
Jerusalem Demsas
Former Policy Reporter
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Vladimir Putin beat a number of Senate Republicans in congratulating President-elect Joe Biden on his victory.

States’ decisions to lift their eviction moratoriums earlier this year could have led to more than 400,000 excess Covid-19 cases.


Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new restrictions face backlash as ICU capacity dwindles.


Michigan Republicans asked Giuliani to prove his voter fraud claims. He brought a discredited witness who accused them of vote tampering instead.


Democratic leaders are backing a $908 billion bipartisan Covid-19 relief framework. It’s a big step toward a final deal.

Millions of Americans face eviction in a “completely predictable and entirely preventable” crisis as the CDC’s moratorium is set to expire on New Year’s Eve.


Cities that had barely recovered from the Great Recession face huge budget shortfalls yet again.


The “devastating human toll” of Covid-19 in Texas’s correctional facilities is revealed in a new report by University of Texas at Austin researchers.


Trump supporters indicated a “decrease[d] willingness to accept election results peacefully.”


Chrissy Houlahan, Elaine Luria, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, and Abigail Spanberger hang on to their seats.