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, […]
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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 […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 9 (Evening)
November 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session today. The House will return next week. Election Results Alaska will not begin to count mail-in ballots until Tuesday. The state currently only has 46% of votes reported, but it is expected that President Trump and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) will maintain their leads. As contention remains among Republicans around […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 9 (Afternoon)
November 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate will be in session today. The House will return next week. Election results Presidential The race was declared for Joe Biden on Saturday by the media as both Nevada and Pennsylvania were called. President-Elect Biden currently holds 279 Electoral College votes with Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina yet to be called. If […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, NOV. 6
November 6, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Election Results Presidential Neither candidate has solidified the needed 270 electoral votes to claim victory. Former Vice President Biden leads in all of the states that have not been called, except North Carolina. Georgia: Biden pulled ahead of President Trump in the state. The race remains too […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, NOV. 5
November 5, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election Results Presidential As the vote count in Georgia continues to come in and becomes much closer, it is likely that the result will be contested regardless of who is declared the winner. North Carolina will not have their final vote count until the end of next week, as ballots in the state can be […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4
November 4, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Election Results Presidential The Associate Press declared Joe Biden the winner of Wisconsin and its ten electoral votes by 0.6%, or about 21,000 votes. Before the state was called, the Trump Campaign announced that it would request an immediate recount of the votes, citing irregularities in several […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, NOV. 3
November 3, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress House · House Ways and Means Committee Democrats released a report detailing their concerns over the Administration’s enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The report focuses on the lack of forced labor prevention and enforcement cases by the U.S. Trade Representative and Department of Labor, the continued loss of automotive jobs to Mexico, and environmental […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 2
November 2, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress House House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that Democrats will pursue budget reconciliation procedures during the next Congress to provide COVID-19 relief and enhance the Affordable Care Act. Budget reconciliation allows for, among other things, legislation to be passed by a simple majority in the Senate […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Oct. 30
October 30, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress Senate Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said that he supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative blocking former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from being the Director General of the World Trade Organization, claiming that Okonjo-Iweala is less qualified than South Korean Trade […]
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