Some Republican members of Congress, including the recently defeated Senator Kelly Loeffler, have announced their plans to oppose the Wednesday certification of Biden’s Electoral College Win. In the November 3 election, Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump by a margin of millions of votes and received 306 Electoral College votes
The vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer have both been approved for use in the United States, but their rollouts have left many health experts concerned. The White House projected that by the end of 2020 that at least 20 million people should have received the vaccine. In reality, only
On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump made a phone call to Georgia’s Secretary of State, demanding he “find” evidence of voter fraud in the state’s November 3 presidential election. In that election, the Trump Campaign was shocked by an upset victory from Joe Biden, thanks in no small part to
It’s uncommon for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump to be at odds. However, on Tuesday, they might be on different pages regarding Trump’s recent demands that COVID relief checks be upped to $2000 from $600. The House of Representatives, which is Democratically controlled, signed off on
The House of Representatives is set to vote on an increase to the pending COVID relief checks on Monday. The increase will see the checks bumped up to $2000, and the measure is expected to pass the House. Bizarrely, this change from the initially-proposed $600 relief checks was kick-started by
In another example of American governance functioning even after the bizarre Trump presidency, Congress came to a compromise to sign off on a massive $900 billion bill. The bill includes billions for the military, money to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, housing aid to renters, funding for vaccine development and
In Britain, a new mutation of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly among the population, alarming health officials around the world. On Monday, many countries scrambled to stop travel to and from the island nation, with many in the European Union and elsewhere cancelling all flights and banning all travel to the
During a live press event on Friday morning, Vice President Mike Pence received the new coronavirus vaccine through a shot into his arm. The move was designed to help convince supporters of the president and vice president that the vaccine is safe and effective. Karen Pence, the vice president’s wife,
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19, causing other European leaders to go into quarantine after being close to him recently. French authorities noted that Macron was tested as soon as he began experiencing symptoms. The 42-year-old president isn’t thought to be in any major danger from
Despite the Electoral College convening on Monday to cast their votes and certify Joe Biden as the next President of the United States, Donald Trump still refuses to concede the election. This will likely not matter on January 20, when Joe Biden is sworn in, as the mechanisms of the
