It’s the losing Democratic nominee’s most public show of support yet for efforts to call into question the election results that gave Donald Trump the presidency.
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Supreme Court rejects challenges to NFL concussion settlement
The court’s decision regarding the estimated $1 billion settlement paves the way for the start of payouts to more than 20,000 former players over a degenerative brain disease.
How Russia went from uniting to dividing U.S. politics
When the Soviet Union collapsed on Christmas Day 1991, it appeared Moscow would no longer dominate U.S. foreign policy. A quarter-century later, Russia has emerged as a hugely divisive presence.
Signed Out Of Prison But Not Signed Up For Health Insurance
Most of the state prison systems in the places that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare have come up short on enrolling exiting inmates, despite the fact that many of them are chronically ill.
In Reversal, Gambian President Rejects Loss And Calls For New Election
Longtime President Yahya Jammeh conceded defeat in an election last week. Now, he says there were irregularities in the results and is calling for a new election.
Retired Coal Miners At Risk Of Losing Promised Health Coverage And Pensions
A fund guaranteeing health coverage and pensions to retired mine workers is about to run dry. Congress has been reluctant to pick up the tab. Democrats from coal country say it’s time to act.
For Austria, A Tough Choice On What To Do With Hitler’s Birthplace
Austrian officials want to make sure “nothing would happen there … that could support Nazi ideology in any way,” says a government spokesman. But there’s disagreement on how best to proceed.
CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump
NPR has confirmed that intelligence officials say it’s now “quite clear” Russian hackers worked to tip the presidency in Donald Trump’s favor. Trump’s transition team has dismissed the assessment.
Trump’s continued ties to ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ raise more conflict questions
The disclosure of the president-elect’s involvement on the NBC show instantly raised questions on twin grounds — that it could serve as a distraction and represent one more conflict of interest.
Obama orders sweeping review of international hacking tied to U.S. elections
The review will go all the way back to the 2008 campaign and will look at “all foreign actors and any attempt to interfere with our elections,” said White House spokesman Eric Schultz.