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 Hangyun Kim | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, National Security
SEOUL – Troops and civilians affiliated with the U.S. Forces Korea were the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine in South Korea, where the vaccination program has not yet been launched due to the government’s belated move to secure vaccines. Under the vaccination...
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 Katie Livingstone and Augusta Saraiva | Jan 7, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As pro-Trump rioters broke into the Capitol on Wednesday to stop members of Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election, some evangelical leaders denounced the violence — including elected representatives who continued to support President...
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...