Biden struggles to manage the Democratic Partyâs competing interests.
Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, met virtually last week with members of Mr. Bidenâs economic team, including Janet Yellen, Neera Tanden, Adewale Adeyemo and Cecilia Rouse.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Dec. 15, 2020
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is confronting outbreaks of factionalism and fierce impatience within his own party, as the groups that make up the Democratic coalition see President Trump crumbling as an adversary and turn instead toward the battle to define the personnel and policies of a new administration.
The competition for senior offices has strained valuable political alliances, vexing some of Mr. Bidenâs key supporters from the Democratic primary contest, as well as numerous minority and female lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
No, there arenât âalternate electorsâ who can vote for President Trump.
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Georgiaâs actual members of the Electoral College cast their ballots for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Atlanta on Monday.Credit.Nicole Craine for The New York Times
Once the Electoral College has met and every stateâs election has been certified, there is no constitutional provision for an âalternate slateâ of electors. A group of people who gather in a room and claim they are electors, as state-party-backed Republicans did in a few states on Monday, have no more authority than if the people reading this article decided that they, too, wanted to be members of the Electoral College.
Intriguingly, Mr. Maduro and Mr. Diaz-Canel were among the very first wave of world leaders to congratulate President-elect Joseph R. Biden when the U.S. networks called the race for him a few days after the Nov. 3 election, with both saying on Twitter they were open to more dialogue with Washington than had been the case the past four years.
“We believe in the possibility of having constructive bilateral relations while respecting our differences,” Mr. Diaz-Canel tweeted, while noting what he called the “new direction in the American election.”
Mr. Biden during the campaign suggested that Mr. Trump’s criticisms of repressive leftist regimes was correct, but his pressure policies have proven deeply counterproductive.
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Officials Stress That the Pandemic âIs Not Over Yetâ as U.S. Vaccinations Begin
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The Trump administration is working on a deal that would enable Pfizer to make additional shots for Americans early next year. A surge of infections in Sweden is fueling criticism of the government.
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A coronavirus test site at Grand Canyon University in Arizona on Saturday.Credit.Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times
Officials across the United States on Wednesday reported the highest daily number for new coronavirus since the pandemic began, as well as the most deaths in a single day.