Three months after
Richard M. Nixon became the first president to resign his office, Democrats netted 49 new House seats in the November 1974 congressional elections, a tidal wave that opened the way for a burst of post-Watergate reforms.
New limits on campaign contributions, the Ethics in Government Act, the Presidential Records Act, the creation of a legal framework for special prosecutors all these and more burst out of Congress between 1974 and 1978. Not all those laws succeeded, but many of their provisions continue to set limits on elected officials more than four decades later.
Democrats and some former Republicans hoped for a similarly sweeping election victory this year, believing that
Cecil J. Williams, a freelance photographer, documented Jim Crow segregation and civil rights demonstrations in his home state of South Carolina.
Voters formed another central focus of our campaign coverage talking to them, getting a sense of what was on their minds during this historic year. The COVID-19 pandemic made that part of campaign reporting more complicated this year, but despite that, Times reporters delivered memorable stories that accurately presaged how key segments of the electorate viewed the stakes in the election.
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In one such piece, in May, Tyrone Beason interviewed older Black voters about their 2020 dream a huge turnout and a new president. Beason’s reporting correctly identified the key role those voters would play in this year’s contest.
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Electoral College picks Biden, yet Trump’s bid to keep power could have lasting effect [Los Angeles Times :: BC-TRUMP-ELECTION-LASTINGEFFECTS-1ST-LEDE:LA]
WASHINGTON The Electoral College made official on Monday the victory that voters gave to Joe Biden weeks ago with the California delegation’s 55 votes clinching it after the typically little-noted event became a flash point for yet more anxiety and drama because of President Donald Trump’s desperate efforts to cling to power.
The president failed to hijack the constitutionally required convening in all 50 states’ capitals, which for more than a century stood out only for how little attention or controversy it drew. He could’t stop Hillary and Bill Clinton, designated electors in New York, from delivering ballots certifying the Biden win there, nor could he persuade Republican-controlled legislatures in half a dozen states that voted for Biden to block the certification.
As electoral college meets, Trump’s effort to subvert it could have lasting effect [Los Angeles Times]
As members of the electoral college meet in state capitals across the country Monday to make official the victory that voters gave to Joe Biden weeks ago, President Trump’s desperation to cling to power has turned what is typically a little-noted event into a flashpoint for yet more anxiety and drama.
The president is unlikely to succeed in hijacking the constitutionally required convening in all 50 states, which for more than a century stood out only for how little attention or controversy it drew. But his push in past weeks to rig the electoral college and thereby overturn the will of American voters puts Trump in a category by himself among presidents.
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As Electoral College meets, Trump’s effort to subvert it could have lasting effect [Los Angeles Times :: BC-TRUMP-ELECTION-LASTINGEFFECTS:LA]
WASHINGTON As members of the Electoral College meet in state capitals across the country Monday to make official the victory that voters gave to Joe Biden weeks ago, President Trump’s desperation to cling to power has turned what is typically a little-noted event into a flashpoint for yet more anxiety and drama.
The president is unlikely to succeed in hijacking the constitutionally required convening in all 50 states, which for more than a century stood out only for how little attention or controversy it drew. But his push in past weeks to rig the Electoral College and thereby overturn the will of American voters puts Trump in a category by himself among presidents.