Despite a long legal battle and dozens of suits, it seems President Donald Trump will only be serving one term in the White House. On Monday, electors representing the slates chosen by state legislatures are convening to cast their state’s votes. This means that Donald Trump will come short of …
Read MoreIn March, Congress passed a sweeping COVID relief bill, the CARES Act. This included provisions that sent direct payments to American families, increased unemployment payments for those out of work, and massive relief for state and local governments. However, since the beginning of the pandemic, little meaningful legislation has passed …
Read MoreDuring an interview given to the Associated Press, Attorney General William Barr stated that he believed there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. This is a complete reversal of messaging from the White House, however. President Donald Trump maintains that he lost the election due …
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s legal team has been fighting tirelessly to prove that widespread election fraud damaged the president’s reelection bid. However, it seems unlikely that they will succeed in court. On Monday, Judge Matthew Brann threw out the campaign’s case in Pennsylvania. That case, spearheaded by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, …
Read MoreOn Thursday, President Donald Trump invited Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield, the leaders of Michigan’s upper and lower chambers of legislature, respectively, to discuss the election. The President, who failed to amass the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to secure reelection, has maintained that Democrats engaged in some form …
Read MoreDespite a Herculean effort from the Trump campaign and the president’s legal team, states across the country are on track to certify their election results. In the weeks following Election Day, many news outlets have projected Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, and his margins of victory …
Read MoreWhile Election Day is gone and a winner has been projected in the presidential race, it’s still unclear which party will have control of the Senate. With Democratic candidate Joe Biden securing over 270 Electoral College votes, it’s on Republicans to hold at least one of Georgia’s two runoff elections …
Read MoreIn an expansion of Florida’s already-robust “stand your ground” laws, governor Ron DeSantis has drafted a bill that would allow business owners to shoot suspected looters. This comes after months of civil unrest over racial inequality by Black Lives Matter organizers. Supporters of the bill argue that business owners should …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that involves the intersection of religious rights and anti-discrimination practices. The case is the first major test of newly-appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the controversial replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barrett, who was heavily scrutinized before her confirmation for her fundamental religious …
Read MoreWhile all eyes were fixed on the presidential race Tuesday night, there were other critical races worth paying attention to. Races for seat in both the Senate and House of Representatives were decided on Election Night, and today we’re focusing on some of those highlights and how they might impact …
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