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Dominion has sued MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his election fraud claims. The voting machine company is seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages.February 22, 2021 at 7:40 AM US President Donald Trump listens as Michael J. Lindell, CEO of MyPillow Inc., speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 30, 2020.
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Dominion Voting Systems sued both MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell on Monday, after he spread baseless claims that Dominion's voting machines helped rig the 2020 US presidential election.Dominion is seeking more than $1.3 billion in dama...Tags: Politics, White House, US, Trends, Cnn, Gop, Washington Dc, Biden, Donald Trump, Wall Street Journal, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Sidney Powell, Lindell, Rose Garden, Dominion 139 people like this. Like Trump and Pence 'departed amicably' and 'they've spoken since' leaving office, former Pence chief of staff saysFebruary 21, 2021 at 4:45 PM Then-Vice President Mike Pence and then-President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden on March 29, 2020.
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Marc Short said that Trump and Pence "departed amicably" from the White House last month.
While Trump is slated to speak at CPAC this week, Pence reportedly declined to attend.
"The President told the Vice President he did a great job for him," Short said.
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Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to former ...Tags: Florida, Politics, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Donald Trump, Short, Mccarthy, Trump, Mike Pence, Capitol, Democratic Senate, Pence, Schumer, Rose Garden 73 people like this. Like Why tech giants are struggling to upend healthcareFebruary 17, 2021 at 8:38 AM Hello,Today in healthcare news: Why healthcare bets at big tech companies have a hard time getting off the ground, companies are hunting for pan-coronavirus drugs, and an interview with Moncef Slaoui on his latest venture after Operation Warp Speed.
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Amazon and other tech giants want to upend healthcare, but time constraints, egos, and infighting are holding them back Big tech companies have a lot of potential to disrupt the...Tags: Google, Amazon, Washington Post, Washington, White House, US, Trends, Rose Garden, VBI, Andrew Dunn, Virginia Hospital Center, Moncef Slaoui, Alphabet and Amazon, BLAKE DODGE, Hugh Langley, Operation Warp Speed 93 people like this. Like Fauci said he worried about getting COVID-19 while working in the 'superspreader' Trump White HouseFebruary 15, 2021 at 8:04 AM Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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Dr. Fauci told Axios that he feared catching the coronavirus during the Trump administration.
He called the Trump White House "sort of a superspreader location."
"I didn't fixate on that, but it was in the back of mind, because I had to be out there," he said.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has told Axios that he was "a little bit nervous" about catching the coronavirus during President Donald Trump's administra...Tags: Politics, Science, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Atlantic, News UK, Biden, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Trump, HHS, Rose Garden, Fauci, Trump White House, Axios 56 people like this. Like These 11 political friendships proved party lines don't have to divide AmericansFebruary 3, 2021 at 12:02 PM AP Photo/Matt Rourke
The 117th Congress is narrowly politically divided as they work towards another COVID relief bill.
Despite the political divides over the years, many politicians have forged bipartisan friendships.
Here are 11 famous political friendships that crossed the aisle.
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The members of the 117th Congress are currently in the thick of negotiating another COVID-19 relief bill after years of historically pernicious partis...Tags: Europe, Politics, New York, Obama, Congress, Navy, Washington Post, Washington, France, Life, Senate, White House, Germany, Angela Merkel, Massachusetts, Politico 57 people like this. Like Meet Jen Psaki, the face of Biden's administration who's promising to bring 'truth' back to White House briefingsJanuary 25, 2021 at 2:26 PM White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds her first briefing on Wednesday.
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Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki held her first briefing hours after the January 20 inauguration.
She promised reporters that she would bring "truth and transparency back to the briefing room."
Psaki is a veteran political communicator with experience at the White House and State Department.
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President Joe Biden's White House press ...Tags: Politics, News, Obama, White House, Valerie Jarrett, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Iran, Cnn, Washington Dc, Iowa, Fox News, State Department, John Kerry 67 people like this. Like Trump's pardons may be poorly worded enough to leave some people on the hookJanuary 23, 2021 at 6:18 PM President Donald Trump gives a presidential 'pardon' to the National Thanksgiving Turkey Butter in the Rose Garden of the White House November 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. While Butter may be safe, Paul Manafort still faces risks, experts say.
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President Trump's pardons leave some of their subjects open to additional prosecution, experts say.
His former campaign chair Paul Manafort could still be prosecuted for specific crimes he wasn't pardoned for.
Eve...Tags: Google, Politics, Crime, News, Washington, White House, Virginia, Love, Trends, Analysis, Ford, Washington Dc, Biden, Donald Trump, Pardons, Justice Department 92 people like this. Like GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy says that 'everybody across this country has some responsibility' for Capitol riotsJanuary 23, 2021 at 10:25 AM President Donald Trump speaks as he joined by House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 4, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a recent interview that "everybody across this country" is to blame for the Capitol riots.
McCarthy pointed to Trump, Democrats, social media, and botched public safety efforts in his reasoning.
He then stressed that Trump "had some responsibility whe...Tags: Politics, Congress, California, Washington, White House, US, Trends, Social Media, Ukraine, Fbi, Democrats, Gop, House, House Of Representatives, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump 100 people like this. Like Meet Jen Psaki, Biden's press secretary who's pledged to bring 'truth' back to White House press briefingsJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:03 PM White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds her first briefing on Wednesday.
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Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki held her first briefing hours after the January 20 inauguration.
She promised reporters that she would bring "truth and transparency back to the briefing room."
Psaki is a veteran political communicator with experience at the White House and State Department.
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President Joe Biden's White House press ...Tags: Politics, News, Obama, White House, Valerie Jarrett, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Iran, Cnn, Washington Dc, Connecticut, Fox News, State Department, John Kerry 136 people like this. Like Jill Biden Urged to Reverse White House Rose Garden Changes Made by Melania TrumpJanuary 19, 2021 at 12:30 PM The newly designed Rose Garden, unveiled by Melania last year, featured paved walkways and white and pastel roses instead of bright floral beds.Tags: Melania Trump, Rose Garden, Jill Biden, Melania 18 people like this. Like 35 unforgettable images that capture Trump's wild and bitter presidencyJanuary 19, 2021 at 10:53 AM President Donald Trump in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, October 4, 2020.
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President Donald Trump's time in office has been filled with noteworthy and often unexpected moments.
From holding a baseball bat in the Blue Room to yelling at a kid mowing the White House lawn, these often impromptu moments have been captured by photographers.
Insider rounded up some of the most memorable and ca...Tags: Images, Photos, National Weather Service, Politics, Isis, News, Law, Vladimir Putin, Congress, Washington Post, Washington, North Korea, Senate, White House, Germany, Angela Merkel 77 people like this. Like House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy says Trump 'bears responsibility' for the Capitol siege and that Biden was legitimately electedJanuary 13, 2021 at 2:20 PM President Donald Trump speaks as he joined by House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 4, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said President Donald Trump was complicit in the Capitol siege, while rejecting conspiracy theories about antifa involvement.
McCarthy also emphasized that President-elect Joe Biden was legitimately elected.
The House GOP leader said he opposes impeachment...Tags: Florida, Politics, News, Congress, Washington, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, House, Biden, Donald Trump, Mccarthy, Trump, Capitol 94 people like this. Like Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Trump 'orchestrating a mob' to storm the Capitol was a 'betrayal of his office'January 7, 2021 at 11:19 AM Attorney General William Barr arrives in the Rose Garden before President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, as his nominee to the court at the White House September 26, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that President Trump inciting a violent insurrection on Capitol Hill on Wednesday was a "betrayal of his office and supporters."
"Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcu...Tags: Politics, Congress, Senate, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Dhs, Pennsylvania, Washington Dc, House, Arizona, Northern Ireland, Homeland Security, Capitol Hill, Associated Press 71 people like this. Like Trump pressures Pence to violate the Constitution by falsely claiming the vice president 'has the power' to reject the Electoral College countJanuary 5, 2021 at 1:49 PM President Trump Holds Daily Coronavirus Task Force Briefing In Rose Garden WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Vice President Mike Pence listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Rose Garden for the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on March 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. The United States is advising residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut not to travel domestically after the number of reported coronavirus deaths doubled to over 2,000 nationwide within two days.
Photo by T...Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Pennsylvania, United States, House, Connecticut, Mitch McConnell, Vice President, Republican 85 people like this. Like White House Operation Warp Speed chief says that coronavirus variant 'should be under control' with vaccinationsJanuary 3, 2021 at 5:08 PM Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington.
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Moncef Slaoui, head of the White House's Operation Warpspeed, said the new coronavirus variant "should be under control" with the vaccines.
"This virus actually mutates as part of its normal behavior, and therefore it is normal to expect there will be variants," Slaoui said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Vac...Tags: UK, News, Colorado, Washington, White House, US, Trends, San Diego, Astrazeneca, Pfizer, Vaccine, Rose Garden, CBS Face the Nation, BioNtech, Slaoui, Moncef Slaoui 96 people like this. Like A year of the pandemic, in 26 photosDecember 23, 2020 at 4:36 PM A man looks out of the window of his home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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It's been almost a year since the Chinese government first notified the World Health Organization about the novel coronavirus.
Since then, more than 78 million people have contracted COVID-19, and more than 1.7 million have died.
Here are some of the most striking photos of the pandemic's impact so far.
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Almost a year ago, on December 31, 2019, ...Tags: Health, Photos, UK, England, New York, Texas, Science, News, Supreme Court, Minneapolis, White House, China, India, New York City, US, San Francisco 136 people like this. Like AG Barr says he sees no need to appoint special counsels to investigate Hunter Biden or the 2020 electionDecember 21, 2020 at 11:44 AM Attorney General William Barr arrives in the Rose Garden before President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, as his nominee to the court at the White House September 26, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Attorney General Bill Barr said Monday that he will not appoint special counsels to investigate either President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden or the 2020 election.
Trump has reportedly pushed for Sidney Powell, a conservat...Tags: Politics, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Dhs, Cnn, United States, Washington Dc, New York Times, The Times, Associated Press, Department Of Justice, Biden, Donald Trump, Doj 113 people like this. Like AG Barr says he sees no need to appoint special counsels to investigate Hunter Biden or fraud in the 2020 electionDecember 21, 2020 at 11:44 AM Attorney General William Barr arrives in the Rose Garden before President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, as his nominee to the court at the White House September 26, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Attorney General Bill Barr said Monday that he will not appoint special counsels to investigate either President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden or election fraud.
Trump has reportedly pushed for Sidney Powell, a conservative...Tags: Politics, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Dhs, Cnn, United States, Washington Dc, New York Times, The Times, Associated Press, Department Of Justice, Biden, Donald Trump, Doj 112 people like this. Like Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows attempted to hide his COVID-19 diagnosis and the White House outbreakDecember 20, 2020 at 8:40 AM White House chief of staff Mark Meadows departs the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Mark Meadows deliberately tried to hide the White House coronavirus outbreak from the public, according to an investigation by the Washington Post.
The White House chief of staff not only tried to keep his own diagnosis a secret but also instructed at least one fellow advisor who wanted to disclose an infection not to, an un...Tags: Post, Politics, Supreme Court, Washington Post, Cdc, Washington, White House, Trends, House, News UK, Fda, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Senate Judiciary Committee, Geraldo Rivera 116 people like this. Like Words of the year 2020: Fritinancy editionDecember 16, 2020 at 11:12 AM COVID, COVID, COVID, impeachment, COVID.
Just kidding. Sort of.
Yes, 2020 was the year in which Donald J. Trump was impeached by the US Senate. It was also the year in which he was soundly defeated at the polls by Joe Biden, although as of this writing his legal shenanigans and email grifting continue unabated, as I expect they will until Biden is sworn in on January 20, 2021.
But the impeachment took place in January and February, and in March everything changed thanks to the SARS-CoV-...Tags: Fashion, Politics, New York, Guns, Medicine, White House, US, Sports, Joe Biden, Signs, South Dakota, Myths, New York Times, Linguistics, US Senate, Nebraska 65 people like this. Like Trump is already considering axing his new attorney general if he won't agree to a special counsel probe into Hunter BidenDecember 16, 2020 at 7:01 AM Trump makes a statement with Attorney General William Barr in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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Trump has discussed with top aides the prospect of replacing Jeffrey Rosen, who is set to replace Attorney General Bill Barr next week, reported the Associated Press.
The president is reportedly determined that Rosen appoint special counsels to investigate Hunter Biden's tax affairs and baseless election fraud allegations.
If Rosen do...Tags: Politics, Washington, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, News UK, Associated Press, Biden, Donald Trump, Delaware, Justice Department, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Rose Garden, Rosen 110 people like this. Like 33 iconic photos of Trump that will go down in historyDecember 14, 2020 at 2:44 PM President Donald Trump in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, October 4, 2020.
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President Donald Trump's time in office has been filled with noteworthy and often unexpected moments.
From holding a baseball bat in the Blue Room to yelling at kid mowing the White House lawn, these often impromptu moments have been captured by photographers.
Insider rounded up some of the most memorable and cand...Tags: Images, Photos, National Weather Service, Politics, Isis, News, Law, Vladimir Putin, Congress, Washington Post, Washington, North Korea, Senate, White House, Germany, Angela Merkel 117 people like this. Like Operation Warp Speed's top scientist says Moderna vaccine will 'likely' be approved by end of weekDecember 13, 2020 at 1:19 PM Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, November 13, 2020.
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In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Moncef Slaoui, the head of the federal vaccine initiative Operation Warp Speed, said Moderna's vaccine would "likely would be approved by Friday."
On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the two-dose vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use.
Slaoui repeated his prediction that...Tags: News, White House, US, Trends, New York Times, Fox News, Fda, Pfizer, Vaccine, Donald Trump, Pew Research Center, Trump, Wallace, US Food and Drug Administration, Chris Wallace, Rose Garden 149 people like this. Like 31 iconic photos of Trump that will go down in historyDecember 12, 2020 at 8:04 AM President Donald Trump in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, October 4, 2020.
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President Donald Trump's time in office has been filled with noteworthy and often unexpected moments.
From holding a baseball bat in the Blue Room to yelling at kid mowing the White House lawn, these often impromptu moments have been captured by photographers.
Insider rounded up some of the most memorable and cand...Tags: Images, Photos, National Weather Service, Politics, Isis, News, Law, Vladimir Putin, Congress, Washington Post, Washington, North Korea, Senate, White House, Germany, Angela Merkel 96 people like this. Like Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly knew about the Hunter Biden tax probes for months but kept them under wraps before the electionDecember 10, 2020 at 10:33 PM US Attorney General William Barr arrives for the event where US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on police reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 16, 2020.
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Attorney General William Barr knew about two criminal investigations into Hunter Biden's financial dealings for months before the general election but kept them from the public, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The news is a remarkable twist in Barr's tenur...Tags: Politics, News, Obama, White House, Russia, Office, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Washington Dc, New York Times, The Times, Department Of Justice, Biden, Donald Trump 146 people like this. Like 'She just wants to go home': Melania Trump is privately planning life after the White House, a new report saysDecember 9, 2020 at 7:54 PM First Lady Melania Trump watches as President Donald Trump speaks during the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 24, 2020.
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First Lady Melania Trump is thinking about life after the White House and privately planning out her future, according to a CNN report on Wednesday.
Sources close to Melania's thinking told the news outlet that "she just wants to go home."
The first lady has also inquired whether any taxp...Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, News, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, United States, Donald Trump, Trump, Election 2020, Melania Trump, Barron, Rose Garden, Palm Beach Florida 63 people like this. Like Cuomo says he thinks the FDA might authorize Pfizer's vaccine on Thursday, with New Yorkers getting shots 'as soon as this weekend'December 9, 2020 at 2:41 PM New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a coronavirus briefing at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York, May 7, 2020.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he thinks Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine could receive FDA emergency authorization on Thursday.
That's the day an independent advisory panel will vote on whether to recommend an emergency use authorization for the vaccine.
Although several top health officials have said they expect the vaccine to get aut...Tags: Health, Politics, New York, Science, News, Abc, Cbs News, White House, Trends, Healthcare, Fda, Npr, Pfizer, Andrew Cuomo, Albany, Cuomo 76 people like this. Like Local name of the year: GeraldDecember 9, 2020 at 11:13 AM This is a story that began in Oakland, in a neighborhood adjacent to mine, but spread around the Bay Area, up into Canada, and all the way across the Atlantic. It is a story with many key performance indicators of 2020: aggression, fear, suspicion, threats, shaming, displacement, conspiracy theories, a public-space shutdown, and a Change.org petition.
Fittingly enough for this turkey of a year, it’s a story about a turkey. A three-foot-tall turkey named Gerald.
This may be Gerald, or it m...Tags: California, Animals, Turkey, Cnn, Canada, Atlantic, Linguistics, Reddit, Jurassic Park, Guardian, Npr, Oakland, Bay Area, Vanessa, San Francisco Chronicle, Grand Avenue 150 people like this. Like Secret Garden Microwedding With Peach and Cream FlowersDecember 7, 2020 at 11:34 AM Jannett and Clayton’s secret garden microwedding is quite possibly the prettiest version of a Plan B we ever did see! While the pandemic created a need to pivot their original destination wedding plans from Italy to an intimate fete closer to home in Paso Robles, CA, they found a true undiscovered gem in Chateau Robles…
Secret Garden Microwedding With Peach and Cream Flowers - RuffledTags: Wedding, Italy, Peach, Secret Garden, Clayton, Rose Garden, Garden Weddings, Spring Colors, Italian inspired, Microwedding, Kelley Williams, Chateau Robles, European style venue, Noonan's Wine Country Designs, Jannett 26 people like this. Like Mysterious 'Havana Syndrome' has been making US diplomats sick for years. Scientists finally have an explanation, report says.December 6, 2020 at 9:02 AM The US Embassy in Havana where diplomats suffered from an unusual set of symptoms.
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In 2016, US diplomats in Cuba reported the sudden onset of a painful set of symptoms. Similar symptoms were later identified in diplomatic personnel at an embassy in China.
The mystery illness, which causes dizziness and tinnitus, has been dubbed the 'Havana Syndrome'.
A study by the National Academies of Sciences considered four possibilities to explain the symptoms, reports...Tags: China, Russia, Nbc News, US, Trends, State Department, Cia, Cuba, Donald Trump, Havana, Rose Garden, Guangzhou China, Mike Pompeo, National Academies of Sciences, Joshua Zitser 134 people like this. Like |