Why Biden picked Powell
In the end, President Joe Biden did what many close to him expected: He took a longer-than-anticipated amount of time to arrive at a reasonable, moderate decision that thrilled few but carried limited risk.
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Raimondo: Commerce ‘war room’ seeing improvements on supply chain woes
The Commerce secretary said in an interview that the Biden administration sees trading partners in Asia as part of the solution.
Opinion | Don’t Learn the Wrong Lesson on Inflation
Aggressive action to deliver pandemic relief was the right call — and withdrawing support now would only hurt American workers.
Biden’s war on inflation is a battle to change human behavior
The president needs people to overcome a new set of fears and direct their purchases into the areas of the service economy hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Viral Underclass”: COVID-19 and AIDS Show What Happens When Inequality and Disease Collide
As December 1 marks World AIDS Day, we look at the pandemic that preceded COVID-19 and how recorded deaths of complications from the coronavirus this year have surpassed those of HIV/AIDS in the United States. The head of UNAIDS has warned the COVID-19 pandemic may result in an increase in infections and deaths from HIV and AIDS. Both viruses disproportionately impacted vulnerable minority communities.
News Roundup: Another shutdown fight; Boebert ‘crossed a line’
In the news today: Another government shutdown battle. What’s the reason for this one? It doesn’t matter. It literally never matters.
In the meantime, Rep.
Ohio pastor who bragged about hunting people is charged in shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr.
The now-retired Ohio sheriff’s deputy/pastor who shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. on Dec. 4, 2020 after earlier bragging to a congregation about being able to “hunt people” is finally facing charges, according to ABC News. Jason Meade shot Goodson in the back five times, netting him charges including two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide Thursday.
This Week in Statehouse Action: Gifts That Keep On Giving edition
“It is December, and nobody asked if I was ready.”
—Sarah Kay
RUDE.
Because I’m certainly not ready (especially since I realized that Thanksgiving was somehow only a week ago), and I would have appreciated being consulted on the matter.
Arizona cop shoots man in wheelchair 9 times as his back was turned to the officer. The man died
It’s a matter of when—and not if—a Tucson police officer who fatally shot a man in a motorized wheelchair will be fired, police officials have said. Ryan Remington, an officer with the Arizona police department for four years, was working a security detail Monday night at a Walmart when he fired nine times at Richard Lee Richards, killing the 61-year-old man suspected of shoplifting and brandishing a knife, according to the Associated Press.
Caribbean Matters: Congratulations to Barbados, a republic after nearly 400 years
In a dramatic overnight ceremony and celebration in Barbados, which began Monday, Nov. 29, and continued into Tuesday, Nov. 30, the sun set on Barbados’ status as a colony of the British Empire, with Queen Elizabeth as its titular head of state. Barbados is now a parliamentary republic and though it will retain membership in the commonwealth, after close to 400 years of being a colony, the island will no longer bow to royalty.
Trump Complains ‘Nobody Ever Talks About’ The Crowd Size On Jan. 6
The former president bragged about his “massive rally” before the Capitol riot.
Susan Collins Silent On Major Supreme Court Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
The senator backed the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wondered if the court should be neutral on abortion rights.
FBI Arrests Capitol Rioter With The Help Of The ‘F**k You’ Tattoo On His Middle Finger
Justin Jersey, known as “Fingerman,” was one of the earliest suspects sought by online sleuths investigating the Trump supporter who attacked cops.
John Kennedy Tells Biden Nominee Dale Ho He’s Too ‘Angry’ To Be A Federal Judge
“We don’t need federal judges who are angry,” said the GOP senator, who voted to put angry guy Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.
Omicron Won’t Ruin Your Booster
If it doesn’t happen with this variant, it’ll happen with the next one, or maybe the next. Some version of this coronavirus is bound to flummox our vaccines. In the past two years, SARS-CoV-2 has hopscotched across the globe, rejiggering its genome to better coexist with us. The latest coronavirus contender, Omicron, has more than 50 mutations, making it the most heavily altered coronavirus variant of concern that researchers have identified to date.
Dr. Oz Has A Long History Of Promoting Quack Treatments
Here’s some of what the heart surgeon-turned-politician has tried to peddle from his daytime TV perch.
Republicans Hope Their Assault on Democracy Will Stop a Post-Roe Backlash
Women’s constitutional right to decide whether to bear children appears to be hanging by a thread. At yesterday’s oral argument in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed justices displayed an eagerness to overturn Roe v. Wade, the legal precedent that prevents states from banning abortion.
The Struggle to Overcome Mass-Shooting Cynicism
At first, the footage offers a perspective we’ve seldom seen: an inside-the-classroom view of high-school students trying to evade an active shooter. Kids crouch below their desks and strategize in hushed tones. The lights are off. Fearing that the voice on the other side of the door is that of a killer, they flee. Then, as teenagers push open a window and thrust themselves to safety, the scene starts to look familiar.
Biden seeks to require private health plans to pay for at-home Covid tests
The change represents the core of a ramped-up effort to encourage more widespread testing.
As France Honors Black Artist Josephine Baker, Far-Right Pundit Éric Zemmour Launches Presidential Bid
On the same day France celebrated the induction of American-born singer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon, far-right xenophobic writer and pundit Éric Zemmour announced he will run for president of France in the upcoming April 2022 election. Many have pointed out the contradiction in these opposing events, even in President Emmanuel Macron’s speech that painted Baker as a model of colorblind unity, when in reality she was outspoken about racial justice.
Planned Parenthood CEO: If SCOTUS Restricts Abortion Access, Marginalized People Will Be Hurt Most
We speak to Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, about the Supreme Court hearing Wednesday, in which the conservative majority on the court seemed to indicate that they support upholding the restrictive Mississippi law that bans abortion starting at just 15 weeks of pregnancy, and potentially overturn Roe v. Wade.
Abortion Under Attack: Supreme Court Hints It Will Uphold Mississippi’s Ban, Threatening Roe v. Wade
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court indicated it would uphold a restrictive Mississippi law that bans abortion starting at just 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case threatens to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. We feature excerpts from the two hours of oral arguments and speak with lawyer and bioethics professor Katie Watson. “The statute itself simply says abortion after 15 weeks is ‘barbaric.
FDA advisers narrowly endorse Merck’s Covid-19 drug
The 13-10 vote puts the simple, at-home treatment, called molnupiravir, on track for FDA approval.
Powell: Fed may pull back economic support more quickly as prices spike
Powell’s comment came after the Fed already announced earlier this month that it would slow the pace at which it buys U.S. government debt and mortgage-backed securities.
Why Biden picked Powell
In the end, President Joe Biden did what many close to him expected: He took a longer-than-anticipated amount of time to arrive at a reasonable, moderate decision that thrilled few but carried limited risk.
Raimondo: Commerce ‘war room’ seeing improvements on supply chain woes
The Commerce secretary said in an interview that the Biden administration sees trading partners in Asia as part of the solution.
Opinion | Don’t Learn the Wrong Lesson on Inflation
Aggressive action to deliver pandemic relief was the right call — and withdrawing support now would only hurt American workers.
Biden’s war on inflation is a battle to change human behavior
The president needs people to overcome a new set of fears and direct their purchases into the areas of the service economy hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
Get Off Our Territory: Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders Condemn Canadian Police Raid on Pipeline Protest
Canadian police continue to arrest Indigenous land defenders blocking construction of Coastal GasLink, a 400-mile pipeline that would carry natural gas through Wet’suwet’en land. Police arrested two people Monday for blockading an access road, less than two weeks after arresting more than 30 in a violent raid on Coyote Camp and elsewhere that ended a 56-day blockade of a drilling site.
News Roundup: Supreme Court looks primed to overturn Roe; Trump exposed Biden to COVID during debate
In the news today: In oral arguments before the Supreme Court, the Trump-appointed conservative justices strongly signaled that Mississippi’s new abortion ban will be used as the vehicle for overturning Roe v. Wade. In Georgia, Stacey Abrams announced she will challenge Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for the governor’s office in next year’s election.