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January 06, 2021

Jon Ossoff wins, handing Dems Senate control

Georgia Senator-elect Jon Ossoff is thanking Georgians for "electing me to serve you." (Jan.

January 06, 2021

U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, the only Republican in Wisconsin's delegation to oppose the challenges to Joe Biden's win, called ...

January 06, 2021

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Here is the latest for Wednesday, Jan. 6: Angry Trump supporters storm the US Capitol, interrupting challenges to Joe Biden's ...

January 06, 2021

Senate debates objection to Ariz. electors

Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer found themselves on the same side of the issue as the upper chamber began ...

January 06, 2021

EXPLAINER: How Democrats won Georgia's 2 Senate runoffs

The Associated Press on Wednesday declared Democrat Jon Ossoff the winner of his U.S. Senate runoff election, the second such ...

January 06, 2021

Republicans object to Arizona vote for Biden

Republicans from the House and Senate have objected to the counting of Arizona's electoral vote, forcing votes in both ...

January 06, 2021

Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s ...

January 06, 2021

Pelosi gavels Congress for Electoral College vote

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gaveled in a historic joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College vote won by ...

January 06, 2021

Trump: If Pence 'does the right thing, we win'

President Donald Trump is continuing his pressure-campaign against Vice President Mike Pence, telling thousands of supporters ...

January 06, 2021

Northrop Grumman capsule departs ISS

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply capsule separates from the International Space Station.

January 06, 2021

Europeans press Iran to back down on uranium enrichment

Germany, France and Britain pressed Iran on Wednesday to reverse a decision to start enriching uranium to levels beyond the ...

January 06, 2021

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Here's the latest for Wednesday January 6th: Georgia elects Democrat Raphael Warnock to US Senate; Congress set to confirm ...

January 06, 2021

Warnock wins Georgia, Loeffler doesn't concede

Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s ...

January 06, 2021

Protesters rally in Kenosha after Blake decision

Protesters rally in the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, after a prosecutor declines to file criminal charges against a white ...

January 06, 2021

Georgia elects Warnock, Ossoff-Perdue undecided

Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s ...

January 06, 2021

Asian shares mostly lower as virus, China-US tensions weigh

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as surging virus counts and China-U.S. tensions weighed on sentiment. Hong Kong’s ...

January 06, 2021

More than a week later, FBI avoids terror label for bombing

The FBI investigation into whether the Nashville bombing was a terrorist act has sparked criticism about a possible racial ...

January 06, 2021

The Latest: China's Hebei toughens virus rules over outbreak

BEIJING — China’s Hebei province is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the ...

January 06, 2021

Flynn, Papadopoulos address pro-Trump rally in DC

Two pardoned former advisors of President Donald Trump were among a parade of speakers at a pro-Trump rally just blocks from ...

January 06, 2021

US: Hack of federal agencies 'likely Russian in origin'

Top national security agencies confirmed Tuesday that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S.