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Katherine Tai Katherine Tai China plays the Trump card, but Biden is not buying it The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Senate ref axes minimum wage, House votes today on relief bill On The Money: Manhattan DA obtains Trump tax returns | Biden nominee previews post-Trump trade agenda | Biden faces first setback as Tanden teeters MORE , President Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE ’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, is set to give insight into how the Biden administration will handle politically hot trade issues at a Thursday confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Former President Trump Donald Trump South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method … [Read more...] about Confirmation hearing will provide new clues on Biden’s trade agenda

President Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE will sign an executive order Wednesday afternoon aimed at improving the supply chain for semiconductors, or chips, used in many new technologies, along with other critical resources. Biden administration officials told reporters ahead of the order’s rollout that it would require a 100-day review of the supply chains for chips, used in everything from mobile phones to new cars. It will also require 100-day reviews of the supply chains of large-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles, pharmaceuticals and rare earth minerals also used in new technologies. The order will require six sector-specific reviews within the next year, focused on evaluating supply chains for the defense, public health, … [Read more...] about Biden to sign order improving supply chain for chips, other critical resources

He made America’s representative institutions greatly biased in favor of Republicans. Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer Photo: REUTERS/Yuri Gripas In the United States, every season is campaign season. Four months after America last went to the polls, Democrats are still refining their autopsies of the 2020 race and already governing with an eye toward the 2022 midterms. Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, Republicans are trying to figure out just how firm Donald Trump’s grip on their party really is — and debating whether that grip should be stronger or weaker. To gain some insight into these matters, Intelligencer turned to our favorite socialist proponent of ruthlessly poll-driven campaigning, David Shor. A veteran of the 2012 Obama campaign, Shor is currently head of data science at OpenLabs, a progressive nonprofit. We spoke with him last week about how his analysis of the 2020 election has changed since November, what Democrats need to do to keep Congress … [Read more...] about David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022

You can do a lot with an extra $2,000 in your pocket, and that’s about how much Denver drivers are squandering per year on excess wear, tear and wasted traffic hours in their vehicles. According to a recent study by Washington, D.C.-based national nonprofit transportation research group The Road Information Program , crumbling infrastructure is hurting motorists’ wallets. The 50-year-old group published its “ Keeping Colorado Mobile Report ” on Tuesday. It describes that the average Denverite is losing $1,242 as a result of spending 62 hours stuck in traffic, which wastes an additional 26 gallons of fuel annually. Analysts found 22% of Colorado’s roads are in poor condition, and 25% are rated as mediocre. In Denver, 37% of major local and state roads are in poor condition and another 26% are in mediocre shape. That’s another $732 on average to the regular driver repairs and lost time. “The new TRIP report reinforces one simple fact: too many Coloradans are wasting too much … [Read more...] about Denver drivers are wasting $2,000 a year thanks to poor road conditions, traffic study finds

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The real estate market in DFW is so competitive, some buyers are taking big risks to make sure their offer is accepted. “Going to an open house sometimes feels like you’re pulling up to a party,” said Rachel Laviola. READ MORE: Mesquite Man Wins Big On Texas Lottery 'Weekly Grand' Scratch Ticket, Takes Home Nearly $900K She and Masud Zair have spent the last several weeks looking at available homes near their jobs in Collin County. Neither was prepared for the competition among buyers. “We didn’t expect it to be like, ‘there is one new house every day and if you don’t look at it immediately it will be gone,’” said Zair. That was the atmosphere outside a home in Frisco recently: vehicles lined the streets while perspective buyers milled around outside, all waiting to take their tour. The home had hit the market hours earlier. Over the next two days it was shown 91 times and the sellers received 39 offers. The winning buyer offered cash with no home … [Read more...] about Buyers Taking Big Risks To Win In DFW Housing Market