Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, December 5, 2020 (1 Viewer)

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election
President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia’s governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at subverting the presidential election results in that state as Trump’s fixation with his defeat overshadowed his party’s campaign to save its majority in the Senate.

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Kemp, Trump spar ahead of Ga. rally

Here's who Trump has granted pardons and commutations to during his presidency

Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump’s good favor

Trump ‘surprised’ congressional Republicans say Biden is president-elect, demands to know who

Trump demands names of the congressional Republicans who said they recognize Biden as winner

A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of US jobless aid

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds post-election rally in Georgia

Pentagon denies blocking Biden transition team

Trump calls Georgia governor for help to overturn Biden's victory in the state

Kemp, Trump clash over election results

Trump's Save America PAC is raking in donations — what can that money be spent on?

Backing Trump, Some Ex-Military Officers Spread Conspiracies, Urge Martial Law

Georgia governor pushes back on Trump attacks

Senate GOP brushes off long-shot attempt to fight Biden win

U.S. Appeals Court rejects bid to block Georgia win for Biden

House Republicans introduce bill to repeal 'motor voter' law over fraud fears

Trump latest Republican to claim voter fraud in Democratic cities, with courts hesitant to intervene

Americans Voted in Huge Numbers. Is That the Future of Elections? - NY Times

Supreme Court could pave way for new trials from Jim Crow-era juries

A crumbling infrastructure puts these Biden Cabinet positions in the spotlight

Lights go out, roads dicey as wintry storm batters Northeast

Trump urges Georgia governor to call special session of state legislature

Crowds of supporters swell ahead of Trump's Georgia rally as GOP tension, anticipation build

Trump asks for list of 25 Republicans who acknowledge Biden election win

Why the polls weren't as wrong as you think

America is going from an outsider president to the ultimate insider

‘We’ve lost our moral authority’: Kinzinger unwilling to back off Trump

Obama: Lines between propaganda and journalism have 'blurred': 'Truth decay'

DoD chief slams sources saying Biden team barred from spy agency visits

Biden economic team faces challenge in delivering help to Black communities

Britain and EU to resume talks in final push for Brexit trade deal

Courts across the country hand Trump and his allies more losses as attempts to upend election results collapse

San Mateo County breaks with Newsom, won't impose stay-at-home order

The Shows: Sunday listings for Dec. 6, 2020

Maduro Allies Set To Win Back Venezuela's Congress In Vote Boycotted By Opposition

Jill Biden to advocate for debt-free community college as next first lady

Fact checking Trump's month of shifting, consistently baseless claims for why he lost the election

President of Soros’ Open Society Foundations resigns, clearing way for potential Biden Cabinet position

Analysis: How Republicans live in a bubble, too

As lawyers keep pushing Trump election challenges, calls for sanctions mount

Brexit: UK-EU trade talks to resume over 'critical issues'

France police security bill: Protests turn violent again

Donald Trump’s brutal day in court

Congress eyes 1-week stopgap bill to avoid shutdown

GOP braces for Trump rally in Georgia

New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future

GOP anticipation builds ahead of Trump's Georgia rally

Trump loyalist Kash Patel blocking some Pentagon officials from helping Biden transition

The Political World Starts To Move On From Trump

US ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation

All eyes are on Georgia ahead of Trump's rally and Senate debate

Record gain for women in Congress highlights lack of diversity among Republicans

Trump campaign files election lawsuit in Georgia, suffers more legal defeats

Trump 2024 talk threatens to freeze other GOP hopefuls in place

LIVE UPDATES: Nevada GOP to appeal ruling after judge dismisses election lawsuit

Is Georgia a swing state? Groups spend millions to find out

How Georgia’s Senate race pits the Old South against the New South

Defense bill threatened by Trump veto would help sick Aghanistan War vets

Courts across the country hand Trump and his allies more losses as attempts to upend election results collapse

Biden officially clinches Electoral College votes with California certification

Biden urges broad action on coronavirus aid after 'grim' jobs report

House passes ‘Tiger King’ bill to outlaw private ownership of big cats

Biden's Cabinet conundrum deepens amid criticism over diversity

Millions Of Census Records May Be Flawed, Jeopardizing Trump's Bid To Alter Count

The Latest: Female lawmakers want Flournoy as defense chief

Young Georgia voters refuse to 'let the grownups' decide balance of power in Senate

Twitter weighs in on whether Trump could be banned after leaving office

Ousted cybersecurity chief Krebs to Trump: 'These constant attacks ... are very dangerous'

Sanders opposes bipartisan COVID-19 relief deal, calling it 'not acceptable' as it lacks payments for Americans

Appeals court OKs White House diverting military funding to border wall construction

With Georgia Rally, Trump Tests Role As Asset Or Liability For Senate GOP Control

Pentagon blocked Biden's intelligence transition team from meeting with agencies

Giuliani blames GOP legislators for letting down Trump as other court cases get dismissed

Biden economic adviser stokes fear on left over Wall Street-friendly past

Trump, Congress to face off next week over defense policy bill

Arbery shooting suspects pose "significant" danger, judge says

Trump signs anti-doping act into law

Meet Biden crisis manager Ron Klain, who will fight COVID with Fauci

Lara Trump teases potential Senate run in North Carolina

High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court

'Extremely regrettable': U.S. decision to withdraw troops dismays some Somalis

Gov. Lujan Grisham, If Picked As HHS Secretary, Says She'd Keep 'Eye On The Prize'

Tesla says Black people hold just 4% of its U.S. leadership roles

Clyburn flexes muscle on DNC pick

Republican congressman explains planned challenge to Electoral College results

Firefighters move in on Southern California canyon blaze, aided by easing winds

Obama accuses Loeffler, Perdue of being 'foremost worried' about 'stock portfolio'

'Havana Syndrome' likely caused by pulsed microwave energy, government study finds

British PM Johnson and EU chief seek to break Brexit impasse

LIVE UPDATES: Biden says he will urge Americans to wear masks, take vaccine

U.S. government ordered to reinstate protections for 'Dreamers'

Brexit stalemate: Boris Johnson and Ursula Von Der Leyen seek to break trade deal deadlock

Biden says his inauguration will be a 'more imaginative' virtual event, in contrast to Trump's emphasis on large crowds

Sidney Powell amends court filing that said Georgia votes were flipped to Trump

Gaetz hits back after Dem governor bans him from state

World's biggest iceberg captured by RAF cameras

Australia's Great Barrier Reef status lowered to "critical" and deteriorating

US troop withdrawal dismays some Somalis

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Coronavirus live updates: 23 more California counties hit with stay-at-home orders

As Covid surges, so does homelessness. Shelters foresee an 'absolute disaster.'

Most of California to be under stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 surges

Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care

Michigan pastor faces backlash after encouraging churchgoers to purposefully get COVID-19

7 nursing home Covid-19 deaths reported after staff attended wedding

Bay Area measures among harshest in U.S.

COVID-19 becomes top killer in U.S. as hospitals fill up

'Unimaginably gigantic': U.S. labs struggle to handle Covid testing surge

Coronavirus live updates: San Francisco area announces stay-at-home order

'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic This Week

Cuddling in COVID: 'Hug bubble' lets seniors feel the magic of touch

'No presents': Mexicans urged to be cautious this Christmas to stop pandemic

Eye Opener: COVID-19 was leading cause of death this week (video)

‘Our kids are the sacrifices’: Parents push schools to open

California on the brink: Virus rages and closures imminent

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines

WHO warns Covid reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane

Vaccine opponents rebrand as rollout of Covid-19 shots looms

COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal

Latest news on the pandemic / Follow Live

What it's like to be an ICU nurse right now during the pandemic

Governor Newsom's stay-at-home order set to be triggered in Southern California

State, local officials plead for vaccine distribution funds

As hospitals start to max out, medical workers beg officials for new Covid-19 mandates

Wyoming health official says 'so-called pandemic' a communist plot

Wedding may have caused deadly outbreak in 2 long-term care facilities: Officials

Pence Says It's A 'Season Of Hope,' While CDC Officials Warn Of COVID-19 Surge

Nashville ICU nurse shot dead in car while driving to work

CDC advisor says kids could get Covid vaccine in the second half of 2021

Moscow rolls out Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to most exposed groups

South Korea urges vigilance as COVID-19 clusters emerge in third wave

ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis

Turkey in weekend lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record highs