Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response
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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Senate confirms Christopher Waller to serve on Fed’s board
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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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should President Trump concede?
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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Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe
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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WATCH: President-elect Biden delivers pre-Thanksgiving address
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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WATCH: President-elect introduces nominees and appointees
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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WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds briefing
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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WATCH: Remarks from Biden, Harris
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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More than 100 people gather at state capital to support Trump
A large group of people gathered in Jefferson City Saturday to show support for President Donald Trump.
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President Trump delivers update on Operation Warp Speed
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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Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway
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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MONDAY ELECTION UPDATES: After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election
Check back for updates on 2020 election news.
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SATURDAY ELECTION UPDATES: Biden win brings protest, tense moments and some celebration
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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Legal experts weigh in on lawsuit spiraling around presidential election
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As ballots continue to be counted in several key battleground states with razor-thin margins in the race for the White House, the president’s campaign has filed several lawsuits in regards to the election. In Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming poll watchers were not allowed to “meaningful” watch
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Voting event held for quarantined Boone County residents
The County Clerk’s Office held a drive-thru voting event for those in Boone who had tested positive for COVID-19 or had to quarantine due to the virus.
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Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett is headed to to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Barrett will be the third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. At 48, she is likely secure a conservative court majority for years to
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Sen. Josh Hawley writing book: ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech’
Sen. Josh Hawley is working on a book about one of the Missouri Republican’s ongoing targets.
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AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of
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6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
DETROIT (AP) Six people plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. That’s according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.” The
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Trump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis
Trump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis.
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