Congress sends Covid package and spending measure to Trump
The president has thrown the fate of the bill into jeopardy.
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Trump Pardons Steve Bannon For Involvement In Scheme To Fleece Trump Supporters
Federal prosecutors have alleged that Bannon’s “Build the Wall” fund served as a slush fund for the former White House adviser and his partners.
Tuesday Night Owls: Excerpts from the February edition of the Harper’s Index
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week.
Half a day until JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
Excerpts from the February Harper’s Index:
Estimated amount spent on 2020 campaigns for the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln explained exactly how we should respond to the insurrection of Jan. 6
Since the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol we’ve been treated to the spectacle of people like Rep.Kevin McCarthy, Sen. Ted Cruz, and others within the Republican party invoking a spirit of “unity” as they urge Democrats to temper their response to a crisis that Republicans themselves were responsible for causing.
Following remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr., Secretary of State Pompeo goes full dog whistle
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is well known to Kansans. In his six years in the U.S. House, Pompeo was ranked as one of the most conservative by GovTrack, and the policies he promoted were, well, the kinds of things most of America simply would roll their eyes at even considering. As a secretary of state, Pompeo has served failure after failure and has been rewarded for it, repeatedly, as one of Trump’s members who followed his marching orders.
On the Eve of Her Father’s Ouster, Tiffany Trump Has Her Most Pathetic Moment Yet
Who is Michael Boulos, how is Lindsay Lohan involved, and why the heck now?
Trump plan to politicize key civil service jobs has run out of time
It looks like one of Team Trump’s last-minute efforts to destroy the civil service has fizzled. With less than a day to go, the plan to strip protections from tens of thousands of career federal employees hasn’t been put into effect at any federal agency.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management had rushed to list many of their jobs in the new Schedule F, a new classification for jobs involving policymaking.
Feds arrest woman accused of stealing Pelosi laptop in violent Capitol riot
Joining the increasing number of Trump supporters arrested after storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, a Pennsylvania woman who allegedly took a laptop belonging to Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested Monday. The woman, identified as 22-year-old Riley June Williams, is charged with intentionally entering into a restricted building without lawful authority in addition to disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
A Tragic Beginning to a Presidency
Tomorrow, America inaugurates a new president. With the transfer of power comes the transfer of responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic. On the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration, the toll of the pandemic stands at 23.9 million cases and 392,428 deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. There are 123,820 people hospitalized. Today alone, states reported 144,047 cases and 2,141 deaths.
Tiffany Trump’s Interestingly Timed Engagement News Raises Eyebrows On Twitter
The president’s youngest daughter announced she’s engaged to Michael Boulos a day before her father leaves office.
Senate Democrats Announce First Order Of Business For New Majority: Fixing Democracy
The House passed the For the People Act in 2019. Now Senate Democrats name it as their No. 1 bill, too.
“What Do I Do?”: Judy Blume’s Charming, Stressful Tale of How She Got the COVID Vaccine
“Now I’m feeling guilty. She didn’t get a call. I got a call.
I’m Too Scared to Have Sex in My House—Because of My Teen Daughter’s TikTok
I have no idea how to have a sex life anymore.
The Weekly Planet: How to Think About President Biden’s Big Climate Plans
Every Tuesday, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Sign up to get The Weekly Planet, our guide to living through climate change, in your inbox.Tomorrow, pending calamity or misfortune, Joe Biden will take the oath of office and become president of the United States. In that moment, the United States’ approach to climate change will invert.
They Should Have Taken Them at Their Word
They never saw it coming.Ben Goldey resigned as Representative Lauren Boebert’s communications director after the January 6 attempted coup. Lauren Blair Bianchi quit the same job in Senator Ted Cruz’s office. George Erwin Jr. had rallied local law-enforcement backers for Representative Madison Cawthorn and was preparing to take a job working for him, but has now disavowed him.
In Farewell Speech As President, Trump Says ‘We Did What We Came Here To Do’
The outgoing president has chosen to communicate with the American people largely by video statement since the Capitol riot.
Help! My Terrible Half-Sister Wanted My Embryos. I Donated Them Instead.
I am scared about what will happen when the truth comes out.
U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 400,000 as Biden prepares to take office
The country recorded 100,000 deaths in roughly a month.
Melania Trump Asks Twitter Users To Follow Her Old Account. They Say No Thanks.
The most unpopular first lady in polling history got a predictably snarky response.
Among the Guardsmen
Photographs by Tavon TaylorBeyond the dozen National Guardsmen stationed behind the Library of Congress, the seven-foot-tall fence lining the back side of the Capitol, and the men in balaclavas carrying assault rifles, 67-year-old Rick Genderson sells liquor and old wine in his store, Schneider’s of Capitol Hill.
Outgoing FDA chief: The agency fought ‘substantial’ pressure under Trump
“With time, particularly over mid- to last summer and then into fall, there was a substantial amount of pressure,” Hahn told POLITICO.
An Inauguration Like No Other
As the final day of the Trump presidency passes, rehearsals and preparations are underway for the upcoming inaugural ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris, set to take place on January 20. Amid unprecedented security concerns and an ongoing pandemic, the visual landscape of Washington is different from any previous inaugural ceremony.
ACLU Warns a Domestic War on Terror Could Unfairly Harm People of Color More Than White Supremacists
Outrage continues to build as more evidence emerges about participants in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which included members of violent white supremacist groups, including some who were on a terror watchlist.
Capitol Insurrection Highlights Increasing Radicalization of Right-Wing White Police Officers
At least 28 law enforcement officers from across the United States attended the Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on January 6 that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, with some even boasting on social media about taking part in the riot that left five people dead.
U.S. Rep. Tlaib: “Israel Is a Racist State That Would Deny Palestinians Like My Grandmother a Vaccine”
Israel has been hailed as having the world’s most vaccinated population, but Palestinians are not included. Human Rights Watch and others have called on Israeli authorities to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Flint Residents Still Sick as Former Michigan Gov. Faces “Willful Neglect” Charges in Water Scandal
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and eight other former officials were charged last Thursday in a sweeping criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis. Snyder faces two charges of willful neglect of duty, a misdemeanor. In 2014, Flint’s unelected emergency manager, appointed by then-Governor Snyder, switched the city’s water supply to the Flint River as a cost-saving measure.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib: I Fear Trump Will Lead More Violent Attacks; He Must Be Held to Account
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration on Wednesday, he has outlined sweeping plans for his first days in office to address the raging coronavirus pandemic and roll back key parts of Donald Trump’s agenda, including on immigration, the climate crisis and more. President Trump, meanwhile, leaves office as the only president ever impeached twice, after he encouraged a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Told My Kids They Could Pee Outside and Now They Won’t Stop
Parenting advice on potty training, self-confidence, and politics.
Joe Biden’s First COVID-Relief Bill Isn’t Screwing Around
He can’t possibly expect the GOP to go along with this—but that might be a good thing.