A group of Black pastors, mostly from Georgia, penned an open letter to Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her campaign this weekend to respond to recent attacks from Loeffler against Democratic Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock’s faith and sermons. The coalition of pastors said in the letter that they see Loeffler’s attacks against Warnock “as
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(CNN) — California’s 55 electors put Joe Biden over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to become president shortly after 5 p.m. ET Monday, affirming Biden’s election as the 46th president of the United States. Electors for all 50 states and the District of Columbia gathered in their respective capitols on Monday to cast ballots. It’s a constitutionally
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(CNN) — The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The court’s move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that Trump has no chance
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Thursday he will introduce a bill to provide $1,200 checks to individuals for coronavirus relief.
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The coronavirus epidemic and restrictions on businesses have hit the U.S. economy hard, leading to tough times for many households.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general has brought the state into an effort by GOP officials across the nation to reverse President Donald Trump’s election loss. Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that Missouri has joined more than 15 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case filed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials have certified this year’s election results showing that President Donald Trump easily won the state’s 10 electoral votes over Democrat Joseph Biden. The State Board of Canvassers said Tuesday that Trump won 56% of the vote to Biden’s 41%, with the remainder going to lesser-known candidates. The board
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President-elect Joe Biden is putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly confirmed the nomination of Christopher Waller for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, placing another of President Donald Trump’s picks on the Fed’s influential board after a string of high-profile rejections. The vote Thursday in favor of Waller’s appointment was 48-47. Waller, research director for the St. Louis
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A federal appeals court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s challenge of Pennsylvania’s election results on Friday. The court denied a bid by the Trump legal team to take up a case challenging the vote after a lower court threw the case out. It’s the latest in a string of court defeats for
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WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump has pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, taking direct aim in the final days of his administration at a Russia investigation that he has long insisted was motivated by political bias. Trump announced the pardon on Wednesday, calling it his “Great Honor.” Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to deliver pre-Thanksgiving remarks from Delaware Wednesday afternoon. Watch the remarks in the player below.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris will hold a news conference Tuesday to introduce their nominees and appointees to major national security and foreign policy posts.
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The White House coronavirus task force is set to hold a briefing Thursday afternoon after recent updates of progress on vaccine development.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris made public statements Monday from Wilmington, Delaware. The statements follow news Monday morning that another coronavirus vaccine is showing more than 90% effectiveness. Watch playback of the news conference in the player below.
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A large group of people gathered in Jefferson City Saturday to show support for President Donald Trump.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) President Trump will soon deliver an update on Operation Warp Speed, the program that’s goal is to “produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.” Watch playback of the news conference in the media player below. Pfizer made an announcement Monday that an early peek at its vaccine
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ATLANTA (AP) Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law. The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results. Secretary
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Check back for updates on 2020 election news.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Watch election-related live streams in the player below. UPDATE 1 P.M.: With former Vice President Joe Biden securing enough electoral votes, there were celebrations in the immediate aftermath, The Associated Press reported. The fears of protests turning violent remain as President Donald Trump so far refuses to concede. In one battleground, Trump
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