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Outgoing VP Pence calls Vice President-elect Harris to offer congratulations, help

Jan. 15, 2021 07:49PM EST
Dan Ackermann

Vice President Mike Pence called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance in the transition, the New York Times first reported.

Why it matters: The belated conversation came six days before the inauguration after a contentious post-election stretch. President Trump has neither spoken with President-elect Joe Biden, nor explicitly conceded the 2020 election.

  • The call is the first known occasion that Pence and Harris have communicated since their vice presidential debate last fall.
  • "It also represents the only one-on-one interaction between the dueling 2020 presidential tickets..." the Times writes.

The big picture: The vice president and his wife Karen Pence plan to attend Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

  • Trump has said he will not attend the inauguration and is expected to leave the White House the same morning, per the New York Times.
  • "The final flouting of norms came when he refused to appear at the swearing-in, a national rite of reconciliation, becoming the first outgoing president to snub an inauguration since the 1860s," the Times reports.

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Supreme Court strikes down California law requiring disclosure of political donors

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a California law that required nonprofits to hand over a list of their biggest donors.

Why it matters: Some campaign-finance advocates have feared the court will begin chipping away at disclosure rules more broadly, making it harder and harder to figure out who’s funding major political causes.

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In photos: California wildfires scorch 771,000 in one week

California has endured more than 12,000 lightning strikes this week along with broken temperature records, resulting in 560 known wildfires spread across the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.

What's new: The blazes are overwhelming the state's capacity to cope, with at least five deaths linked to the fires. Roughly 771,000 acres have been scorched and air quality is dismal, according to Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency.

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