Tag: USA

(USA/GOP) The GOP’s Fake Budget Hawks (Project-Syndicate)

JEFFREY FRANKEL With Donald Trump having departed the White House, many Republicans are suddenly rediscovering the dangers of budget deficits, after four years of conspicuous...

(USA/Defense) Biden repeals Trump-era ban on transgender military service (Politico)

The move reinstates an Obama-era policy that allowed transgender individuals to openly serve in the military. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/biden-repeals-transgender-military-service-ban-462186

(USA/Unemployment) Unemployment Is Much Worse Than You Think — Here’s Why (Politico)

By EUGENE LUDWIG The problem for many Americans isn’t getting a job, it’s getting enough hours at decent wages. Our topline numbers obscure that reality. https://www.politico.com/news/agenda/2021/01/25/unemployment-worse-than-you-think-462218

(USA) Manchin emphatic he ‘will not vote’ to kill the filibuster (Politico)

By BURGESS EVERETT Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has pushed for a guarantee that the filibuster remain in place. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/joe-manchin-filibuster-462364

(USA) Yellen confirmed as Treasury chief with more economic aid at top of agenda (Politico)

By VICTORIA GUIDA She will be working with Congress on a Covid relief package. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/senate-confirms-janet-yellen-treasury-462390

(USA) Move underway to oust Lin Wood from libel suit (Politico)

By JOSH GERSTEIN Lawyers for MSNBC host Joy Reid asked a judge to revoke the QAnon-backing attorney’s right to practice. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/lin-wood-libel-suit-462367

(USA/Impeachment) Trump’s second impeachment trial launches with questions over witnesses (Politico)

By ANDREW DESIDERIO and MARIANNE LEVINE Democrats are split on whether to hear new testimony on a deadly riot they lived through. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/house-sends-impeachment-article-to-senate-launching-trumps-second-trial-462408

(USA) Portman’s exit signals uncertainty for Senate GOP (Politico)

By BURGESS EVERETT and JAMES ARKIN "It has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock," he said. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/rob-portman-wont-seek-reelection-462146

(USA) McConnell agrees to allow Senate power-sharing to move forward (Politico)

By MARIANNE LEVINE A fight over the filibuster had kept the Senate stalled. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/mitch-mcconnell-agrees-senate-filibuster-462466

(USA) Trump sends a message to Senate Republicans ahead of his trial (Politico)

By BURGESS EVERETT, MARIANNE LEVINE and MERIDITH MCGRAW The ex-president could seek vengeance on GOP senators if they break with him on impeachment and vote to convict. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/trump-senate-republicans-impeachment-trial-462420

(USA) Twitter bans MyPillow CEO (Christopher Cadelago, David Cohen, Politico)

Mike Lindell had promoted conspiracy theories about the presidential election. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/26/twitter-bans-mypillow-ceo-462531

(USA) Biden sets sights on 1.5 million vaccinations a day (Nick Niedzwiadek, Politico)

The president said he was hopeful about ramping up capacity, as parts of the country start to bump up against limitations on how many...

(USA) Banks press Treasury, SBA to fix ‘systemic’ small business loan glitches (Zach Warmbrodt, Politico)

Banks on Monday warned the Biden administration that the restart of the government's massive small business rescue program is facing significant operational problems. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/sba-banks-paycheck-protection-program-462354

(USA) Stop the Steal organizer charged in Capitol riot (Josh Gerstein, Politico)

Brandon Straka, a self-described ex-liberal, was arrested on a felony charge of interfering with police during civil disorder. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/capitol-riot-stop-the-steal-462322

(USA) Biden administration ramping up efforts to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill (Nick Niedzwiadek, Politico)

The Trump administration had pushed off the effort, which would remove Andrew Jackson from the front of the bill. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/biden-harriet-tubman-20-bill-462307

(USA/Russia) Putin May Cripple the US’s Strongest Voice in Russia (Thomas Kent, The Jamestown Foundation)

After two decades of restrictions and harassment, President Vladimir Putin’s government is on the verge of forcing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) to shut down its...