Time is quickly running out for U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly in his unprecedented attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mail-in voting in Pennsylvania ahead of the May 18 primary.
But a lawyer for Kelly, the Republican congressman who continued challenging mail-in ballots and the Electoral College results even after rioting convulsed the U.S. Capitol last week, said Kelly is taking a long-term approach to eliminating mail-in ballots by claiming they are unconstitutional.
Even if the Supreme Court fails to address the issue before the primary, the lawyer said, Kelly will keep pressing to see mail-in ballots go away eventually.
The Washington Post, which has obtained the memo, reports that McConnell s office pointed out the Senate won t come back into session for important business until Jan. 19, the day before Biden s inauguration.
State Roundup: Backlash against U.S. Capitol insurrection
HOGAN CALLS FOR TRUMP’S RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said “America would be better off” if President Donald Trump resigned or was “removed from office,” Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. He called for leadership as the country reacts to Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was counting Electoral College votes and certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win.
Maryland’s National Guard and state police were ready Wednesday to help fight the “shameful attack on our democracy” in Washington, D.C., but federal officials repeatedly denied their authorization, Teresa McMinn of Cumberland Times-News reports from the Hogan presser.
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Trump announced earlier on Friday that he would not be at Biden’s swearing-in ceremony later this month, breaking from the tradition of outgoing presidents attending their successors’ inaugurations.
Vice President Pence is expected to attend Biden’s inauguration.
Trump’s decision to stay away from the ceremony on Jan. 20 comes as he faces one of the deepest crises of his presidency. A mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Congress met to certify last month’s Electoral College vote, disrupting the process and forcing lawmakers, congressional staffers and others to evacuate the building.