It has been an eventful day, and The Middle is here to walk you through it. So without further ado, here are the day’s top stories. 1. Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate Monday evening by a vote of 84-15. With her confirmation, Yellen becomes the first woman ever…
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It has been an eventful few days, and The Middle is here to walk you through it. So without further ado, here are the day’s top stories. 1. Senate leaders arrived at an agreement Friday to delay Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until February 8, allowing President Biden time to install…
It has been an eventful week, and The Middle is here to walk you through it. So without further ado, here are the week’s top stories. 1. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was formally inaugurated on Wednesday, marking the end of the Trump presidency and a start to the Biden era….
Curating the day’s top stories so you don’t have to. 1. Impeachment proceedings will begin today in the House, starting at 9 am. The first vote on procedural issues is slated to occur at approximately 10 am after debating the rules and vote-setting parameters. The final vote, which will occur…
Curating the day’s top stories so you don’t have to. 1. An Indonesian jetliner crashed into the Java Sea on Saturday with 62 people on board. The Boeing 737-500 lost 10,000 feet of altitude in less than a minute, losing radar contact four minutes after takeoff amidst heavy rain. It…
Curating the day’s top stories so you don’t have to. 1. Coronavirus by the numbers: 5.9 million: Number of Americans who have received one of the two coronavirus vaccines 365,400: Number of coronavirus deaths in the United States 4,112: Number of coronavirus deaths yesterday, marking a new record high With…
Curating the day’s top stories so you don’t have to. 1. The Trump riot by the numbers: 56: Number of police officers injured 15: Number of police officers hospitalized 11: Number of Molotov cocktails recovered 5: Number of deaths 2: Number of pipe bombs discovered 1: Number of police officers…
As news of Donald Trump’s latest attempt at subverting the election results dominates the airwaves, I felt it necessary to conduct a brief review of some facts. 1) When asked about their voting preferences, Americans routinely told pollsters that they intended to vote for Biden over Trump. At the time…
We’re rounding up all of the claims of voter fraud or other impropriety, along with their associated fact-checks, so that you can access them all in one place. CLAIM: The number of votes cast in key battleground states exceeded the number of registered voters, thereby indicating fraud. FACT: This claim…
We’re rounding up all of the stories of voter fraud or other impropriety, along with their associated fact-checks, so that you can access them one in place. CLAIM: A dead 118-year-old man voted by absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. FACT: The man’s son—who lives at the same…