In a conversation with former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Ben Jealous, Abrams discussed hot-button political issues, shared her thoughts on the future of the Democratic Party in the South, and offered both personal and career advice for Penn students.
Jan 17, 2021
A Georgia State Trooper patrols the outside of the Georgia State Capitol on the first day of the 2021 legislative session.Riley Bunch
ATLANTA â State officials and law enforcement are preparing for potential unrest at the Georgia capitol. Â
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned state law enforcement agencies of the possibility of coordinated armed protests at capitol buildings in all 50 states leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Georgia has been center stage for President Donald Trump s baseless allegations of a fraudulent election despite state officials repeatedly saying there was no indication of widespread irregularities in the state s general election.
On that date the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) refused to hear:Â
The case challenged the 2020 Presidential election results an election whose legitimacy was being questioned by President Trump and the 74 million people who voted for him but was also being affirmed by President-elect Joe Biden and the 85 million people who voted for him.
The Supreme Court’s running sheet for the case (see image below) belies what was happening.
23 Motions supporting either the Plaintiff or Defendants or neither had been filed by:
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,Â
STATE OF MISSOURI AND 16 OTHER STATES IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia
Live updates: Biden’s tone, flurry of orders underscore new day for U.S. By Vanessa Arredondo, Dominic Fracassa and Rita Beamish
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and their new administration got to work in a nation besieged by a raging pandemic, economic calamity and deep political divisions. Biden signed 17 executive orders shortly after his swearing-in, dealing with the pandemic, climate change, immigration and other pressing issues that reflected the dramatic divergence of his priorities from those of the vanquished Trump administration.
Latest updates today:
1:56 p.m. Biden immigration bill nixes word “alien”: In a small but symbolic part of President Biden’s proposed sweeping immigration overhaul, the word “alien” will be removed from US immigration laws, replaced by “noncitizen,” CNN reports. “It’s a deliberate step intended to recognize America as “a nation of immigrants,” according to a summary of the bill. The
Live updates: Biden’s tone, flurry of orders underscore new day for U.S. By Vanessa Arredondo, Dominic Fracassa and Rita Beamish
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and their new administration got to work in a nation besieged by a raging pandemic, economic calamity and deep political divisions. Biden signed 17 executive orders shortly after his swearing-in, dealing with the pandemic, climate change, immigration and other pressing issues that reflected the dramatic divergence of his priorities from those of the vanquished Trump administration.
Latest updates today:
1:56 p.m. Biden immigration bill nixes word “alien”: In a small but symbolic part of President Biden’s proposed sweeping immigration overhaul, the word “alien” will be removed from US immigration laws, replaced by “noncitizen,” CNN reports. “It’s a deliberate step intended to recognize America as “a nation of immigrants,” according to a summary of the bill. The