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Kamala Harris resigns from Senate seat ahead of inauguration
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submitted her resignation from her seat in the U.S. Senate on Monday, two days before she will be sworn into her…
Black and white school segregation has returned to 1968 levels
School segregation between Black and white students has returned to 1968 levels, even as the nation grows more diverse. Why it matters: Black and white…
New England coach Bill Belichick turns down Trump’s presidential medal offer
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said Monday he will not accept the presidential medal of freedom that President Trump was set to award…
The far right’s circus of memes
So much of Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol looked readymade for memes because, for many of today’s far-right digital natives, that is the point. What…
Judge allows contested Arctic oil lease sale to go ahead
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid to thwart the Interior Department’s plan to sell oil drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge….
New York Stock Exchange again says it will delist 3 Chinese telecoms, reversing course
The New York Stock Exchange again reversed course Wednesday and announced it would delist three major Chinese telecom companies — China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp…
N.Y. Stock Exchange no longer intends to delist Chinese firms despite Trump’s executive order
The New York Stock Exchange announced late Monday it no longer plans to delist three Chinese companies. Why it matters: The NYSE said last Thursday…
The pandemic has finally dragged car buying into the 21st century
It took a pandemic to drag the car-buying process into the 21st century — and consumers are never going back. Why it matters: After COVID-19, consumers…
House of Representatives poised to swap out “he” and “she” for gender-neutral terms
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to rewrite its rules — swapping out male and female references like “he” and “she” for gender-neutral terms…
Biden asks nation for bell ringings, light shows to remember those lost to COVID
To set the tone for his inauguration the next day, President-elect Biden will lead a memorial to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19, with…
19.5 million Americans remain on unemployment at end of 2020
787,000 Americans filed for initial jobless claims last week, a decline of 19,000 from the previous week and 41,000 fewer unemployment claims than economists had…
Girlfriend told police Nashville man was building bombs year before explosion
The girlfriend of Anthony Warner, the man who is believed to have detonated the bomb in Nashville on Christmas Day, warned police officers in August…
New coronavirus variant spreads to North America, Japan and several EU countries
Cases of a new variant of COVID-19 first detected in England were confirmed by health officials in Canada, Japan and several more European Union countries…
803,000 Americans file first-time jobless claims in week before Christmas
The U.S. Department of Labor reported 803,000 initial unemployment claims last week, a drop of 89,000 from the week prior. Why it matters: The number…
Trump turns on Pence, Meadows and McConnell in desperate final days
President Trump, in his final days, is turning bitterly on virtually every person around him, griping about anyone who refuses to indulge conspiracy theories or…
New tool watches for voter purges ahead of Georgia runoffs
A new tool lets voters in Georgia sign up for automatic notifications of any sudden changes to their voting status that could prevent them from…
Acting Pentagon chief halts Biden transition briefings
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration…
“A grave risk”: As Trump remains silent, massive cyberhack increasingly looks like act of war
A Trump administration official tells Axios that the cyberattack on the U.S. government and corporate America, apparently by Russia, is looking worse by the day…
Vice President Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine live on television
Vice President Mike Pence, second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams received Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine live on television Friday. Why it matters: The…
U.K. and EU agree to extend Brexit trade talks
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday they have agreed to extend negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal….
Middle America is still racking up a ton of new coronavirus cases
Data: The COVID Tracking Project, Census Bureau; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios The Midwest and Great Plains regions, parts of which have already struggled with overwhelmed hospitals, continue…
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