Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud  —  In a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president weighed appointing Sidney Powell, who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines, to probe voter fraud.  —  President Trump on Friday …

The inside story of how Trump's denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic's dark winter  —  National reporter focusing on health policy  —  Reporter covering the White House White House Bureau Chief  —  As the number of coronavirus cases ticked upward in mid-November …

Pompeo says Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind cyberattack on US  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread intrusion …

Defense Officials Push Proposal to Separate NSA, Cyber Command  —  Proposal to split control of the two agencies before end of Trump administration faces resistance from lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON—Some senior Defense Department officials are pressing to formally separate the leadership …

Lawmakers hit major roadblock over GOP plan to limit Federal Reserve, imperiling weekend deal for emergency relief package  —  Both Democrats and Republicans say an issue over the Federal Reserve's authority remains a significant hurdle.  —  Senior congressional lawmakers attempting to complete …

Jim Carrey will no longer play Joe Biden on ‘SNL’  —  New York (CNN Business)Jim Carrey's short stint as Joe Biden has come to an end.  —  Carrey will no longer play the president-elect on “Saturday Night Live,” the comedian announced on Twitter Saturday.  —  “Though my term was only meant …

Tucker Carlson's vaccine rant should be called out by every reputable news organization  —  Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst.  He was the White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration.  He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.”

Lou Dobbs debunks his own claims of election fraud — after a legal demand from Smartmatic  —  A fact-check segment that aired on his Fox Business show Friday will be rebroadcast on two other Fox programs this weekend  —  Something surprising happened Friday night on Lou Dobbs's top-rated show on the Fox Business Network.

U.K. Imposes Harsher Lockdown on London, Citing New Version of Virus  —  Scientists in Britain say the new variant is spreading faster than previous ones, but does not appear to make people sicker.  —  LONDON — Alarmed by a what he called a faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus …

Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on  —  Vice President Pence has begun looking for a new home in the Washington suburbs, and he's planning a valedictory foreign trip to begin the day Congress counts the electoral college votes.

Stephanie Izard Apologizes For a Poorly Received Representation of a Korean Dish  —  A photo posted Thursday using Izard's social media handle showed a “bibimbap” without any cultural context, igniting a conversation on cultural appropriation  —  A fellow Chicago chef is once again accusing …

Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications  —  Brian Bakst and Kirsti MarohnSt.  —  Jerry Relph, a first-term state senator from St. Cloud, died Friday of complications of COVID-19, his family and the Senate majority leader confirmed.  —  “Jerry dedicated his life to service …

Scoop: Lance Bottoms rejected Biden's SBA offer  —  Joe Biden implored Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to accept a job heading the Small Business Administration earlier this week, a lesser position she rejected after he characterized it as “only the first step” for her during his presidency …

They risk their lives cleaning hospitals.  Now, they are getting vaccinated.  ‘I want people to know that we exist’  —  Maria Saravia changes in and out of protective gear 24 times a day — once for each patient room she enters on the COVID-19 floor at Keck Hospital of USC.

Breaking: The Dalton School Is in a Full Meltdown  —  The Dalton School, one of the most prestigious private schools in Manhattan, is in the throes of a full-on racial meltdown.  The precursor of this, as first reported by Bloomberg News, was the school refusing to reopen even while most other public …

Georgia Senators Loeffler and Perdue Are Campaigning Against Democracy  —  First, they embraced Trump's scheme to nullify almost 5 million Georgia votes.  Now, they're trying to suppress absentee voting in their own runoffs.  —  In a historic show of civic engagement and support …