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by Jay Silver | Jan 21, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration, Politics
WASHINGTON — County Democratic officials in the Albany area on Wednesday praised President Joe Biden’s inaugural address for its repeated call for unity. They also were excited to watch Vice President Kamala Harris become the first woman to hold that position....
by Julia Benbrook and Madison Muller | Jan 14, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — With Washington still scrambling to make sense of last week’s attempted coup, a group called Shutdown DC gathered in front of the Capitol on Wednesday and held banners that read “Expel all Fascists.” The protesters displayed the names of the 138 Congress...
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 Madison Muller | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, Politics
Despite advanced warnings of far-right demonstrations intent on wreaking havoc in Washington, D.C., Wednesday began as many pro-Donald Trump rallies have in weeks since the election: Spirited attendees in American flag apparel, some bearing the insignias of right-wing...
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 India Walton | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – While reports have shown that the Black voter turnout in this year’s presidential election reached a record high, some Black Americans opted out of voting mainly due to lack of connection with the political process and politicians, which is a hallmark for...
