President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he’s hoping to pardon in the final days of his administration that includes senior White House officials, family members, prominent rappers — and possibly himself, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump is hoping to announce the pardons on Jan. 19 — his final…
US Congress certifies Joe Biden as next president, Harris as VP
Republicans and Democrats join to condemn mob violence at the Capitol, dismiss election fraud claims by Trump as invalid. After a chaotic day of protest and violence, Congress has certified Democrats Joe Biden as the next president and Kamala Harris as vice president of the United States. The action finalises the 2020 US electoral process…
DEMS TAKE TOTAL CONTROL!
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King…
House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense spending bill
The House of Representatives voted 322-87 on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Why it matters: With a Senate vote expected this week, Congress is one step closer to handing Trump the first veto override of his presidency — an overwhelming and bipartisan rebuke that comes just weeks ahead…
COVID-19 vaccinations have begun in the U.S., but there is a long road ahead.
A Historic Vaccine Rollout The first known U.S. inoculation against COVID-19 since the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of a vaccine came just as the nation’s death toll surpassed 300,000 people. Now, the most ambitious vaccine rollout in American history promises to end a crisis that has jammed hospitals, overwhelmed funeral homes and brought much of the nation…
The YouTube Ban Is Un-American, Wrong, and Will Backfire
Silicon Valley couldn’t have designed a better way to further radicalize Trump voters Start with the headline: Supporting the 2020 U.S. Election. YouTube in its company blog can’t even say, “Banning Election Conspiracy Theories.” They have to employ the Orwellian language of politicians — Healthy Forests, Clear Skies, “Supported” Elections — because Google and YouTube are now…
33 MILLION LOCKED DOWN IN CA
A new stay-at-home order will be imposed on Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley Sunday night, as the coronavirus crisis spirals out of control with a speed that has exceeded health officials’ most dire projections. Some 33 million Californians will be subject to the new order, representing 84% of the state’s population. The state mandated the restrictions…
Covid: Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days
US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to curtail the spread of coronavirus. He told CNN he believed there would be a “significant reduction” in Covid-19 cases if every American wore a face covering. Mr Biden also said he would order masks…
STOCKS SOAR ON TRUMP EXIT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Tuesday, breaking above 30,000 for the first time amid positive vaccine news, hope for a strong economic recovery in 2021 and easing of political uncertainty as the Trump administration approved the start of the presidential transition. The 30-stock Dow advanced 476 points, or 1.6%. At its high of the day,…
California Gov Newsom issues stay-at-home order banning non-essential work and gatherings from 10pm to 5am for a MONTH beginning Saturday
Governor Gavin Newsom announced the order on Thursday He said it will go into effect on Saturday and last until December 21 The order affects the 41 counties in California’s most restrictive purple COVID-19 reopening tier It bans non-essential work and gatherings between 10pm and 5am Residents will still be able to get medical care,…