Trump aide banned from Justice after trying to get case info  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The official serving as President Donald Trump's eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud …

Trump Associates Said to Have Been Scrutinized in Suspected Pardon Scheme  —  A billionaire from San Francisco sought clemency for a psychologist convicted of monetary crimes.  The Republican donor Elliott Broidy and a lawyer for Jared Kushner were enlisted.

How Is Trump's Lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘Elite Strike Force’ Material?  —  She bills herself as a “constitutional law attorney.”  Her experience doesn't align with the sort of lawyer she plays on TV.  —  Jenna Ellis broke into the legal profession in 2012 as a deputy district attorney in Weld County …

The President Is Acting Crazy, so Why Are We Shrugging It Off?  —  The dangerous “yeah, whatever” phase of Trump's lame-duck Presidency.  —  On Wednesday, more than three thousand Americans died because of the coronavirus, the nation's deadliest day yet during the pandemic.

David Perdue appears to tacitly acknowledge Biden's victory in video call with Republican group  —  Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) appeared to tacitly acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden's victory in a video recording obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday, speaking just days …

CNN Exclusive: Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days he's in office  —  Biden will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days after he takes office.

UPDATED: Prominent Democratic strategist and Newsom adviser facing domestic violence charges  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Prominent California Democratic strategist Nathan Ballard — a longtime friend and adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom — was arrested and jailed on two felony domestic violence charges …

Raimondo: I will not be Biden's HHS secretary  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Gov. Gina Raimondo on Thursday ruled out leaving her job to become President-elect Joe Biden's health and human services secretary, seeking to put the idea to rest after a flurry of reports that she was a finalist for the job.

Tenants Sue Trump Over Scheme That Drove Up Their Rents  —  The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes.  —  President Trump will face a raft of potential legal challenges when he leaves office …

China Is National Security Threat No. 1  —  Resisting Beijing's attempt to reshape and dominate the world is the challenge of our generation.  —  As Director of National Intelligence, I am entrusted with access to more intelligence than any member of the U.S. government other than the president.

Young Republicans Stage Secret Gala, Ignoring Virus Concerns  —  At least 65 guests were expected at the New York group's annual event, but its location was being kept secret because of fears of “violent left-wing attacks.”  —  On Thursday evening, the New York Young Republican Club intended to hold its 108th annual gala, in person.

SCOOP: Don Jr. eyes a run for NRA chief.  It's one more way the Trump family is making big plays to cement itself in GOP conservative politics for the next four years. … - President Trump and his family are looking to cement their hold on the Republican Party with a series of moves aimed …

Juan Williams of Fox News Is Said to Test Positive for Coronavirus  —  The liberal co-host of “The Five” is isolating himself, and the program's stars will appear remotely for the foreseeable future.  —  Juan Williams, a veteran Fox News personality who co-hosts the popular afternoon talk show …

Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line  —  A vaccine may be around the corner, but how long will it be until you get the shot?  Health officials are considering vaccine timelines that give some Americans priority over others.  If you're a healthy American, you may wait many months for your turn.

A political litmus test for Republicans: Fail it, lose your TV slot  —  Time for a rapid test for the voter fraud delusion  —  Almost a month has passed since Joe Biden won the election, and the Republican Party still refuses to acknowledge him as president-elect.

Mysterious Monolith Update: Racists Destroy California Monolith, Proclaim Christ Superior to Space Aliens  —  A group of men shouting “Christ is King” and “America First” destroyed a new monolith and replaced it with a wooden cross.  —  SF  —  The new California monolith was torn …

New House Democrats' re-election arm chair faces challenge holding ‘vulnerable’ majority  —  The president's political party traditionally loses dozens of House seats in the midterm elections  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 3  —  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney faces a very tough task moving forward.

How Dozens of Trump's Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over … ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Christopher Prandoni was just 29 …

I'm 33 Years Old.  I Got COVID-19 Eight Months Ago.  I'm Still Sick.  —  I'm just one of the thousands of Americans who have long-term post-COVID symptoms.  This crisis won't end with a vaccine.  —  Copy  —  Eight months out from the first frightening peak of coronavirus cases in the US …

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ critics show they still despise ‘deplorables’  —  Elites won't allow any sympathy for poor whites  —  Netflix's new adaptation of JD Vance's “Hillbilly Elegy” is devastating for the left's political narrative.  How do I know that?  Because so many leftists are trying to keep people from watching it.

Angry parents won't let officials slide over closed playgrounds, packed malls  —  Sydney Beckman ran beneath the yellow caution tape surrounding the empty playground equipment and flopped her tiny body over a swing.  —  The 2-year-old had tried opening a gate blocking the big green slide …

Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Paper Highlighting Bias in A.I.  —  Timnit Gebru, one of the few Black women in her field, had voiced exasperation over the company's response to efforts to increase minority hiring.  —  A well-respected Google researcher said she was fired …

Residents in city of Los Angeles to ‘remain in their homes’ amid COVID-19 surge, mayor's office says  —  All residents within the city of Los Angeles should continue to remain in their homes and follow the city's “safer-at-home” order, which mirrors guidance from L.A. County, according to the mayor's office.

Biden: ‘Several’ Republican senators have privately acknowledged he won  —  President Donald Trump has refused to concede the election, weeks after the race was called.  —  President-elect Joe Biden said he feels optimistic he'll be able to work on a number of policy objectives with Republican senators.

I Wrote the Special Counsel Rules.  Barr Has Abused Them.  —  There is no reason for the outgoing attorney general to appoint his preferred prosecutor for the continuing Trump-Russia inquiry.  —  Mr. Katyal is a law professor at Georgetown.  —  Attorney General William Barr's decision …

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Facebook for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers  —  Lawsuit Alleges Facebook Favors H-1B Visa Workers and Other Temporary Visa Holders over U.S. Workers  —  The Department of Justice announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. for discriminating against U.S. workers.

Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats.  Black Women Did the Groundwork.  —  Before the Democratic Party invested in Georgia, or President Trump and Joe Biden saw it as a battleground, Black political organizers devoted years of hard work to turning out voters.

Mark Levin Has Been Claiming For a Month He's Going to Leave Twitter and Facebook (In Repeated Posts on Twitter and Facebook)  —  Fox News host Mark Levin wants you to know (really wants you to know) that he will be logging off of Twitter and Facebook forever very soon, yet after making …