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The Electoral College affirmed on Monday that Joe Biden won the presidential election. Less than a month ago, President Trump said he would leave the White House on January 20 if the Electoral College voted for Biden, but he is still pushing false claims about voter fraud.
“Time and again, President Trump’s lawyers presented their arguments to state officials, state legislatures, state and federal courts, and ultimately to the United States Supreme Court, twice.And in every case, no cause or evidence was found to reverse or question or dispute the results,” Biden said in a speech on Monday night. The “enormous political pressure, verbal abuse, and even threats of physical violence” regarding the election were “unconscionable,” he said. Here are some of the other rece
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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital
Congress. The Senate is in session this week, but the House is adjourned until at least tomorrow pending negotiations on the FY21 bills and the next coronavirus relief package. Tomorrow, the Senate Armed Services will hold a hearing on the Department of Defense’s Cyber Operations, and on Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on pending nominations. The Senate will also continue to vote on judicial nominations this week.
FY21 Appropriations. With the second continuing resolution signed into law through December 18, Congressional aides involved in negotiations say appropriators are continuing to make progress on the twelve government funding bills. However, the prospect of attaching a large coronavirus relief spending bill to the spending package seems less certain given the on-going disagreements between the two parties. Leadership and appropriators are considering inserting smaller coronavirus provisions into