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Sarah Sanders announces bid for Arkansas governor
“With the radical left now in charge of Washington, your governor is your last line of defense. In fact, your governor must be on the front line,” Sanders said in a nearly eight-minute video posted on Twitter. “So today, I announce my candidacy for governor of Arkansas.” Sanders had been seen as a likely candidate […] More
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Executive orders: Biden will sign order aimed at strengthening American manufacturing
Similar executive orders signed by former President Donald Trump had little effect because his administration waited to formalize changes until his second to last day in office. By contrast, Biden will set a 180-day deadline to deliver on fundamental change to the process, according to an administration official. “He believes we can rebuild the vitality […] More
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Fauci and Birx tell interviewers about the ‘nonsense’ of the Trump years
When Congressman Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, announced that he would vote against the second impeachment of President Trump earlier this month, he hinted that he might regret it someday. McCaul said he wanted more time to review “the facts and the evidence” about the events leading up to the Capitol riot. He said […] More
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Joe Biden’s authority is on the line already in first full week of presidency
The President plans to move aggressively later in the week, taking steps to boost US workers, address racial inequality and combat climate change. But true, lasting change and the nation’s hopes of finally overcoming the pandemic will rely on Biden’s ability to leverage years of experience to forge common ground in the scorched earth of […] More
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Biden’s mask mandate: Transportation officials weigh options to enforce Biden’s new requirement for travelers
The normal rulemaking process can take months, at least, to complete, so officials are believed to be considering emergency actions that could take effect much sooner. Biden signed an executive order Thursday mandating interstate travelers wear a mask, and on his first day in office, he challenged Americans to wear masks for 100 days to […] More
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Indianapolis shooting: Five people including a pregnant woman killed in city’s ‘largest mass casualty shooting’ in more than a decade
A juvenile was also in critical condition after being shot in the incident, which marks Indianapolis’ “largest mass casualty shooting in more than a decade,” according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor. IMPD police officers responded to a report of a person shot just before 4 a.m. Upon arrival, police came across “a juvenile […] More
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Tacoma police officer drives through crowd, hitting at least 1 person
Video posted to social media by bystanders captured the moments leading up to the incident in Tacoma, Washington. The police officer is now under investigation. Source link More
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18veno, South Carolina Rapper, Shot Dead at 19
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Transgender military ban: White House to lift ban as early as Monday
The policy, which has been roundly derided by LGBTQ activists as cruel and irrational, was first announced by Trump in July 2017 via Twitter. The ban specifically blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with a condition known as gender dysphoria from serving with limited exceptions. It also specifies that individuals without the condition can serve, […] More
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What Matters: Biden is planning a busy week of executive action. Here’s what you need to know
The planned moves, which were outlined in a draft calendar document viewed by CNN’s Betsy Klein, allow Biden to set his agenda into motion while his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, like a new Covid-19 relief package. The orders scheduled for this week build on the […] More
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Jonas Gwangwa, South African Jazz Musician and Activist, Dead at 83
Jonas Gwangwa—the South African anti-apartheid activist, composer, and jazz trombonist—has died, NPR reports. The news was confirmed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. “A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest,” Ramaphosa wrote in a statement. “The trombone that boomed with boldness and bravery, and equally […] More
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Officials: 5 people and unborn child killed in 'mass murder'
Indianapolis officials say at least five people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in an overnight shooting. The city’s police chief believes the crime was a targeted incident. Source link More
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38 Capitol Police officers test positive for Covid-19 after Capitol riot
It’s unclear how many of the 38 officers may have been on duty during the attack or when they contracted the virus. But health officials have worried that the mass of largely unmasked people, many shouting and pushing, would result in the spread of the virus. Several police officers were directly assaulted during the insurrection. […] More
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Opinion: What Latinos want to hear from Biden
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Covid-19 travel restrictions: Biden to reinstate restrictions lifted by Trump
Biden will also extend the restrictions to travelers who have recently been to South Africa, the official said. The step, which was first reported by Reuters, comes just one week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in his final days in office lifting the restrictions on travelers from these countries effective January 26. […] More
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Junior Mance, Jazz Pianist and Educator, Dead at 92
Junior Mance, the jazz pianist and educator who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, and countless greats, has died, The Washington Post and The New York Times report. Mance died in his Manhattan home on January 17. His wife Gloria Clayborne Mance told the Times that he had suffered a brain hemorrhage caused […] More
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The Supreme Court’s run out of excuses to avoid controversial issues
But now Trump is an ordinary citizen, the Biden administration is in place and the justices are expected as soon as Monday to begin to act on a mound of lingering issues they have been sitting upon, including abortion and the question of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Some of the disputes are closely […] More
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White House holding call with senators to drum up bipartisan support for Covid-19 relief package
The call, slated for 3 p.m. EST, is part of the administration’s attempts to build bipartisan support for the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, coined the American Rescue Plan, which Biden has deemed a top legislative priority in the early days of his term. Brian Deese, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council, […] More
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Stimulus update: Bernie Sanders says Democrats will use reconciliation ‘as soon as we possibly can’ to pass relief package
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” that Democrats will use the move — known as reconciliation — “as soon as we possibly can” to pass the package by 51 votes in the Senate, rather than 60, if Republicans don’t move the legislation. “What we […] More