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Georgia official: Election challenges ‘handing off a playbook to Democrats’ for Senate runoff

Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said Sunday that he worries that President Trump's election challenges are "handing off a playbook to the Democrats" for the Jan. 5 runoff elections for the U.S. Senate.

December 6, 2020

HHS chief refutes Biden’s criticism of administration’s vaccine rollout as ‘just nonsense’

White House officials on Sunday refuted former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's contention that there was "no detailed plan" for administering coronavirus vaccines.

December 6, 2020

Eatery owner leads rally at home of L.A. official who voted to close outdoor dining

Frustration over California restaurant closures boiled over Saturday as protesters gathered outside the home of a Los Angeles County supervisor who dined outdoors after voting to ban such activity.

December 6, 2020

Poll: Most Ga. voters want special session for ballot signature verification

Most Georgia voters want Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special session to require signature verification on absentee ballots, according to a new poll.

December 6, 2020

Black Lives Matter movement accused of morphing into financial ‘racket’ at expense of local chapters

Black Lives Matter is facing a rebellion within its own ranks as regional affiliates seek greater control over the movement and demand answers about where millions of dollars in donations have gone.

December 6, 2020

Washington gym owner fights Gov. Jay Inslee’s coronavirus shutdown order

A fitness-center owner has refused to comply with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's latest novel coronavirus shutdown order despite being threatened with criminal penalties, saying he would rather go to jail than close his doors.

December 4, 2020

Democrats take heat for ignoring own coronavirus rules

When Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, Texas, urged his constituents last month to stay home -- even as he and his family vacationed in Cabo San Lucas -- he showed all the symptoms of an ailment sweeping the Democratic Party: shutdown chutzpah.

December 3, 2020

Trump administration slates Arctic National Wildlife Refuge leasing sale for early January

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move forward with oil-and-gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, scheduling a leasing sale to be conducted two weeks before the presidential inauguration.

December 3, 2020

Project Veritas: CNN veep says pro-Trump Cuban-Americans ‘very attracted to bullies’

A CNN senior vice president chalked up President Trump's support in Miami to some Cuban-Americans being "very attracted to bullies," which she called "terrifying," according to audio recordings released late Wednesday by Project Veritas.

December 3, 2020

Black Lives Matter hit with grassroots revolt in power struggle over control, money

Black Lives Matter is facing a rebellion within its own ranks as regional affiliates seek greater control over the movement and demand answers about where millions of dollars in donations have gone.

December 2, 2020

CNN calls law enforcement over Project Veritas sting exposing ‘partisan political agenda’

CNN alerted law enforcement after Project Veritas revealed that it had listened in on the network's morning news call for two months, releasing clips of top executives taking aim at President Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Fox News.

December 2, 2020

Warnock ripped in NRA ad for mocking concealed-carry in church

The National Rifle Association failed to see the humor in the Rev. Raphael Warnock's joking about concealed-carry holders in church.

December 1, 2020

Liberal celebrities turn Georgia into Hollywood East in bid to flip Senate

Those whipping up support for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock include Mark Hamill, John Legend, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Kerry Washington, while Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato are promoting voter registration efforts through the pro-Democrat Vote Save America's Georgia Project.

November 30, 2020

Jon Ossoff, Georgia Democrat, comments on coronavirus lockdown

Georgia Republicans sounded the lockdown alarm Sunday after Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said he would consider supporting a temporary shutdown to combat the novel coronavirus if recommended by public-health experts.

November 29, 2020

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown urges residents to call cops on shutdown violators

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wants residents to call the police on their neighbors over violations of the state's latest coronavirus shutdown.

November 22, 2020

Tlaib on climate: ‘We’re going to make sure Biden administration sticks to our timeline’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden hasn't been sworn in, but already the House Democratic "squad" is bringing the heat on the Green New Deal.

November 20, 2020

Enormous lines greet grand opening of In-N-Out Burger’s first Colorado restaurants

Burger-loving Coloradans lined up Friday by the hundreds -- if not thousands -- to welcome the long-awaited arrival of In-N-Out Burger, which unveiled Friday its first two locations in the Centennial State.

November 20, 2020

How Biden’s electrical vehicle push may be a hidden boon for the coal industry

Before Democrats like presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden trade up to electric vehicles as part of a U.S. green-energy future, they might want to kick the tires on what that would mean for the environment.

November 20, 2020

Mask effectiveness study from Denmark counter to CDC recommendation

Debate is raging over the randomized study published Wednesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine that found that novel coronavirus infection rates were nearly the same between those who were told to wear masks and those who were not.

November 19, 2020

Bill Weir, CNN correspondent, accused of ‘outrageous sexism’ for Kelly Loeffler marriage comment

A CNN correspondent was accused Wednesday of "outrageous sexism" after he suggested that Sen. Kelly Loeffler's success was based on her marriage.

November 18, 2020