The speaker election, scheduled for Sunday, will be the first high-wire act of many Pelosi will face over the next two years, which she has signaled could be her last in the House.
Category: Politics
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‘Grace and humor’: The vice presidents who certified their own election losses
Vice Presidents Richard Nixon and Al Gore presided over Senate ceremonies that certified their election defeats, as Mike Pence is required to do for President Trump on Wednesday.
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Two Biden aides will recuse on BlackRock issues as past ties pose questions
The world’s largest asset manager has much at stake as the new president’s team takes office.
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Why a strong early vote for Democrats in Georgia’s Senate runoffs doesn’t mean they’ll win
Initial early vote data is good news for Democrats. But there are a number of reasons that might not translate to overall more voters for Democrats.
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Federal employees to receive 1 percent pay raise under Trump executive order
The president had proposed the increase in early 2020, but the administration later pushed for a pay freeze.
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Ahead of runoffs, civic groups in Georgia mount audacious campaign to mobilize Black voters
More than a dozen groups across the state are trying to drive up turnout among the reliably Democratic bloc.
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Chief Justice Roberts, in year-end report, thanks judiciary for performance during pandemic
He steered clear of any mention of President Trump’s demands that the Supreme Court act to change the outcome of the election.
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Secret Service to make changes to presidential detail to bring on agents who worked with Biden
The shifts come amid concerns that Trump politicized the protection team.
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Two state lawmakers confront a deadly pandemic, a disputed election and a divided, angry America
In Florida and Pennsylvania, lawmakers face anger, dysfunction and growing desperation in a post-Trump America.
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Biden inaugural activities to include memorial service for covid victims
The committee planning events announced a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial to coincide with remembrances around the country.
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Trump has yet to accept the election results months after Republicans said he would
Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, congressional Republicans said Trump would accept the election results. He — and many of them — have yet to do that.