McConnell acknowledges President-elect Biden after a Long Delay
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has become the highest-ranking Republican to congratulate Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, 38 days after Biden was projected...
Small Social Gatherings Aren’t Driving the Virus Surge (So Far)
As states struggle to contain the resurgent coronavirus, many officials are laying the blame on an unexpected source: people gathering with family and friends.
Household...
G.M. Drops Its Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks and Aligns With Biden
WASHINGTON — General Motors abandoned President Trump’s battle to nullify California’s fuel economy rules meant to curb global warming, the strongest sign yet that...
Biden’s Covid advisers say that by blocking the transition, Trump may hold up vaccine distribution.
Top health advisers to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. warned on Tuesday that planning for the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine and other attempts...
Trump Fires Official Who Disputed Baseless Claims of Election Fraud
Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, had called the election “the most secure in American history.” Republican members of...
Israel normalisation ‘violation of just and lasting’ peace
Mahmoud Abbas calls for international conference early next year to ‘launch a genuine peace process’.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has criticised the recent decision...
