President Trump’s refusal to accept his defeat in the face of overwhelming evidence that he’s lost decisively makes it important to understand the presidential contest’s complicated path over the coming weeks.
Carol Semple
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden’s plea for cooperation lands at a polarized Congress
President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Biden honors veterans, continues low-key preparations to lead
President-elect Joe Biden continues to shrug off President Trump’s refusal to accept the election outcome, even as officials in both parties warn that the Republican president’s actions could be dangerous.
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Trump emerges from White House to mark Veterans Day
The president appeared in public for the first time since his failed reelection bid, to take part in the annual presidential rite.
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Biden vows to ‘get right to work’ despite Trump resistance
President-elect Joe Biden downplayed the impact of the Republican resistance, which he said ‘does not change the dynamic at all in what we’re able to do.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump loyalists get top Pentagon jobs after Esper firing
One is an ex-Fox commentator who previously made offensive remarks.
Posted inNation & World
Storm Theta makes 2020 hurricane season the most active in history
This system isn’t expected to hit the U.S. , as the latest forecast track shows it moving to the east through the Atlantic.
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After Biden win, Mitch McConnell says it’s OK for Trump to fight election outcome
The Republican Senate leader says the process will play out and ‘reach its conclusion.’
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Marty the cat, who prowled Mt. Washington observatory, has died
The Maine coon cat, who has been on the job for about 12 years, was to retire from the weather station next year.
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Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts
The names represent the president-elect’s effort to fill his government with more seasoned professionals.