Month: January 2021
Live Updates: Congress Convenes to Confirm Joe Biden’s Electoral College Victory as Republicans Object
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have witnessed an impeachment trial, a global pandemic and an accompanying economic crisis this past year, but Jan. 6 may go down in history as the darkest day yet. As they prepare Wednesday to confirm President-elect
Read MoreArizona Is 1st State For Republican Elector Challenge
Arizona is the first of what is expected to be at least three challenges by GOP lawmakers attempting to overturn the results of the presidential election. (Image credit: Bill Clark/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Read More$15 minimum wage edges closer as Democrats near Senate control – CNBC
$15 minimum wage edges closer as Democrats near Senate control CNBC Republican Georgia election official has a message for President Trump CNN What a Senate Majority Means for Democrats Bloomberg Four years later in Georgia, Trump implosion destroys the Republican Party USA TODAY Liz
Read More$15 minimum wage edges closer as Democrats near Senate control – CNBC
$15 minimum wage edges closer as Democrats near Senate control CNBC Updating: The Latest From Washington — And Georgia FiveThirtyEight Global stock markets rise on prospect of Democrat-controlled Senate The Guardian Four years later in Georgia, Trump implosion destroys the Republican Party USA TODAY
Read MoreBiden inauguration to feature memorial for COVID victims
President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those killed by the coronavirus the day before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20.
Read MoreBiden to name blocked Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland as attorney general
US president-elect turns to experienced judge, with vast credentials and reputation for moderation, to run his Justice Department
Read MoreFenn Treasure Seeker Pleads Guilty To Digging In A Yellowstone Cemetery
A 52-year-old man pled guilty to causing at least $1,000 worth of damage in Yellowstone National Park in search of the Forrest Fenn treasure. (Image credit: National Park Service/AP)
Read More‘People Are Just Trying to Land the Airplane.’ White House Staff Packs Up as Trump Rages On
As President Donald Trump pushes the limits of his power in a last ditch attempt to overturn the election results, the reality that Trump is leaving the White House on Jan. 20 has already sunk in for many White House
Read MoreFAA issues rules for supersonic jet flight testing in the U.S.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued new final rules to help pave the way for the re-introduction of supersonic commercial flight. The U.S. airspace regulator’s rules provide guidance for companies looking to gain approval for flight testing of
Read MoreMerrick Garland Is To Be Joe Biden’s Nominee For Attorney General – NPR
Merrick Garland Is To Be Joe Biden’s Nominee For Attorney General NPR Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general CNN Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general POLITICO Biden Said to Pick Merrick Garland as Attorney General The New York Times Biden
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