President-elect Joe Biden has been forced to seek extraordinary workarounds to prepare for the exploding public health threat and evolving national security challenges he will inherit in just nine weeks.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Politics
Alaskans follow Maine’s lead on ranked-choice voting
Maine is no longer the only state to rely on ranked-choice voting after Alaskans approve a ballot question to revise its elections.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus
Grassley announced earlier Tuesday that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus, and his office said he was showing no symptoms.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election safeguards, promise more
The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook promised Congress they would take action for two special elections in Georgia that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
States plead for more federal help, but Congress can’t agree on the amount
States have generally not been allowed to use the infusion of coronavirus aid in the spring for one of their major needs: replacing declining tax revenue to keep regular government services running.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden filling top White House team with campaign veterans
President-elect Joe Biden has announced top White House staff positions, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
In court, Giuliani argues to try to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
The former New York City mayor asserted without evidence that there was a wide-ranging scheme to steal the election from President Trump in big cities in Pennsylvania and 10 other places.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
Pandemic politics leave D.C. in gridlock as virus surges
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refuse to budge in either direction on aid packages.
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A crowded field emerges in race to replace Maine’s secretary of state
Six Democrats who hope to replace outgoing Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will participate in a public forum Tuesday night.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2020, Nation & World
Facebook, Twitter CEOs to be pressed on election handling
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey will return to Congress for a virtual hearing on how they moderate content.