Politics

Amid Wisconsin recount, Trump campaign tried to have thousands of ballots tossed

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin's two most heavily Democratic counties has begun with President Donald Trump's campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots.

In Georgia, can Biden's winning coalition deliver the Senate to Democrats?

By Daniel Bush, Candice Norwood

What would have been a long shot political upset only a few years ago but is now being viewed as a real possibility after massive turnout from suburban voters in the general election helped President-elect Joe Biden flip the state…

WATCH LIVE: Georgia Gov. Kemp holds briefing on election results

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Pelosi says she hopes McConnell's 'pause' on virus aid ends

By Associated Press

Pelosi noted that Congress has yet to pass any further coronavirus relief aid and placed blame for the inaction on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

'Our time is now.' With Biden, women in national security see chance to fix imbalance

By Ali Rogin

Joe Biden has pledged to change the landscape of the overwhelmingly white male-dominated world of national security. When Biden takes the oath of office on January 20, 2021, he will become the first president to have pledged to pursue gender…

McConnell proposes shifting unspent small business funds to COVID-19 aid

By Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that Congress funnel $455 billion of unspent small business lending funds toward a new COVID-19 aid package.

Brazil has surge of virus cases, downplayed by politicians

By David Biller, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Infections are increasing from Brazil's biggest cities to the Amazon and there's been rampant speculation the nation could be on track to follow the path of U.S. and Europe, where new cases are spiraling.

U.N. prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

By Jamey Keaten, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing to take in up to 200,000 in the next six months if necessary.

Vice President Pence campaigns in Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs

By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Associated Press

While Pence has joined Trump in not yet conceding to Biden, the vice president has avoided repeating Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.

Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.