U.S. Democracy, European Vaccinations, French Scandal: Your Wednesday Briefing
Good morning.
roll out coronavirus vaccines and the growing realization that
the struggles of 2020 are not over.
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The testing of democracy in the U.S.
Today, Congress will hold a joint session to confirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. The process is normally perfunctory, but this time, the sitting U.S. president is refusing to accept the result, and a number of Republican lawmakers plan to object.
That moment loomed as the country awaited the results of two runoff elections in Georgia that will shape the Senate under the Biden presidency. Both races were close, and President Trump and his campaign have been acting in ways that could undermine confidence in the results. Here’s the latest.