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At a time when our nation is still reeling from division and disease, 2021 offers some hope for over half the nation’s population. The Biden administration is on track to have a record number of women serving in senior positions, if confirmed. From politics to the pandemic, this could be a breakthrough year for breaking glass ceilings. … [Read more...] about Get ready: More women are coming to power

“To have the combination of, before last week, just the inability to hold the number of traditions normally because you don’t want people together... and now added to that is a major national security threat. I think this is as unusual as we have seen and I think it has left all of the officials…unsure about exactly what to do,” he said. … [Read more...] about Biden’s inauguration unprecedented in US history

"Well, we have the trial of the president. That's mandated by law," Schumer said in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday. "Second, there's a very, very real need for President Biden to have in place key people in his Cabinet, the people in charge of national security, the people in charge of domestic security, the people in charge of making sure everyone gets vaccinated as quickly as possible." … [Read more...] about Senate considering Biden nominees Tuesday, with no announcement yet on handling impeachment, other business

Wang also met in Naypyitaw with Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of Myanmar’s army, known as the Tatmadaw, which is guaranteed 25% of the seats in the parliament. Myanmar’s chief commander raised allegations about the election, which renewed the NLD’s mandate to form the government.   … [Read more...] about China Promises Myanmar 300,000 Vaccine Doses

Then-leader of the House of Commons and Women’s and Equality minister Harriet Harman came under attack in 2009 when it was claimed she had lobbied the government in 1978 as the NCCL’s legal officer, arguing to soften the Protection of Children Bill, which sought to make pornographic images of those under 16 illegal. Harman was reported to be “furious” at the claims in 2014 and claimed to be the victim of a smear campaign. … [Read more...] about Arab World Institute Head Regrets Signing Letter Proposing Decriminalization of Sex with Children