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.

Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat  —  A Trump appointee in Milwaukee, Judge Brett H. Ludwig, dismissed a suit contesting the election with a withering rebuke.  —  A federal judge in Milwaukee on Saturday tossed out President Trump's latest effort to overturn …

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.

Joe Biden ‘Will Be Removed One Way or Another,’ Alex Jones Tells Pro-Trump March  —  Conspiracy theorist and internet personality Alex Jones told a crowd of pro-Trump protesters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday that President-elect Joe Biden “will be removed one way or another,” while addressing the protesters from a stage.

The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy  —  How low has the Party of Lincoln fallen?  In answering this question, it is instructive to look at the example of Kevin McCarthy, a seven-term California congressman who, since 2019, has served as the House Minority Leader.

Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’  —  Donald Trump was in usual, unhinged form on Saturday morning, quickly taking to Twitter to unload after the Supreme Court handed him his latest, humiliating legal defeat on Friday.

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

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.

Ivanka Trump Has Been Grifting Her Way Through Her Father's Presidency.  But It's Hunter Biden We Want to Investigate?  —  The Republican party is obsessed with Hunter Biden, his laptop, his other laptop, his photos, his taxes, his divorce.  Entire conservative news cycles have been crafted completely …

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 …

Covid's U.S. toll: Nearly 300,000 dead and a stalemate between fatalism and hope  —  In April, the deadliest month of the pandemic, an elderly New Yorker in assisted living couldn't grasp why she was suddenly forbidden to see her friends.  In May, two sisters in Michigan …

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 …

Charley Pride, first major Black star in country music, dies at 86 of covid-19  —  In the early 1960s, a young minor league baseball pitcher and aspiring country singer named Charley Pride had settled into a discouraging routine.  His days were spent toiling in Helena, Mont. …

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 …