Congress sends Covid package and spending measure to Trump
The president has thrown the fate of the bill into jeopardy.
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Fed enters Biden era with clipped wings and a warning from Republicans
Congress curbed the central bank’s emergency lending despite the economy’s continuing struggles.
Biden adds former Obama budget official, onetime Warren aide to economic team
Biden added that the appointees have “broad viewpoints on how to build a stronger and more inclusive middle class.
Rev. Raphael Warnock wins, defeating Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Georgia runoff
The Rev. Raphael Warnock is now Senator-elect Raphael Warnock. He is projected to defeat Sen. Kelly Loeffler in one of Georgia’s two runoff elections.
Warnock, the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, will become Georgia’s first Black senator. He kicked off the runoff campaign with one of the more memorable and effective ads in recent election cycles, and then followed it up with another one using the same themes, just as effective.
Democrats are on track to win both Georgia runoffs and retake the Senate
In an historic election with consequences that will reverberate for years, Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are poised to flip two Republican-held Senate seats in Georgia and hand control of the chamber to Democrats for the first time since 2014.
With most votes tallied, Warnock held a small but insurmountable lead on his Republican opponent, Kelly Loeffler, and declared victory.
Tuesday Night Owls: Even with Trump ousted, Republicans will remain a threat to democracy
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
15 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
Nancy LeTourneau at The Washington Monthly writes—Why the GOP Will Remain a Threat to Democracy, Even After Trump Is Gone.
Live Coverage: Georgia Senate runoff elections
Tuesday brings the 2020 election cycle to a close with twin U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will decide which party controls the chamber. In addition, there’s a runoff for a seat on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission. Note that due to the high volume of mail-in votes, we may not know the final outcome of these races tonight.
What’s Really Going on With Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Divorce
At least according to the tea leaves in a glorious Page Six report.
What’s Really Going on With Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Divorce
At least according to the tea leaves in a glorious Page Six report.
Trump administration speeds up plan to deliver Covid shots in pharmacies
The move comes after federal officials have faced fierce criticism for the slow pace of immunizations.
Trump administration speeds up plan to deliver Covid shots in pharmacies
The move comes after federal officials have faced fierce criticism for the slow pace of immunizations.
Pence Advisers Say The VP Won’t Interfere In Wednesday’s Election Count
President Donald Trump is applying pressure to get Pence to disrupt Congress’ efforts to certify the November election.
Michael Cohen Says Trump Has Actually Convinced Himself He Won The Election
“There’s no other way he can explain it to himself,” Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney told radio host Dan Abrams.
This Isn’t Just Political Theater
If people “define situations as real, they are real in their consequences,” William Isaac Thomas and Dorothy Swaine Thomas wrote in 1928. That sociological insight—often referred to as the Thomas theorem—offers the best way to think about this peculiar moment in American politics.
Our county-by-county benchmarks will help you interpret Georgia’s results as the vote comes in
It’s very unusual to see a non-November election that is for all the marbles, but that’s what’s on tap on Tuesday in the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia. If Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock both manage to defeat their Republican opponents, the Democratic Party will have a Senate majority (thanks to Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote), and along with Joe Biden and a Democratic-controlled House, a governing trifecta.
Pro-Trump Speaker Wants To Turn D.C. Rally Into ‘Mass-Spreader Event’
“Go hug somebody. Go ahead and spread it out, mass spreader,” Clay Clark told attendees.
In America, Even the E.R. Docs Work for a Third-Party Contractor
More and more Americans have precarious jobs because workplaces aren’t their employers.
The Atlantic Daily: The Last Days of Trump
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.ANDREW HARNIK / APPresident Donald Trump may still be pushing to overturn the election results, but the staff of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue know it’s over.
States struggle for control of chaotic vaccine rollout
The patchwork of responses comes as desperate governors are facing a vacuum of federal support, along with dire funding and workforce shortages.
Pennsylvania Republicans Spark Chaos By Refusing To Seat Democratic State Senator
Democrat Jim Brewster’s election win was certified by the state.
Kentucky GOP Set To Strip Dem Governor’s Emergency Powers To Control The Pandemic
Upset with Gov. Andy Beshear’s efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, Republicans are ready to change the law to stop him.
It’s Over
Walk toward the White House during the final days of the Trump presidency, and you’ll get an unmistakable feel of a government under siege. Buildings near Pennsylvania Avenue are boarded up in anticipation of street violence. Monuments are choked with fencing.
We Know Almost Nothing About Giant Viruses
In garden ponds and in oceans, in desert soil and in industrial water-cooling towers, matters of life and death are playing out unseen by the human eye. Here, giant viruses prey on single-celled hosts such as amoebas or algae. This microscopic bloodbath can happen on such a large scale that massive algae blooms visible on the ocean surface turn white, as dead algae fade to reveal their colorless skeletons.
Trump and His Heirs Dream of Endless Victory
If you can spare an hour, do listen to the full tape of the conversation between the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger. Whichever adjective you use to describe Trump—delusional, demented, narcissistic—this recording shows that he is unwell. His grip on reality is loose. He is by turns insulting (“They’re going around playing you and laughing at you behind your back, Brad.
“Medical Apartheid”: Israeli Vaccine Drive Excludes Millions of Palestinians in Occupied Territories
Israel has administered COVID-19 vaccines faster than any country in the world, with more than 14% of Israelis receiving vaccines so far. Despite the fast rollout, human rights groups are expressing alarm over Israel’s decision not to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where about 1,500 people have died during the pandemic.
“This Is Voter Suppression”: 198,000 Georgia Residents Were Illegally Purged from Voter Rolls
As voters in Georgia cast their ballots in two key runoff races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate, voting rights activists fear many eligible voters will be turned away at the polls. Georgia has been called “ground zero” for Republican voter suppression efforts in the U.S., and in September the ACLU of Georgia revealed 198,000 voters had been wrongly purged from the voting rolls.
Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest, Proud Boys Leader Arrested for Burning BLM Banner at Black Church
As thousands are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., to join far-right protests over the election results Wednesday, the leader of the Proud Boys hate group, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested on property destruction charges for burning a Black Lives Matter banner off a historically Black church during similar protests last month. Many churches have requested extra protection, and the Metropolitan AME Church is suing the Proud Boys.