In the initial days of the vaccine distribution, state officials closely followed the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control that detailed how officials should go about doling out doses, including who should receive the vaccine first. It wasn’t until earlier this month, after vaccine rates stalled, that the federal government began to discuss redefining the CDC’s guidelines in an effort to push states to distribute the vaccine more freely. … [Read more...] about Team Biden Tells Vaccine-Desperate States Help Is on the Way
EXPLAINER: Election claims, and why it’s clear Biden won
After voting ended, election officials counted the results and used various measures to verify the totals, such as looking at how many people checked in at each precinct and how many ballots were issued to ensure they add up. For mail ballots, election workers reviewed the voter’s registration to ensure they were eligible to vote and many states matched voter signatures against ones on file. … [Read more...] about EXPLAINER: Election claims, and why it’s clear Biden won
McConnell pressures Democrats to keep Senate filibuster
The group Fix Our Senate criticized McConnell for trying to prevent procedural changes. The group said in a statement that McConnell wants to keep the filibuster because he knows it is “the best weapon he has” to prevent Democrats from delivering on Biden's priorities. … [Read more...] about McConnell pressures Democrats to keep Senate filibuster
Sen. Sanders: This is the agenda Democrats should pursue under Biden’s leadership
The danger we face would not be in going too big or spending too much but in going too small and leaving the needs of the American people behind. If Republicans would like to work with us, we should welcome them. But their support is not necessary. In 2010, Sen. Mitch McConnell was willing to sabotage the economy to advantage Republicans, doing everything he could to make Obama a "one-term president." … [Read more...] about Sen. Sanders: This is the agenda Democrats should pursue under Biden’s leadership
What Hoover could teach Trump about Inauguration Day
But unlike President Donald Trump, who is leaving town before his successor takes the oath of office, Hoover still showed up the next day. He rode alongside Roosevelt, albeit miserably, down Pennsylvania Avenue to the inaugural ceremony, a moment captured indelibly in photographs with a joyless Hoover next to an ebullient Roosevelt. Hoover had called a special session of Congress to allow for the rapid approval of Roosevelt's Cabinet appointments. And he allowed for the smooth transfer of power, even as he felt certain the country would ignite into flaming embers. … [Read more...] about What Hoover could teach Trump about Inauguration Day
