Biden transition hoping for victory but bracing for defeat in Georgia  —  Joe Biden is eyeing a more ambitious agenda for the first 100 days of his presidency — if, that is, Democrats can win twin upsets in a pair of Georgia Senate runoffs on Tuesday.  —  But Biden's advisers are privately skeptical …

Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin on the Remarkable Life of Tommy Raskin  —  TAKOMA PARK, M.D. — Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin today released the following statement about their son Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin:  —  “On January 30, 1995 …

Pence's Choice: Side With the Constitution or His Boss  —  The vice president will preside on Wednesday when Congress convenes to ratify Joe Biden's victory.  President Trump still seems to hold out hope that his loyal No. 2 could change the outcome.  —  WASHINGTON — Speaking to supporters …

Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist convinced the world was “crashing down” told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people's DNA, according to court documents released Monday.

With Objection to Biden's Win, Josh Hawley Puts His Party in a Bind  —  The Republican senator from Missouri said he wanted to draw attention to problems with election laws.  But critics insist his bid has more to do with serving his own political ambitions.

Sedition fatigue: For Trump and many Republicans, betrayal is now politics as usual  —  A treacherous president is behaving precisely as his party trained him to behave: Be Trump.  You are above the law.  We like your Gambino family values.  —  It was one thing when the steady drumbeat …

Kamala Harris accused of plagiarizing MLK anecdote in October interview with Elle magazine  —  Critics say story told by VP-elect resembles 1965 reminiscence by King  —  Harris is being an ‘understudy’ for Biden, stepping away from spotlight: Deroy Murdock

GOP congressman suggests he regrets his vote for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Describing President Trump's  —  phone call with Georgia's top election official as “frightening,” an Illinois Republican congressman suggested that he now regrets his vote for the president and might even be open …

MAGA activists plot revenge on Republican ‘traitors’  —  MAGA figureheads and pro-Trump activists are vowing to excommunicate Republicans who vigorously oppose the doomed effort to keep President Donald Trump in power.  —  The threats have played out in recent days with Georgia Secretary …

‘Borat 2’ Director Reveals What Really Happened With Rudy Giuliani: ‘My Jaw Hit the Floor’  —  THE LAST LAUGH  —  The director of ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ tells ‘The Last Laugh’ podcast how Maria Bakalova infiltrated OAN to get to Rudy Giuliani—and what really went down in that hotel room.

Trump Lawyer on Call Is a Conservative Firebrand Aiding His Push to Overturn Election  —  Cleta Mitchell had been quietly helping President Trump's attempt to subvert the election results when the recording of him pressuring Georgia elections officials was revealed.

GOP Likely Needs a Big Georgia Turnout Today  —  Closing thoughts on crucial Senate runoffs; join us for star-studded online forum Wednesday evening  —  Dear Readers: With a new president about to take office and a sharply divided Congress, what should we expect of the high-stakes political road ahead?

NYSE pulls plan to delist Chinese telecom giants  —  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced late Monday that it would not be moving forward with plans to delist three Chinese telecom companies with alleged ties to the nation's military.  —  The NYSE said in a brief statement …

Proud Boys leader arrested in the burning of Black Lives Matter banner, D.C. police say  —  The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested by D.C. police late Monday afternoon on a warrant charging him with burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church during …

Maduro to Retake Venezuela National Assembly, Cementing Control  — Regime allies regain control after December election  — Juan Guaido plans to install competing legislative body  —  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will install a new National Assembly filled with regime loyalists on Tuesday …

Dominion plans to sue Sidney Powell, doesn't rule out Trump  —  Dominion Voting Systems plans to sue attorney Sidney Powell “imminently” for defamation, and is continuing to explore similar suits against President Trump and others, company founder and CEO John Poulos told the Axios Re:Cap podcast on Monday.

Kelly Loeffler's new Facebook ad darkens skin of Raphael Warnock, her Black opponent  —  The campaign spent 10 times as much boosting the ad as it did on another ad the same day that used untouched clips  —  Kelly Loeffler, in front of two screenshots of Raphael Warnock from her negative campaigns …

They really are ‘defunding’ the police, and it's not going well  —  Democratic politicians at every level, from President-elect Joe Biden down to local city councilmen, reacted to recent incidents of police misconduct by hastily encouraging or even joining in calls to “defund the police.”

Haven, the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture to disrupt health care, is disbanding after 3 years  — Haven began informing employees Monday that it will shut down by the end of next month, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.  — Many of the Boston-based firm's 57 workers …