Sidney Powell has made multiple incorrect statements about the voting process, unspooled unsupported and complex conspiracy theories and vowed to ‘blow up’ Georgia with a ‘biblical’ court filing.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
President Trump’s campaign has filed plenty of lawsuits in six states as he tries to upend an election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Michigan leader: Trump didn’t ask for election interference
However, state House Speaker Lee Chatfield did not elaborate on what was discussed.
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Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
His transition was chaotic, but the disarray in many ways was of his own doing.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
But they also saw setbacks, including a blow to the movement to defund local police departments.
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Many GOP lawmakers resist statehouse mask-wearing rules
Nearly 200 legislators nationwide have tested positive for the virus and four have died.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
People of color push for diverse Biden Cabinet
Rep. Deb Haaland, a New Mexico Democrat and member of the Pueblo of Laguna, could become the first Native American secretary of the interior.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency
One largely abandons governing, while the other tries to build a government.
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Biden wants Congress to pass virus aid in lame-duck session
The president-elect holds his first in-person meeting since the election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.