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Parler is bringing together mainstream conservatives, anti-Semites and white supremacists as the social media platform attracts millions of Trump supporters
Georgia prepares for COVID-19 vaccine and post-holiday case spike
Georgia is prepared to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as one is approved, state officials said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Georgia’s vaccination plan, which Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey said Tuesday mirrors the state’s 2009 influenza pandemic plan and CDC guidance. Georgia plans to issue the vaccine to vulnerable populations once it is approved. “We’ll be moving in waves over time. Exactly what is our vaccine amount, I think is
Barr orders more convicted murderers to be executed during Biden transition period
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of three additional convicted murderers to take place during the presidential transition period, as President-elect Joe Biden has promised to end capital punishment at the federal
Five reasons Trump’s challenge of the 2020 election will not lead to civil war
Alexander Cohen, Clarkson University Some Americans fear that the deep political divisions in the country and President Donald Trump’s determination to challenge the results of the election will cause civil war. Those who object to Trump’s tactics argue that he
Why Trump’s election fraud claims aren’t showing up in his lawsuits challenging the results
Steven Mulroy, University of Memphis There seems to be a real disconnect between the claims of widespread fraud, a stolen election and illegal voting made by President Donald Trump and his allies and the actual claims formally made by his
How Joe Biden did so well in Georgia
Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs For nearly 30 years, the state of Georgia has voted reliably Republican in presidential elections. Not since 1992 has the state backed a Democrat for president. Now, the hand recount of 2020
