Bernie Sanders to delay defense veto override in bid for $2,000 checks  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders will filibuster an override of President Donald Trump's defense bill veto unless the Senate holds a vote on providing $2,000 direct payments to Americans.  —  “McConnell and the Senate want to expedite …

Rep. Gohmert Issues Statement on Pence Lawsuit  —  Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed against the Vice President:  —  “The 2020 presidential election was one we'd expect to see in a banana republic, not the United States of America.

Judge blocks voter purge in 2 Georgia counties  —  A federal judge in Georgia on Monday ordered two counties to reverse a decision removing more than 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.

On The Trail: The political losers of 2020  —  In an election in which more voters cast ballots than ever before in American history, just about everyone had reason to celebrate.  Democrats won the White House.  Republicans made surprising gains in the House and held Senate seats even they had expected to lose.

Donald Trump, Michelle Obama Most Admired in 2020  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020.  Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this year.

Alec Baldwin's wife hit with allegations that she has lied for years about her Spanish heritage  —  Let's be very clear that Europe has a lot of white people in there and my family is white.'  —  Hilaria Baldwin, the wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has been hit with a barrage of accusations claiming …

How China won 2020  —  China will end this year as the only major country in the world to see its economy grow rather than shrink.  —  Why it matters: China is operating from a position of great strength, with an economy expected to grow by 8.4% in 2021.  If President-elect Joe Biden views China as a …

Biden warns of Trump officials' ‘roadblocks’ to transition  —  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans' security.

Warnock, Ossoff appeal to young voters at hip-hop focused DeKalb rally  —  Do the names J.I.D., Tokyo Jetz, Shelley FKA DRAM and BRS Kash ring a bell?  If not, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock's latest campaign event wasn't for you.These hip hop artists performed at Monday's drive-in rally …

$2,000 vs. $600 stimulus payments isn't the real issue  —  There are plenty of reasons to be unhappy with the covid-19 stimulus compromise President Trump signed on Sunday.  —  Its shortcomings, however, are not the specific provisions that populists on both the left and right are complaining about.

Ivanka Trump said weighing run for US Senate or Florida governor  —  After president's daughter and husband Jared Kushner buy $31 million mansion in Miami, speculation swirls about her political ambitions  — 2,698 shares  —  The recent purchase of a Florida mansion by Ivanka Trump …

The Newest Trump-Boosted Viral MAGA Star Has Ties to The Epoch Times  —  The president has pushed out a video from Seth Holehouse.  Not mentioned is Holehouse's ties to group that thinks Trump will bring on judgment day.  —  Little-known jewelry auctioneer Seth Holehouse burst into MAGA stardom last week …

Is it any wonder liberal states are shrinking?  —  For an entire human lifetime, the state of Illinois has been a laggard in population growth.  It has lost eight congressional districts since the 1950s.  But new census estimates released last week show that this decade, something very special has happened.

Biden to call out Trump administration for falling short on vaccine distribution  —  President-elect Biden, who has vowed to be clear-eyed and straight about the pandemic, plans a renewed warning in remarks on COVID-19 in Wilmington today, a transition official tells Axios.

2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died  —  The government promised to help — and it did.  —  Maybe it was the visuals that did it.  It's hard to know what aspects of reality make it into Donald Trump's ever-shrinking bubble — and I'm happy to say that after Jan. 20 we won't have to care …

Laptop repair store owner who discovered Hunter Biden's emails sues Twitter for defamation  —  Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as $1. … The computer repair shop owner who was paid to repair Hunter Biden's laptop and was the source …

Is Texas' Dan Patrick prepared to part with his $1 million reward? … After Donald Trump lost his re-election bid, Republicans settled on a predictable strategy: tell the public there was widespread “voter fraud.”  All they'd need is some proof.  —  And while that may have seemed …

The CARES superdole was a huge success  —  Progressives should learn to be happy when good things happen!  —  2 hr ago  —  With the relief bill squared away, the time is right to consider a question the Roosevelt Institute's Mike Konczal asked the day after Christmas …

How Joe Biden risks the biggest giveaway ever to China in space  —  People on the NASA transition team of Joe Biden are urging the United States to start what could be the biggest transfer of technology to China.  The giveaway could result in the Chinese military dominating space and, with it, world affairs.

How a Crisis in Masculinity Paved the Way for Fascism  —  Heidi Siegmund Cuda speaks to the historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat about the new global rise in authoritarianism and why the recent defeat of Donald Trump in the US Presidential Election was so significant  —  Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat's latest book …