Georgia Republicans have reassigned three fellow GOP lawmakers who backed baseless allegations of voter fraud related to the November presidential election. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Tuesday changed state senate committee assignments for Sens. Matt Brass, Brandon Beach and Burt Jones, all of whom joined President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the results in Georgia.
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Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he is committed to “an orderly transition and to a safe inauguration,” kicking off the start of a Federal Emergency Management Agency briefing. “We all lived through that day of January the 6th, and — as the President made clear yesterday — we are committed to an orderly
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening will outline a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and provide direct economic relief to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic, senior Biden administration officials told reporters on Thursday. The American Rescue Plan will include allocating more than $400 billion toward addressing the Covid-19 pandemic,
Continue ReadingA $2,000 stimulus check will be at the heart of a $2 trillion Covid relief plan that President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil Thursday evening. An economic package passed by Congress in December provided for fresh $600 stimulus payments despite calls from politicians on both sides of the aisle for bigger checks. Biden’s plan
Continue Reading Former national security adviser John Bolton can seek evidence about the classification process around his book in case there was bad faith decision-making by the White House and intelligence community meant to protect President Donald Trump politically, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The court case over whether the federal government can take Bolton’s proceeds
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania man whom authorities say threw a fire extinguisher and struck a Capitol Police officer during the deadly riot at the US Capitol last week has been arrested and charged in federal court. Robert Sanford, 55, was arrested on Thursday morning in Pennsylvania, the Justice Department said. Court documents say Sanford was seen on
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden intends to name Jaime Harrison, the former South Carolina Democratic Party chair and 2020 Senate candidate, to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, Democrats familiar with the decision tell CNN. Harrison has long been seen as the only candidate for the job. He will still be required to face
Continue ReadingFormer Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew early on migrant families would be separated when the Trump administration implemented its controversial “zero tolerance” policy and still proceeded to push for the policy, according to a scathing report from the Justice Department inspector general released Thursday. At one point, Sessions emphasized to US attorneys that “we need
Continue Reading A $2,000 stimulus check is expected to be included in a $2 trillion Covid relief plan that President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil Thursday evening. An economic package passed by Congress in December provided for fresh $600 stimulus payments despite calls from politicians on both sides of the aisle for bigger checks. Congress included
Continue Reading Incoming first lady Jill Biden continues to round out her East Wing staff, announcing Thursday key hires in both her press office as well as a new executive director of her Joining Forces initiative. Biden has tapped Rory Brosius to lead the re-launch of Joining Forces, which provides assistance to service members and their families
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York said Thursday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating at home, he announced in a series of tweets. “I am following guidance from my physician and quarantining at home after having tested positive for COVID-19,” he tweeted. “I received the second dose of the #COVID19vaccine last
Continue Reading Julia Letlow, the widow of Republican congressman-elect Luke Letlow who died of coronavirus in late December, announced on Thursday she would run for the seat her husband was set to fill. “Everything in my life and in my marriage has prepared me for this moment,” she said in a statement posted to Facebook. “My motivation
Continue ReadingFormer Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew early on migrant families would be separated when the Trump administration implemented its controversial “zero tolerance” policy and still proceeded to push for the policy, according to a scathing report from the Justice Department inspector general released Thursday. Read the report: cnn.com/2021/01/14/politics/doj-report-family-separations/index.html
Continue ReadingJobless Americans in many states are starting to see heftier unemployment checks, thanks to the $900 billion relief package Congress approved in late December. But many whose benefits ran out last year will have to wait for their payments to restart. And freelancers, independent contractors and certain people who can’t work because of coronavirus restrictions
Continue ReadingDr. Harold Bornstein, President Donald Trump’s former personal physician, has died at the age of 73. Bornstein’s death was announced on Thursday in a paid notice in The New York Times. The notice did not give a cause or say where he died, but said he passed away last Friday. “A devoted husband and loving
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening will outline a legislative package proposal for Congress to fund his incoming administration’s efforts to vaccinate the country against Covid-19 and provide immediate and direct economic relief to Americans, according to his transition team. The President-elect said earlier this week that his “number one priority” when he takes office
Continue ReadingFederal law enforcement officials are warning that domestic extremists are likely more emboldened to carry out attacks on President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming inauguration and throughout 2021 after seeing the success of last week’s siege on the US Capitol. The threat is further complicating an already monumental challenge facing law enforcement agencies tasked with securing Washington
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has been impeached again — the first leader in US history to be impeached twice by the House. The question now is whether he’ll become the first President to be convicted by the Senate and removed from office. What’s next? Impeachment in a two-part process. The House introduces and passes the articles
Continue ReadingTwo days after his supporters rioted on Capitol Hill last week, President Donald Trump informed the world he would not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” tweeted Trump via his official account, which no longer exists. Many
Continue ReadingLady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will headline President-elect Joe Biden’s and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ swearing-in ceremony, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced on Thursday. Gaga, who has a history of activism alongside Biden and campaigned for him during the general election, will perform the national anthem. There will be a musical performance by Lopez, who
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