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Trump science adviser Scott Atlas leaving White House job
Atlas joined the White House this summer, where he clashed with top government scientists as he resisted stronger efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Atlas joined the White House this summer, where he clashed with top government scientists as he resisted stronger efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
It is incredibly hard to separate sincere belief from wishful thinking from what political scientists call partisan cheerleading. But on this topic especially, the distinctions matter a lot. Read more
The selections build on a pledge Biden made to business groups two weeks ago, when he said labor unions would have “increased power” in his administration. Read more
Arizona officials certified the state’s election results today, formalizing Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow victory over Donald Trump even as the Republican president’s attorneys continued to make baseless claims of fraud about the state’s vote count. Read more
Georgia’s top elections official announced investigations today into potential violations of election law even as he defended the integrity of the state’s election against what he’s said are baseless attacks. Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will begin receiving the nation’s most sensitive secrets as they prepare to assume office on Jan 20. Read more
President-elect Joe Biden has announced his senior economic team, including plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department. Read more
President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation. Read more
Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded. Read more
President Donald Trump said the FBI and Justice Department might be “involved” in what he again groundlessly called a fraudulent presidential election. Read more
President-elect Joe Biden is making sweeping promises to LGBTQ activists, proposing to carry out virtually every major proposal on their wish lists. Read more
Democratic officials are awakening to the reality that voters may have delivered a one-time verdict on Trump that does not equal ongoing support for center-left policies. Read more
The ruling by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals was a complete repudiation of Trump’s legal effort and was written by a judge whom the president appointed to the bench. Read more
Though Democrats’ rural woes aren’t new, they now heap pressure on Biden to begin reversing the trend. Read more
The fact that a sitting American president even had to address whether or not he would leave office after losing reelection underscores the extent to which Trump has smashed one convention after another. Read more
The sheer number of people in the president’s circle to have gotten in trouble with the law has also made the question of pardons especially fraught. Read more
Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency by the president. Read more
The certification of Hawaii’s election results is being delayed by three complaints: one from a woman who said she was running for president of the United States, another from a candidate for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and from a slate of candidates under the banner Klean House Hawaii that included a long-shot candidate for Honolulu mayor. Read more
In an interview with The New York Times, she outlined how she believes President-elect Joe Biden won and how liberal groups in other Southern states can replicate Georgia’s path. Read more
