by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 12, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Some of the Maryland electors who cast their Electoral College votes Dec. 14 called Wednesday’s riot by a pro-President Donald Trump mob inside the Capitol that temporarily stopped certification of electoral votes embarrassing and heart-breaking. While...
by Dalia Faheid | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured
WASHINGTON — Rep. André Carson just ended a Zoom meeting with fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus when he was informed by a Capitol police officer that there was an imminent security threat to the building on Wednesday. Thousands of Trump supporters...
by Nico Portuondo and Jay Silver | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured
WASHINGTON — Illinois House and Senate members condemned the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as a “shameful chapter in our nation’s history” and “a coup” when pro-President Donald Trump mobs ransacked the Capitol and temporarily derailed Congress’...
by Madison Muller | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020
Despite advanced warnings of far-right demonstrations intent on wreaking havoc in Washington, Wednesday began as many pro-President Donald Trump rallies have in weeks since the election: Spirited attendees in American flag apparel, some bearing the insignias of...
by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured
WASHINGTON — While the majority of Maryland’s congressional delegation – all Democrats — acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, the state’s sole Republican representative plans to object to certifying the election Wednesday, backing...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Jan 7, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured
WASHINGTON – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson was one of 13 Republican lawmakers, led by Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, who supported an opposition to the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. On Nov. 7, Biden and Vice...