The short week in 9 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN Courts continued to throw out Trump campaign challenges to the election and at last the transition formally began. Biden is now the first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes,…
Army Corps denies permit for controversial mine that threatened salmon habitat in Alaska
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent After a battle that spanned nearly 20 years and cost a Canadian mining company close to a billion dollars, the US Army Corps of Engineers has decided to deny a
White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to 'gather' even as Covid-19 surges
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Donald Trump's annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to “gather” for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned against it.
CIA officer killed in combat in Somalia
By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent A CIA officer was killed in Somalia last weekend, according to a former senior administration official with knowledge of the matter. The officer was wounded in an…
Fox News staffers thought Newsmax was a joke. But they're not laughing anymore
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Fox News is taking action to stave off newfound competition from Newsmax TV.
DOJ appeals ruling that said it can't take the place of Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit
By Kara Scannell The Justice Department is appealing a court ruling that denied its move to substitute itself for President Donald Trump as the defendant in the defamation lawsuit brought by E Jean Carroll, the former…
Trump announces 'a Full Pardon' for Michael Flynn in tweet
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has “granted a Full Pardon” to his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, wrapping up the retired general's long legal drama over…
Democratic fight emerges ahead of appointment to fill Kamala Harris' Senate seat
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN A cross-country lobbying campaign for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat has pitted factions divided by race, gender and geography against one another and heightened…
Coronavirus task force calls on states to 'further accelerate mitigation'
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House coronavirus task force is recommending a significant increase in testing as well as additional, accelerated mitigation measures in its weekly reports to states.
Kristen Stewart on her rom-com 'Happiest Season' and living an emotionally prosperous life
Kristen Stewart chats with USA TODAY’s Patrick Ryan about “Happiest Season,” the first same-sex Christmas film produced by a major studio.