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Rishi Sunak
person£594m will be made available to councils and devolved nations. Comes after Boris Johnson ordered nation to stay at home and closed schools. Prime Minister said restrictions would last until at least mid-February.
David Perdue
personIncumbent Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are trying to hold off Democratic challengers. A double Democratic win would split the Senate 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote giving Democrats control.
Electoral College
organizationGOP congressman who eked out victory in Biden district will join Electoral College objectors. Ex-chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co sentenced to death. Iran claims South Korea holding £5bn of its money 'hostage' after tanker seizure.
Joe Biden
personCongress meets in a joint session at 1 p.m. on Wednesday to certify the electoral college results. Republicans have vowed to object to the results from six states: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada. If all six state challenges are successful, Biden would lose 79 electoral votes.
Rusten Sheskey
personThe Kenosha County district attorney announced Tuesday there will be no charges for the white police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back. Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake in August 2020 as Blake tried to get into a van with his children. The harrowing incident was recorded by a bystander in a video that quickly went viral, sparking several nights of unrest.
GOP
organization13 GOP senators and dozens of House members are contesting the states’ elections. At least two more GOP senators said Monday that they would vote to affirm the electoral college results. The push to object to Biden's victory has drawn about 140 House Republicans but has caused a schism in the Senate GOP caucus.
Tanya Roberts
personTanya Roberts died on Monday evening at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Her partner Lance O'Brien received a phone call from the hospital at 9pm on Monday informing him of her death. It comes after previous confusion about whether the actress had died after her rep and O’Brien prematurely announced her death over the weekend.
Black Lives Matter
organizationMacy's to close about 45 stores this year as part of its three-year plan to lower store count. At least two local Black churches had Black Lives Matter banners torn down and set ablaze. Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio has been banned from Washington, DC.
Boris Johnson
person'Two Tory MPs submit letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson' amid disquiet over pace of vaccine roll-out and lockdown. Prime Minister initially sided with hawks led by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. But he switched to agree with doves including Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Michel Gove. Entain, the UK gambling group behind Ladbrokes and Coral, has rejected an 8 billion pounds ($10.86 billion) takeover proposal from MGM Resorts.
Mike Pence
personMost constitutional scholars have rejected the notion that the sitting vice president can control the outcome of a presidential race. Pence lacks that legal power, and is in the awkward position of having to announce Biden's electoral victory. Obeying Trump’s wishes would amount to an attempted American coup.
Michael Gove
personPrime Minister ordered schools to shut last night - after just one day back after Christmas. Confirmed that there would be a third national lockdown, Mr Johnson said that all schools will be closed until mid-February. Schools and colleges in Wales will also remain closed until at least January 18 and move to online learning.
the Electoral College
organizationGOP congressman who eked out victory in Biden district will join Electoral College objectors. Top intelligence officials and former Attorney General William Barr have affirmed there is no evidence of election-altering fraud in the 2020 election. Mississippi voters voted to end the use of the Electoral College in statewide elections.
Kelly Loeffler
personGOP congressman who eked out victory in Biden district will join Electoral College objectors. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters and detained its crew. Proud Boys are planning a rally in D.C. on Wednesday to show their support for President Trump's attempts to overturn the election results.
Donald Trump
personThe Washington Post released an audio of President Trump's phone conversation with Georgia officials. The snippets of the leaked conversation suggested that President Trump was urging them to recalculate the state's election results and "find" votes to overturn the election. Georgia's top election official delivered a stinging condemnation of President Donald Trump over his false claims of voter fraud.
Donald Trump
personA group of 11 pro-Trump Republican Senators will object to Joe Biden's win. The nomination of Vijay Shanker is for a period of 15 years. If confirmed by the Senate, Shanker will replace John R Fisher.
state
organizationUS president recorded pressuring Georgia's secretary of state to tamper with the outcome of the election. Trump urged Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s top election official, to ‘find’ the 11,780 votes needed to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in the state.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea lost 3-1 to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Blues have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions. Frank Lampard has 27 wins, 11 draws and 17 defeats in 55 league games. Brendan Rodgers, Max Allegri, Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel all in the running to replace Lampard.
Frank Lampard
personChelsea have lost four of their last six Premier League games. Andriy Shevchenko is reportedly on Roman Abramovich's shortlist of potential replacements for Frank Lampard. Brendan Rodgers, Max Allegri, Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel all in the running to replace Lampard at Stamford Bridge.
House
organization11 GOP senators plan to join with some House Republicans to oppose the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win on Wednesday. Zimbabwe recorded 1,342 cases and 29 deaths in the past week, “the highest number recorded so far,” Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said. Iran seizes South Korean tanker and begins uranium enrichment to 20 per cent.
Joe Biden
personIran says it resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow in latest nuclear deal breach. Move is the latest Iranian contravention of the accord, which it started violating in 2019. Move could hinder attempts by the incoming Biden administration to re-enter the agreement. At least a dozen Republican senators are expected to challenge Biden’s victory.