Stories tagged: "2020 election"

Commentary A pedestrian walks past a mural reading: "When out of your home, Wear a mask over your mouth and nose," during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Commentary 2020 Was a Dumpster-Fire Year. Here Are Nine Lessons I’m Taking With Me Into 2021.

The past year was fraught with pain and loss, but it also taught us a lot about politics, society, and the power of saying "No."

Nsenga Burton Nsenga Burton December 29, 2020 3:14 pm EST
Elections In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment Tuesday, Dec. 8, refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Elections US Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Block Biden’s Win in Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground.

Associated Press Associated Press December 8, 2020 5:20 pm EST
Elections Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Elections Kamala Harris Makes History: She Is Now the First Black, Indian American, and Woman VP

To see the daughter of an Indian woman and a Black man, at a time when police brutality and anti-immigration rhetoric are prevalent, has offered many Americans a sense of hope.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard November 7, 2020 11:36 am EST
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Elections Joe Biden Will Be the Next President of the United States

After launching his first presidential campaign 33 years ago, Joe Biden will finally become the next president of the United States.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy November 7, 2020 11:32 am EST
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Mental health A Running Blog of Therapists’ Favorite Ways to Cope With This Awful Election Season

We turn to mental health experts for advice on how to cope in these trying times.

COURIER Staff COURIER Staff October 16, 2020 5:31 pm EDT

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A voter drops off their mail-in ballot prior to the primary election, in Willow Grove, Montgomery County, May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Elections PA Republicans Are Waging a War on Voting. The For the People Act Could Be the Solution.
Renita Webb, of Alamance County, is in the health care coverage gap and wants NC lawmakers to join other states in expanding Medicaid to adults like her (Image via Sarah Ovaska/Cardinal & Pine) Healthcare NC Mother: Lawmakers Should Give Up Their Health Care if They Won’t Expand Medicaid
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Image via Martin Prescott/Getty Images Economy Arizona Only Pays $240 in Unemployment Per Week. These Two Bills Would Change That.
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Voting LIVE BLOG: Voters Send Us Stories From Across the Country

This election season, COURIER is asking people across the country to share why they’re going to the polls this year, and to shed light on what those experiences look like.

COURIER Staff COURIER Staff October 16, 2020 4:52 pm EDT
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Commentary Kamala Harris’ Debate Performance Was a Reminder of What Black Women Deal With Every Day

The 2020 vice-presidential debate was a welcome change from what we witnessed last week. But the niceties didn't last long.

Nsenga Burton Nsenga Burton October 9, 2020 1:43 pm EDT