Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican officials offered support for the president’s attempts to contest the election outcome, despite the lack of any evidence of widespread fraud.
Agency officials were told that the transition would not be recognized until the election was confirmed by the General Services Administration, the low-profile agency that officially starts the transition.
The president-elect and the Senate Majority Leader have a track record of cutting deals, but the environment has changed markedly in the past few years.
Republicans took advantage of the habitual underinvestment and lack of infrastructure, as well as neglect from the state and national Democratic parties. The shift shows the importance of cultivating deeper relationships with a diverse Latino population.
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Within an hour of his firing, we found out Esper had set himself up as a truth-teller.
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The league and the players association agreed to a financial framework that will govern the upcoming 2020-21 season, providing teams with a finalized salary cap less than two weeks before the annual free agency period will open.
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Rather than remain docile and delight in unconditional diversion, sports decided to help hold together the conscience of America.
"I’m proof that no one is immune," Izzo said in a statement. "But I still believe that there are steps everyone can take to reduce their chances of contracting the virus.”
Since the tradition began in 1910, every sitting president except Donald Trump has thrown a ceremonial first pitch in Washington while the city had a major league team.
