Day: December 22, 2020

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More GOP Lawmakers Say They’ll Join Electoral College Challenge

(Dreamstime)

Jan. 6 is a key day in the election process, when Congress is to accept an Electoral College tally favoring Joe Biden. But some Republican lawmakers say they’ll mount a late-stage challenge to that process, even though political observers have describe it as a longshot. Still, the planned move threatens to disrupt a typically symbolic vote and divide even

Then-Vice President Joe Biden presides over a joint session of Congress in January 2017 to name Donald Trump formally as president-elect.

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Congress’ Role In Election Results: Here’s What Happens Jan. 6

Some Republicans have indicated they will seek to object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but next to no chance it will change the outcome.

Former Election Security Official Says It Will Take ‘Years’ To Undo Disinformation

Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate

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Politics
Dec 22

More than 1.6 million have already voted in Georgia Senate runoffs, on par with early voting in general election

By Daniel Bush

World
Dec 22

U.S. adds more sanctions on Syria, targeting President Assad’s in-laws

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Politics
Dec 22

Air Force report finds Black service members more often investigated, punished

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

World
Dec 22

U.S. adds more sanctions on Syria, targeting President Assad’s in-laws

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Politics
Dec 22

Air Force report finds Black service members more often investigated, punished

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

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Biden: No Evidence Cyber Attack Under Control; Trump Must Hold Moscow Accountable

(Dreamstime)

The president has suggested in recent days that the mammoth hack, affecting government agencies and major companies, was the handiwork of China, despite top officials in his administration saying there’s ample evidence Russia is behind the sustained high-tech attack. Biden has accused Trump of leaving the nation vulnerable by stripping away vital cyber defenses.