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Elections Joe Biden Wins Arizona

Biden is the second Democratic presidential candidate since 1948 to claim victory in the longtime Republican stronghold.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson November 13, 2020 10:12 am EST
Elections Raphael Warnock and Kelly Loeffler head to runoff in January (Photos by Getty Images)
Elections What Is a Runoff Election and Why You’ll Be Hearing a Lot About Georgia in the Next Two Months

Control of the US Senate has come down to Georgia, where incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue both failed to claim 50% of the general election vote.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 6, 2020 2:45 pm EST
Elections From Capitol Hill to the White House, COURIER is breaking down what matters most in this year's election.
Elections Election 2020 Analysis: What Happened, What Didn’t, and What Comes Next?

From the presidency to the Senate and local ballot measures with potential, national impacts, COURIER is unpacking everything you need to know about what mattered most in the 2020 election.

COURIER Staff COURIER Staff October 16, 2020 2:42 pm EDT
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Courts New Bill Would Stop Senate From Blocking Supreme Court Pick Like It Did in 2016

House Democrats plan to introduce a bill on Tuesday containing a provision that would prevent the Senate from delaying action on a Supreme Court nomination for more than 120 days.

Amy Lieu Amy Lieu September 29, 2020 1:19 pm EDT
Coronavirus Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., puts his face mask back on after speaking during a news conference of Senate Republican leadership, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Coronavirus Senate GOP Fails to Pass a COVID-19 Relief Bill. The House Passed Theirs in May.

In the meantime, unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed Americans ran out in August.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers September 10, 2020 3:01 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Law and Policy In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says he's open to an investigation of DeJoy after some of DeJoy's former employees said they felt pressured to donate to GOP candidates. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Law and Policy Senate Finds Mail-Order Prescriptions Are Delayed Under DeJoy—But That’s Not His Only Problem

“All of the mail-order pharmacies that are heavily reliant on USPS for delivery of mail-order drugs reported an increase in average delivery times, ranging from 18% to 32%."

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers September 9, 2020 3:15 pm EDT
Climate Workers board up shops in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in advance of storms expected to make landfall on the Southern Louisiana coast. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Climate Senate Democrats Target Fossil Fuel Companies as Frequency of Extreme Weather Events Increases

“It is a very specific and successful attack on American democracy by an industry with truly massive financial motivation to corrupt democratic institutions.”

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 24, 2020 5:15 pm EDT