by Jim Heath | Dec 12, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
A federal judge in Milwaukee today tossed out President Trump’s latest effort to overturn the election results in Wisconsin, dismissing the case and ruling that it had failed “as a matter of law and fact.” NYTimes: In a strongly worded decision, Judge Brett H....
by Jim Heath | Dec 12, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The United States recorded more than 3,300 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday – the largest single-day toll since the start of the pandemic. The good news is that Pfizer’s vaccine, with the first inoculations expected within days, is finally marking a turning point...
by Jim Heath | Dec 12, 2020 | 2020, Ads, Headlines, Trump
One-term President Trump’s campaign plans to buy ads on unspecified cable television networks to promote his effort to overturn the election he lost, highlighting claims that have been refuted by elections officials and dismissed by judges across the country. The ad...
by Jim Heath | Dec 12, 2020 | 2020, GOP, Headlines, Trump
Thousands of maskless rallygoers who refuse to accept the results of the election turned downtown Washington into a falsehood-filled spectacle today, two days before the electoral college will make the president’s loss official. In smaller numbers than their gathering...
by Jim Heath | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Supreme Court, Trump
The Supreme Court late today rejected an audacious lawsuit by Texas that had asked the court to throw out the presidential election results in four battleground states captured by President-elect Joe Biden. The court, in a brief unsigned order, said Texas lacked...
by Jim Heath | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were collectively chosen as Time’s 2020 Person of the Year tonight. The honor was announced by Bruce Springsteen during an hourlong TV special on NBC. Biden was elected the 46th president of the...
