Michigan House punishes GOP Rep. Gary Eisen for hinting at Electoral College disruption  —  Michigan Republican legislative leaders pulled a GOP lawmaker from his committee assignments Monday after the lawmaker hinted he was part of a group that sought to disrupt or otherwise undermine t …

Congressman cites Trump's efforts to overturn election in announcing decision to quit GOP  —  (CNN)In an exclusive interview, Rep. Paul Mitchell, Republican of Michigan, told CNN that his disgust and disappointment with President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the election …

Attorney General William Barr resigns  —  (CNN)Attorney General William Barr resigned on Monday, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the administration's “law and order” message but ultimately dealt the most credible blow to Trump's unfounded claims that the 2020 election was littered with fraud.

Fake electors try to deliver Arizona's 11 votes for Trump  —  In another sign of the lingering unrest over President Donald Trump's election loss, an Arizona group sent the National Archives in Washington, D.C., notarized documents last week intended to deliver, wrongly, the state's 11 electoral votes for him.

White House Official Recovers From Severe Covid-19, Friend Says  — Crede Bailey spent three months in hospital with disease  — Friend created GoFundMe account with details of illness  —  A White House official who fell ill with Covid-19 in September is recovering after three months …

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before the Electoral College cast Wisconsin's 10 votes for Democrat Joe Biden.

Absentee ballot signature audit ordered after Georgia election  —  Investigators will audit voter signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County, a step announced Monday by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to further verify election results.  —  The move follows intense pressure …

DHS is third federal agency hacked in major Russian cyberespionage campaign  —  The Department of Homeland Security is the third federal agency to have fallen victim to a major cyberespionage campaign by the Russian government, joining the Treasury and Commerce departments as targets that have been compromised, officials said Monday.

Congress nears deal on $1.4 trillion government funding measure  —  Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending deal to ward off a government shutdown on Friday at midnight, crossing one major priority off the legislative agenda and adding further urgency around …

Beloved Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Jones, whose adventurous life took her — and readers — across the globe, dies at 58  —  We've lost one of our own.  —  Meg Jones, who was the heart and soul of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's newsroom for more than two decades, died early Sunday.

Can the FBI Stop the Trump Extremists?  —  The president's backers are openly calling for sedition, secession, even murder, while police struggle with sympathizers in their ranks  —  Last month a young Georgia man and his girlfriend were stopped by Washington, D.C. police as they sauntered across …

Republican electors in Pennsylvania, Georgia cast votes for Trump, hoping for court victories  —  Republicans are taking measures in case they succeed in court  —  Trump campaign continuing legal challenges after Supreme Court loss  —  While Democratic electors in Pennsylvania and Georgia cast …

Smartmatic Demands Justice for Defamation  —  Smartmatic announced today that it is issuing legal notices and retraction demand letters to Fox News, Newsmax and One America News Network for publishing false and defamatory statements.  The demand letters identify dozens of factually inaccurate statements …

Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie, say Americans  —  Every year without fail, the same debate is reignited on social media: is the 1988 action thriller Die Hard a Christmas movie?  —  While there are compelling arguments for both sides, a recent YouGov poll of 1,500 US adults finds that 44% say …

GOP Rep removed from committees after saying he can't guarantee safety in Lansing on Monday  —  (WXYZ) — Michigan Rep. Gary Eisen, a Republican from St. Clair has been removed from his committee assignments after saying he couldn't guarantee a safe day in Lansing Monday as Michigan's electors gather to vote for Joe Biden.

CNN and MSNBC Fret Over Post-Trump Future  —  Ratings have hit new highs, but executives and journalists at both networks are uneasy about the year ahead.  —  CNN and MSNBC thrived during the Trump years, reaching new heights in ratings and revenue while devoting countless prime-time hours …

How the Conservative Legal Movement Stopped Trump's Attempts to Overturn the Election  —  French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time.  His new book is Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.  He is a former major in the United States Army Reserve.

Goldman Sachs vets quietly added to Biden transition  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2020 Transition Playbook, your guide to one of the most consequential transfers of power in American history.  —  Two are Goldman Sach veterans.  Others have worked for consulting firms like McKinsey & Co …

What's Next for Trump Voters Who Believe the Election Was Stolen?  —  Some are certain the election was fraudulent.  Others aren't so sure.  What becomes of their skepticism has important implications for American democracy.  —  WASHINGTON — Richard Everit walked with a heavy heart …