Georgia recertifies Biden victory in state" “. . . The news came after President Trump tried to get Georgia legislators to shift the state's 16 electors from Biden to him, claiming without evidence that the balloting was “rigged” in Georgia and other battleground states he lost.” [CNN, Chandelis Duster]
Supreme Court refuses to block Pennsylvania ruling preserving Biden win “The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down Pennsylvania Republicans' effort to block the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Trump in the state. The ruling marked the latest in a series of setbacks for Trump and his allies in their effort to reverse the election's outcome, but it marked the first election challenge to be rejected by the Supreme Court.” [THE NEW YORK TIMES, Adam Liptak]
Trump backs Texas’ request for Supreme Court to reverse Biden win “President Trump said Wednesday that he would intervene in favor of a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking the Supreme Court to reverse voting results in four states Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden.” [REUTERS, Jan Wolfe, Andrea Shalal]
Battleground states slam ‘seditious’ Texas election “The states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia — have all certified President-elect Joe Biden's defeat of President Trump, entitling Biden to their electoral votes. In harsh briefs on Thursday, they called Texas’ challenge “seditious” and warned the justices that granting Texas’ unprecedented request would "do violence to the Constitution" and “disenfranchise millions” of voters.” [CNBC]
‘Democracy Prevailed,’ Biden Says After U.S. Electoral College Confirms His Win U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes off his protective face mask to deliver a televised address to the nation, after the U.S. Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, from Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 14, 2020. [REUTERS, Michael Marina, Jarrett Reshaw]
“Trump Organization Ordered to Turn Over Documents to New York Attorney General” A New York judge Tuesday ordered the Trump Organization to hand over documents related to its sprawling Westchester County estate to the state attorney general’s office as it pursues a civil fraud investigation into the president and his company. [WSJ.com by Corinne Ramey]
Trump turns on McConnell for calling Biden president-elect. President Donald Trump scolded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Twitter early Wednesday morning for finally acknowledging that President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 White House race. [POLITICO, by Quint Forgey and Marianne Levine]
Over Documents to New York Attorney General” A New York judge Tuesday ordered the Trump Organization to hand over documents related to its sprawling Westchester County estate to the state attorney general’s office as it pursues a civil fraud investigation into the president and his company. [WSJ.com by Corinne Ramey]
Trump Weighed Naming Election Conspiracy Theorist as Special Counsel In a meeting at the White House on Friday, President Trump weighed appointing Sidney Powell, who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines, to investigate voter fraud. [NEW YORK TIMES, by Maggie Haberman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs]
Trump's impeachment foretold everything that's happened since Alarming as it is, the corrosive conclusion to 2020 in America was plainly visible in advance. A year ago, the impeachment of President Donald Trump foreshadowed the damage he has wreaked in the six weeks since Joe Biden beat him in the election. It demonstrated Trump's elevation of self over country, his willingness to subvert democracy, and the Republican Party's refusal to constrain his behavior. [CNN/POLITICS, Analysis John Harw
Live Updates: Trump campaign files appeal to Supreme Court over Penn. election President Trump’s campaign team on Sunday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to reverse several cases by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to change the state’s mail ballot law before and after the 2020 presidential election. [FOX NEWS by various analysts]
What Christmas is like for a US President This Christmas will be the last for Donald Trump's aspiring “southern White House” at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where the 45th President will be stewing over his election loss. And one thing is for sure: Obama won't be sitting by his phone waiting for a call bringing the compliments of the season from his embittered successor. [CNN WORLD Analysis by Stephen Collinson]
Trump’s mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans A day before unemployment benefits for millions of Americans were set to expire, President Donald Trump had a different insult in mind: his former-model wife has yet to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine as first lady. [CNN POLITICS Analysis by Kevin Liptak]
Biden Says Trump Defense, Budget Officials Are Impeding Transition President-elect says his team has ‘encountered roadblocks’ from political leaders at the Office of Management and Budget and the Pentagon [WALL STREET JOURNAL: NATIONAL SECURITY]
POLITICO Playbook: McConnell to Trump: No thanks AT THE MOMENT — which means as of before dawn this Wednesday morning — it doesn’t look like Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL is eager to help President DONALD TRUMP get $2,000 direct payments into law. [POLITICO Playbook by Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer]
Trump’s call to Georgia election officials draws condemnation President Trump faces new cries of foul on Monday, after his most blatant attempt yet to manufacture an election win for himself. [PBS NEWS HOUR, Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss.]
A “Dark Day” in American History: Reflecting on January 6, 2021 President Trump faces new cries of foul on Monday, after his most blatant attempt yet to manufacture an election win for himself. [FOX NEWS by Brandon Thompson]
Twitter bans Trump, says plans for Jan. 17 armed protests are circulating Trump first was banned temporarily by both platforms on Wednesday in the midst of a riot where his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers proceeded with the formality of counting Electoral College votes. [CNBC, by Lauren Feiner]
Below is a list of defendants charged in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. [THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE/ District of Columbia]
“Abortion didn’t feel like an option; neither did Motherhood.” If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks, tens of millions of women will find themselves living in states where abortion is outlawed in almost all cases. And for some women, that will mean having children — without actually wanting them — because they are left with no choice.
THE LINCOLNS
Expressionistic
Portraits
2020-2021
VIDEO LINKS:
Roz Dimon speaks to the Lincoln Museum in Springfield. IL
Margaret Hoover of Firing Line interviews John Avlon and Roz Dimon
ARTIST'S STATEMENT:
During the period beginning December 2020 and extending through the 2021 inauguration, I pondered what I might do as an artist to bring comfort, hope, and thoughtfulness to the ongoing political climate of intolerance and hatred. I happened upon a Wikipedia photo (1863, public domain) of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner and fell in love with a face full of vision, suffering, steadfastness . . . a face offering multiple interpretations simultaneously . . . One that looked almost like a civil war battlefield itself. That was the beginning of my LINCOLN series . . . about 18 of them, mostly black and white drawings, except for the final BLUE . . . Drawn the night before the 2021 inauguration, Lincoln's bow tie has gone blue - his whole visage in blue tones.
These works are drawn in various media from pencil to charcoal to using my digital pen and various brush strokes - inclusion of digital media brings the man to our age, and our age to the man in a way that speaks distinctly to this time.
12 digital media drawings are now in the collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL
NATURAL MEDIA (5)
19x13" Mixed-media on paper
DIGITAL MEDIA (14)
19x13" Edition of 20
60x30" Edition of 10