by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Cyber Security, Headlines, Trump
Christopher Krebs, the top U.S. cybersecurity official, has been ousted by President Trump. Krebs, a Trump appointee, has served as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security since CISA’s...
by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today sided 5-2 against the Trump campaign in a lawsuit alleging that its representatives had been unlawfully deprived of an adequate opportunity to watch the vote count in the Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia. The defeat was the...
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 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Toilet paper, disinfectant and groceries are once again flying off the shelveswith states forced to impose stricter lockdowns and the number of new COVID-19 cases spiking to 166,000 yesterday. Pictures taken in recent days show stores in Washington, California,...
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...