by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Kamala Harris
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was greeted on the Senate floor today with fist-bumps and congratulations by some of the same Republicans who have publicly denied she and President-elect Joe Biden have won the election. Reporters on Capitol Hill, along with...
by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Headlines
For many of the officials who helped guide the nation through a 2020 presidential election that saw record turnout in the midst of a deadly pandemic, the past two weeks of protests and cries of voter fraud have been both baffling and frustrating. “We’re...
by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
In a year of tragic firsts for the country, the unthinkable is always a possibility. As an early lead began to slip on election night, President Trump prematurely declared victory, even as former Vice President Joe Biden appeared set to win. He has refused to concede...
by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, GOP, Headlines
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said today that he has come under increasing pressure in recent days from fellow Republicans to question the validity of legally cast absentee ballots in an effort to reverse President Trump’s narrow loss in the state. In...
by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
President-elect Joe Biden today warned of dire consequences if Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans. The...
by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Social Media
Michelle Obama has weighed in on the refusal of defeated President Trump and first lady Melania Trump to move forward with a transition of power to the incoming administration. In a note on social media today, Obama reflected on where she was four years ago and how...