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"There is still a chance" of avoiding a government shutdown, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Madrid, Mar 25 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE) The Spanish Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, assured on Thursday that Spain has already executed 50% of the European structural and investment funds for the 2014-2020 period.FOOTAGE OF THE KMONG FORUM AT EFE AND OF MARIA JESUS MONTERO.
Business Insider reports former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday had sharp words for President Donald Trump's legal team. Christie told Martha Radditz on ABC's 'This Week' that the team's approach to overturning the election results was 'an absurdity.' It's an absurd idea to think that any state, or any number of states, no matter how good they are, can challenge another state's right to run the election as they see fit. Chris Christie Former Governor of the State of New Jersey Friday, the Supreme Court declined to hear the GOP-backed lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton due to lack of standing. In addition to Paxton, 17 state attorneys general and 126 Congressional Republicans had signed an amicus brief backing the lawsuit. "The reason the Supreme Court is not taking this is not because of a lack of courage. It's for the same reason that every court has thrown this out. It's a lack of evidence and a lack of any type of legal theory that makes any sense."
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have certified their presidential election results. West Virginia was the final state to certify presidential election results on Wednesday. President-elect Joe Biden is projected to be awarded 306 electoral votes, while President Trump is projected to be given 232. It takes 270 electoral votes of the 538 available to become president. President Trump has filed dozens of lawsuits challenging the results. All of the filings made by President Trump or on his behalf have been dismissed at the state and federal levels.
On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation to send another round of $1,200 stimulus checks for Americans. The legislation is modeled after the ones distributed under the CARES Act. "Families are struggling. Unemployment claims are rising and food lines are growing. It's time Congress finally acts,. Hawley said in a press release. According to Business Insider the latest $908 billion bipartisan stimulus framework omitted checks Relief talks are stalling and may collapse.