‘An Indelible Stain’: How the G.O.P. Tried to Topple a Pillar of Democracy  —  The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump was also a blunt rebuke to Republican leaders who had put their interests ahead of the country's.  —  The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump's desperate bid …

Is There a Doctor in the White House?  Not if You Need an M.D.  —  Jill Biden should think about dropping the honorific, which feels fraudulent, even comic.  —  Madame First Lady—Mrs. Biden—Jill—kiddo: a bit of advice on what may seem like a small but I think is a not unimportant matter.

Biden's attorney general search narrows  —  President-elect Joe Biden's search for the next attorney general is increasingly focused on Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and former deputy attorney general Sally Q. Yates, according to people familiar with the discussions, who said that appeals court …

Another Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Another of the President's Meritless Post-Election Lawsuits  —  Soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump has time and again touted his stacking of the judiciary with hundreds of lifetime appointments, but those judges have resoundingly rejected meritless …

Hunter Biden subpoena seeks info on Burisma, other entities  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A subpoena seeking documents from Hunter Biden asked for information related to more than two dozen entities, including Ukraine gas company Burisma, according to a person familiar with a Justice Department tax investigation …

In photos: Maskless Trump supporters descend on D.C. to protest election results  —  Thousands of protesters, including many not wearing face masks despite a citywide mandate, rallied in Washington, D.C., Saturday, refusing to accept President Trump lost the 2020 election.

Veterans groups call for VA secretary's dismissal after watchdog audit  —  Four of the largest U.S. veterans groups on Friday called for the immediate dismissal of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie after a watchdog audit concluded he mishandled an investigation …

Deadliest place in America: They shrugged off the pandemic, then their family and friends started dying  —  QUINTER, Kansas — Sitting in the front seat of a red pickup as wind-whipped sorghum husks fly down Main Street like snowflakes, Ivy Charles fingers the white surgical mask slipped down beneath her chin.

DeSantis refused to disclose White House coronavirus report that contradicts him  —  State officials should take urgent action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the report said.  DeSantis has declined to so.  —  TALLAHASSEE — A White House Coronavirus Task Force report about the state …

Israel establishes ‘formal diplomatic relations’ with Bhutan  —  Himalayan kingdom is latest country to recognise the Jewish state in a normalisation deal  —  Israel established diplomatic relations with the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Saturday, the Israeli foreign ministry said …

Lil Wayne Deserves A Pardon From President Trump  —  When rapper Lil Wayne was arrested a few weeks ago and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, his attorney went out of his way to bring up Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her opinion in Kanter vs. Barr …

Trump raised firing Barr in White House meeting on Friday  —  Source: Attorney General Bill Barr is considering stepping down  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump raised the prospect of firing Attorney General William Barr in a meeting on Friday, but it's unclear whether he'll choose to dismiss Barr before the end of his term next month.

How Pfizer Delivered a Covid Vaccine in Record Time: Crazy Deadlines, a Pushy CEO  —  Albert Bourla and his team overcame unproven science and manufacturing bottlenecks; 'you're asking for too much'  —  Pfizer Inc. was months from proving its Covid-19 vaccine would even work …

‘The virus is moving in’: why California is losing the fight against Covid … Sam Levin in Los Angeles, Maanvi Singh in Oakland, and Vivian Ho and Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco  —  Early in the coronavirus pandemic, California was celebrated as a beacon of common sense in a country on the brink.

Iowa autopsy report: DNC meddling led to caucus debacle  —  Democratic National Committee meddling, combined with missteps by the state Democratic Party, were the primary drivers of the chaos that torpedoed the Iowa caucuses earlier this year, according to a new audit commissioned by the state party.

Trump made big in-roads in Hispanic areas across the nation  —  (CNN)One of the most notable early results on Election Night came from Florida's heavily Hispanic Miami-Dade county.  President Donald Trump lost it to President-elect Joe Biden by just 7 points, after losing it by 29 points in 2016.

In Trying for a Diverse Administration, Biden Finds One Group's Gain is Another's Loss  —  The pressure on the Democratic president-elect is intense, even as his efforts to ensure ethnic and gender diversity already go far beyond those of President Trump.  And it's coming from all sides.

Senate's octogenarians face the age question and whether it's time to exit  —  A few years ago, Sens. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) established unusual benchmarks for deciding whether to run for reelection in 2022, potential six-year terms that would end with Grassley in his mid-90s and Leahy in his late 80s.