An executive order on LGBT rights signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday signals the start of a bitter cultural clash that will loom large over his presidency. 
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his allies are fretting that the turmoil surrounding the transfer of power in Washington, D.C., is distracting from his appeal for a presidential pardon—and they are reaching out to perceived allies in the media to draw attention to his case. 
Leftist activists protested outside Sen. Josh Hawley's (R., Mo.) Virginia home Monday night, threatening his wife and child. 
The latest senior staffer tapped by president-elect Joe Biden (D.) has defended Palestinian suicide bombings as "the last resort of a desperate people." 
The team slated to lead Joe Biden's transition at a top drug agency is devoid of representatives of progressive drug policy organizations, a departure from the president-elect's conciliatory stance on the campaign trail. 
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden repeated his controversial contention Thursday that police should try to shoot dangerous suspects in the leg as a form of de-escalation. 
Chinese state media called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a "modern-day Joseph Goebbels" on Saturday, imitating language Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden used the same day to describe President Donald Trump.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Sunday refused to back her former position as San Francisco's district attorney that strong police presence reduces crime, instead saying the country must "reimagine" law enforcement in high-crime communities. 
The first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday drew more than five times as many viewers on C-SPAN’s livestream than the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Federal workers have accused powerful Democratic labor allies of rampant sexual misconduct and racial discrimination just months after the union's longtime president stepped down amid sexual harassment complaints. 