One elector who refused to participate in the plan, which has became a focus of the House Jan. 6 committee, said he was “not going to jump on a bandwagon to say that I know better than the courts.”
President Biden
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Biden says nation weary from COVID but touts progress in year in office
In a press conference the president claims to have ‘probably outperformed what anybody thought would happen’ in a country still coping with the coronavirus.
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Commentary: Biden, Democrats roll the dice on their agenda
Democratic leaders seem to believe that voters will punish them for failing to deliver on a radical agenda.
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After Biden’s first year in office, the virus and polarization rage on
For Biden, it’s been a year of lofty ambitions grounded by the unrelenting pandemic, a tough hand in Congress, a harrowing end to a foreign war and rising fears for the future of democracy itself.
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Jim Fossel: Democrats need to start thinking small
If they want to get anything done, Democrats in Washington should stop trying to pass sweeping bills that have no Republican support.
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From voting rights to vaccines, Biden experiences the limits of his office – and the fragility of his presidency
The past week displayed, like few of the 50 weeks that preceded it, the struggles the president is facing on the cusp of his second year in office.
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With its agenda stuck, White House puts focus back on infrastructure
President Biden is trying to regain a sense of optimism after his administration has endured a rough week.
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Commentary: President Biden must honor his word to Black voters, Dr. King’s legacy
Candidate Biden pledged that diversity, equity and inclusion – especially voting rights – would be part of his platform. But his follow-through is unimpressive.
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‘Tired of being quiet!’: Biden challenges Senate on voting rights
The president tells a crowd in Atlanta that new efforts to limit voting access are ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ and the Senate should pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking.
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Another View: Fossel ignores reality in Biden column
It’s not the president who has failed to deliver unity, but congressional Republicans who fear Trump’s wrath.