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President-elect Biden, after Electoral College win, lauds the ‘rule of law’
“Biden’s speech came hours after the Electoral College voted 306-232 in his favor, the same margin Donald Trump won by in 2016,” according to CNN.
Report: Biden to name Buttigieg as transportation secretary
The President-elect also announced Tuesday that he would tap former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy; Gina McCarthy, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, was chosen to help shape the White House agenda on national climate policy.
Read: Mitch McConnell’s speech congratulating Biden is largely a recitation of Trump victories
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Joe Biden’s electoral victory on the same day as Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a floor speech where he congratulated the president-elect. Here’s an excerpt:
“So today, I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. The President-elect is no stranger to the Senate. He has devoted himself to public service for many years.
I also congratulate the Vice President-elect, our colleague from California, Senator Harris. Beyond our differences, all Americans can take pride that our nation has a female Vice President-elect for the first time.”
Trump says AG William Barr is out
Attorney General William Barr submitted a resignation letter, which Trump first announced on Twitter moments after news of the electoral college’s final vote tally broke.
First Californians receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
“California’s first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine touched down Sunday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, and within hours doses were being distributed to county health departments and hospitals across the state. The first Californians inoculated with the vaccine joined people across the nation taking part in the launch of America’s mass vaccination campaign on Monday. Sandra Lindsay, the director of critical care nursing at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, received the nation’s first shot in a morning media event. … The inoculations marked a pivotal moment in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 300,000 Americans and devastated the economy,” according to a report from this news organization.
