Doug Jones' election caps off the month that the #MeToo movement made its way to Washington. Bustle's Erin Delmore joins Cheddar to discuss how Senator Kirsten Gillibrand became the face of the new wave that's beginning to enter the political arena. We put the Alabama special election in context as the first time voters went to the polls in the post-Weinstein era.
Delmore also discusses President Trump's targeting of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Twitter. The senior political correspondent says the fact the president already has a nickname for the senator proves he's taking her seriously as a threat. We consider Gillibrand's presidential aspirations and look back at the history of her work fighting against sexual harassment.
Finally, we focus on UN Ambassador Nikki Haley's statement that President Trump's accusers ought to be heard. Delmore says this breaks with the official White House stance on Trump's history of sexual misconduct allegations. She says both Haley and Ivanka Trump prove there is at least some dissent among the president's inner circle regarding the issue.
House Democrats are to carry the sole impeachment charge against former President Donald Trump of “incitement of insurrection ” across the Capitol.
Coronavirus deaths and cases in the U.S. have dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels.
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military.
With millions of Americans waiting for their chance to get the coronavirus vaccine, a fortunate few are getting bumped to the front of the line as clinics scramble to get rid of extra, perishable doses at the end of the day.
An improved economy overall would mean an uptick in mortgage rates, and with Biden committed to a $1.9 trillion stimulus package and a more robust coronavirus response, that's exactly what mortgage experts are anticipating.
The Supreme Court has brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off of his presidency.
President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United States.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
Rep. John Garamendi, a Democrat from California, praised President Biden's pic for heading the Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin.
Tom Price, former secretary of Health and Human Services under President Trump, talked to Cheddar about the new administration's plans for taking on COVID-19.
