Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) announced Monday that he will not be running for reelection in 2022.
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‘We’ve Let The Worst Happen’: Reflecting On 400,000 Dead
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In May of last year, ProPublica health care reporter Caroline Chen reflected on the first 100,000 lives lost to COVID-19 and posed an important question: “How do we stop the next 100,000?” Eight months later, with 300,000 additional American lives lost and the chaotic distribution of the vaccine underway, Chen shares her thoughts on where we are and what happens next. Continue reading “‘We’ve Let The Worst Happen’: Reflecting On 400,000 Dead”
SCOTUS Closes Door On Emoluments Question
The Supreme Court declared emoluments cases against former President Trump moot on Monday, closing the door for now to the long-running and unresolved question of whether it was constitutional for the former President to reap profits from his businesses while in office.
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Senate Democrats Have a Choice
(First, I’d be grateful for tips, leads, info on the below from any and all regular senate – and now White House – sources either by email or secure channels.)
Democrats, particularly Senate Democrats, already face a stark choice about those “ground rules” I mentioned last week. As noted then, what’s at stake isn’t only effective action today but the ground rules that will shape the next two years and either doom or give Democrats a fighting chance in the 2022 midterms. Last night the Post ran a story headlined: “Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden’s legislative agenda“. It’s part of an emerging genre about bulging to-do lists, Republican game-playing and impeachment trials slowing the Senate to a crawl.
What’s happening exactly?
Quite simply, Mitch McConnell is now using the filibuster to stop Democrats from becoming the Senate majority.
Biden Throws Out Trump’s Ban On Transgender Military Members
President Joe Biden signed an executive order rescinding former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals in the military on Monday.
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Biden Axes Trump’s Controversial WH Physician, Taps Own Longtime Doc As Replacement
President Joe Biden has reportedly removed Dr. Sean Conley, who served as former President Donald Trump’s White House physician.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Bid For Arkansas Governor
Sarah Huckebee Sanders, President Donald Trump’s former White House press secretary, announced in a video her gubernatorial campaign in Arkansas on Monday morning.
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Senate GOPers Bash Impeachment Trial By Hammering Into Disputed Legal Claim
Senate Republicans on Sunday rehashed a new GOP line arguing that impeaching former President Donald Trump is unconstitutional now that he has left office — a disputed legal argument that constitutional scholars have dismissed. Continue reading “Senate GOPers Bash Impeachment Trial By Hammering Into Disputed Legal Claim”
Biden Officials: Goal Of 100 Million COVID Vaccinations Is A Start To Repair Trump Era Gaps
Biden officials on Sunday affirmed that although the President’s goal of 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in his first 100 days in office is a challenge in itself after former President Trump left the country with no real vaccine distribution plan, it is just the beginning of the new administration moving to pick up the pieces following the Trump administration’s failure to hit its own targets on distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading “Biden Officials: Goal Of 100 Million COVID Vaccinations Is A Start To Repair Trump Era Gaps”
Birx Claims Trump Was Fed ‘Parallel Data’ On COVID: ‘I Saw Graphs I Never Made’
Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as the White House coronavirus response coordinator during the Trump administration, on Sunday expressed regrets over failing to push back at President Trump’s unfounded claims on COVID-19 while also shedding light on the spread of disinformation inside Trump’s White House. Continue reading “Birx Claims Trump Was Fed ‘Parallel Data’ On COVID: ‘I Saw Graphs I Never Made’”