2020 United States elections
Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020
Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."
US officials say attacks halted, Qatar talks to be held this week
Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says
US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce
AIPAC defends decision to endorse 35 Republicans who didn't certify the elections
“For decades, we have built the pro-Israel movement...on the premise that everyone can and should be a friend of Israel," AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr wrote in an open letter.
AIPAC defend recent round of endorsements: 'Imperative to build the broadest possible coalition'
The progressive group J Street sharply criticized the PAC for its endorsement, noting that some 35 of the Republicans AIPAC’s list voted not to certify the 2020 presidential elections.
Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election
Former US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to think Pence could have overturned the result of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump campaign official set meeting where election worker was pressured
A $16-an-hour election worker faced pressure to implicate herself in a baseless conspiracy theory stoked by former president Donald Trump himself.
US charges Iranians for alleged cyber plot to meddle in 2020 presidential election
They are also accused of sending threatening emails to intimidate voters and sending a video that contained disinformation about purported election infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Majority of Americans support prosecution of Capitol rioters - poll
Americans view prosecution of the Capitol rioters as "very important," and a similar share sees political extremism as a "major problem" for the country, according to Pew Research Center.
Georgia opens investigation into Trump’s effort to overturn election
The call's transcript quotes Trump telling Georgia's Republican Secretary of State: "All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes," which is the number Trump needed to win the state.
Trump pardon will 'cost 2 million' Giuliani associate told ex-CIA officer
Kiriakou, who was jailed for an identity leak of an operative involved in torture, said his pursuit of a Trump pardon came up in a meeting with Giuliani last year.
New Mexico official vowed to attend Biden inauguration armed
Cuoy Griffin, a New Mexico county commissioner, planned to attend the inauguration with firearms.
Americans and Israelis, living by division, need hope
The problem for both America and Israel today is that we are descending into the same kinds of “routine partisanship and factionalism” that destroyed the consensus politics of the Roman Republic.
