Weekend Review: SCOTUS Rejection Enrages Trump
The US Supreme Court has rejected an extraordinary attempt to dismiss election results in four crucial states. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas, was backed by President Trump and sought to invalidate results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President-elect Joe Biden won those elections and state courts upheld the individual wins. The […]
Joe Biden: 46th President of the United States
After days of counting votes in a few crucial states, former Vice President Joe Biden has been named the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election. The race was called following Biden’s win in Pennsylvania. It was too close to call for days, but Biden held onto Nevada and eventually pulled ahead in both Georgia […]
Biden Leads Trump in Key Battle Ground States
Joe Biden currently has 264 electoral votes, while President Trump is behind with 214. The candidate to reach 270 wins. Several states are still counting. Biden could win with just one more, but Trump needs to sweep the remaining states to claim a victory. Trump, who prematurely declared himself the winner, has demanded recounts and […]
Election Day 2020 Has Arrived
It is finally Election Day. The world will soon know if President Trump will remain for a second term or be replaced by former VP Joe Biden. Nearly 80 million people had already voted as of Oct. 29. Both men have spent the last weeks travelling the country to score any votes that were still […]
Weekend Review: One Last Debate Before Election Day
On Thursday night, Pres. Donald Trump and former Vice Pres. Joe Biden debated each other one last debate before Election Day 2020. The two verbally sparred over many of the same issues as in other debates, but with a little less machismo. Biden used the opportunity to note that Trump has “no clear plan” for […]
Weekend Review: Amy Coney Barrett on the Road to Confirmation
Hearings began on Monday for President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett will likely replace late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following votes on her confirmation. After days of testimony in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican’s praised Barrett while Democrats voiced concerns about the nominee’s political similarities to […]
Weekend Review: Trump and Inner Circle Infected with Coronavirus
On Friday morning, Pres. Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he and First Lady Melania both tested positive for the coronavirus. Following the announcement, he traveled by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for hospitalization. The New York Times reported that the president was on supplemental oxygen before leaving the White House but […]
Weekend Review: Trump Announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Pick
On Saturday, President Trump announced to a crowd at the White House that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Trump is recommending Barrett to fill the seat left empty by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week. Barrett is a U.S. Circuit Court judge who was interviewed in […]
The Future Uncertainty Of ACA After Justice Ginsburg
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) looks bleak after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as speculation of her replacement by President Trump seems more likely to be a conservative who will be the opposite of everything RGB stood and fought for. The future makeup of the Supreme Court and the outcomes […]
Weekend Review: In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Esteemed Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at 87 on Friday. A court statement said she was with family at her D.C. home when she died from “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.” Appointed by Bill Clinton, Ginsburg was the first Democratic appointee to the court in over 25 years. […]