Politics
Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president
President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday. In two months, he'll take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice.
Nation
NY's Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed tens of thousands of New Yorkers this spring.
Nation
Georgia officials certify election results showing Biden win
Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump, bringing the state one step closer to wrapping up an election fraught with unfounded accusations of fraud by Trump and his supporters.
Politics
Justice Dept. plans 3 more executions in lame-duck period
The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration.
Politics
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Politics
Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on US vote are from Trump
Russia didn't have to lift a finger.
Nation
California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing COVID cases
California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
Nation
Biden wants Congress to pass virus aid in lame-duck session
President-elect Joe Biden is pushing Congress to approve billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 assistance before he takes office, saying in a meeting Friday with the top Democrats in the House and Senate that such a package should be approved during the lame-duck session.
Nation
Land conservation plan stirs fight over Trump restrictions
Proposed land conservation purchases in dozens of states would preserve more natural areas within tourist destinations, U.S. officials announced Friday, as lawmakers from both parties pushed back on Trump administration restrictions on how the money can be spent.
Nation
Idaho Supreme Court: State must reveal execution drug source
Idaho prison officials must turn over information about where they got lethal injection drugs used in recent executions, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, the latest turn in a long-running challenge over transparency in executions that's playing out nationwide.
Business
Mnuchin denies trying to limit Biden's economic options
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied on Friday that he is attempting to limit President-elect Joe Biden's options for reviving the pandemic-damaged economy by ending several emergency loan programs being run by the Federal Reserve.
Nation
WVa court says lawsuit over governor's residency can proceed
The West Virginia Supreme Court on Friday swatted down arguments from Gov. Jim Justice that the courts cannot force the governor to live in the state capital, allowing a lawsuit over his residency to proceed.
Nation
Pollard done with parole in US, free to relocate to Israel
Jonathan Pollard, the former Navy intelligence analyst who served 30 years in prison for selling secrets to Israel, has completed his parole, the Justice Department said Friday.
Nation
Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week
President-elect Joe Biden is moving quickly to fill out his administration and could name top leaders for his Cabinet as early as next week.
Local
Complaints against Wisconsin officer who killed 3 dismissed
A suburban Milwaukee police and fire commission has voted to dismiss the complaints filed against a police officer by the families of three men he shot while on duty over a five-year period.
Nation
Harvard petition demands scrutiny of ex-Trump officials
A petition circulating at Harvard University demands new accountability standards for former Trump administration officials who seek to work or speak on campus, an idea that has drawn outrage from prominent conservatives.
Nation
3 former Missouri city officials charged in fraud scheme
Three former city officials in a small southeast Missouri town are facing felony charges after a state audit found more than $115,000 in fraudulent payments and purchases in a case that drew attention after records sought for the audit were destroyed in two suspicious fires.
Nation
Pence pitches Georgia senators as last line of GOP defense
Vice President Mike Pence campaigned with Georgia's two Republican senators Friday, trying to hold off their Democratic challengers in Jan. 5 runoffs that will determine who controls the Senate at the outset of President-elect Joe Biden's administration.
Nation
Lieutenant gov's flags fly in the face of some PA lawmakers
Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, Democrat John Fetterman, may have gotten under somebody's skin.
Nation
California officials announce takedown of Aryan Brotherhood
California authorities said Friday they have dismantled the senior leadership of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood as part of a statewide takedown of the notorious prison gang and its associates in the Fresnecks street gang in Fresno County.
Most Read
Latest Videos
-
Pompeo: Trump has 'unilateral right' to choose inspector general
- Giuliani argues to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
- Biden meets top Democrats as challenges loom
- Biden makes unity appeal in Thanksgiving-eve address
- Bishop calls Supreme Court ruling a good decision
- Kurt Bills concession speech
- Minnesota immigrants facing deportation hope for reversal
Minnesota Politics
Latest politics news from the Twin Cities, Minnesota and Washington, D.C., including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota Legislature, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter.
