Why People Don't Vote
For the eighty million Americans who didn't vote in November, government can feel distant. Non-voters tend to believe that things will go on just as they did before regardless of an election's outcome...
16 Dec 202014min
38 Days After Results Became Clear, Mitch McConnell Congratulates Biden
Joe Biden's victory in the presidential race became clear on Nov. 7th, 2020, the day the contest was called by the Associated Press. On Tuesday, thirty eight days later, Senate Majority Leader Mitch M...
15 Dec 202013min
Joe Biden Is Fed Up With Trump's Election Conspiracies
On the day electors around the country voted to confirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden expressed his frustration, in a primetime speech, with the baseless election conspiracies spouted by Pres...
15 Dec 202013min
Electoral College Convenes; COVID Vaccine Administered
The electoral college votes today around the country. After Biden is officially elected, the results head to Congress where they will be finalized. And: the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine were...
14 Dec 202014min
Weekly Roundup: December 11th
The electoral college will cast ballots Monday, officially selecting Joe Biden as the president-elect. Trump and Republicans continue to attempt to overturn the will of voters. And, Joe Biden has sele...
11 Dec 202030min
Where Congress Stands On Coronavirus Relief Negotiations
With over 800,000 new unemployment claims filed last week and the previous coronavirus relief programs set to expire at the end of the month, congress is facing more pressure to pass some relief measu...
10 Dec 202014min
Most Americans Believe The Election Results—Some Don't.
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that just one quarter of Republicans believe the election was legitimate; ot was. And: could old-school pork barrel spending be the solution to Washington grid...
9 Dec 202014min
Democrats Are Skeptical Of Biden's Pentagon Pick
Civil rights and advocacy groups have been lobbying Joe Biden over his cabinet picks; Biden has promised to have the most diverse cabinet in history. Retired general Lloyd Austin, Biden's pick for Def...
8 Dec 202015min
