Here's who Trump has granted pardons and commutations to during his presidency
By Caroline Kelly and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The end of President Donald Trump's time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President, and from members of his inner…
Fact checking Trump's month of shifting, consistently baseless claims for why he lost the election
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN In the month since the election, President Donald Trump has grasped for seemingly any theory to explain why he lost to Joe Biden, no matter how outlandish — dead people voted, poll watchers
Staying Apart, Together: A Christmas tree metaphor for pandemic life
Like so much else in 2020, our Christmas tree is a pandemic compromise. But I can wait for a better Christmas next year.
Biden weighs ambassador picks amid pressure to diversify
By Jeff Zeleny, Kylie Atwood and Jessica Dean, CNN President-elect Joe Biden's team is in the early stages of considering who to appoint as ambassadors around the world, with a handful of selections for high profile…
Joe Biden weighs picks to lead his big infrastructure push
By Dan Merica, Jessica Dean, Lauren Fox and John Harwood, CNN Joe Biden's plan to remake America's crumbling infrastructure as President is expected to increase the pressure on three key Cabinet picks to work…
Hawaii is offering free round trips to remote workers who want to live there temporarily
By Alaa Elassar, CNN What better way to survive a pandemic than to do it on a beach in Hawaii?
Biden's Cabinet conundrum deepens amid criticism over diversity
By Maeve Reston and MJ Lee, CNN Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will “look like the country.” But that task is proving to be a major challenge for the President-elect
Courts across the country hand Trump and his allies more losses as attempts to upend election results collapse
By Annie Grayer, Stephanie Becker, Bob Ortega and Omar Jimenez, CNN The Trump campaign and its allies were dealt additional blows in Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona on Friday as courts rejected their attempts to…
Pentagon blocked Biden's intelligence transition team from meeting with agencies
By Alex Marquardt, Ryan Browne and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Trump administration prevented President-elect Joe Biden's transition team from meeting with its counterparts at Pentagon intelligence agencies this week,…
Pentagon and Veterans Affairs preparing to get and administer Covid vaccine
By Ryan Browne, Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN The Department of Defense is set to receive the coronavirus vaccine directly from the companies that manufacture it once it is approved for use, and will…