Meanwhile, the Senate will continue to hold confirmation hearings this week for some of Biden’s Cabinet nominees. Senators confirmed two nominees thus far: Director of National Intelligence Avril HainesAvril HainesSaudi foreign minister optimistic about relations with Biden administration Biden must wait weekend for State Department pick Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8 MORE and Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinLloyd AustinBiden to reverse transgender military ban as soon as Monday Lawmakers move to oust extremists from military New Defense secretary orders assessment of sexual assault prevention programs MORE. Tonight, the Senate will vote on Janet YellenJanet Louise YellenSecretary Yellen's first action on bitcoin will set the tone for the next four years On The Money: Treasury announces efforts to help people get stimulus payments | Senate panel unanimously advances Yellen nomination for Treasury | Judge sets ground rules for release of Trump taxes Trump … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden: Focus on vaccine, virus, travel
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Champ and Major, President Biden’s dogs, move into the White House
While they’re not the first dogs to live in the White House, Major is still making history as the first rescue dog to live in the residence. Adopted by the Bidens in 2018, Major was even celebrated in his own "indoguration" ceremony by the Delaware Humane Society where he was adopted from. … [Read more...] about Champ and Major, President Biden’s dogs, move into the White House
Laid-off Keystone XL worker says decision to cancel pipeline ‘is going to hurt a lot of people’
"I don't consider this a job, I consider it a career," said Crabtree in response to the statement. "You spend a lifetime fine-tuning your skills and if you go start another job you're starting at the bottom. I doubt that these politicians would like it if someone told them to go start over and find a different job." … [Read more...] about Laid-off Keystone XL worker says decision to cancel pipeline ‘is going to hurt a lot of people’
Remembering MLK: While Progress Has Been Made, Divides Civil Rights Giant Fought To End Still Exist Today
A society that was rocked this summer by the repeated deaths of Black men and women killed at the hands of police, and a country where rioters would threaten the very cradle of American democracy — with the support of some who took an oath to protect it. … [Read more...] about Remembering MLK: While Progress Has Been Made, Divides Civil Rights Giant Fought To End Still Exist Today
GOP Senators: Illegals Are Beneficial, Amnesty Is Not Amnesty
The balancing act that we really want to make here is we didn’t want to ever basically encourage future illegal activity and tell [illegal immigrant] adults ‘Bring children with you, and you get special recognition, you get special path in, if you bring children if with you when you commit an illegal act. I don’t want to rewards the adults for bringing a child with them when they did it, but I also want to recognize for those children, they were children, many of them two or three years old when they came. They have grown up in this country, they know no other place. So it is a reasonable option for us to be able to say ‘Let’s take those kids, that had no other option, that came with other adults that brought them illegally, put them in line, not force them to return back to home country, but put them in line here, the only country they’ve known, allow them to be in that line and to be able to get there.’ [That is] an almost … [Read more...] about GOP Senators: Illegals Are Beneficial, Amnesty Is Not Amnesty