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Pence declines House resolution to invoke the 25th amendment; impeachment vote today as anti-Trump sentiments increase. Joint Chiefs weigh in, as well as US Chamber of Commerce.

Americans divided on House impeachment say polls; leaders, historians, lawyers and some businesses want accountability for future office holders. Security prep for inauguration and privacy concerns surface over surveillance technology.

Democrats set to push forward with Trump's second impeachment, Senate leaders not in any hurry, and conservatives claim Big Tech is targeting them online.

Calls to remove Trump from office; legal experts analyze the pros, cons and feasibility of the 25th amendment or impeachment. Justice Department weighs in, as well as former First Lady Michelle Obama, and a change of guard at Capital security

Pro-Trump supporters broke into Capitol, halting Congress electoral college vote count; Democrats win both Georgia Senate seats.

Nation watching Georgia Senate runoff results; threats of violence from pro-Trump supporters have D.C. law enforcement asking public to stay home while Congress attempts to formally count electoral college votes.

Today Georgia voters set the Senate's course for at least the next two years and President Trump faces backlash for pressuring an election official. *January 6 episode will likely be posted late*

Trump caught on tape asking a Georgia official to find votes; Peach State in focus ahead of Tuesday's Senate election; and Nancy Pelosi gavels in her fourth term as House Speaker.

A Senator pledges to challenge the electoral vote count - experts say it's just political theater; Mitch McConnell won't discuss $2,000 stimulus checks unless Democrats meet Trump's demands and nation is watching Georgia. 

Senator Mitch McConnell blocks immediate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks; both Georgia Republican Senators now support it. Biden says vaccine rollout "not progressing as it should."

$2,000 stimulus payments are now in the hands of the Senate; President-Elect Biden says his team is being blocked from key intelligence information.

Democrats meet again to discuss COVID relief and once again avert a government shutdown.

How do we deal with white supremacy moving forward? A hate expert has some thoughts. 2020Talks will not be aired on 12/25/20.

Trump grants pardons and condemns compromise stimulus package that Biden praises; a state tax policy expert has ideas for raising local revenue.

Congress passes a stimulus package before midnight deadline. Ivanka Trump and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris both in Georgia stumping for Senate runoff candidates, while President-elect Joe Biden was vaccinated on live television.

Congress approves a second pandemic relief package; President-elect Biden's picks to lead the fight against climate change speak in Wilmington and Trump Campaign continues legal efforts.

Congress could go overtime working on a new stimulus deal and for the first time a Native American could be Interior Secretary.

A Senate hearing on election security gets heated; President-elect Biden says he's 'confident' his son is innocent of wrongdoing; and advocates making sure Georgians know how to cast their ballots for the Senate runoffs.

Biden rallied in Georgia yesterday for Democratic Senate candidates, a day after winning the electoral college. And Senate Majority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, finally congratulated the president-elect Tuesday morning, more than a month after the election was overwhelmingly called for Biden.  

Joseph R. Biden wins the electoral college, formally securing the presidency. Meanwhile, Trump announced that Attorney General William Bar will be leaving before Christmas. And two separate stimulus bills, worth $908 billion, were introduced Monday.

Electoral College votes today; lawsuits may be behind us. Violence in DC at pro-Trump rally and the nation has its eyes on Georgia as early voting begins in the Senate runoffs.

More than 3/4 Republicans in nationwide poll believe there was widespread voter fraud, Republican lawmakers focus on limiting vote-by-mail, and Biden urges civil rights leaders to not push "defund the police" till after Georgia Senate election.

A small win in Georgia for the democrats, Hunter Biden on the hot seat while President Elect announces DefSec and 17 states. Plus President Trump joins Paxton in asking SCOTUS to throw out battleground states' results for Biden. 

2020Talks is a daily program, tracking the 2020 election process during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Electoral College meets to certify the results; More legal defeats for Trump; and the Biden Administration takes form.