Dino Ferraro texted friends from a concrete bench next to the Huntington Beach Pier on Monday as he tried to sort out his worries. He has mounting bills — more than $100,000 from back rent owed for his two restaurants, Capone’s Italian Cucina and Black Trumpet Bistro, both a quick drive from the water.

President Trump’s legal team made clear Tuesday they plan to continue their legal fight challenging the election results through January. Tuesday marked the “safe harbor” deadline, which is meant for states to resolve any legal issues ahead of the Electoral College convening on Dec.

The allegations of election fraud that have divided the country in the weeks since Nov. 3, and the dismissal of them by the establishment as “conspiracy theories,” remind me of another November day 57 years ago.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion Coronavirus relief proposal on Tuesday as leadership faces growing pressure to cut a deal. The measure comes as cases are climbing across the country and Congress is running out of time to clinch a long-stalled fifth relief bill with lawmakers scheduled to leave for the year as soon as next week.

American cities are entering a period of chaos. Protests and riots have dominated headlines, but beneath the surface, activists are launching an unprecedented campaign to overthrow the traditional justice system and replace it with a new model based on a radical conception of social justice.