WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week. Pence, as president of the Senate, will […]

By Jeff Mason and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his successor, President-elect Joe Biden, struck an upbeat tone in looking ahead to 2021. After weeks of vowing to win his fight to remain in office, Republican Trump said in a […]

OPINION Jacinda Ardern Let me be perfectly clear about my New Year’s resolutions. Now is the time to make pledges and set goals that my Government will aspire to meet on behalf of all New Zealanders and by all New Zealanders I mean every single one of us needs to together as a team of five million if we are […]

Now that the election dust has settled just weeks until President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the Republican Party is beginning to take stock of its future beyond President Donald Trump. For many young Republicans, Trump’s loss signals an opening for new directions within the party. Several said in interviews that they want the party to become more tolerant and inclusive while […]

Deadly protests and attacks in Ethiopia in which over 100 people died after the assassination of prominent musician Hachalu Hundessa constitute crimes against humanity and require further investigation, according to an independent human rights body. Hachalu was a popular voice during protests by the Oromo, Ethiopia’s biggest ethnic group, for reforms in the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front that […]

The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Thursday to reject a lawsuit seeking to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the election, pitting the department against President Trump’s allies in Congress who have refused to accept President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. The department, acting on behalf of Mr. Pence, said that Republican lawmakers, led […]

WASHINGTON — Congress is ending a chaotic session, a two-year political firestorm that started with the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, was riven by impeachment and a pandemic, and now closes with a rare rebuff by Republicans of President Donald Trump. In the few days remaining, GOP senators are ignoring Trump’s demand to increase COVID-19 aid checks to […]