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In the Senate race between incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff, 88% of Black youth favored Ossoff, compared with 31% of white youth, in the November election, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. … [Read more...] about How Georgia Youth Vote Could Impact Runoff Election

"Thank you California — it has been an honor serving as your senator for the past four years. Our country has faced many challenges, but I remain certain that our best days are ahead. I promise to keep standing up for our shared values as your Vice President,” Harris said in a tweet Monday.  … [Read more...] about Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Resigns Her Senate Seat

They will be joined by their spouses, Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff, to illuminate 400 lights at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, located at the opposite end of the National Mall from the Capitol building where Biden and Harris will take the oath of office on Wednesday.  … [Read more...] about Biden, Harris to Honor US Coronavirus Dead Ahead of Inauguration

“I’m actually disappointed that this is yet another Stop the Steal rally because I want this all to be over and done with soon,” one user wrote in response to a post highlighting a now-deleted Trump tweet promoting his speech Wednesday. “Stop the steal rallies do nothing unless we start physically removing traitors from office.” … [Read more...] about ‘Encircle Congress’: Plans To Storm The Capitol Dominated Pro-Trump Message Board For Weeks, But Police Were Still Overwhelmed

For comparison: Former President Clinton issued 141 pardons and commutations of sentences just before leaving office in 2001. Former President George W. Bush only issued 18 pardons and commutations in the last hours of his presidency. Former President Obama pardoned 64 individuals and commuted the sentences of 209 more — 109 of whom faced life sentences, most notably including former U.S. Army Private First Class Chelsea ManningChelsea Elizabeth ManningHistory is on Edward Snowden's side: Now it's time to give him a full pardon Hillicon Valley: Justice Department announces superseding indictment against WikiLeaks' Assange | Facebook ad boycott gains momentum | FBI sees spike in coronavirus-related cyber threats | Boston city government bans facial recognition technology Justice Department announces superseding indictment against Wikileaks' Assange MORE, who had been convicted of violating the Espionage Act of 1917. … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – An inauguration like no other