Abbie Dykes, Author at NTA Online

COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 23 (AFTERNOON)

November 23, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

Election and Transition News – President-elect Joe Biden made his first announcements on Cabinet nominees and senior positions. He announced: · Antony Blinken to be Secretary of State · Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security · Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence · Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be Ambassador to the United […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, NOV. 20

November 20, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

Election and Transition News – A group of over 50 House Democrats sent a letter to President-Elect Biden formally supporting Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) for Secretary of the Department of the Interior, citing the historic nature of a Native American Cabinet Secretary. · The letter was led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, NOV. 19

November 19, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

COVID-19 – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hinted during a press conference today that there may be movement on an additional COVID-19 relief package. He indicated that staff-level conversations are beginning again with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) staff. This would be an encouraging sign after weeks of very little action on additional COVID-19 […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, NOV. 17

November 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

COVID-19 – COVID-19 continues to escalate in severity throughout the United States, with over 153,000 additional cases and 622 deaths reported yesterday. · After recording 10,000 new cases on Monday, California halted its reopening process and imposed some of the most stringent restrictions in the nation. Indoor dining and religious services are suspended, and gyms […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 16 (Evening)

November 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

Election and Transition News – The Trump campaign revised its lawsuit in Pennsylvania to remove its request to have over 680,000 absentee ballots thrown out because they were processed without campaign representatives being able to watch. · The case is set to be heard tomorrow, during which the campaign will continue to argue that ballots […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 16 (AFTERNOON)

November 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

COVID-19 – While Monday morning brought promising news regarding a vaccine, the weekend’s COVID-19 news was less positive. One week after reaching 10M cases, the United States on Sunday crested 11M cases of COVID-19. Recorded fatalities have reached 245,000. · With cases continuing to surge, states that had shied away from implementing mask mandates in earlier stages of the pandemic have revisited the policy. In North Dakota, […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, NOV. 13

November 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

Election and Transition News – Friday afternoon several of the largest news outlets that had not yet called the Presidential Election in Georgia and North Carolina did so: CNN, the New York Times, Politico, and others, called Georgia for former Vice President Joe Biden and they called North Carolina for President Trump. With those calls, […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, NOV. 12

November 12, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

Election Development and Presidential Transition – President-elect Biden has selected Ron Klain to be his Chief of Staff. Klain is a longtime Biden aide. Mr. Klain worked for him while he was in the Senate and served as his Chief of Staff when he was Vice President. · Klain was also Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore. […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11

November 11, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

The Senate and the House are in recess today in recognition of Veteran’s Day. The Senate will resume its session tomorrow. Election Results Democrats have officially retained their majority in the House, having secured the necessary 218 seats. There are 15 races that are still outstanding. Democrats lead in three races, Republicans lead in 11, […]

COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, NOV. 10

November 10, 2020 / Really Old Microsites

The Senate is in session today. The House will return next week. Election Results The North Carolina Senate election ended today when Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). Sen. Tillis will go on to his second term after achieving victory in the most expensive Congressional race in history ($282M, counting […]