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In the wake of #Election2020, the Crash Course newsletter is here to help you make sense of the #politics issues that matter to college students. Subscribe 📩

[UConn Journalism @UConnJournalism]

This looks like a worthwhile event for @UConnJournalism students and others interested in news coverage: "The Stories Behind The Biggest Stories of 2020." Thursday, 2/11, 7 p.m., online. #journalism #Connecticut Register: https://t.co/pUUBBBe9CF

[Crash Course from UConn Journalism @crashcourse2020]

We're wrapping up the semester with a 'Behind the Stories' podcast🎙. Listen to our interviews with @capitolwatch, @emiliemunson, @AmberDiazNews about how they are covering Connecticut's political & pandemic landscape after the unprecedented 2020 election. https://t.co/osimq1xSgz

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

As President Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election continue to fail, the formal transition process for President-elect Biden is now underway. https://t.co/Hw0kDGGiDx

[POLITICO @politico]

Nearly 7 in 10 voters want Biden to focus on priorities like controlling the spread of Covid-19, passing a new coronavirus aid package and installing an effective distribution plan for a vaccine, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult Poll https://t.co/rcmcCQDvSe

[Bloomberg Politics @bpolitics]

A new precinct level analysis shows where Trump and Biden won and lost the Latino voter https://t.co/lNs7V8FEJl

[CNN Politics @CNNPolitics]

President-elect Joe Biden prioritizes climate crisis by naming John Kerry special envoy https://t.co/dyIBphxZAI

[Connecticut Post @connpost]

49 mayors including Ganim meet (virtually) with Biden and Harris https://t.co/jI8wPBbexM

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Michigan’s state Board of Canvassers votes to certify President-elect Biden’s win in the state. https://t.co/E6haA0VqOY

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: The General Services Administration has informed the Biden camp that Joe Biden has been determined to be the apparent winner of the election. The move lifts the block on Biden's transition team from accessing government resources. https://t.co/QoqIhUF9LD

[WFSB Channel 3 @WFSBnews]

After more than 600 restaurants closed in CT due to the pandemic, owners are asking customers to still support them any way they can https://t.co/4nGOkUVe6I

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

President-Elect Biden To Begin Formal Transition Process After Agency OK https://t.co/umhBEjHImo

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

As Trump tries to get votes in majority Black communities thrown out, Black leaders, political analysts & historians are crying foul at what they described as tactics reminiscent of those used to suppress the voice of Black voters following the Civil War. https://t.co/OF23d8ODrW

[Bloomberg Politics @bpolitics]

Biden intends to name Antony Blinken as Secretary of State, setting out to assemble his cabinet even before Trump concedes defeat https://t.co/smzWtBJ2di

[The Hill @thehill]

Young voters set turnout record, aiding Biden win https://t.co/pj5yM0Wa4U

[CNN Politics @CNNPolitics]

President Trump rails against Paris climate accord in virtual G20 event https://t.co/4V3bz7y5mA

[NYT Politics @nytpolitics]

The FDA granted emergency authorization for the Regeneron antibody treatment given to President Trump after he was diagnosed with Covid-19. https://t.co/oEUYM51KvB

[POLITICO @politico]

President Donald Trump appears to have cut ties with Sidney Powell, a key member of his legal team, though his campaign offered no explanation for her removal
https://t.co/JJwY9q7xPr

[Connecticut Mirror @CTMirror]

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, said Sunday evening he has mild symptoms of COVID-19 after testing positive for the disease now surging through Connecticut.

https://t.co/UpaWTL7eLA

[POLITICO @politico]

The chair of the House Republican Conference became the latest high-profile Republican to publicly urge Trump to accept the results of the presidential election. https://t.co/XzyWGHl5K6

[Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee]

As expected, the Trump campaign has requested a recount of the recounted election results in Georgia. Now election officials must rescan the 5 million hand-recounted, audited, legal ballots. The signature matching process has already taken place.