WATCH: Jim Acosta Gets Fact Checked in Real Time After Claiming Trump’s Popular Vote Victory ‘Did Not Occur’

‘He is claiming a popular vote victory that did not occur,’ Acosta falsely claimed CNN anchor Jim Acosta falsely claimed President-elect Donald Trump did not win the popular vote and was immediately corrected on air Wednesday. “He is claiming a popular vote victory that did not occur,” Acosta said on CNN Newsroom. “I think we

6 Things to Know About Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Homeland Security Secretary

The South Dakota governor is a longtime supporter of the president-elect and his stance on immigration and border security. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed by the Senate, Noem stands to play a pivotal part in Trump’s border security overhaul, which he

Trump Picks Rubio, Longtime China Hawk, for Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Florida’s three-term senator Marco Rubio to be his nominee for secretary of state, setting the tone for a more hawkish administration on U.S. foreign policy. “Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom,” Trump wrote in a Nov. 13 statement. “He will be a strong Advocate

Harris Campaign’s Multimillion-Dollar Debt Raises Tension With DNC Leadership

Democratic National Committee leaders are frustrated over the prospect of facing a multimillion-dollar debt from Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, Axios reported Wednesday. DNC chairman Jaime Harrison privately criticized the Harris campaign’s spending and expressed concerns about the scale of its debt, sources told Axios. While the campaign raised just over $1 billion in contributions, the

John Thune Wins Race To Replace ‘Apex Predator’ McConnell as Senate GOP Leader

Thune, who has represented South Dakota in the upper chamber since 2005, bested Texas’s John Cornyn and Florida’s Rick Scott John Thune, Mitch McConnell (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Longtime Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell officially has a replacement: South Dakota’s John Thune, who bested Texas’s John Cornyn and Florida’s Rick Scott in the race to succeed

Texas Woman Jailed for Defying COVID-19 Lockdown Wins State House Seat

Republican Shelley Luther earned 77.7 percent of the vote, beating Democrat Tiffany Drake, who took in 22.3 percent, in District 62. A Texas woman jailed for defying COVID-19 lockdown mandates by keeping her salon open has been elected to the state’s House District 62. Republican Shelley Luther earned 77.7 percent of the vote, beating Democrat

Los Angeles Mayor Pushes for Official Sanctuary City Status Before Trump Assumes Office

‘I imagine that the council will be voting on sanctuary cities hopefully very, very soon,’ Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on Monday that her city doesn’t have a law officially designating it as a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants and that this should be changed quickly before President-elect Donald