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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Ayanna Pressley Pressley says image of Black custodial staff cleaning up Capitol after Jan. 6 riot 'haunts' her DeJoy apologizes for mail delays while defending Postal Service changes DeJoy set for grilling by House Oversight panel MORE (D-Mass.) said on Wednesday that she is still haunted by images that went viral after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol showing Black custodial staff cleaning up the mess left behind by a mostly white mob, saying the visual was “as metaphorical as it is literal.” “There are many images from the day, including the noose being erected on the west lawn of the capitol, people brandishing trump flags confederate flags, that haunt me,” Pressley said in a discussion with The 19th’s editor-at-large Errin Haines on Wednesday afternoon. “But the one that resonates with me the most is that of the all Black custodial staff cleaning up the mess of this violent white supremacist mob so that we could continue to … [Read more...] about Pressley says image of Black custodial staff cleaning up Capitol after Jan. 6 riot ‘haunts’ her

President Biden Joe Biden Lawmakers, activists remember civil rights icons to mark 'Bloody Sunday' Fauci predicts high schoolers will receive coronavirus vaccinations this fall Biden nominates female generals whose promotions were reportedly delayed under Trump MORE has been in office for six weeks. But Seoul already is celebrating the new U.S. president. Not only have the dynamics of the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance dramatically improved , but the Moon Jae-in government believes Washington will come up with a realistic North Korea policy it can live with. The Moon government indeed has welcomed the Biden administration’s focus on working with allies, making use of diplomacy and using multilateralism. But for Seoul, the real proof of improved U.S.-South Korea relations will be in the North Korea “pudding.” Moon has one year remaining in office, before he will be replaced by a new president following elections scheduled for March 2022. His top foreign … [Read more...] about Seoul sees hope in Biden’s North Korea approach

Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program "The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @DeanObeidallah . The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) Another day, another chorus of hysterical cries from the GOP that the Democrats are trying to cancel something. This week we saw GOP elected officials and Fox News in full conniption mode falsely claiming that Democrats wanted to cancel Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head. The reality, though, is that it's the GOP that is the party of cancel culture. Dean Obeidallah Republican lawmakers have tried to cancel everything from the 81 million people who voted for Joe Biden to now trying even to cancel free pizza for people on line waiting to vote in Georgia. The truth -- as the GOP must know -- is that neither the decision by Dr. Seuss Enterprises to stop printing six … [Read more...] about Look at everything the GOP wants to cancel

John le Carré famously defined the espionage genre, and his novels were shaped by the global power paradigm and threat of the time: The Cold War. If le Carré were still with us and crafting a novel about the existential threat of our time, the spy hero would be using his or her very particular set of skills on the front lines of climate change. Lots of you likely just rolled your eyes and thought “you can’t be serious.” Are you implying that climate change is an existential national security threat? A threat that requires focused intelligence collection and analysis? Really? What about cyber threats or threats from adversarial nation states? Why would our satellites track polar bears instead of terrorist training camps? The reality is the intelligence community can and should do both because climate change presents an incredible risk to global stability. ADVERTISEMENT This isn’t a new idea. In fact, for more than 25 years the intelligence community has provided … [Read more...] about To win the climate battle, we need the intelligence community

Presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Monday and it is International Women’s Day ! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported as of this mornin g: 525,035. As of this morning, 17.2 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 9.2 percent are fully vaccinated, according to the Bloomberg News global vaccine tracker . The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is on the verge of becoming law, pending action by the House and White House in the coming days, as health experts warn that … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation – Relief bill to become law; Cuomo in trouble