Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown Sherrod Campbell Brown Sunday shows preview: 2024 hopefuls gather at CPAC; House passes coronavirus relief; vaccine effort continues Democrats: Minimum wage isn't the only issue facing parliamentarian Menendez reintroduces corporate diversity bill MORE (D) pledged Sunday that Democrats would "find a way" to pass an increase of the federal minimum wage after the Senate's parliamentarian ruled that the provision could not be included in a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package set to pass the chamber through budget reconciliation. Speaking with host Chuck Todd Charles (Chuck) David Todd Trudeau lauds Biden: 'It's great to see America reengage' Teachers union president: 'No perfect solution' to reopening schools Congressional Democrats say Trump acquittal was foregone conclusion MORE on NBC's "Meet the Press," Brown explained that the Democratic Senate caucus was "united" in their goal to increase the minimum wage, … [Read more...] about Brown vows Democrats will ‘find a way’ to raise minimum wage
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Trudeau: Canadian, US border to remain closed ‘for now’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau Sunday shows preview: 2024 hopefuls gather at CPAC; House passes coronavirus relief; vaccine effort continues Trudeau lauds Biden: 'It's great to see America reengage' Biden to hold virtual bilateral meeting with Mexican president MORE said in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday that it is too early to make a decision on reopening his country's border with the U.S. “The approach that [ President Biden Joe Biden Noem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom — a story of two embattled governors Biden celebrates vaccine approval but warns 'current improvement could reverse' MORE ] is taking on COVID right now much more aligns with where Canada has been for quite a while, grounded in science, grounded in protection of people as the best way to protect the economy and understanding that being there to support … [Read more...] about Trudeau: Canadian, US border to remain closed ‘for now’
Biden’s tricky tango with Congress
Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. (CNN) "There are men of character in the U.S. Congress, both House and Senate. There are women of character, too. But the evidence for 'character' needs to be something other than the iteration of the word itself," writes Marjorie Garber in her book "Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession." That is a useful frame for trying to make sense of the dramas that proliferated on Capitol Hill this week as Congress took up multiple nominations to President Joe Biden's Cabinet and held its first hearing on the January 6 insurrection. As Garber notes, the translation of individual traits into a "national character" most often occurs at "times of stress, as a marker not so much of social progress as of social and cultural anxiety." We saw this. Conviction and commitment (and the lack of same), and in darker terms, … [Read more...] about Biden’s tricky tango with Congress
Wayne LaPierre at CPAC: Leftists ‘Would Rather Kill the 2A than Save Lives’
While speaking Sunday at CPAC 2021, the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre suggested leftist politicians “would rather kill the Second Amendment than save lives.” LaPierre referenced President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), suggesting “they’re using rising homicide statistics as political fodder, in their warped crusade against the Second Amendment.” He continued, “Criminals committing crimes with guns gives them the platform they need to lie and attack your freedom. It keeps the TV cameras always pointed in their direction and it keeps and endless stream of money flowing into their campaign coffers from billionaires like Michael Bloomberg.” LaPierre described the left’s approach as “sick [and] twisted,” adding, “They would rather get tough on the law-abiding than go out and get tough on criminals. They would rather kill the Second Amendment than save lives.” He noted, “They want each and every one of us to be forced to … [Read more...] about Wayne LaPierre at CPAC: Leftists ‘Would Rather Kill the 2A than Save Lives’
Americans have decided to give professionals a chance
President Biden Joe Biden Noem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom — a story of two embattled governors Biden celebrates vaccine approval but warns 'current improvement could reverse' MORE is the latest in a long line of presidents who promised to end the bitter division in American politics. The first President Bush offered a “kinder, gentler” politics. He was fired after one term. Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton Trumpists' assaults on Republicans who refuse to drink the Kool-Aid will help Democrats The Jan. 6 case for ending the Senate filibuster Mellman: White working-class politics MORE called himself a “New Democrat” and embraced a “third way” alternative to both liberalism and conservatism. He got impeached. ADVERTISEMENT George W. Bush called himself “a uniter, not a divider.” The country did unite after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. It … [Read more...] about Americans have decided to give professionals a chance