Last week President-elect Joe Biden outlined an ambitious $1.9 trillion COVID-19 and economic relief plan, which included a new round of direct payments to Americans, more aid for the unemployed, additional support for small businesses, states, and local governments, and Increased funding for vaccinations and testing. While that proposal will …
Read More »Trump Administration Officials Who Have Resigned Over Capitol Hill Violence
Several officials from President Donald Trump’s administration have decided to resign after pro-Trump supporters barged into the Capitol while Congress was certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory on Wednesday. Here is a list of people that have resigned: Sarah Matthews, Deputy Press Secretary, resigned on Wednesday, saying that she …
Read More »Judge Merrick Garland Nominated As Attorney General By Biden, Other DOJ Picks Announced
President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said …
Read More »President Trump Pressured Georgia Official To “Find” Votes To Overturn Election
In an extraordinary phone call on Saturday, President Donald Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” the votes to overturn his loss in the November election to President-elect Joe Biden. First reported by The Washington Post, the stunning one hour call saw Trump repeating baseless conspiracies and …
Read More »GOP Senator To Delay Electoral College Certification By Objecting To Results
Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley plans to object when Congress meets to certify the Electoral Votes on January 6, which will force Congress to debate and then vote on the results of President-elect Joe Biden‘s win. Hawley’s objection will not determine if President-elect Joe Biden will become President; it will …
Read More »Opinion: Trump Wants $2000 Stimulus Checks…Don’t Believe Him
Subterfuge is deceit used to achieve one’s goal. Donald Trump is the master of this tactic. The president used unfounded racial animus to drum up support for a border wall, instructed his inner circle to downplay the severity of Covid to protect the stock market, and has accused multiple states of …
Read More »Civil Rights Leaders Pressure Biden To Diversify Cabinet
The calls for President-Elect Joe Biden to diversify his cabinet has intensified. The incoming president with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris met virtually with leaders of seven of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations. The meeting included the NAACP, the National Urban League and the National Action Network, led by …
Read More »Dr.Anthony Fauci Accepts Role As Chief Medical Adviser in Joe Biden’s Administration
Dr. Anthony Fauci accepted President-elect Joe Biden’s offer for him to be the chief medical adviser. “I said yes right on the spot,” Dr. Fauci told NBC’s Today Show. Dr. Fauci advised that we may have to continue wearing a face mask beyond the 100 days that the president-elect suggested. …
Read More »President-Elect Biden Faces Increasing Pressure To Diversify His Cabinet
In President-Elect Joe Biden‘s victory speech, he made it clear it was Black voters who saved his once-struggling campaign and delivered him the presidency. Biden emphatically exclaimed “You [Black voters] always had my back, and I’ll have yours”, and now this powerful voting bloc is holding him to his promise. …
Read More »Biden Gains 87 Votes In Wisconsin Recount That President Trump Paid For, President Trump Plans To Sue
President-elect Joe Biden gained 87 votes in Wisconsin’s partial recount. The Democratic leader of the state Elections Commission certified Biden’s victory today. President Donald Trump’s campaign paid $3 million to Wisconsin Elections Commission to recount the votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties. President Trump, who lost to Biden by approximately …
Read More »Biden May Nominate Janet Yellen, Making Her The First Female Treasury Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden may nominate Janet Yellen to serve as Treasury secretary, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal. Yellen, a former Federal Reserve chairwoman will be the first woman to serve as head of the Department of Treasury. In 2014, Yellen became the first woman to head the …
Read More »Biden Gives A Preview Of His First 100 Days In Office
In an interview on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, President-elect Joe Biden gave a rundown on his first 100 days in office. Biden says he will tackle immigration, climate change, and minority communities in his first 100 days. “Some of it is going to depend on the kind of …
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