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Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to Object to Electoral College Votes

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley will object when Congress counts the Electoral College votes this week, which will force lawmakers in both the House and Senate to vote on whether to accept the results of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
     “Hawley is the first senator to announce plans to object to the results, which is significant because both a House member and senator are required to mount an objection when Congress counts the Electoral College votes on January 6,” CNN reported. […]

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While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily

     “There’s a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students to perform better,” he pronounced. “White students perform better too. When Black people do well, everyone does well. The problem is that when others do well without us doing well, they leave us behind,” concluded Biddle, who leads advocacy efforts to ensure that more African American students will be college-ready and better prepared to enroll in and complete college. […]

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President-Elect Biden Nominates First Black Secretary of Defense

       As CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. He was also the architect and oversaw the military campaign’s execution to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the military on May 1, 2016 and is now the founder and president of The Austin Strategy Group. […]