Monday, January 11, 2021
All eyes were on Washington, D.C. last week, as news emerged Wednesday that the United States (US) Capitol was breached. Order was restored quickly and Congress moved ahead with certifying the 3 November election results. In the wake of the incident, US President Donald Trump is under pressure to resign, with just over a week remaining in his term.
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Biden Considered Bernie Sanders to Helm Labor, But Democratic Control of Senate Came First
On 1/8/21 at 3:31 PM EST
President-elect Joe Biden considered his one-time foe for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders, to lead the U.S. Department of Labor in his administration but the razor-thin Democratic control of the U.S. Senate ultimately forced him to choose someone else. He agreed we couldn t take that chance, Biden told reporters Friday, announcing he had instead tapped Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for the post in his cabinet.
Sanders, an Independent from Vermont who has become an icon among the progressive ranks of the Democrats, backs a higher minimum wage and health care coverage for all Americans. With Democrats in the Senate majority after Georgia voted two Democrats into the chamber this week, Sanders is likely to get a plum committee chairmanship.
Raphael Warnock and
Jon Ossoff came out victorious in Tuesday’s Georgia U.S. Senate runoff races against incumbent Republican Senators
Kelly Loeffler and
David Perdue.
Warnock and Ossoff’s wins in the Peach State is a huge victory for Democrats, giving the party a crucial majority in the U.S. Senate.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock hand out lawn signs at a campaign event on October 3, 2020 in Lithonia, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Warnock and Ossoff’s wins in the Peach State is a major victory for Democrats, giving the party a majority in the U.S. Senate, effectively sidelining Republicans and giving the Democratic Party full control of both chambers of Congress.
Just a Reminder: Georgia s Wins Are a Result of Stacey Abrams s Tireless Work First Published: November 6, 2020 2.8K Shares
Back in November 2020, in a surprising turn, the state of Georgia voted in favor of Joe Biden in the presidential election, turning the state blue for the first time in 28 years. And on Jan. 6, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff emerged as the winners in runoff elections against incumbent Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, respectively, officially handing Democrats control of the US Senate. These wins are no fluke.
Since 1964, Georgia has been a reliable red state, consistently voting for the Republican presidential candidate in all but three elections for former Georgia Senator Jimmy Carter in 1976 and again in 1980, and for Bill Clinton in 1992. Yet in the 2020 election, the state pulled ahead for Biden by the morning of Nov. 6, and by Nov. 13, CNN, as well as other news outlets, projected the p