Appeals court upholds Harvard's affirmative action policy
A Boston-based US appeals court has rejected a challenge to Harvard's affirmative action policy brought by a group representing Asian Americans who claimed the school discriminated against them as it favored Black and Hispanic applicants.
Chicago mayor hails 'new day for science' in playful video swiping at Trump's coronavirus response
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hailed a "new day for science" in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden's announcement of a new coronavirus task force, recording a mocking video to take a swipe at President Donald Trump, who has downplayed the …
Why Donald Trump is the clear front-runner for the 2024 nomination
President Donald Trump has yet to formally concede the 2020 presidential race, but he's already planning to run again in four years' time.
Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski contracts coronavirus
Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign, has tested positive for the coronavirus, he confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
'Dejected' Trump continues to waffle over waging baseless election fight
How much longer President Donald Trump continues waging battle over an election he lost remained in question Thursday as more of his advisers voiced doubt his gambit to contest the results would succeed. One person who spoke to him called …
What Joe Biden's choice for chief of staff says about his plans for the presidency
RESOLVED: The single most important personnel decision a newly elected president makes is who will serve as their chief of staff.
Senior Republican senators say Biden should have access to classified briefings
A growing number of GOP senators told CNN on Thursday that Joe Biden should have access to classified briefings, the latest indication that Republicans acknowledge the President-elect is likely on his way to the White House despite President Donald Trump's …
Did 2020 prove that liberals can't win?
In the wake of the 2020 election -- and disappointing seat losses in the House -- congressional Democrats are in the midst of an intensifying battle between its moderate and liberal wings. Moderates like Rep. Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) are suggesting …
At least 74 migrants killed in shipwreck off Libya coast - UN
At least 74 migrants died in a shipwreck on Thursday off the coast of Khums, Libya, the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
As Trump wrestles with defeat, pardons loom for allies -- and himself
President Donald Trump is refusing to concede the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden, but once Trump moves to the acceptance stage of his defeat, the urgent business of presidential pardons is likely to surge to the top of his …
DOJ's Top Election Crimes Prosecutor Quits in Protest After Barr Tells Federal Attorneys to Probe Unsupported Allegations of Voting Irregularities
The Justice Department's top election crimes prosecutor resigned Monday in protest after Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors that they should examine allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify results in the coming weeks.
Oprah Winfrey special with Barack Obama coming to Apple TV+
Oprah Winfrey sat down with former President Barack Obama on Wednesday for an interview about his upcoming memoir, "A Promised Land."
'The Liberator' is an interesting animated experiment, but a flat World War II tale
"The Liberator" qualifies as an interesting experiment, and not much more -- using digital animation over actual footage (an evolution of the process once known as rotoscoping) to create a highly stylized look, but then telling a World War II …
Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says
Georgia's secretary of state announced Wednesday that the state will conduct an audit of the 2020 presidential race, recounting by hand the millions of ballots cast in the state, where President-elect Joe Biden is leading.
The 2020 races that *still* don't have a winner
The 2020 election is now in the country's rearview mirror. Well, mostly.
