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Question of the Day By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Monday, December 14, 2020
With prospects for a Democratic-controlled Senate iffy at best, the left is pushing President-elect Joseph R. Biden to take advantage of executive authority to pursue a variety of causes, including canceling student debt and fighting climate change.
Mr. Biden has signaled a more cautious approach, saying the kind of authority his “progressive friends” are talking about is “way beyond the bounds.”
Whether he can continue to resist the pressure when he sits down in the Oval Office is another question.
People waiting in line to vote in Atlanta on Monday.Credit.Lynsey Weatherspoon for The New York Times
Dec. 14, 2020
For weeks, the runoff races for Georgia’s two Senate seats have virtually been impossible for residents to escape, as campaign coverage has dominated the local news and advertisements praising or attacking the candidates have filled every commercial break.
In and around Atlanta, signs on roads and lawns and messages on face masks have urgently pleaded residents to vote one more time.
On Monday, thousands did, as in-person early voting started for the runoff contests that carry considerable stakes for both parties. With Republican control of the Senate hanging in the balance, the races have drawn considerable interest and hundreds of millions of dollars much of it from outside the state.
Biden picks Pete Buttigieg for transportation secretary.
Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., speaking at a town hall event in Columbia, S.C., in February.Credit.Travis Dove for The New York Times
Dec. 15, 2020
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will nominate Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., to lead the Department of Transportation, adding a young-generation voice to his team, the transition team announced on Tuesday.
Mr. Buttigieg, 38, fought a fierce battle for the Democratic presidential nomination but bowed out and endorsed Mr. Biden. The two men bonded during the general election campaign and Mr. Biden made it clear that he wanted to find a place for Mr. Buttigieg in his administration.
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Mr. Ossoff and Mr. Warnock are facing off against Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the Jan. 5 runoff races. Democrats must win both seats to flip control of the Senate.
Mr. Biden said voters should think twice about supporting the Republicans after watching them sit back while President Trump and the state of Texas sought to nullify the results of the presidential election in Georgia.
“If you want to do the bidding of Texas, you should be running in Texas, not in Georgia because you know what, you’ve got a couple of folks running for the U.S. Senate in this state who are not confused at all: Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock they are running to represent Georgia,” Mr. Biden said at the campaign event, which required tickets because of the pandemic.