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Saturday, November 28th, 2020 Congress, White House reach agreement on stimulus After months of negotiations, the White House and a divided Congress has agreed on a bill that would attempt to remedy the country's stuttering economy with a variety of measures. A group of Republican senators...

Friday, November 27th, 2020 Fowler announces candidacy for RNC chair while Wu and Ritchie debate entering contest Congressman Jack Fowler (NJ) announced today that he is running to replace Jeff Haffley as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), ending weeks of speculation that he...

Watching your dad get figuratively disemboweled in a debate and then become the worst-performing Republican presidential nominee since Barry Goldwater is understandably going to make you a bit hesitant to run for president.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 House Democrats pick Maddox to lead caucus The House Democratic Caucus selected outgoing Speaker Daniel Maddox (IL) as the leader of their caucus and the party's nominee for Speaker in the next Congress today. In spite of the party losing its majority in this...

If you're that anxious for another infobox, how about you make one yourself instead of demanding others make it for you? Heartbreaking, isn't it?

Friday, November 20th, 2020 White House staff changes as De Vost, Clements eye new jobs The White House today announced the first shake-ups among senior staff since President Seaborn took office, with Deputy Chief of Staff Kevin De Vost and co-Deputy Communications Director Katy Clements...

Yes. Conroy went on to become a three-term congressman (2005-2011) and one-term senator (2011-2017) for North Dakota after his show appearance.

I like how ITTL Sailor Bill has probably his own section in the presidential transition that has grown longer with each subsequent president: "Do not try to race or ride Sailor Bill. Do not try to use his basking lamps to get a faster tan. Sailor Bill will mistake your fingers for carrots and...

Some more 2020 infoboxes. Here's four statewide races that we had casted all eight candidates in. Curiously enough, including the only two states whose Democratic affiliates have different names: Cast (all previously established) Alexandra Daddario as Jessica Gelsey Billy Zane as Tom Riddle...

How about some international infoboxes to break up the stories about American political squabbling? Hat tip to @Excelsior for the photo of Radebe. Cast (all previously established) Nikki Amuka-Bird as Andrea Benn Vera Farmiga as Nastia Konanova Fred Amugi as Calvin Radebe Sebastian Shaw as...

Friday, November 13th, 2020 GOP confirm Riley & Harris as leaders, Democrats reelect Fitzsimmons to head Senate leadership Congressional Republicans unanimously reelected Cody Riley to head the Senate caucus and Mitchell Harris as the party's nominee for Speaker of the House, while Democrats...

Read the last sentence. Franklin wasn't on the Court when the case was argued, so only eight justices ruled on it.

Friday, November 13th, 2020 Supreme Court rules states can curb "faithless electors" The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the 538 electors who select the president and vice president in the Electoral College must follow the laws of their respective states, upholding state laws that...

Actually, here's a better solution: The roster of the current Congress linked in my last post. And the list of changes that occurred in the current Congress: The seat for Utah's first district is the only vacancy in Congress at the moment. It has a representative-elect (Rulon Carrington)...

Last "who are the representatives for X" that I'll answer before directing people to the roster of the current Congress I made back in 2018. It's outdated because of resignations, deaths & replacements in special elections, but it's 524/535ths accurate. West Virginia had quite a bit of House...

Steven Thomas. He's a Republican who has represented the district since 2011.

Oh right, I should probably upload the infoboxes now that we've finished the midterm elections: And a larger version of the House map in the infobox for those interested:

Incoming House of Representatives The big story from the 2020 midterm elections is the Republicans taking the House for the first time in 14 years. Currently, things stand at 222 seats for the Democrats, 212 for the Republicans and one vacancy (Utah's 1st district). But what exactly will the...

Sunday, November 8th, 2020 Collins blames "hot tempers" for "bizarre witch hunt" after midterms Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Stephen Collins made the rounds on the Sunday talk show circuit in damage control after congressional Democrats began lambasting each other for the...

The writing staff's collective reaction to a Democratic presidential candidate finally being declared the winner days after the election while having negative coattails in the House and not being able to give his party the Senate: