U.S. Capitol Blood on the Pavement Around a Now-Quiet U.S. Capitol Following Wednesday's Riots A day following mayhem created by President Trump’s supporters, the streets around the U.S. Capitol were quiet but traces of blood still marked the pavement. NBCLX’s Chase Cain walks us through the Capitol grounds stained by the violent events.
electoral college No, VP Mike Pence Can't Reject Electors: Fact-Checking Trump's Claims About the Electoral College Congress will count and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College votes in a joint session on Wednesday. NBCLX welcomed PolitiFact Managing Editor Katie Sanders to fact-check some of President Trump’s false claims about the process that have turned the typically routine event into a political circus.
georgia Climate Change Plans and Coronavirus Relief Hinge on Georgia Senate Runoff Races The two crucial Georgia runoff elections in which Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are looking to replace Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler will not only determine which party controls the Senate but the fate of the reforms that President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky breaks down how this election will affect policy on climate change, coronavirus...
georgia Georgia Senate Runoff: Don't be Fooled by an Early Red or Blue Mirage It’s Election Day in Georgia, where millions have already cast their ballots in the dual Senate runoff races. NBCLX’s political reporter Noah Pransky explains when you can expect to see runoff results, especially as USPS slowdowns threaten to delay the delivery of some mail-in ballots.
Donald Trump Wild Week in Politics Kicks Off 2021 With Battles Over the Georgia Senate Runoff, Electoral College Certification Both Biden and President Trump each will make one final in-person pitch in Georgia’s Senate race Monday ahead of the runoff elections on Tuesday.
U.S. Senate What Early Voting Turnout Tells Us About Tuesday's Georgia Senate Runoff Races Millions of Georgia residents have already cast their ballots for Tuesday’s Senate runoff races, but according to a recent poll, Gen Z and Millennials are lagging other age groups. NBCLX’s political storyteller Noah Pransky explains what this tells us about the election that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and our country’s next two years.
electoral college Why the Final Days of Donald Trump's Presidency Are Starting to Look Like a Season of ‘The Apprentice' Sen. Josh Hawley’s announcement that he would object to the certification of some states’ Electoral College results on Jan. 6 sets up the day as a test of Republican loyalty to President Trump. NBCLX’s political reporter Noah Pransky explains why a last-minute protest by some House Republicans will make good TV drama, but won’t overturn the presidential results.
electoral college It's About to Get Awkward: VP Mike Pence Is Scheduled to Announce Biden's Victory to Congress on Jan. 6 The Electoral College vote confirming Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election seems to have finally put the final nail in the coffin of President Trump’s re-election hopes. And it will likely be his vice president, Mike Pence, who will make his loss official when he is required to announce Biden’s Electoral College win before Congress on Jan. 6. NBCLX’s...
electoral college Hate the Electoral College? Here are 3 Good Signs for You Are you one of the many who feel the Electoral College has just got to go? Well, here’s a few signs that may mean there’s hope yet.
electoral college 3 Good Signs If You Hate the Electoral College No, the Founding Father argument doesn't hold up.