White House fires Pentagon advisory board members, installs loyalists  —  The White House removed nine members of the Pentagon's Defense Business Board on Friday and installed people loyal to President Donald Trump in their place, including presidential allies Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie.

Fact Check: Video From Georgia Does NOT Show Suitcases Filled With Ballots Suspiciously Pulled From Under A Table; Poll Watchers Were NOT Told To Leave  —  Fact Check  —  Does security camera video show a Fulton County, Georgia, election supervisor suspiciously pulling suitcases filled …

House votes to decriminalize marijuana as GOP resists national shift on pot  —  The House endorsed a landmark retreat in the nation's decades-long war on drugs Friday, voting to remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances and provide for the regulation and taxation of legal cannabis sales.

They're Fine With It  —  Republicans have no qualms with Trump's dangerous conspiracies—until they get tangled up in them themselves.  —  Why aren't more Republicans standing up and speaking out about Donald Trump's reprehensible acts?  It's the eternal question of the Trump era and one that's …

Judge Questions Whether Trump's Pardon of Michael Flynn Is ‘Too Broad’  —  U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said his colleague Emmet Sullivan could find that “the wording of the pardon is too broad, in that it provides protections beyond the date of the pardon.”

Fauci says he accepted Biden's offer to be chief medical adviser “on the spot”  —  The government's top infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci said Friday that he “absolutely” will accept the offer from President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his chief medical officer, telling NBC's “Today” that he said yes “right on the spot.”

Stop Lin Wood and Sidney Powell Now, or They Will Control the GOP's Destiny  —  If significant numbers of Republican voters choose to not participate in the January 5 runoff elections for both Senate seats, and that leads to victories by Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, that will do nothing for Donald Trump …

The Children of Pornhub  —  Why does Canada allow this company to profit off videos of exploitation and assault?  —  Pornhub prides itself on being the cheery, winking face of naughty, the website that buys a billboard in Times Square and provides snow plows to clear Boston streets.

Kellyanne Conway acknowledges ‘it looks like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will prevail’  —  The former adviser to President Donald Trump reflects on his presidency, women voters and her own historic role in the campaign.  —  Editor-at-large  —  Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump has …

Stevie Nicks Sells Stake in Songwriting Catalog  —  Music publisher Primary Wave takes 80% interest in Fleetwood Mac star's catalog  —  Stevie Nicks closed a deal to sell a majority stake in her publishing catalog late last month, on the heels of Fleetwood Mac's “Dreams” hitting the Billboard charts for the first time since 1977.

RNC's highest-paid vendor of the 2020 election: A mystery company formed nine months ago  —  Digital Consulting Group made $42 million in eight months for media and marketing services.  But who's behind it?  —  In August, Salon reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) …

Gripped by surging pandemic, US employers cut back on hiring  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the viral pandemic accelerating across the country, America's employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown.

Sanders announces opposition to $908 billion coronavirus relief package as lawmakers scramble for deal  —  Opposition from former presidential candidate shows that not all liberals will embrace the targeted package.  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday announced his opposition …

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How 700 Epidemiologists Are Living Now, and What They Think Is Next  —  They are going to the grocery store again, but don't see vaccines making life normal right away.  —  Even with coronavirus vaccines on the way, many epidemiologists do not expect their lives to return to pre-pandemic normal until most Americans are vaccinated.

The GOP Is Fighting to Block Red-State Bailouts  —  For eight months now, Mitch McConnell has been preventing the federal government from providing fiscal aid to America's state and municipal governments.  The Senate Majority Leader and his far-right colleagues have obstructed such aid even though:

Michael Cohen on What Trump Wants Now  —  The president's longtime lawyer, still serving out his federal sentence, explains his former boss's post-election maneuvering.  —  Donald Trump is Captain Chaos.  —  Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer, pinned that label on him and it has stuck.

Supreme Court to review rulings against Trump's Medicaid work rules  —  The Supreme Court on Friday said it would consider the Trump administration's request to reinstate work rules for some Medicaid enrollees, even as President-elect Joe Biden will look to wind down his predecessor's conservative remake …

The RNC Shelled Out $300K for Don Jr.'s New Book  —  The huge sum that the GOP paid to give signed copies of the book to its donors appears to be its largest-ever payment for “donor mementos.”  —  The Republican National Committee paid more than $300,000 in October to a company owned …

274,000 Dead, and Trump Obsesses Over Election Conspiracy Theories.  Where's the Outrage?  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.  —  In the late 1990s, conservatives and Republicans were fond of shouting …

Senator Manchin, Your Faith Teaches You Better Than This  —  I am ashamed of this nation.  I know you want to do the right thing, and Republicans are tying your hands, but please don't call this a “centrist plan.”  — fb - tw - mail - Print - msg - wa - sms -  —  Dear Senator Manchin,

U.S. Will Move Nearly All Troops Out of Somalia, Officials Say  —  Relocation of 700 troops from Somalia reverses administration course; move follows troop cuts in Iraq, Afghanistan  —  President Trump ordered the Pentagon to pull nearly all U.S. troops out of Somalia …

Trump campaign committees spent $1.1 million at Trump properties in the last days of his losing campaign  —  President Trump's campaign and its affiliated committees spent more than $1.1 million at Trump's own properties in the last weeks of the 2020 campaign — continuing a pattern …

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson arrested along with four others in police probe  —  City leader one of five men arrested as part of an investigation into building and development contracts in Liverpool  —  The elected Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has been arrested.

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.

Swanky NJ Restaurant Shut Down for Hosting NY Young Republicans' Maskless Gala  —  The annual gala was held at a waterfront venue in New Jersey after plans for a New York City party were scrapped.  —  The New Jersey venue where at least 150 people gathered Thursday night …

It's (Past) Time For Fox to Pull Lou Dobbs Off the Air  —  In March of 2020, Fox Business Network pulled Trish Regan off the air, following her claim that media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic was a “scam” on par with the president's impeachment.  —  It was a much-reviewed move.

Joe Biden Wants a Huge New Tax on Gun Owners  —  Joe Biden's gun policy platform offers support for almost all conceivable forms of government restrictions on the Second Amendment.  This includes bans and restrictions on sales, expansion of registration and background checks …

“Dark Money ATM of the Conservative Movement” Gives $1.5 Million to White Nationalist Hate Group  —  At a 2017 conference hosted by the white nationalist hate group American Renaissance, Peter Brimelow, spoke about President Donald Trump's immigration policies.