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Michigan House Republicans have taken committee assignments away from state Democratic Rep. Cynthia Johnson after she posted what they called a threatening Facebook video. The move came days after she received lynching threats.

Michigan GOP Sidelines Democrat For Her 'Unacceptable' Response To Lynching Threats

8:25pm December 09, 2020

by Rick Pluta

Days after Rep. Cynthia Johnson was harassed for her criticism of Rudy Giuliani, Michigan Republicans removed her from committee posts for sharing what they called a threatening video on Facebook.

Hunter Biden makes an address virtually to the Democratic National Convention in August.

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Hunter Biden Says He Is Under Federal Investigation For Tax Matter

6:52pm December 09, 2020

by Alana Wise

Joe Biden's son Hunter said he learned that "the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel ... that they are investigating my tax affairs."

Tom Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration and has been a trusted adviser to President-elect Joe Biden.

Biden Plans To Bring Vilsack Back To USDA Despite Criticism From Reformers

1:29pm December 09, 2020

by Dan Charles

Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration and has been a trusted adviser to President-elect Joe Biden. But critics say his time has passed.

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Supporters arrive for a President Trump rally in Valdosta, Ga., last weekend. Fewer than half of Trump backers said they would get the COVID-19 vaccine in a new poll.

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Poll: Just A Quarter Of Republicans Accept Election Outcome

12:29pm December 09, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

While 61% of Americans overall say they trust the results of the 2020 presidential election, Republicans appear to be taking their cue from President Trump in not accepting the result.

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned back an effort to reject Pennsylvania's election results.

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Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid To Reverse Pennsylvania Election Results

7:12pm December 08, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

The lawsuit argued a 2019 state law authorizing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional and that all ballots cast by mail in the general election in Pennsylvania should be thrown out.

President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani speaks during an appearance last week before the Michigan House Oversight Committee in Lansing. Days later, it was revealed he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

After Giuliani Hearing Last Week, Michigan House Is Accused Of COVID-19 Violations

6:49pm December 08, 2020

by Abigail Censky

Following an employee complaint, Michigan's House of Representatives is being investigated over alleged coronavirus safety breaches, but state senators will continue to meet.

Former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs says he was defamed by the Trump campaign and attorney Joseph diGenova.

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Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation

4:04pm December 08, 2020

by Brian Naylor

Christopher Krebs argues critics' public statements amounted to calling him a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates delivers an address at Harvard Law School in May 2017.

Politics & Government

Next Attorney General Must Lead 'Salvage Operation' At Justice, Insiders Say

3:45pm December 08, 2020

Several well-known legal and national security insiders are in the mix as President-elect Joe Biden and his advisers assess how to implement what they call reforms at the Justice Department.

Detroit election workers count absentee ballots for the 2020 general election at TCF Center on Nov. 4. Election offices around the U.S. say they couldn't have carried out this year's challenging election without help from a nonprofit tied to Facebook CEO

How Private Money From Facebook's CEO Saved The 2020 Election

3:41pm December 08, 2020

After Congress failed to aid local election offices, a nonprofit backed by Mark Zuckerberg gave $350 million in crucial funds that helped the presidential election run surprisingly smoothly.

A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the Electoral College map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center after the 2020 presidential election is called on Nov. 7.

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Biden's Victory Cemented As States Reach Key Electoral College Deadline

1:49pm December 08, 2020

by Miles Parks

Dec. 8 is known as the "safe harbor" deadline for states to certify their results. Past the deadline, Congress has significantly less latitude to intervene in the election results.

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