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New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

President Donald Trump pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest wave of clemency to benefit longtime associates and supporters.

By Associated Press December 24, 2020

In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court in New York. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest burst of clemency in his final weeks at the White House. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Third Chattanooga municipal candidate appears to have residency issue

Mayoral contender Michele Peterson was registered to vote in Signal Mountain as recently as March

By Sarah Grace Taylor December 23, 2020

Georgia elections chief: End no-excuse absentee voting

Georgia's top elections official on Wednesday called for an end to the state's practice of allowing voters to cast absentee ballots without justification even as his office again dismissed claims of widespread fraud during the November election.

By SUDHIN THANAWALA / Associated Press December 23, 2020

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Dominion election systems worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media

An election systems worker driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures and outlets.

By DAVID BAUDER / AP Media Writer December 23, 2020

In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 file photo, Eric Coomer from Dominion Voting demonstrates his company's touch screen tablet that includes a paper audit trail at the second meeting of Secretary of State Brian Kemp's Secure, Accessible & Fair Elections Commission in Grovetown, Ga. Eric Coomer, driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures and outlets, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Trump threatens to torpedo COVID-19 relief with new demands

President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress' massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.

By KEVIN FREKING and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press December 22, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. As he prepares to exit the White House, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Chattanooga mayoral candidate challenges residency of rival with similar name

Monty Bell lists community kitchen as his address, which Monty Bruell contests

By Sarah Grace Taylor December 22, 2020

Staff Photo by John Rawlston / Monty Bell prepares to enter the van where he lived, in this 2009 photograph.

GOP activist’s voter challenges raise questions in Georgia

When a conservative organization announced plans this month to launch an election integrity operation in Georgia, the group's news release included a high-profile name: the chairman of the state's Republican Party.

By BILL BARROW / Associated Press December 22, 2020

Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election

Two election technology companies whose names have come up in President Donald Trump's false charges of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election are fighting back, prompting unusual public statements from Fox News and Newsmax.

By DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press December 22, 2020

In this Dec. 5, 2020, file photo Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., speaks as President Donald Trump and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., listen at a campaign rally at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga. Many Republican voters in Georgia are angry; certain that widespread voter fraud — claims of which are baseless — cost President Donald Trump the election. Most Republican voters in the state interviewed said they were prepared to put their skepticism aside to vote for Perdue and Loeffler in their races against Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Harris, Ivanka Trump stump in Georgia ahead of Senate runoff

Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who will advance President-elect Joe Biden's agenda.

By BEN NADLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA / Associated Press December 22, 2020

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigns for Democratic U.S. Senate challengers the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Columbus, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

President Donald Trump hosted several House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Monday to discuss an ultimately futile effort to block Congress from affirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the November election.

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press December 22, 2020

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