Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submitted her resignation from her seat in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 18, two days before Inauguration Day. “As I resign from the Senate, I am preparing to take an oath that would have me preside over it,” Harris wrote in her resignation letter. “As senator-turned-Vice-President Walter Mondale once pointed out, the…
Kamala Harris Resigns From Senate Seat Before Inauguration
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submitted her resignation from her seat in the Senate on Monday ahead of Jan. 20’s Inauguration Day. “As I resign from the Senate, I am preparing to take an oath that would have me preside over it,” Harris wrote in her resignation letter. “As senator-turned-Vice-President Walter Mondale once pointed out, the vice…
Incoming CDC Director Expects Over 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Next Month
Over 100,000 more Americans will die from COVID-19 in the next month or so, the next Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director said Sunday. “By the middle of February, we expect half a million deaths in this country,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who President-elect Joe Biden tapped for the position. “That doesn’t speak to…
Army Secretary Says Commanders on Look Out for Potential Insider Threats Ahead of Inauguration Day
U.S. Army commanders are on the look out for any potential insider threats ahead of inauguration day, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in a recent interview. McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that defense officials are keeping an eye out for threats from within their ranks. But so far, he and other leaders have not…
Army Secretary Says Commanders on Lookout for Potential Insider Threats Ahead of Inauguration Day
U.S. Army commanders are on the lookout for any potential insider threats ahead of inauguration day, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in a recent interview. McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that defense officials are keeping an eye out for threats from within their ranks. But so far, he and other leaders have not seen…
Sen. Josh Hawley’s Florida Fundraiser Canceled by Loews Hotels Over Capitol Breach
Loews Hotels Group has pulled out of a planned February fundraiser in Florida for Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) saying it’s opposed to “all who supported and incited” the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. “In light of recent events we have informed the host of this event that it will no longer be…
DC Pedestrians View Inaugural Lockdown With Sadness and Dismay
WASHINGTON—Very few cars were seen on the streets in the center of D.C. on Sunday morning, and only a few pedestrians, runners, and bikers were around. Street and Metro rail closures ordered in preparation for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 kept the city streets mostly empty. Those who ventured out were taken aback by…
Trump Lawyer Ousted as Law School Professor
A lawyer who represented the Trump campaign in a legal challenge to the Pennsylvania election results was forced out of his post last week as a law professor at Chapman University in California for representing President Donald Trump as a client. But what especially earned the ire of left-wing activists at the famous conservative legal…
US Prepares for One of the Most Unusual Inaugurations in History
WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20 amid unparalleled security measures and the pandemic lockdown, making it one of the most untraditional inaugurations in the U.S. history. Like many predecessors, Biden is going to be sworn in on the steps of the Capitol Hill. But the traditional parade down the…
China ‘Sought to Influence’ 2020 US Election, Director of National Intelligence Assesses
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe assessed that China interfered in the 2020 federal elections, according to a letter transmitted to Congress. In the letter (pdf), Ratcliffe alleges that intelligence about China’s election interference was suppressed by management at the CIA, which pressured analysts to withdraw their support for the view. Citing a report…
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