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If Democrats manage to take both the Georgia seats, the Senate’s political leanings would be tied — and the vice president breaks most ties. If Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisBiden calls for swift action while outlining .9 trillion virus relief package Porter loses seat on House panel overseeing financial sector The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump's growing isolation as administration comes to an end MORE ends up filling that role, the results will be felt for generations. … [Read more...] about With Senate at stake, Georgia is on all our minds

If Trump’s sunset in power is quickly turning to dark, Biden appears likely to begin his presidency with at least a bit of a public-opinion honeymoon. Pollsters don’t do job-approval assessments until a president-elect takes office, but some signs are good: Pew shows 64 percent of Americans rating Biden’s conduct since Election Day as “excellent” or “good” (compared to just 23 percent saying the same of Trump’s conduct), and 58 percent approving of the way Biden has “explained his policies and plans.” Given the closeness and bitterness of the 2020 election and a continuing atmosphere of partisan polarization, that may be as good as it can get. … [Read more...] about Trump Job Approval Plunging As He Leaves Office and Faces Trial

But even for a president who is not a sore loser, surrendering power to the man who defeated you is tough. Hoover refused to speak to former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the chilly ride from the White House to the inaugural stand at the Capitol in 1933. And though Carter was more gracious, he later confessed he found former President Ronald Reagan's small talk about his Hollywood days "remarkably pointless," especially since his 1981 Inauguration Day was also the day the American hostages in Iran were freed. … [Read more...] about The last time America fired a president

Backers of Prop. 8 are appealing Walker's ruling that found the measure unconstitutional. Walker said Prop. 8 discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation and gender, did not benefit marriage as an institution and was motivated by moral disapproval of gays and lesbians. … [Read more...] about Judge refuses to step aside in Prop. 8 case

“It is time to turn the page on this era of division,” Allen said. “The inaugural activities will reflect our shared values and serve as a reminder that we are stronger together than we are apart, just as our motto ‘e pluribus unum’ reminds us — out of many, one.” … [Read more...] about Obama, Bush, Clinton to Participate in Joe Biden Inauguration