Trump pardon grants Flynn a sweeping reprieve  —  President Donald Trump's pardon of his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, includes an extremely broad reprieve from any possible crimes he might have committed connected to special counsel Robert Mueller's …

Scoop: FDA chief called to West Wing  —  White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has summoned FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn to the West Wing for a 9:30am meeting Tuesday to explain why he hasn't moved faster to approve the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, two senior administration officials told Axios.

Vaccines Are Coming, but Pandemic Experts Expect a ‘Horrible’ Winter  —  With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed.  But experts say the coming months “are going to be just horrible.”  —  Each week, good news about vaccines or antibody treatments surfaces, offering hope that an end to the pandemic is at hand.

Georgia ordered to file brief in voting machine rigging lawsuit  —  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and the state's elections chief were ordered in a late-night Sunday ruling to explain why they were opposed to the Trump campaign's request to inspect voting machines the president has claimed “switched” votes in favor of Joe Biden.

Everything we needed to know about Melania Trump is in those bewildering Christmas decorations  —  It's our final Christmas with Melania Trump, and we shall celebrate in the usual way: by accompanying FLOTUS on an annual tour of her White House decor, a one-minute video that also appears …

'It's a Jewish City': Court Rejects Lawsuit by Arab Students, Citing Israel's Nation-state Law  —  Schoolkids asked to be reimbursed for travel outside of the city of Carmiel - because it has no Arabic-language schools; controversial 2018 law asserts self-determination in Israel is ‘unique to the Jewish people’

Josh Hawley's Populist Shtick Is Undermined By One Glaring Weakness  —  Josh Hawley has had a pretty good year.  The Republican senator from Missouri has carved out a national profile with his smooth blend of theocratic quasi-authoritarianism combined with populist-inflected rhetoric that's …

There Aren't Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy  —  What the president and his lawyers have been attempting to do deserves punishment that will likely never come.  —  Donald Trump will not serve a second term.  The litigation launched by his campaign …

Trump was 'muttering, I won, I won, like ‘Mad King George’ after election defeat, report says  —  Donald Trump on election night was like “Mad King George, muttering, ‘I won.  I won.  I won,’ ” according to one close adviser,  —  who spoke to The Washington Post for a remarkable recap of the 20 days since the election.

Metro budget cuts weekend service, half of bus routes and closes 19 stations amid dire financial forecast  —  Metro is proposing the elimination of weekend rail service in its budget for the first time as the transit agency's financial struggles deepen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden's pick to lead White House budget office emerges as lightning rod for GOP  —  Neera Tanden, who served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, would face Senate confirmation early next year  —  President-Elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the powerful White House budget office …

Articles of Impeachment officially filed against Gov. DeWine  —  The representatives argue that the governor has abused his power during the coronavirus pandemic.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - A total of 12 Articles of Impeachment have officially been filed against Gov. Mike DeWine.

No game days.  No bars.  The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships.  —  It took a global pandemic and a badly timed breakup for Manny Argueta to realize just how far he had grown apart from his guy friends.  —  In the spring, after the 35-year-old had left …

The Pandemic Heroes Who Gave us the Gift of Time and Gift of Information  —  As safe and effective vaccines make news, let's remember the heroism of China's scientists and medical workers  —  There is excellent news today on the vaccine front.  To appreciate how we got here …

Elite G0P senators try to emulate Trump in criticizing Biden's Cabinet—but fail miserably  —  Call Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio the “Elite Strike-Out Force” … GOP Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri is as elite as they come.  —  He's the son of a banker, even though …