On Tuesday, the US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden as the president-elect for the first time.

The acknowledgment came more than a month after Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

McConnell waited until the Electoral College formally voted to elect Biden on Monday, officially finalizing the election results.

He’s devoted himself to public service for many years”.

McConnell said, “Beyond our differences, all Americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice president-elect for the very first time”.On Tuesday, the departing for a campaign event in Georgia, Biden said he had a good conversation with Mitch McConnell today.

The president continues to falsely insist that the election was rigged, promoting unfounded claims of voter fraud.

The move came just days ahead of a deadline to extend government funding and with critical relief programs set to expire at the end of the month.

A reliable source has confirmed the deal would likely cost around $900 billion with contentious provisions on funding for state and local governments and liability protections for businesses set aside.

These provisions are direct checks to Americans with a salary under a certain threshold and a weekly benefit on top of unemployment insurance.But, it is still unclear how much money would be included in the checks.

On Tuesday, the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met for hours to hammer out a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Point to be noted that the framework being negotiated by these leaders is largely based on a $748 billion proposal introduced by a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers.

It is significantly lower than the $600 per week established by the CARES Act.The group also introduced a $160 billion proposal including funding for state and local governments.

Democrats have admired Garland (a federal appeals court judge) who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016.

He is a highly qualified and honorable jurist who is uniquely qualified to lead the department with a 70-30 vote.

Garland insisted that the attorney general must be loyal to him personally because it is a position that formerly abused the reputation of the department.

Attorney General William Barr resigned in the last month of Trump’s presidency after denying Trump’s false claims that widespread electoral fraud had led to his defeat.Point to be noted that former President Trump pressured officials in his administration including former attorney general Barr and Jeff Sessions over the department’s probe into his campaign’s connection to Russia.

It initiated criticism from Democrats as they were alleged for politicizing the nation’s top law enforcement agencies.

Fudge has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron in the House since 2008.