Stimulus update: The latest on what House Democrats are proposing
Summary of Benefits Democrats are proposing in covid relief bill / stimulus
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In Her First Act as VP, Kamala Harris Swears in Georgia Senators – Mother Jones
In her first act as vice president—and president of the Senate—Kamala Harris administered the oath of office to the two newly elected Democratic senators from Georgia, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, as well as California’s appointee to fill her former Senate seat, Alex Padilla.
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House to vote on 25th Amendment, Trump impeachment
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks during a reconvening of a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral
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David Perdue concedes Georgia Senate race to Jon Ossoff
Perdue did not name Ossoff in the statement after a contentious campaign. Georgia requires a candidate to win 50% plus one vote to win the general election and Perdue did not reach that margin, forcing the runoff between him and Ossoff.
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Early and youth voting in Georgia runoff is freaking out Republicans, and that’s good
The story of Georgia’s early vote has Republicans freaking out. “We’re fully aware of the energy on the other side, and think we’ve been reminded about that,” Dale Washburn, a Republican state legislator told Republicans at a rally for Kelly Loeffler. “We know demographics have changed in recent years. And if our side hasn’t been aware of that, they’re rapidly becoming aware of that.”
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Voters are ‘going to rise up one more time,’ Warnock predicts of Georgia Senate runoffs
This is a huge opportunity, but Ossoff and Warnock will also have to overcome both the state’s historically Republican tilt and the voter suppression that has been such a major feature of recent elections.
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GOP Senate majority besieged on multiple fronts
Josh Holmes, a top adviser to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said Republicans could win in more places than people expect. But, he added, “the low-water mark is potentially catastrophic.”
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Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery
In fact, “all else equal, such a blue wave would likely prompt us to upgrade our forecasts,” Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a Monday report.
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Democrats intent on making fight over Trump?s Supreme Court pick about threat to Obamacare
The ideological distance between Ginsburg and Barrett is the biggest gap since 1991, when Thurgood Marshall, the civil rights lawyer and historic first Black justice, was replaced by Clarence Thomas, a justice who has spent almost three decades at the far right end of the court.
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Tom Ridge: Former Bush DHS Secretary endorses Joe Biden
“I will cast my vote for Joe Biden on Nov. 3. It will be my first vote for a Democratic candidate for president of the United States,” Ridge wrote in the op-ed. “But it is not the first time I have said ‘no’ to Donald Trump. I urge my fellow Pennsylvanians to join me.”
Ridge also gave a scathing critique of Trump’s time in office, including his attempts to cast doubt on the election process. He also said the Trump “lacks the empathy, integrity, intellect and maturity to lead” and that he “sows division along political, racial and religious lines.”
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