Tag: USA

(USA) How To Calm America’s Hundred-Year Storm (Rahm Emanuel, Politico)

Peel back our political anger, and you'll find social disruptions on a scale the country hasn't seen since the early 1900s. So what does...

(USA) MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield (Christopher Cadelago, Natasha Korecki, Politico)

Some Trump loving members of the press corps are eager to get access to the Biden White House. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/maga-media-white-house-briefing-462015

(USA) California prosecutors revolt against Los Angeles DA’s social justice changes (Jeremy B. White, Politico)

The widening battle over George Gascón's policies offers a high-profile microcosm for larger tensions roiling law enforcement around the country. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/george-gascon-california-social-justice-461667

(USA) Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they’re screwed (Gabby Orr, Meridith McGraw, Daniel Lippman, Politico)

The former president has all but vanished from public view while his former team navigates an unforgiving job market. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/donald-trump-post-presidency-462018

(USA) Black women decry leadership ceiling in Congress (Sarah Ferris, Heather Caygle, Politico)

Kamala Harris made history last week, but Black women in the House haven't held elected positions in leadership in more than four decades. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/black-women-leadership-congress-461423

(USA) Biden confronts a budget office broken by Trump (Caitlin Emma, Politico)

Before Biden can tackle the pandemic, he must first rebuild the federal agency that is the nerve center of the White House. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/joe-biden-broken-budget-office-461507

(USA) Hawley files ethics counter-complaint against seven Dem senators (Quint Forgey, Politico)

"I have considered whether I should call for you to resign or be expelled from the Senate,” Hawley wrote to the Democrats. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/hawley-ethics-complaint-democrats-462053

(USA) Will Bernie Sanders Have the Last Laugh? (John Fund, National Review)

A year ago, Bernie Sanders was powering toward a victory in the New Hampshire primary and confident he would take the nomination that Hillary Clinton...

(USA) Sanders Vows Dems to Use Budget Reconciliation to Pass $1.9T COVID Bill if GOP Balks (Mairead McArdle, National Review)

Senator Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Democrats will use budget reconciliation, a process requiring only a simple majority in the Senate, to pass President Biden‘s...

(USA/National Review) Biden to Sign New Round of Executive Orders on Abortion, Immigration (Mairead McArdle, National Review)

President Biden will sign a fresh round of executive orders during his first full week in office, including actions loosening restrictions around abortion and...

(USA/Pandemic) Inside Biden’s 198 page Covid-19 playbook: 5 highlights (Nikhila Natarajan, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/inside-bidens-198-page-covid-19-playbook-5-highlights/

(USA/Russia) Moscow to respond to comments of US diplomats about unauthorized rallies, says diplomat (TASS)

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, this situation has deep roots, including information roots https://tass.com/politics/1248345

(USA/Taiwan/China) US support for Taiwan ‘rock-solid’ as China again sends warplanes (Al Jazeera)

Washington pledges to deepen ties with Taiwan after China sends large number of warplanes into island’s airspace. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/us-support-for-taiwan-rock-solid-after-china-sends-warplanes

(USA/UK) Biden, Johnson talk, but did they discuss US-UK trade deal? (Joe Mayes, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

UK says leaders discussed ‘benefits of a potential free-trade deal’, but US statement makes no mention of one. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/25/bb-biden-johnson-talk-but-did-they-discuss-us-uk-trade-deal

(USA/Pandemic) Biden reinstates US COVID travel restrictions, adds South Africa (Al Jazeera)

The new US president is taking a more aggressive approach to COVID-19 with more than 25 million Americans now confirmed with the virus. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/biden-to-tighten-us-covid-related-travel-restrictions

(USA/Russia) Russia accuses US of meddling, but says open to dialogue (Al Jazeera)

Spokesman for Vladimir Putin says Russian president open to dialogue with Joe Biden after US slams crackdown on protesters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/russia-accuses-us-of-meddling-but-says-open-to-dialogue