Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Overturn in Congress, Testing Pence  —  Some House Republicans plan to try to use Congress's tallying of electoral results on Jan. 6 to tip the election to President Trump.  The attempt will put Republicans in a pinch.  —  President Trump lost key swing states by clear margins.

4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash  —  Supporters of the president in several cities said they were still convinced that the election was stolen, no matter what the courts say.  Some confrontations with counterprotesters turned violent.

No ICU beds left in Mississippi as COVID-19 case levels continue to hit record highs  —  The surge of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi has left no intensive care unit beds available across the state and prompted the need for restrictions, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Friday.

What I Saw At The Jericho March  —  For my sins, I guess, I watched all six hours of the Jericho March proceedings from Washington today, on the march webcast.  I say for my sins, but in truth, I decided to watch it because I am interested in what the activist Christian Right is saying …

U.S. Poised for Wave of Evictions in January as Federal Ban Expires  —  Between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk in January alone  —  More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during …

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.

Acting US defense secretary's chief of staff Kash Patel files $50M defamation lawsuit against CNN  —  Suit claims CNN engaged in ‘pattern of retaliation and discrimination against Kash’  —  Kash Patel reacts to Fiona Hill allegation of Ukraine back channel

What to do when the UN human rights office may have violated human rights?  —  Revelation that names of activists were provided to China spurred a years-long legal fight which is not over yet Emma Reilly's complaint to her employer is still not resolved after more than seven years Revelation …

Rep. Max Rose Launches Exploratory Bid to Run for N.Y.C. Mayor  —  The congressman, who lost his re-election bid last month, is casting himself as a blunt populist who would end New York's cycle of “broken politics.”  —  Representative Max Rose, the brash Staten Island Democrat who recently lost …

I Have Hope on the Climate Crisis.  America Must Lead.  —  The Biden administration will have the opportunity to restore confidence in America and take on the worsening climate crisis.  —  Mr. Gore was the 45th vice president of the United States.  —  This weekend marks two anniversaries that …

First batch of coronavirus vaccine ships out from Pfizer plant for all 50 states  —  (CNN)Freight trucks carrying about 184,275 vials of coronavirus vaccine departed a Pfizer plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, and the combined 189 boxes of vaccine vials are expected to arrive in all 50 states on Monday.

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 …

Inside the global fight to save capitalism  —  Pressure is on for markets to work better.  While critics of today's capitalism are unlikely to be satisfied with the rate and scale of change, politicians and executives on every continent have seen the writing on the wall.