by Jim Heath | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines, Joe Biden, Social Media
The Associated Press, not known to make many mistakes, made a small gaffe in one of its stories yesterday that put Twitter into overdrive. In an article about the Mexican and Brazilian presidents congratulating Joe Biden, the story referred to the president-elect as...
by Jim Heath | Dec 15, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Joe Biden
Russian President Vladimir Putin today congratulated Joe Biden on having won the American presidential election — more than a month after the Democrat became the U.S. president-elect. Putin had been one of the last major holdouts among world leaders in sending Biden...
by Jim Heath | Dec 15, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris today, marking the first time he has directly acknowledged their victory. “The Electoral College has spoken, so today I want to...
by Jim Heath | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines, Inauguration, Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his secretary of transportation, elevating the onetime rival to a key role in the incoming administration’s push to rebuild American infrastructure and the economy, according to three people familiar with...
by Jim Heath | Dec 14, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
Former Vice President Joe Biden has officially amassed the electoral votes to secure his White House win. California and its 55 electoral votes put the president-elect over the top today, despite President Trump’s efforts to subvert the Nov. 3 election results....
