Law Firm Is Looking Into Partner’s Participation In Trump’s Disturbing Georgia Call
“We are concerned” about Cleta Mitchell’s participation in the call and are “working to understand her involvement more thoroughly,” said Foley & Lardner.
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Kelly Loeffler Joins GOP Senators Formally Objecting To Biden’s Electoral College Victory
She and a dozen other Republican senators have launched a long-shot effort on behalf of Donald Trump.
The Atlantic Daily: Mitch McConnell’s Slippery Grip on the GOP
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.LAMBERT / GETTYIn his latest attempt to undermine the results of the 2020 election, President Donald Trump turned to a familiar medium: the combative phone call. This time, it was with Georgia’s secretary of state.As ever, congressional Republicans now face a choice.
Georgia Election Official: Trump Team ‘Intentionally Misled’ Voters On Fraud Claims
Gabriel Sterling, a Republican, debunked the president’s baseless allegations and implored voters to cast their ballots in the state’s runoffs.
Republicans In Disarray Over Trump’s Effort To Overturn 2020 Election
The party is splintering on the eve of the Georgia Senate runoff elections, which will decide who controls the upper chamber.
Help! My Wife Won’t Let Me Quit My Job.
I’ve also asked her to return to work full time while I try to find another job, but she’s resistant.
This Is the Cost of a Failed Impeachment
If your memory can reach back to the time before COVID-19—no shame if it can’t—you may recall the last big story before the pandemic struck: the impeachment of President Donald Trump.In December 2019, the House of Representatives impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, all stemming from a ploy in which he attempted to extort the Ukrainian government into assisting his reelection campaign.
Perdue Calls It ‘Disgusting’ That Georgia Official Recorded Call With Trump
“I guess I was raised differently,” the Georgia senator said ahead of his runoff race.
Put On a Hat, Please
At last, the days are getting longer in the Northern Hemisphere, a change that feels particularly welcome now, given, well, everything. But winter is just getting started. In any other year, we’d be firmly in a season of cozy indoor gatherings. This year, however, requires that we avoid anything of the sort, especially as America’s coronavirus epidemic continues to worsen and a new and worrying mutation of the virus has emerged.
“Find 11,780 Votes”: Trump Pushes Georgia to Overturn Election in Move to Disenfranchise Millions
In an hour-long phone call, President Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 election. He made the call nearly two weeks before he is due to leave office and just two days before the runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate.
“Victory for Julian”: U.K. Blocks WikiLeaks Founder Assange Extradition to U.S. on Espionage Charges
In a stunning decision, a British judge has blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, saying he would not be safe in a U.S. prison due to his deteriorated mental state. In 2019, Assange was indicted in the United States on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The United States has already announced plans to appeal the ruling.
Dear Care and Feeding: My 6-Year-Old Is Calling Me Dumb, and It’s Really Upsetting
Parenting advice on smart alecks, in-law child care, and male anger.
The Year of the Neighborhood—if You Were Lucky
Cities splintered in the pandemic, but only some Americans got to enjoy a hyperlocal utopia.
If Trump Really Wants to Kill the Relief Bill, Congress Can’t Stop Him
If he’s willing to do a coup, he’s probably willing to do this.
What the New Stimulus Bill Provides—and What’s Still Missing
Boosted unemployment insurance? Check. A continued eviction moratorium? Check. Checks? Check. But there’s still much more that we need.
U.S. coronavirus cases eclipse 20 million
The 20 millionth case comes less than two months after the country tallied its 10 millionth.
How 100,000 Pacific Islanders got their health care back
For two decades, victims of U.S. nuclear bomb tests fought to obtain the Medicaid eligibility that was promised them. In the waning days of 2020, they won.
Fauci predicts normal life won’t return in U.S. before fall 2021
The assessment comes as the Trump administration appears poised to miss its year-end target to vaccinate 20 million Americans.
The Pandemic Disproved Urban Progressives’ Theory About Gentrification
From California to the Northeast, a funny thing has happened recently in America’s most expensive metropolitan areas: Rents have gone down. Ever since remote workers began fleeing urban cores at the start of the coronavirus pandemic—whether to the Hamptons or their parents’ basements—urban housing markets have been flooded with empty apartments.
Help! My Husband Has Suddenly Become a Slob.
We’re sleeping in separate rooms because he refuses to clean up his messes.
Dear Care and Feeding: How Do I Show My Biracial 5-Year-Old That Black Is Beautiful?
Parenting advice on biracial parenting, changing name spellings, and cutting off family.
Trump backs down, signs stimulus package
A government shutdown was averted after the president approved the Covid relief package and annual spending bill.
Congress sends Covid package and spending measure to Trump
The president has thrown the fate of the bill into jeopardy.
Fed enters Biden era with clipped wings and a warning from Republicans
Congress curbed the central bank’s emergency lending despite the economy’s continuing struggles.
Biden adds former Obama budget official, onetime Warren aide to economic team
Biden added that the appointees have “broad viewpoints on how to build a stronger and more inclusive middle class.
Fed sees less severe recession this year but warns of tough winter
Officials said they expect the U.S. economy to shrink by 2.4 percent this year, a brighter forecast than they offered just three months ago.