House conservatives strategize with Trump and Pence in push to challenge Biden's win  —  ‘Appalling’: Bolton reacts to Flynn's pitch for martial law  —  (CNN)Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence …

Trump assembles a ragtag crew of conspiracy-minded allies in flailing bid to reverse election loss  —  With his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud rejected by dozens of judges and GOP leaders, President Trump has turned to a ragtag group of conspiracy theorists, media-hungry lawyers …

The Full(est Possible) Story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Press Conference  —  On the afternoon of November 13, Mike Siravo was standing outside his family's landscaping business in Northeast Philadelphia, dressed in khakis and a company polo shirt, watching as strangers pulled up in nice cars …

Biden poised to nominate Connecticut education chief Miguel Cardona as education secretary  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, a decision …

Christie Smythe, 24 Hours Later  —  Stephanie Clifford follows up with the subject of the wildly viral  —  story, The Journalist and the Pharma Bro.  —  On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE's  —  story  —  about Smythe's romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live.

Feds have discussed making a legal request for Giuliani's electronic communications, say two sources  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have discussed making a legal request for Rudy Giuliani's electronic communications, two sources familiar with the probe tell NBC News …

Pepper spray and pepper balls used by protesters and police at Oregon Capitol  —  Claire Withycombe Virginia BarredaSalem Statesman Journal  —  Monday's special session at the Oregon Capitol was slightly disrupted as protestors - who appeared to oppose policies closing certain businesses …

A Delaware County man charged with registering dead relatives to vote in presidential election  —  In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Elizabeth Bartman and Elizabeth Weihman registered to vote as Republicans in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County officials said Monday.

Treasury Department's Senior Leaders Were Targeted by Hacking  —  The disclosure was the first acknowledgment of a specific intrusion in the vast cyberattack.  At the White House, national security leaders met to assess how to deal with the situation.  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers …

Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of USPS package delays  —  Unprecedented package volume has paralyzed the agency, leading managers to divert vast shipments of mail across the country  —  Competing crises are slamming the U.S. Postal Service just days before Christmas …

West Point catches more than 70 cadets cheating, worst academic scandal in 50 years  —  WASHINGTON - More than 70 cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have been accused of cheating on a math exam, the worst academic scandal since the 1970s at the Army's premier training ground for officers, USA TODAY has learned.

Senate Candidates Duel in Georgia as G.O.P. Voters' Anger Persists  —  As the state's Republican senators rallied with Ivanka Trump, and their Democratic challengers welcomed Kamala Harris, conservative voters were focused on the president's election loss.  —  MILTON, Ga. …

Trump administration weighing legal immunity for Saudi crown prince accused in assassination plot  —  The U.S. government is weighing a request to declare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from a federal lawsuit accusing him of targeting for assassination a former top intelligence officer …

Will McConnell and Biden friendship mean a calmer, more functional Washington?  —  “Well, first of all, I am going to treat him a hell of a lot better than Chuck Schumer ever treated Donald Trump.”  —  My chat with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came last week …

Young conservatives mingled maskless at Mar-a-Lago and partied with a money cannon  —  Conservative student group Turning Point USA held two large events in Florida this weekend, including one at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private club, violating local coronavirus restrictions …

Trump Sets ‘Beautiful’ as the New Standard for Federal Buildings  — Executive action makes classical style default in Washington  — Order stops short of fully banning modernist architecture  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday making classical architecture …

The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Would Make Illegal Streaming a Felony  —  Congress looks to provide relief to U.S. citizens and small businesses, but the omnibus bill includes some legislative priorities for the entertainment industry as well.  —  Providing relief via direct assistance and loans …

Why Americans are numb to the staggering coronavirus death toll  —  Death is everywhere and yet nowhere in America during the worst stretch of the pandemic  —  When Todd Klindt buried his dad, he was stunned.  Some of the mourners arrived not wearing masks — for the funeral of a man killed by the coronavirus.

Where Immigrant Neighborhoods Swung Right in the Election  —  Across the United States, many areas with large populations of Latinos and residents of Asian descent, including ones with the highest numbers of immigrants, had something in common this election: a surge in turnout and a shift to the right, often a sizable one.

Televangelist Pat Robertson says it's time for Trump to accept Biden's win and ‘move on’  —  Televangelist Pat Robertson, one of President Trump's staunchest backers, on Monday described Trump as “very erratic,” called on him to accept that President-elect Joe Biden won and said the Republican should not consider running again in 2024.

Living With Karens A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors.  Six months later, they still share a property line.  —  When it came time to relocate from near D.C. to the New York tristate area, Fareed Hayat thought, I'm certainly going to Brooklyn.  It was the summer of 2017.

“If it Hadn't Been for the Prompt Work of the Medics”: FSB Officer Inadvertently Confesses Murder Plot to Navalny  — Bellingcat and its partners reported that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) was implicated in the near-fatal nerve-agent poisoning of Alexey Navalny on 20 August 2020.

House approves huge spending package, rushing to send economic relief to pandemic-stricken country  —  5,593-page bill includes new stimulus checks, tax cuts and range of other initiatives  —  The House of Representatives on Monday passed a mammoth 5,593-page tax and spending package …

The Mutant U.K. Virus Strain Is Probably Here Already  —  The variant may or may not make the virus more contagious, and there's no evidence that it will neuter vaccines.  But travel bans are too little, too late, experts said.  —  If you thought the holiday-fueled coronavirus surge …

‘Only 1 in Stock!’  The Mystery of a Stolen Stradivarius Takes a Twist  —  The ‘Lamoureux-Zimbalist’ violin, worth millions, went missing in 1962, leading the FBI on a chase that went from New Jersey to Japan to a dark-web user in Norway  —  When violinist David Sarser got a last-minute call on Aug. 16 …