Lawmakers Barrel Ahead On Defense Bill Plans, Balking At Trump Veto Threat President Trump threatened to veto the annual defense bill if it doesn't include a provision to end a liability shield for tech companies. Key lawmakers say it's too late for such a demand. Claudia Grisales
President Trump Seriously Considering 2024 Run As He Continues False 2020 Claims Three sources in Trump's orbit tell NPR he is seriously considering running for a second term as president in 2024. Trump himself alluded to it at private party this week. Tamara Keith
Trump Allies Discourage Georgia Residents From Voting In January Runoff Some Georgia Republicans have continued the president's crusade to seek to have the state's election results overturned following Trump's White House loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Alana Wise
Top Democrats Back Off Demands for Larger COVID-19 Bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief spending to move toward a compromise. Kelsey Snell
Georgia Election Official Discusses His Remarks On Threats Against Election Officials NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Georgia election official Gabe Sterling on his plea to President Trump and fellow Republicans to condemn threats against election officials.
Talk Of 'Preemptive' Pardons By Trump Raises Questions: What Can He Do? Presidents have awarded clemency in this way before, but it's certainly not the usual course of action. And there are unresolved questions about what might be to come. Brian Naylor
'Someone's Going To Get Killed': Ga. Official Blasts GOP Silence On Election Threats In a fiery Tuesday press conference, Gabriel Sterling had scathing words top Republican leaders who have been attacking Georgia's election system. Stephen Fowler
Melania Trump's 2020 Christmas Decorations Are Unconventionally Traditional The first lady reportedly isn't a big fan of the holiday tradition and her husband doesn't acknowledge he lost the election, but the White House's aesthetic aims for an old-school note. Kalyani Saxena
Barr Makes John Durham, Investigating Russia Probe, A Special Counsel The attorney general elevated the U.S. attorney for Connecticut in October but didn't disclose that move until now. It likely means Durham's work will continue into the new administration. Ryan Lucas
Barr Says No Election Fraud Has Been Found By Federal Authorities Attorney General William Barr said federal authorities have not uncovered any widespread fraud that might have affected the outcome of the 2020 election, contradicting President Trump. Ryan Lucas
