3.30.21 Dr David Relman, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford, warns that the WHO draft report on the origins of COVID-19 is “somewhat superficial, skewed and incomplete.” The report, which claims that the virus originated in a wildlife market rather than a Wuhan virology lab partly run by the military, is short on data to back up the enthusiastic assertions of the Chinese scientists.
2.13.21 A dark day, as the Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment trial. Seven Republicans joined with all Democrats in voting to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection (57-43), but their majority fell short of the 67 votes needed for the effort to succeed.
1.21.21 What a difference a day makes! The first full day of the Biden administration features an honest-to-goodness press conference. Biden’s new press secretary, Jen Psaki, is a breath of fresh air.
1.20.21 Joseph R Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Kamala D. Harris becomes the nation’s first female vice president.
1.19.21 Pro-Trump House Republicans try to punish Liz Cheney for supporting Trump’s impeachment.
1.19.21 The US Senate returns from recess on the last full day of Trump’s presidency. Mitch McConnell declares on the floor, “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like. But we pressed on.”
1.13.21 The US House impeaches president Donald J. Trump for a second time. this time on a single charge of “inciting an insurrection.” The vote is 232 to 197, with four not voting. Ten Republicans join Democrats in support.
1.6.21 Rioters ransack and terrorize the US Capitol and its lawmakers. The attack interrupts but does not deter Congress from certifying Biden’s presidential victory late that night.
1.5.21 The Senate run-offs in Georgia produce victories for the Democratic candidates, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. David Purdue and Kelly Loeffler go down to defeat. Going forward, the US Senate will have 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans.
1.3.21 The new (117th) Congress convenes. New and returning members of the House and Senate are sworn in.
1.02.21 Senator Ted Cruz and 10 other senators announce plans to object to the Electoral College certification, bringing the size of the ‘sedition caucus’ to twelve. In the House, some 140 Republican members also intend to derail Biden’s victory.
1.01.21 Happy New Year!
12.31.20 Thanks to the 12,000 unique visitors who read American Inquiry in 2020!
12.30.20 Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri announces that he will object to the Electoral College certification.
12.3.20 With hospitalizations and deaths from CoV at an all-time high, the next few months are forecast to be the most difficult in the public health history of the US, CDC chief Robert Redfield says.
11.23.20 A pivotal day in politics, as Michigan certifies its election results and GSA chief Emily Murphy at last authorizes the start of the formal transition process for president-elect Biden.
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