Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Probes from Public View During Election  —  The attorney general knew for months about investigations into Biden's business and financial dealings  —  Attorney General William Barr has known about a disparate set of investigations involving Hunter Biden's business …

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year  —  Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single ticket.  And America bought what they were selling

Manhattan D.A. Intensifies Investigation of Trump  —  Prosecutors have recently interviewed employees of President Trump's lender and insurance brokerage, in the latest indication that he still faces the potential threat of criminal charges once he leaves office.

FBI subpoenas Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amid whistleblower allegations  —  The investigation started after top aides alleged they believe Paxton may be committing crimes that include abuse of office and bribery.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — FBI agents have issued at least one federal subpoena …

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Anti-Transgender Bill After Claiming To Be LGBTQ-Friendly  —  The Hawaii Democrat has drafted a bill to bar schools from receiving federal funds if they allow transgender girls and women to compete in women's sports.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) …

'I didn't make it'  —  A Disney World waitress struggles to hold onto her middle-class life amid a pandemic and catastrophic layoff  —  ORLANDO — “Dear Cast Member,” the late October layoff notice began.  —  Flaviana Decker, 44, retreated to her living room couch and tried to stop her tears …

Is Andrew Yang Running for Mayor?  All Signs Point to Yes  —  The former Democratic presidential candidate is meeting with New York City power brokers and telling them he intends to enter the race to succeed Bill de Blasio.  —  Andrew Yang, the former tech executive who gained a national following …

Sanofi suffers major setback in development of a Covid-19 vaccine  —  One of the world's leading vaccine manufacturers has suffered a major setback in its work to produce a Covid-19 vaccine.  The problem will push the timeline for deployment of Sanofi Pasteur's vaccine — if it is approved …

Why We Question the Election Results  —  Doubt over the election is widely dismissed as crankery, but skepticism of the media elite narrative is hardly unwarranted.  —  Americans' trust in government and the media has collapsed.  Two months before the presidential election …

Speaker's death calls into question the refusal by many House Republicans to wear masks … The announcement that New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch died of COVID-19 upended state politics Thursday, throwing into question how the state's 400-member legislative body plans to meet next year …

‘It Is Roiling Him’: Reporter Maggie Haberman Unpacks Trump's Refusal To Admit He Lost  —  With only a few weeks until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, President Trump still won't admit defeat.  White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, who has reported on Trump over the past 20 years, sheds light on his refusal to concede.

China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member  —  Chinese authorities have detained Haze Fan, who works for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing, on suspicion of endangering national security.  —  Fan was last in contact with one of her editors around 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday.

Harrison Ford to reprise ‘Indiana Jones’ role for fifth and final movie … Harrison Ford is donning his hat and whip once again, reprising his role as Indiana Jones for the fifth and final movie directed by James Mangold.  —  The latest installment, slated for July 2022 …

Trump Administration Executes Brandon Bernard After Jurors Plead For His Life  —  Bernard was an accomplice to a crime at age 18.  He is the ninth person to be executed as part of the Trump administration's end-of-office killing spree.  —  The Trump administration executed 40-year-old Brandon Bernard …

The Technology 202: Trump is losing Twitter followers as Biden gains nearly 2 million heading to White House  —  President Trump has governed by Twitter for the last four years - using it to announce new policies, fire government officials, and attack his enemies.

Tennessee GOP legislator says he may be put on ventilator due to COVID, needs ‘miracle’  —  Tennessee state Rep. David Byrd says barring a “miracle,” he may soon be placed on a ventilator due to COVID-19.  —  The Waynesboro Republican, who posted on Facebook Thursday to ask friends for prayers …

Every Covid-19 Vaccine Question You'll Ever Have, Answered  —  Clear guidance on everything you want to know about the vaccine (and then some) … Exactly 272 days after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan and 81-year-old William Shakespeare …

Hill leaders press forward on Covid relief talks  —  The push comes after Republicans signaled opposition to a bipartisan deal.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wears a protective mask while arriving to the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 11.  Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images

“It's An Ugly Death”: Staten Island Families Grieve Loved Ones Lost To COVID As Others Buck Restrictions  —  Marcia Moreno still had her suitcases packed.  She'd planned to visit family in Costa Rica, though those plans were put on hold indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scoop: Fallout between Trump and top GOP senator made Morocco-Israel deal possible  —  A fallout between President Trump and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led to the breakthrough that resulted in the Morocco-Israel normalization deal, sources briefed on the matter told me.

Dee Dee Myers will become top Newsom economic adviser  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Dee Dee Myers, the first female White House press secretary in history and recently a top executive for Warner Bros., will become the chief economic and business adviser for California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he grapples with a pandemic-stricken economy.

Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread  —  Play Video  —  As winter approaches, the United States is grappling with a jaw-dropping surge in the number of novel coronavirus infections.  More than 288,000 Americans have been killed by a virus that public health officials …

How Trump Won One of America's Most Diverse Counties — By a Lot  —  PROSPECT, N.C.—  Jarrod Lowery, a former Marine, a current member of the Lumbee Tribal Council and an up-and-coming local Republican activist and operator in this age-old Democratic stronghold, steered …

Judge dismisses St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from Mark McCloskey case  —  The couple's attorneys argued Gardner's email solicitations for campaign contributions demonstrated she and her office have a personal interest in the case  —  ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge …

The real history of race and the New Deal  —  Material benefits trumped FDR's terrible civil rights records  —  It's the end of the free period!  What more can I say?  You should subscribe!  And thank you if you already have subscribed.  —  A quick preliminary: People sometimes ask …