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The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved the nomination of Katherine Tai Katherine Tai Digital trade deal ripe for the Indo-Pacific The Hill's Morning Report - Biden officials brace for worst despite vaccine data On The Money: CDC extends coronavirus eviction ban through June 30 | Biden to detail infrastructure proposal Wednesday | US won't quickly lift Trump tariffs on China MORE to be President Biden Joe Biden Jobs report adds to Biden momentum White House says bills are bipartisan even if GOP doesn't vote for them Trump calls for boycott of MLB for moving All-Star Game MORE ’s chief trade negotiator. Senators voted 98-0 to confirm Tai as the next U.S. Trade Representative, making her the first woman of color and the first Asian American to serve as the nation's top ambassador on trade policy. Her nomination was unanimously approved by the Senate Finance Committee on March 3 after endorsements from both Democratic and … [Read more...] about Senate confirms Katherine Tai as top US trade negotiator

Presented by Facebook TALK OF THE MORNING Our nation is hurting: Demonstrations broke out across the country last night in the wake of shooting at three Atlanta spas, which left eight dead, including six Asian women. https://bit.ly/3twRpa5 SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: In Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood : Here’s video: https://bit.ly/3rTYsJH Hyperlink https://bit.ly/3eTZhi6 Watch : https://bit.ly/3eTZhi6 At Diversity Plaza in Queens : https://bit.ly/3vNUBjQ ‘In Atlanta, Black residents stand with Asian Americans in effort to end hate’ : Via NBC’s Deon J. Hampton : https://nbcnews.to/3twoOSq Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Asian American hate : “If it happens to me, it must happen a lot to every day people who aren’t Attorneys General, who don’t have the same protection & public profile that I do, and I worry about families across Connecticut & across this … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Facebook — Nation mourns violence against Asian Americans

A former aide to Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton Good luck, Dan Bongino! Rep. Filemon Vela to retire from Congress Ex-Newsom official drops out of running for OMB director MORE who recently served as chief of staff for California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom Ex-Newsom official drops out of running for OMB director California senators calling on Biden to set date for phasing out gasoline cars The Hill's Morning Report - Biden: Back to the future on immigration, Afghanistan, Iran MORE (D) will not join the Biden administration amid speculation she could be the next nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Ann O'Leary, whose name was circulated in February as a potential replacement for Neera Tanden Neera Tanden WH withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid pushback from Murkowski: report Senate confirms Marty Walsh as Biden's Labor secretary Ex-Newsom official drops out of running for OMB … [Read more...] about Ex-Newsom official drops out of running for OMB director

The alcohol industry on Tuesday formed the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition to advocate for the permanent removal of all U.S., European Union and United Kingdom tariffs on its products. Forty-seven associations in the sector have joined the coalition so far, representing producers, importers and wholesalers, as well as the restaurant and retail industry. The tariffs are in place in connection to steel and aluminum and Boeing and Airbus disputes. The U.S. and EU earlier this month agreed to suspend for four months tariffs relating to a long-standing trade dispute over subsidizing aerospace competitors Boeing and Airbus. The U.S. and U.K. made a similar agreement days earlier. ADVERTISEMENT The EU and U.K. still have a 25 percent tariff on American whiskeys such as Bourbon, which were imposed in retaliation to President Trump Donald Trump Good luck, Dan Bongino! The Hill's Morning Report - Biden's next act: Massive infrastructure plan with tax hikes Conservative … [Read more...] about Alcohol industry urges permanent removal of all US, EU and UK tariffs

Sens. Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko Hirono Lawmakers condemn anti-Asian rhetoric at hearing following shootings OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Graham, Sullivan signal possible support for Haaland confirmation | Agency says Biden leasing pause won't impact 2021 energy production | Senate panel unanimously advances Biden pick for deputy Energy chief Lobbying world MORE (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth Ladda (Tammy) Tammy Duckworth Overnight Defense: Top House Armed Services Republican talks National Guard at Capitol, Afghanistan, more | Pentagon chief visits Afghanistan amid administration's review | Saudis propose Yemen ceasefire Sunday shows - Biden administration grapples with border surge Duckworth: Atlanta shootings look 'racially motivated' MORE (D-Ill.) say they will vote against President Biden Joe Biden Good luck, Dan Bongino! The Hill's Morning Report - Biden's next act: Massive infrastructure plan with tax hikes Conservative group says … [Read more...] about Duckworth, Hirono vow to oppose Biden picks over diversity concerns