Extended vote-counting, protracted litigation, and President Donald Trump's reluctance to concede the 2020 presidential election have held the Republican Party back from the usual work of losers in a national election, which is self-examination.
Part of this may be the result of the better-than-expected showing of Republicans in races for Congress and state legislatures. Part of it may be a desire to wait for the outcome of the January Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate. Republicans are caught in between, unsure whether to pat themselves on the back for holding on to Congress or flagellate themselves for failing to hold the White House.
Interstate youth hockey games and tournaments still won't be taking place in New England or New Jersey anytime soon.
The states had them banned until December 31, but as WBUR reports, those seven states decided on Wednesday, December 30 that the prohibition will continue until at least January 31. This rule does not affect the U.S. national hockey team, professional hockey teams, or college hockey.
