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Whoever wins the presidential race can use the full power of the presidency only if he has a Senate backing him up. Currently, Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats. Democrats need a net gain of three seats to take back Congress’ upper body, assuming former Vice President Joe Biden wins and Kamala Harris, as vice president, would cast a tie-breaking... Read More

• Opinion: Get ready for a flood of Trump pardons Read More

In the closing days of the 2020 election, allies of President Donald Trump tried to reenact the 2016 version of the election, right down to the suspiciously derived emails and dark suggestions of corrupt dealings that never entirely made sense. This time around, instead of targeting President Trump’s opponent, his allies and surrogates moved all in on a set of... Read More

New Zealanders have voted in favor of legalizing euthanasia for people with a terminal illness — clearing the way for the controversial proposition to become law in 2021. Read More

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A new study has given us a closer look at 16 Psyche, a rare metallic asteroid worth an estimated $10,000,000,000,000,000,000. Read More

• Daily coronavirus cases reached a new high on Thursday with more than 87,100 cases • Live Updates: Mnuchin and Pelosi clash as coronavirus relief talks falter Read More

Xinjiang, the heavily policed region of western China where the government has been accused of detaining more than a million Muslims, is facing a new coronavirus outbreak. Read More