Nearly every president elected since the 1930s has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, often just weeks after they won a race for the White House.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/10/time-person-year-biden-harris/
On Thursday evening, the publication announced that President-elect Joe Biden continues the trend — with a twist. He is the first to receive the title alongside his running-mate, Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris.
“The Biden-Harris ticket represents something historic,” the magazine’s editor in chief, Edward Felsenthal, said in a video announcing the pick. “Person of the Year is not just about the year that was but about where we’re headed.”
The recognition marks another “first” for Harris, who will become the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American to serve in the nation’s second-highest office.
Citing the many challenges ahead of them, the pair was chosen over a list of finalists that included President Trump, racial justice protesters, front-line health-care workers and Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease specialist. ...
Joe Biden is the latest in a series of presidents-elect to be named Time's Person of the Year -- but Kamala Harris is the first vice president-elect to receive the title, too.www.washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the state’s second recount, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday, rejecting false claims of fraud in the race.An unexpeccted highlight of the endless recounts and challenges is watching Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win, win and win again.
“It looks like Vice President Biden will be carrying Georgia, and he is our president-elect,” Raffensperger, a Republican, said at a news conference after noting that no substantial changes have been seen in a second recount demanded by Republican President Donald Trump’s campaign. ...
Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the state's second recount, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday, rejecting false claims of fraud in the race.www.reuters.com
Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump is making headlines across the globe. World leaders and celebrities are responding to the news.www.noosanews.com.au
... California has had two female senators for nearly 30 years. There are still only 26 female senators, including Harris, and many advocates have been pushing Newsom to keep that number intact.https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Who-will-replace-Kamala-Harris-in-the-Senate-15709593.php
Rep. Karen Bass is near the top of the list. The Los Angeles Democrat, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus and has been a leader on police accountability and racial justice issues, saw her national profile skyrocket this summer when Biden considered her for the vice presidency. She would be just the third Black woman to serve in the Senate.
Other potential choices include Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state Controller Betty Yee, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. ...
It didn’t take long when Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate in August for people to begin wondering who Gov. Gavin Newsom might appoint as her replacement in the U.S. Senate. Now he has a decision to make, and the list of possibilities is a long one.www.sfchronicle.com
Progressives are wary of the conservative group hammering the President, but its founders say they’re fighting for all Americans.www.newyorker.com
Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party's presidential ticket.https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/politics/biden-vp-pick/index.html
"I've decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Donald Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021," the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wrote in an email Tuesday....
Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party's presidential ticket.www.cnn.com