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Secret Service adding former Biden agents to new presidential detailDecember 30, 2020 at 11:42 PM The US Secret Service has been planning to bring back to the White House a group of agents that previously worked with President-elect Joe Biden when he was vice president to fill out his security detail, a law enforcement source confirmed to CNN.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Cnn, Secret Service, Biden, US Secret Service 38 people like this. Like Secret Service adds former Biden agents to new presidential detailDecember 30, 2020 at 11:42 PM The US Secret Service has been planning to bring back to the White House a group of agents that previously worked with President-elect Joe Biden when he was vice president to fill out his security detail, a law enforcement source confirmed to CNN.Tags: News, White House, Joe Biden, Stories, Secret Service, Biden, US Secret Service 16 people like this. Like Secret Service adding former Biden agents to new detailDecember 30, 2020 at 11:42 PM The US Secret Service has been planning to bring back to the White House a group of agents that previously worked with President-elect Joe Biden when he was vice president to fill out his security detail, a law enforcement source confirmed to CNN.Tags: News, White House, Joe Biden, Stories, Secret Service, Biden, US Secret Service 50 people like this. Like California’s Senate seats belong to all CaliforniansDecember 30, 2020 at 9:22 PM In the run-up to Alex Padilla’s appointment to represent California in the United States Senate, it appeared that communities were being pitted against each other in the fight for representation.
Some activists argued that the Senate seat vacated by Kamala Harris needed to be filled by a Black woman The Senate seat vacated by Kamala Harris does not “belong” to any specific demographic community, it belongs to the people of California.
Is it a blow to representation that the Senate will not have ...Tags: California, Opinion, Senate, White House, Barack Obama, Sport, Soccer, United States, Martin Luther King Jr, Black, Kamala Harris, University Of Southern California, Trump, HARRIS, Abraham Lincoln, John Stossel 20 people like this. Like Newsom Appoints Rita L. Saenz As New EDD DirectorDecember 30, 2020 at 8:49 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Rita L. Saenz to oversee the state’s Employment Development Department, which has been overwhelmed by claims during the coronavirus pandemic and also has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in phony claims, including to prison inmates.
Saenz, 71, of Sacramento, will be the director of the EDD if she receives state Senate confirmation.
“With more than 40 years of experience in state government and the private sector, Ri...Tags: Politics, California, Senate, California News, Sacramento, Bank Of America, Cbs, Gavin Newsom, Rita, Sacramento Calif, Hilliard, Sharon, Employment Development Department, state Department of Social Services, Newsom, Saenz 39 people like this. Like Trump briefed that China sought to pay for attack on US forcesDecember 30, 2020 at 8:40 PM By Vivian Salama and Caroline Kelly | CNN
President Donald Trump received information earlier this month that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack American forces in Afghanistan, a senior administration official said.
The intelligence, which will be declassified by the Trump administration, was provided to the President in his daily brief on December 17, the official said. His national security adviser Robert O’Brien discussed the information with the President that same day, the offic...Tags: Politics, UK, News, Washington, White House, China, Russia, US, America, Sport, World news, Joe Biden, Cnn, Afghanistan, Beijing, Soccer 10 people like this. Like 8 Q&As about the $600 COVID-19 payments that already are on their wayDecember 30, 2020 at 9:49 PM Some taxpayers awoke today to $600 (or more!) in their bank accounts. The money is the maximum per-person amount authorized by Congress and signed into law on Dec. 27 as part of the second COVID-19 economic relief measure.
The Internal Revenue Service, which once again is in charge of distributing the economic impact payments (EIPs), says the electronic delivery will continue into next week. Some account holders may see the direct deposit payments as pending or as provisional payments in their ...Tags: Taxes, Congress, White House, Social Security, Treasury, Agi, Irs, Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, Uncle Sam, U S Postal Service, RRC, U S Department of the Treasury, MetaBank, Chuck Rettig, Direct Express 118 people like this. Like Parade viewing stands dismantled near White House as Biden team seeks to discourage inauguration crowdsDecember 30, 2020 at 6:48 PM People are being encouraged to stay home during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Joe Biden, Biden, Usa Today 144 people like this. Like Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal passes into UK lawDecember 30, 2020 at 7:42 PM Prime minister thanks MPs and peers after Queen gives royal assent to bill redrawing ties with EUHow did your MP vote?Labour frontbenchers quit after defying Starmer on dealBoris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels has passed into law following a whirlwind 14-hour parliamentary process that has radically redrawn the UK’s ties with Europe.The prime minister thanked MPs and peers for passing the European Union (future relationship) bill in one day, in a statement urging the nation to “s...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, Labour, Queen, Boris Johnson, Brussels, Johnson, Keir Starmer, Brexit, Starmer 40 people like this. Like Here’s how Southern Californians would spend $600 vs. $2,000 stimulus paymentsDecember 30, 2020 at 7:31 PM Daniel Jester, his wife and his four young kids have established a new tradition during the coronavirus pandemic: hanging laundry on a series of clothes lines he strung up behind their Riverside home.
It’s not a quest to return to simpler times. It’s a necessity after their dryer broke several months ago. And since Jester was laid off in April from his full-time job as a production director for a studio in Los Angeles, money has been too tight to buy a new one.
If Congress and President Donald T...Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Senate, Los Angeles, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Economy, Soccer, House, Treasury, Long Beach, Mitch McConnell, Biden, Donald Trump 36 people like this. Like ‘We Will Be There By The Early Fall’: Fauci Talks Return To Normalcy With Gov. NewsomDecember 30, 2020 at 5:07 PM SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – In a virtual conversation with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the general public could potentially begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations by April and estimated life could begin returning to normal in the early fall of 2020.
Newsom asked Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, whether or not the country was on track with predetermined plans for the vaccination process. As the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses per pers...Tags: Health, Politics, News, Colorado, California, US, California News, Sacramento, United Kingdom, Cbs, Pfizer, Anthony Fauci, Gavin Newsom, Southern California, Fauci, Newsom 26 people like this. Like White House coronavirus testing czar: 'We need to be doing a better job' with vaccine rolloutDecember 30, 2020 at 5:03 PM The US government needs to be doing a better job with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said Wednesday, as the Trump administration's advertised vaccination deadline looms.Tags: News, White House, US, Stories, Trump, Brett Giroir 8 people like this. Like White House coronavirus testing czar: 'We need to be doing a better job' with Covid-19 vaccine rolloutDecember 30, 2020 at 5:03 PM The US government needs to be doing a better job with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said Wednesday, as the Trump administration's advertised vaccination deadline looms.Tags: White House, US, Cnn, Trump, Brett Giroir 15 people like this. Like Mitch McConnell has pitted himself against Trump during the president's final days in officeDecember 30, 2020 at 5:22 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican congressional leaders and members of Trump's cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020, in Washington, DC.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has taken an uncharacteristic stance against President Donald Trump during his final weeks as commander-in-chief.
McConnell is leading the charge for the first successful veto ove...Tags: Congress, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House, US, Trends, Georgia, Democrats, Gop, House, Mitch McConnell, Pentagon, Illinois, Donald Trump, Perdue 129 people like this. Like 'No realistic path to quickly pass the Senate': McConnell refuses to consider standalone bill on $2,000 stimulus checksDecember 30, 2020 at 5:40 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said he would not consider a standalone bill on additional economic relief for millions of Americans.
The Republican leader said a bill on $2,000 direct payments, passed by the House on Monday, "has no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate."
McConnell proposed a bill on Tuesday that tied the stimulus checks to two other priorities pushed by President Dona...Tags: Facebook, Politics, News, Congress, Washington, Senate, Trends, Gop, House, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Stimulus, Trump, McConnell, Chuck Schumer 55 people like this. Like GOP Sen. Josh Hawley's challenge to the election results will force a meaningless vote that's all about putting himself in the spotlightDecember 30, 2020 at 4:52 PM Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri).
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GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, on Wednesday announced he will object when Congress meets to certify the Electoral College vote on January 6.
The move will amount to a short delay in the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 victory, but will not result in the results being overturned in any state.
"I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without r...Tags: Politics, News, Maryland, Supreme Court, Obama, Congress, California, Stanford, Senate, US, Alabama, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Pennsylvania, Gop 123 people like this. Like Congressman-elect Luke Letlow who died of COVID-19 was an incoming champion for rural America and 'destined for big things,' friends sayDecember 30, 2020 at 3:41 PM Luke Letlow leaves behind his wife, Julia, and their two small children.
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Luke Letlow, Congressman-elect from Louisiana, died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications.
The 41-year-old Republican was otherwise healthy and set to be inaugurated next month.
Friends say Letlow was beyond partisan politics and instead was a champion for rural America, like the community where he grew up.
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Luke Letlow, a Republican from on...Tags: Facebook, Politics, News, Congress, Colorado, US, America, Trends, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Luke, Abraham, Julia, Garrett, Franklin 97 people like this. Like 17 West Point football players accused in cheating scandal still remain on teamDecember 30, 2020 at 3:15 PM Army cadets march on to the field before the 121st Army-Navy game, in West Point, New York, December 12, 2020.
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Twenty-four West Point cadets accused of cheating on a final exam are football players.
Seventeen of those players still remain on the team that is scheduled to appear in a bowl game against West Virginia on Thursday.
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Twenty-four of the 73 West Point cadets accused of cheating on a final exam were football players,...Tags: Politics, Education, West Point, Football, Sports, West Virginia, Trends, Army, US Naval Academy, USMA, David Choi, West Point New York, Cheating Scandal, Lt Gen Darryl Williams, The New York Times Read, Military & Defense 95 people like this. Like Biden White House to issue memo to halt or delay new last-minute federal regulationsDecember 30, 2020 at 3:31 PM On Joe Biden's first day as President, his White House will issue a memo to halt or delay midnight regulations and actions taken by the Trump administration that will not have taken effect by Inauguration Day, Biden transition spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday.Tags: News, White House, Joe Biden, Stories, Biden, Trump, Jen Psaki, Biden White House 31 people like this. Like Biden White House to issue memo to halt or delay midnight regulations on January 20December 30, 2020 at 3:31 PM On Joe Biden's first day as President, his White House will issue a memo to halt or delay midnight regulations and actions taken by the Trump administration that will not have taken effect by Inauguration Day, Biden transition spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Cnn, Biden, Trump, Jen Psaki, Biden White House 19 people like this. Like 'Such a farce': Georgia's NAACP president resigned from an election task force created by the Republican secretary of stateDecember 30, 2020 at 1:28 PM FILE: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
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Rev. James Woodall, the president of the Georgia chapter of the NAACP, on Wednesday said he was resigning from his position on a bipartisan election task force created by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Woodall told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he thought the task force, created in October, was a "farce" and an opportunity for Raffensperger to "play both sides."
Raffensperger has refuted Pre...Tags: Politics, News, Obama, China, Nbc News, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, US Senate, Republican, Naacp, Donald Trump, Ben Collins, Abrams, Atlanta Journal Constitution, AJC 127 people like this. Like The Trump administration will fall far short of its goal to start vaccinating 20 million Americans by year's end, as logistical challenges stack up for statesDecember 30, 2020 at 1:56 PM Technicians sort doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the Virginia Hospital Center on December 16, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.
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The US is nowhere close to meeting the Trump administration's goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020.
In the absence of clear federal guidance, the vaccine rollout has devolved into a patchwork response that varies by state, experts say.
Many health departments are struggling to vaccinate people as coronavirus cases soar in mos...Tags: Florida, Science, News, Mississippi, Cdc, White House, US, Trends, Bloomberg, Cnn, Healthcare, Michigan, Npr, Pfizer, Usa Today, Donald Trump 88 people like this. Like The Guardian view on the Brexit debate: no scrutiny, no choice | EditorialDecember 30, 2020 at 1:56 PM A truncated parliamentary session, less than 48 hours before the end of the transition period, was too little, too late In a damning assessment of Wednesday’s token debate on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal, the Hansard Society’s senior researcher dismissed it as “a farce.” As one of the most depressing and shambolic periods in British political history reaches a denouement, perhaps that should have come as no surprise.MPs were allotted five hours to discuss the 1,246-page treaty, agreed last ...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, World news, Britain, Foreign Policy, Labour, House Of Commons, Boris Johnson, Johnson, Keir Starmer, Brexit, Hansard, House of Commons Jacob Rees Mogg 7 people like this. Like Top presidential historian on Trump's legacy: 'He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die'December 30, 2020 at 12:22 PM President Donald Trump.
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Presidential historian Michael Beschloss told MSNBC that President Donald Trump's legacy will always be tied to the catastrophic COVID-19 death toll in the US.
"Donald Trump is not going to change the record. He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die," Beschloss said.
As of Wednesday, nearly 339,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 under Trump's watch. It's the highest reported COVI...Tags: Politics, News, Congress, US, Trends, Rome, Msnbc, Donald Trump, Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Nero, Chris Hayes, Mehdi Hasan, Michael Beschloss, John Haltiwanger, Beschloss 136 people like this. Like Americans are worried about the spread of disinformation as belief in COVID-19 and QAnon-related conspiracies attract a substantial minority, poll findsDecember 30, 2020 at 12:23 PM A Trump supporters holds up a large QAnon sign while waiting in line to see President Donald J. Trump at his rally on August 2, 2018/
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The NPR/Ipsos poll found that 39% believe that a 'deep state' is working against President Donald Trump.
A majority of Republicans believe in the deep state conspiracy theory.
40% of Americans believe that China invented COVID-19 in a lab, despite this having been disproven.
Americans are worried about the spread of disinformation, t...Tags: Politics, News, Republicans, China, US, Trends, Joe Biden, News UK, Poll, Npr, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Donald J Trump, Ipsos, President Donald Trump 80 people like this. Like Three Labour frontbenchers quit after defying Keir Starmer on Brexit dealDecember 30, 2020 at 12:32 PM Tonia Antoniazzi and Helen Hayes among 36 Labour MPs who abstained from vote despite whip to back it Three Labour MPs have resigned as junior frontbenchers after defying Keir Starmer and refusing to vote for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.Within hours of the agreement being clinched on Christmas Eve, the Labour leader announced that he would whip his party to support it, despite criticising the substance of the deal as “thin”. Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, Environment, European Union, UK News, Labour, House Of Commons, Stella Creasy, Boris Johnson, Diane Abbott, Caroline Lucas, Hilary Benn, Keir Starmer, Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, Clive Lewis 39 people like this. Like Gov. Cuomo wants to give people recovering from drug addictions who live in crowded housing COVID-19 vaccine priority, and Republicans are furiousDecember 30, 2020 at 12:56 PM New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said that people recovering from drug addictions in New York will get vaccinated this week.
He explained that they would be prioritized because many of them live in "problematic" shared accommodation.
Republican lawmakers expressed their outrage that people recovering from addiction are being prioritized over some senior citizens and healthcare workers.
Rep. Elise Stefanik called Cuomo "an absolute disgrace."
Sen....Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, News, America, Trends, News UK, Republican, Andrew Cuomo, EMS, Cuomo, Trump, Drug Addiction, Scott, Rick Scott, Stefanik 134 people like this. Like Gov. Cuomo wants to give recovering drugs addicts who live in crowded housing COVID-19 vaccine priority, and Republicans are furiousDecember 30, 2020 at 12:56 PM New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said that recovering drug addicts in New York will get vaccinated this week.
He explained that they would be prioritized because many of them live in "problematic" shared accommodation.
Republican lawmakers expressed their outrage that recovering drug addicts are being prioritized over some senior citizens and healthcare workers.
Rep. Elise Stefanik called Cuomo "an absolute disgrace."
Sen. Rick Scott followed sui...Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, News, America, Trends, News UK, Republican, Andrew Cuomo, EMS, Cuomo, Trump, Drug Addiction, Scott, Rick Scott, Stefanik 109 people like this. Like Trump's $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aidDecember 30, 2020 at 11:56 AM President Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks was all but dead today as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed loading up the bill with other White House priorities that appeared destined to fail.Tags: Senate, White House, Mitch McConnell, Trump, GOP Senate 47 people like this. Like Brexit deal: Boris Johnson signs EU-UK trade deal after MPs vote to pass agreement - liveDecember 30, 2020 at 11:33 AM The European Union (future relationship) bill now heads to the Lords and needs to become law before the post-Brexit transition ends tomorrow nightFull story: MPs pass trade deal by 521 to 73 votes 4.21pm GMT In Edinburgh MSPs have voted against the UK-EU trade deal. The EU (future relationship) bill is not a matter for the Scottish parliament, but they voted for a Scottish government motion saying the agreement would cause “severe damage to Scotland’s environmental, economic and social inte...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, Scotland, Eu, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, House Of Lords, Labour, House Of Commons, Boris Johnson, Edinburgh, Westminster, Keir Starmer, Brexit 34 people like this. Like |
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