ATLANTA — Georgia’s secretary of state has qualified the result of the 2 U.S. Senate runoff elections, paving the way in which for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to be sworn in and for Democrats to take keep watch over of the chamber. They’ll take place of job simply because the Senate considers whether or not to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial for inciting the fatal storming of the U.S. Capitol and as President-elect Joe Biden seeks to jump-start his schedule after inauguration. They might be sworn in as early as Wednesday, the similar day as Biden’s inauguration. The certification by means of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger formally seals Warnock and Ossoff’s victories over their
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In showdown energy play, Senate Democrats will vote no if
In a showdown energy play, maximum Senate Democrats on Wednesday will vote no on a check vote to decide if a Republican-authored police reform invoice can advance. “I, for one, do not intend to be played,” mentioned Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., a possible Joe Biden working mate, main a price towards the ways of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on policing regulation. Both Illinois Senators, Democrats Dick Durbin — a key participant on police reform — and Tammy Duckworth plan to vote towards the “motion to proceed.” “We need to reckon with the real, deep, uncomfortable realities and systemic biases that have marred our country for centuries,” Duckworth mentioned in her flooring speech. Though there are 53 Senate Republicans,
U.S. Senate chief Mitch McConnell desires baseball and
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell desires baseball and soccer to get at the box, and he says MLB Opening Day may happen across the get started of July. “I think there will be a college football season. They may have nobody in the stands or reduced attendance, but my understanding is, particularly in the ACC, which I follow, that they’re anticipating having a season,” the Kentucky Republican stated all through an interview Thursday on Louisville radio station WLCL. “More immediately, I called the commissioner of baseball a couple of weeks ago and I said, ‘America needs baseball. It’s the sign of getting back to normal. Any chance?’ And you may have heard, there is discussion about having an
Trump authorized crew sends Senate fiery response to impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s authorized crew is sending the Senate a fiery response to its impeachment summons, outlining the defenses it expects to make use of within the upcoming trial. Trump’s Saturday reply to the Senate’s formal impeachment summons calls the 2 articles of impeachment handed by the House final month “a dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their president.” The doc affords a style of the rhetoric anticipated to be deployed by the president’s defenders within the Senate. “This is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election and interfere with the 2020 election, now just months away,” the submitting states. Two
Donald Trump Taps Linda McMahon To Lead Small Business Administration
Share this: While some prominent sports figures are choosing not to stay in president-elect Donald Trump’s hotels, others will help run his administration. The president-elect added a new member to his team Wednesday, and you might recognize her from her days of receiving Steve Austin’s “Stone Cold Stunner’ move in the WWE ring. That’s right, Linda McMahon, wife of World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon and co-founder of the organization, has been chosen by Trump to head the Small Business Administration. McMahon backed Trump’s presidential campaign, donating $6.5 million to support his quest for the White House. The two have been business partners dating back to the 1980s when Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., hosted WrestleMania. “Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one
Curt Schilling Plans To Challenge Elizabeth Warren For 2018 Senate Bid
Some people believe sports and politics don’t mix. Curt Schilling is not one of those people. The former Boston Red Sox pitcher has been very unfiltered in his political views since retiring from Major League Baseball in 2009, and it appears he’s taking his strong conservative beliefs even further. Schilling announced Tuesday in a radio interview with Rhode Island’s WPRO that he plans to enter Massachusetts’ 2018 Senate race and run against Democrat Elizabeth Warren. Schilling admitted he still needs to talk to his family, so his bid isn’t official yet. But it appears the three-time World Series champion is very serious about enterin... NESN.com