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Republicans are attacking White House chief of staff Ron Klain Ron Klain Democrats scramble to rescue minimum wage hike Biden 'disappointed' in Senate parliamentarian ruling but 'respects' decision The Memo: Biden faces first major setback as Tanden teeters MORE as “the guy behind the curtain” and “Prime Minister Klain” as they try to push back on someone they see as formidable opponent in the battle over President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE ’s agenda. The GOP blames Klain for Biden’s refusal to negotiate the price down on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, an approach they say conflicts with Biden’s campaign pledges. “We’ve gotten the impression from our members that have been in meetings down there that he’s kind of the guy behind the curtain,” said Senate … [Read more...] about GOP says Ron Klain pulling Biden strings

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who joined a challenge to Pennsylvania's Electoral College results when Congress was certifying presidential election votes, conceded Sunday that President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE “absolutely” won the 2020 election fairly. Asked by “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace Christopher (Chris) Wallace Warner: White House should 'keep open additional sanctions' against Saudi crown prince Rick Scott acknowledges Biden 'absolutely' won fair election Bill Gates: Goal of eliminating emissions by 2030 'completely unrealistic' MORE , “Did Joe Biden win this election fair and square?” Scott responded, “Absolutely.” “Absolutely. Joe Biden is the president. We went through the constitutional process. Joe Biden won the election,” Scott replied. I'm … [Read more...] about Rick Scott acknowledges Biden ‘absolutely’ won fair election

When President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE took office a mere 40 days ago with a promise of transparency, accountability and administrative competence, his ascendance was hailed far and wide as a return to “normalcy.” On Inauguration Day, Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki Jen Psaki Cuomo asks New York AG to appoint independent attorney to investigate sexual harassment claims Ocasio-Cortez: Detailed sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo 'painful to read' Sunday shows - Trump's reemergence, COVID-19 vaccines and variants dominate MORE assured the White House press corps of a return to “trust and transparency” in the executive branch and that “we have a common goal, which is sharing accurate information with the American people.” That same afternoon, President Biden issued a … [Read more...] about Why is Biden’s environmental agenda a government secret?

In cheerleading President Biden’s massive budget stimulus proposal , the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is doing a disservice not only to the United States but also to the rest of its 190 member countries. That’s because the Biden stimulus is likely to result in a disruptive emerging market capital flow reversal and a considerable worsening in international payment imbalances. In contrast to naysayers such as former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers , the IMF is giving its full backing to Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion budget stimulus package. Kristalina Georgieva , the IMF’s managing director, is urging the U.S. to use its fiscal space to go big. Meanwhile, Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s chief economist, is assuring us that it is highly unlikely that the Biden stimulus will cause U.S. inflation to rise beyond the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent inflation target. It does not seem to faze the IMF that, coming on top of December’s $900 billion budget stimulus, the $1.9 trillion … [Read more...] about The IMF should not support the Biden stimulus

President Joe Biden is opening the United States to thousands more refugees from around the world while keeping American citizens in lockdowns during the Chinese coronavirus crisis, former President Donald Trump said Sunday. During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Trump said that while millions of Americans remain under social and economic lockdown orders, Biden is increasing refugee resettlement by nearly 960 percent next Fiscal Year. “[Biden’s] already increased refugee admissions by nearly ten times, but in effect, it will soon be hundreds of times as millions of people flow up through our soon-to-be open borders,” Trump said. “Your families still cannot go out to eat at local restaurants but Joe Biden is bringing in thousands upon thousands of refugees from all over the world — people that nobody knows anything about,” Trump continued. “We don’t have crime records, we don’t have health records, what are they bringing in with them?” Trump … [Read more...] about Trump: Joe Biden Opens America to Refugees, Keeps Americans in Lockdown