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Trump staffers, even those who worked for officials who publicly flouted coronavirus safety guidelines, were secretly scrambling for a COVID-19 vaccine: reportMarch 15, 2021 at 11:32 PM Vials of undiluted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to administer to staff and residents at a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020.
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Trump staffers "shamelessly" attempted to get COVID-19 vaccines amid the initial rollout, Vanity Fair reported.
Ex-officials said the effort was like first-class passengers on the Titanic rushing to the lifeboats.
Despite publicly flouting safeguards, one official said they...Tags: Politics, White House, US, Trends, Vaccine, Donald Trump, Vanity Fair, Trump, Falls Church Virginia, BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, Jared Kushner, Getty Images Trump, Coronavirus, Lauren Frias, COVID-19, Vanity Fair One 69 people like this. Like A Capitol Police officer was suspended after a Hill staffer spotted a printout of anti-Semitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion at a checkpointMarch 15, 2021 at 10:40 PM A U.S. Capitol Police officer wears a mourning band over his badge following a police procession of the hearse carrying the casket of Brian Sicknick, U.S. Capitol Police Officer who died from injuries following the U.S. Capitol building siege on Wednesday, on January 10, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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A Capitol Police officer appeared to have a copy of the Protocols of Elders of Zion at a checkpoint.
A concerned congressional aide snapped a photo, and the officer is being in...Tags: Post, Politics, Congress, Germany, Russia, US, Trends, Washington Dc, House, Capitol Hill, Anti-semitism, Jewish, The Washington Post, Capitol Police, U S Capitol Police, U S Capitol 65 people like this. Like Gov. Newsom Says He Will Appoint Black Woman If Senator Dianne Feinstein Retires EarlyMarch 15, 2021 at 11:32 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he’d appoint a Black woman to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she retires before her term is up in 2024.
“We have multiple names in mind and the answer is yes,” he said during an interview on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” when asked if he would name a Black woman to the seat if given the chance.
Feinstein, 87, is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. She won her sixth election in 2018 and said she plans to serve out her full term. But s...Tags: Politics, News, Supreme Court, California, Senate, Ap, US Senate, Oakland, Msnbc, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Feinstein, HARRIS, Barbara Lee, Sacramento Calif, Sen Lindsey Graham 28 people like this. Like White House staff no longer tested for Covid-19 dailyMarch 15, 2021 at 11:21 PM White House staff working in-person are no longer tested for Covid-19 every day as those on campus have been increasingly vaccinated, a recent change to testing protocol, according to an administration official familiar with the process.Tags: White House, Cnn 5 people like this. Like Post-Brexit UK to reshape its foreign policyMarch 15, 2021 at 10:46 PM A focus on the Indo-Pacific region and a White House-style situation room are part of the strategy.Tags: News, White House, Brexit UK 50 people like this. Like GOP lawmakers slam Biden after visit to migrant detention center at borderMarch 15, 2021 at 10:28 PM The White House and GOP held another war of words over the growing number of migrants coming through the southern border.Tags: White House, Gop, Biden 15 people like this. Like Biden urges UK and EU to preserve Northern Irish peace amid Brexit rowMarch 15, 2021 at 8:14 PM Remarks follow EU formally launching legal action over protocol arrangements in the region The White House has urged London and Brussels to work together to preserve the peace in Northern Ireland, after the EU formally launched legal action against the UK over Brexit arrangements in the region.Joe Biden’s spokesperson said: “We continue to encourage both the EU and the UK government to prioritise pragmatic solutions to safeguard and advance the hard-won peace in Northern Ireland.” Continue readi...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, London, White House, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Joe Biden, Foreign Policy, Northern Ireland, Brussels, Biden, Brexit, David Frost 2 people like this. Like North Korea warns US against 'causing a stink'March 15, 2021 at 8:14 PM Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, warned the Biden administration against "causing a stink at its first step" on Monday, hours after the White House said it had not received a response to its outreach to Pyongyang.Tags: News, North Korea, White House, US, Stories, Biden, Kim Yo Jong 34 people like this. Like North Korea breaks silence to warn US against 'causing a stink'March 15, 2021 at 8:14 PM Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, warned the Biden administration against "causing a stink at its first step" on Monday, hours after the White House said it had not received a response to its outreach to Pyongyang.Tags: North Korea, White House, US, Cnn, Biden, Kim Yo Jong 10 people like this. Like A Proud Boys member who allegedly pepper-sprayed police has been charged over his role in the Capitol riotsMarch 15, 2021 at 9:00 PM Members of the far-right group Proud Boys make 'OK' hand gestures indicating "white power" as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building to protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.
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Another member of the far-right group the Proud Boys has been arrested following the Capitol riots.
Charging documents say Christopher Worrell...Tags: Florida, Politics, Trends, Cnn, Fbi, Washington Dc, Dc, Donald Trump, Justice Department, Miller, Trump, Capitol, Congressional, U S Congress, Naples Daily News, Worrell 104 people like this. Like Prosecutor: Riot suspect was a well-known Nazi sympathizerMarch 15, 2021 at 9:24 PM By Marshall Cohen | CNN
An Army reservist charged with storming the US Capitol was a well-known White supremacist and Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked as a contractor, and was even rebuked for sporting a distinctive “Hitler mustache,” prosecutors said in new court filings.
Federal prosecutors revealed Friday that the Navy conducted its own internal investigation into Timothy Hale-Cusanelli that uncovered numerous incidents where he promoted racist and sexist views. The Naval Cri...Tags: Politics, News, Navy, Sport, Cnn, Fbi, Soccer, Washington Dc, New Jersey, Army, Hitler, Defense Department, Adolf Hitler, Justice Department, White, Capitol 18 people like this. Like N. Korea warns US against 'causing a stink'March 15, 2021 at 8:14 PM Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, warned the Biden administration against "causing a stink at its first step" on Monday, hours after the White House said it had not received a response to its outreach to Pyongyang.Tags: News, North Korea, White House, US, Korea, Stories, Biden, Kim Yo Jong 16 people like this. Like Vaccine passports should be free, private and secure, White House says. But who will be issuing them?March 15, 2021 at 8:14 PM Israel has a "green card" to prove that people have been vaccinated and other countries are contemplating requiring proof of vaccination for entry.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Israel, Usa Today 102 people like this. Like Senate confirms Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the US's first Native American Cabinet secretaryMarch 15, 2021 at 6:24 PM Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill.
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The Senate voted 51-40 on Monday to confirm Deb Haaland as interior secretary.
With the historic vote, she becomes the first Native American to serve in a presidential Cabinet.
Haaland received bipartisan support.
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The Senate voted 51-40 on Monday to confirm Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the country's first Native...Tags: Politics, Congress, Montana, Senate, US, America, West Virginia, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, United States, Wyoming, Maine, Alaska, Kansas, Native Americans 150 people like this. Like CDC Says Public Taking Vaccination ‘Seriously’ With Only 3% Missing Second DoseMarch 15, 2021 at 7:10 PM CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Monday reported some good news related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Of the millions of Americans who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, only 3% have missed their second dose if they received one of the two-dose vaccines manufactured by Pfizer/BioTech or Moderna. [Author: Summer Concepcion]Tags: News, Cdc, White House, Pfizer, Vaccine, Summer Concepcion, COVID-19, Rochelle Walensky 74 people like this. Like COVID rent relief program opens. Here’s how it worksMarch 15, 2021 at 7:33 PM After months of lingering unemployment and missed rent payments, federal relief is on the way for struggling landlords and tenants.
A complex hybrid of state and local programs designed to distribute $2.6 billion in federal aid to ailing California landlords and low-income renters begAn accepting applications Monday.
The program is kicking into gear as fallout from government-mandated business closings continues to hit the state, with low-income workers suffering the heaviest job losses. Even wi...Tags: Business, Real Estate, Politics, News, Congress, California, Housing, US, California News, San Francisco, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Rent, San Jose, Housing Crisis 15 people like this. Like California Considers Relaxing Rules About Ballot SignaturesMarch 15, 2021 at 6:58 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature is considering whether to make it more difficult for local election officials to reject ballots because a voter’s signature doesn’t exactly match what’s on file.
Voters who cast ballots by mail must now sign their ballot. Election officials then compare that signature to the one in the voter’s registration file. Election officials can disqualify ballots if the signatures don’t match.
But comparing signatures can be tr...Tags: Politics, Voting, News, California, Senate, California News, Bill, Gavin Newsom, Eric Harris, Democratic, State, Legislature, Becker, Menlo Park, Sacramento Calif, Orinda 39 people like this. Like Priti Patel spoke to Met chief before Sarah Everard vigil broken upMarch 15, 2021 at 6:09 PM Home secretary says vigil was ‘hijacked’ by protesters and undermining police would fail victimsPriti Patel has told the Commons she had had “extensive discussions” with the head of the Metropolitan police before officers broke up a peaceful vigil for Sarah Everard at the weekend, saying that people should be allowed to lay flowers.But, in her first criticism of the gathering, the home secretary claimed the vigil had been “hijacked” by protesters and said undermining faith in the police would ul...Tags: Politics, London, Crime, Protest, Law, Police, UK News, Metropolitan Police, Patel, Priti Patel, Sarah Everard 36 people like this. Like A Dominion exec forced into hiding due to death threats from Trump fans is beefing up his defamation lawsuit over election conspiracy theoriesMarch 15, 2021 at 7:06 PM A "Stop the Steal" rally on January 5, where Joe Oltmann spoke.
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Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer went into hiding following threats against his life.
Conspiracy theorists alleged he took part in an "Antifa conference call" to rig the 2020 election.
Coomer quietly updated a defamation lawsuit with new claims about Newsmax and Joe Oltmann.
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The Dominion executive who went into hid...Tags: Facebook, Politics, News, Trends, Joe Biden, Washington Dc, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Sidney Powell, Powell, NewsMax, Michelle Malkin, Howie Carr, Dominion, Coomer 51 people like this. Like Trump's CFO's ex-daughter-in-law is cooperating with prosecutors and 'refuses to be silenced,' her lawyer saysMarch 15, 2021 at 5:16 PM Donald Trump along with Allen Weisselberg in 2017.
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Jennifer Weisselberg is cooperating with an investigation into Trump's finances, her lawyer says.
She's the ex-daughter-in-law of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Org CFO the DA wants to "flip."
"Jennifer refuses to be silenced any longer," her lawyer told Insider in a statement.
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An attorney representing the former daughter-in-law of the Trump Organi...Tags: Politics, News, Washington Post, Trends, Manhattan, Donald Trump, Barry, New Yorker, Trump, Cyrus Vance, Jane Mayer, Bloomberg News, Vance, Jennifer, Levin, Trump Organization 147 people like this. Like House GOP leader blames Biden's immigration plan for surge in migrants at borderMarch 15, 2021 at 4:51 PM House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy addresses the press during the congressional border delegation visit to El Paso, Texas on March 15, 2021.
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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said Biden is to blame for the surge in migrants at the border.
A record number of unaccompanied migrant children are being held in jail-like facilities.
The surge presents a challenge to Biden's pledge to take a more humane approach to immigration.
See more stories on Insider's busin...Tags: Politics, News, Cbs News, White House, Immigration, US, Trends, Joe Biden, House, Fema, Homeland Security, Republican, Customs, Biden, Donald Trump, Abc News 80 people like this. Like One of Gov. Cuomo's accusers met with investigators for 4 hours on Monday and turned over 120 pages of documentsMarch 15, 2021 at 5:04 PM Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennet met with investigators for four hours on Monday.
Her lawyer Debra Katz said she provided information about the "sexually hostile work environment."
Bennett is one of seven women to publicly accuse the governor of sexual harassment.
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One of the former employees accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment met with i...Tags: Politics, Supreme Court, Trends, New York Times, The Times, Manhattan, Andrew Cuomo, Albany, Cuomo, Governor Cuomo, Charlotte, Bennett, Katz, Letitia James, ANNE CLARK, Brett Kavanaugh 78 people like this. Like On wealth tax, White House says Biden and Warren have different plansMarch 15, 2021 at 5:07 PM White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki listens during a daily press briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on March 11, 2021.
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about a wealth tax during a Monday press briefing.
She said President Biden has different plans than longtime wealth-tax champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Psaki also cited democracy in action, saying she's sure they'll discuss it at an "appropriate time."
See more...Tags: White House, Trends, Bloomberg, House, Treasury, Warren, Janet Yellen, Biden, Yellen, White House Press, Jen Psaki, Sen Warren, Psaki, Per Bloomberg, Juliana Kaplan, James Brady Press 61 people like this. Like As Biden faces ongoing surge of migrant children, Republicans criticize White House for border crisisMarch 15, 2021 at 5:28 PM Rep. Kevin McCarthy, along with the 12 other Republican members of the House, said President Joe Biden was to blame for the surge of migrant children.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Joe Biden, House, Biden, Usa Today, Kevin McCarthy 140 people like this. Like First pictures released of Boris Johnson's new £2.6m briefing roomMarch 15, 2021 at 5:55 PM No 10 intends the studio, hosted by Allegra Stratton, to be focal point of new media strategyAfter £2.6m and a seven-month wait, the curtains have finally opened on a studio based inside Downing Street where the prime minister’s press secretary will address the nation in new White House-style TV briefings.The first glimpses of the room revealed by ITV showed the podium that Allegra Stratton, a former BBC and Guardian journalist who also worked as communications director for the chancellor, Rishi...Tags: Politics, Media, White House, Conservatives, UK News, Bbc, Boris Johnson, Downing Street, Allegra Stratton, Rishi Sunak 21 people like this. Like Priti Patel hints UK government could set up national register of stalkersMarch 15, 2021 at 5:06 PM Debates on Monday have seen MPs and peers press for action to tackle violence against women and girlsThe home secretary, Priti Patel, has hinted the government will consider recording misogyny as a hate crime and setting up a national register of stalkers, as MPs and peers clamoured for swift action to tackle violence against women and girls.Both the Commons and the Lords saw numerous debates on Monday in the wake of the killing of Sarah Everard and Saturday’s vigil in her name on Clapham Common...Tags: Politics, UK, Police, UK News, Theresa May, Yvette Cooper, Iain Duncan Smith, Harriet Harman, Clapham Common, Priti Patel, Edward Leigh, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Sarah Everard 26 people like this. Like White House would welcome Trump's help in promoting vaccineMarch 15, 2021 at 4:55 PM The White House said it would welcome former President Donald Trump's help in promoting the coronavirus vaccine to his supporters but says there are other ways to convince conservatives to get the shot.Tags: News, White House, Stories, Donald Trump, Trump 19 people like this. Like White House looks to raise taxes on wealthyMarch 15, 2021 at 4:26 PM The White House is looking to fulfill one of President Joe Biden's campaign promises by raising taxes for the wealthy and on corporations, White House press secretary Jen Psaki affirmed.Tags: News, White House, Joe Biden, Stories, Jen Psaki The White House is investing billions to boost preparedness and ramp up vaccinations as more transmissible variants spreadMarch 15, 2021 at 4:09 PM The White House is racing to prevent and prepare for a potential fourth coronavirus surge as more transmissible coronavirus variants spread across the US -- investing billions of dollars to boost coronavirus preparedness, accelerating the pace of vaccinations and working to prepare the public and governors for the prospect of another surge.Tags: News, White House, US, Stories 2 people like this. Like White House considers sending Covid vaccines to hotspots to curb outbreaksMarch 15, 2021 at 4:09 PM • This was Texas' first weekend without Covid-19 limits. Here's how it went for businesses
• Why you can't yet withdraw that stimulus payment sitting in your bank account
• Review finds some of Trump admin's CDC guidance was not grounded in scienceTags: Texas, News, Cdc, White House, Stories, Trump 43 people like this. Like |
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