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The COVID Relief Bill Makes One Big, Risky Bet
It’ll only be enough if the vaccination effort doesn’t blow it.
Why Congress Is Suddenly Fighting About the Federal Reserve
GOP Senators are holding a relief deal hostage in order to kneecap the Fed—and the Biden administration—in a crisis.
How powerful health providers tamed a ‘surprise’ billing threat
Hospitals and doctors watered down a solution to payment feuds backed by employers groups and insurers.
Biden adds former Obama budget official, onetime Warren aide to economic team
Biden added that the appointees have “broad viewpoints on how to build a stronger and more inclusive middle class.
Fed sees less severe recession this year but warns of tough winter
Officials said they expect the U.S. economy to shrink by 2.4 percent this year, a brighter forecast than they offered just three months ago.
Biden faces a massive boom ahead — or maybe another recession first
Vaccine euphoria is giving economic forecasters hope for a blockbuster 2021 and stretching stock market valuations to historic highs. It’s a setup that leaves no room for error.
Biden top economic adviser facing accusations of mismanagement, verbal abuse
A former high-level employee at Heather Boushey’s think tank publicly aired the accusations on Tuesday night.
Longtime Head of EPA’s Environmental Justice Program: Biden’s Climate Picks Show Power of Movements
As President-elect Joe Biden unveils key members of his team who will tackle what he called the “existential” threat of the climate crisis, we speak to former Environmental Protection Agency official Mustafa Ali, who led the agency’s environmental justice program until resigning in 2017 in protest of the Trump administration’s policies.
Tuesday Night Owls: Senators Warren, Wyden and Merkley push Biden to ‘padlock the revolving door’
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
29 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
Kenny Stancil at Common Dreams writes—After Four Years of ‘Outright Grift’ Under Trump, Trio of Democratic Senators Urges Biden to ‘Padlock the Revolving Door’
In the wake of the Trump administration’s pervasive corruption and flagrant law-breaking, a trio of Democratic lawmakers is urging President-
This suburban Denver district is the best illustration of Colorado’s sharp leftward trend
The Centennial State supported Joe Biden 55-42 four years after it backed Hillary Clinton 48-43, making it the most lopsided presidential contest in Colorado since 1984, when Ronald Reagan won 63-35. It was also the first time Democrats carried the state by double digits since Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, though Biden’s improvement on Clinton numbers was due at least in part to the reduced appeal of third-party candidates.
Trump hints veto of COVID-19 relief bill saying he wants more direct cash, Pelosi takes him up on it
The impeached two-time popular vote loser took enough of a break from plotting his coup to realize that the Congress will send him a stingy coronavirus relief package. He released a video on Twitter calling on Congress to redo the bill and increase the “ridiculously low” $600 stimulus checks to $2,000 per person.
That SUSA poll with Warnock and Ossoff ahead in GA suggests Trump’s lies may impact GOP turnout
First we should all understand the SurveyUSA (SUSA) poll that currently shows Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff slightly ahead in the Jan. 5, 2021 Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is just that: one poll.
Former Rep. Katie Hill Sues Ex-Husband, Media Outlets Over ‘Nonconsensual Porn’
Hill, who resigned last year, argues in the lawsuit that the Daily Mail and RedState don’t have the right to “sexually degrade” public officials.
This holiday season, donate the gifts you would want your own family to receive
As the novel coronavirus continues to slam the nation, we’ve seen small businesses take hit after hit, unemployment numbers bubble and sizzle, more than 200,000 Americans lose their lives, and countless communities impacted. As photos of cars lined up at food pantries go viral, people with means are increasingly encouraged to donate both items and money to their local food drives.
Trump Wants Congress To Increase Stimulus Checks In COVID-19 Relief Bill
In a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday, the president called the current bill “a disgrace.
Karl Rove Doesn’t Hold Back In Withering Critique Of Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn
The veteran GOP strategist called the advice given to Trump by the lawyer and the former national security adviser “idiotic” and “unbelievable.
Trump Goes On Pardon Spree For Republican Allies, Blackwater Guards
George Papadopoulos and Alex van der Zwaan, figures in the Mueller probe, as well as former Reps. Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins, were granted clemency.
The Atlantic Daily: 3 Things to Know About COVID-19
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.PETER CADE / GETTYA little more than a week is left in the year that became defined by COVID-19. Here are three important things to know about the coronavirus right now.
1. Sleep could be a key to ending the pandemic.
The Weekly Planet: The 5 Biggest Climate Stories of 2020
Every Tuesday, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Sign up to get The Weekly Planet, our guide to living through climate change, in your inbox.It’s been an enormous month and a half for climate-change news in the United States.First, and most obvious, Joe Biden won the presidential election on a vow to put climate policy at the center of his domestic and foreign policy.
Deborah Birx eyeing retirement after Biden transition
The White House coronavirus response coordinator says she will stay on as long as needed and will then step back.
Deborah Birx, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, Says She Will Retire
Her comments came just days after The Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday.
2020 Seen Through the Lens of Justin Sullivan
Justin Sullivan has been a staff photographer with Getty Images since 2003. Primarily working out of California, Sullivan covered nearly the full spectrum of U.S. news stories in 2020, from the New Hampshire primaries to the early days of the pandemic, through a summer of lockdowns, protests, social distancing, and wildfires, to the November election, and much more.
Fed enters Biden era with clipped wings and a warning from Republicans
Congress curbed the central bank’s emergency lending despite the economy’s continuing struggles.
CDC warns that travel could spread British Covid-19 strain in U.S.
European officials have said the variant could be up to 70 percent more transmissible than other varieties.
What the New Stimulus Bill Provides—and What’s Still Missing
Boosted unemployment insurance? Check. A continued eviction moratorium? Check. Checks? Check. But there’s still much more that we need.
Fauci, Azar receive coronavirus vaccines at NIH event
The NIH was initially left out of receiving doses despite helping to develop Moderna vaccine.
The Virus Is Showing Black People What They Knew All Along
All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk, but as Black people in America, we still feel a connection with one another. A reciprocated smile as we pass one another on the street; a spontaneous, but still synchronized, “Swag Surfin’” dip at the club; a “Cupid Shuffle” kick at the cookout. Small moments like these reinforce the bond I feel with other Black people.