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Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

McConnell congratulates Biden as president-elect

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday as the president-elect.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Too much tension around Electoral College count

by The Editorial Board December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

What should have been a staid ritual was threatened by false claims of election rigging.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

National lawyers group seeks to sanction Texas AG, colleagues who sued to overturn Biden’s win

by Robert T. Garrett The Dallas Morning News December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

The nonpartisan Lawyers Defending American Democracy said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican state attorneys general filed an ‘abusive lawsuit’ that pushed groundless theories that erode confidence in vital institutions.

Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Electoral College makes it official: Biden is the next president

by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

The results will be sent to Washington and tallied Jan. 6 in a joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.

Op-eds, Opinion

Insight: Can Joe Biden win the transition?

by John M. Murphy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign December 13, 2020December 12, 2020

The president-elect has to show the world that power has transferred to him without the usual help from the Trump White House.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Biden should enlist the C-suite to strengthen, safeguard democracy

by Tom Coleman The Fulcrum December 12, 2020December 11, 2020

There is a role – indeed a responsibility – for the business community to take concrete steps to shore up a democracy that has been under assault for the past four years.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Biden, Harris named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’

by Associated Press December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

The magazine also named the Korean boy band BTS its Entertainer of the Year and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James its Athlete of the Year.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Grant Gen. Austin a waiver to run Defense Department

by New York Daily News December 11, 2020December 10, 2020

His military successes and failures warrant Senate scrutiny, as do his consulting work and corporate board service. But the fact that he retired only in 2016 shouldn’t be an obstacle.