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GOP clamors for Trump in Georgia, but he’s MIA
The president has made no public remarks about Senate runoffs that will determine Senate control and, for now, has no plans to travel there.
Facebook ad ban scrambles Georgia Senate campaigns
Some Democrats are calling for a return to door-knocking for the Senate runoffs, with the biggest online ad platforms not available.
Magazine
How 2020 Killed Off Dems’ Demographic Hopes
Demographics are not destiny, says David Shor. And if Democrats want their party to succeed nationally, they’ll have to face that fact and change. Here’s how.
Could Trump Really Hold On? Why Experts Aren’t Worried
Legal scholars agree: At this point, the outcome of the 2020 election is no longer on the line … though the future of our democracy might be.
Biden team reaching out to former Mattis officials for help with transition
Biden is aiming to build an effective, bipartisan Defense Department leadership team, said one former Trump Pentagon official.
Congress deadlocked on stimulus as lame duck begins
Party leaders showed no interest in a post-election compromise, even as the coronavirus rages across the country.
Transition Playbook
Tracking the appointments, the people and the power centers of the next administration.
‘I’ve been very, very loyal’: Marcia Fudge makes the case for Ag secretary
In an interview with POLITICO, the Ohio representative emphasized the role that African Americans played in helping deliver the White House for Biden.
Pandemic invades nursing homes again
Care facilities can’t keep the virus out as it spreads through communities.
The GOP’s Georgia boogeyman: Chuck Schumer
Republicans are using the Democratic leader in Georgia Senate ads, the same way the House GOP has used Nancy Pelosi for years.
MAGA nation tries to rally around Trump with MAGApalooza
The disparate tribes of MAGA world have declared they are going to show up in Washington to rally and reject Joe Biden as president.
Pelosi floats above Democrats’ civil war
Progressives and centrists blame each other for House losses — allowing the speaker to avoid any challenges.
5 key moments from the latest SCOTUS Obamacare showdown
From a peeved chief justice to analogies about broccoli and lawn care, a few things stood out during the high-profile arguments.
France’s green democracy experiment gets political
Delays in enacting recommendations from the citizens’ convention is creating problems.
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