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President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.
'Patently false': Pentagon fires back at Biden as fight over transition meetings turns ugly
Dec. 23 - The Pentagon fired back Wednesday at President-elect Joseph R. Biden, calling his claim that the Defense Department is refusing to brief the Biden transition team on key issues a “patently false” allegation.
In a blunt statement released shortly after midnight, senior Pentagon officials said they will resume formal meetings with the Biden transition team in early January, after a holiday break agreed to by both sides.
The statement came in response to claims by the Biden team that it never agreed to a holiday break.
Mr. Biden made headlines on Tuesday by saying “the Defense Department won’t even brief us” on key issues, including a massive hack of the federal government that most security and defense officials have attributed to Russia.
The president-elect said his team isn’t getting cooperation from the Defense Department and is in the dark on the extent of damage caused by the hack, largely because of President Trump’s downplaying of the incident. continue to read
'Patently false': Pentagon fires back at Biden as fight over transition meetings turns ugly
Dec. 23 - The Pentagon fired back Wednesday at President-elect Joseph R. Biden, calling his claim that the Defense Department is refusing to brief the Biden transition team on key issues a “patently false” allegation.
In a blunt statement released shortly after midnight, senior Pentagon officials said they will resume formal meetings with the Biden transition team in early January, after a holiday break agreed to by both sides.
The statement came in response to claims by the Biden team that it never agreed to a holiday break.
Mr. Biden made headlines on Tuesday by saying “the Defense Department won’t even brief us” on key issues, including a massive hack of the federal government that most security and defense officials have attributed to Russia.
The president-elect said his team isn’t getting cooperation from the Defense Department and is in the dark on the extent of damage caused by the hack, largely because of President Trump’s downplaying of the incident. continue to read
DECEMBER 23, 2020P
resident-elect Biden Announces Education Secretary Nominee
President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner, as his nominee for education secretary. The president-elect and vice president-elect praised Mr. Cardona for his career in education and work during the coronavirus pandemic. The nominee spoke about his personal and professional background, challenges facing American students and teachers during the pandemic, and inequalities in the education system. No questions were taken from reporters.
resident-elect Biden Announces Education Secretary Nominee
President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner, as his nominee for education secretary. The president-elect and vice president-elect praised Mr. Cardona for his career in education and work during the coronavirus pandemic. The nominee spoke about his personal and professional background, challenges facing American students and teachers during the pandemic, and inequalities in the education system. No questions were taken from reporters.
Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of education, speaks after being introduced Wednesday.
Biden touts Miguel Cardona as education secretary ‘for this moment’
Dec. 24 - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced Miguel Cardona, his choice for education secretary, as an educator who has stood in the classroom and a state leader who helped to reopen pandemic-shuttered schools.
Cardona taught fourth grade before becoming, at age 28, the state’s youngest principal and then assistant superintendent in Meriden, Conn., his hometown. Last year, he was named schools commissioner for Connecticut.
During the pandemic, Biden said, Cardona helped secure laptops and Internet connections for students to engage in remote classes and then helped districts to reopen for in-person education this fall.
“When that pandemic struck, he was ready,” Biden said. “He is a secretary of education for this moment.” continue to read
Biden touts Miguel Cardona as education secretary ‘for this moment’
Dec. 24 - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced Miguel Cardona, his choice for education secretary, as an educator who has stood in the classroom and a state leader who helped to reopen pandemic-shuttered schools.
Cardona taught fourth grade before becoming, at age 28, the state’s youngest principal and then assistant superintendent in Meriden, Conn., his hometown. Last year, he was named schools commissioner for Connecticut.
During the pandemic, Biden said, Cardona helped secure laptops and Internet connections for students to engage in remote classes and then helped districts to reopen for in-person education this fall.
“When that pandemic struck, he was ready,” Biden said. “He is a secretary of education for this moment.” continue to read
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PBS NewsHour full episode, Dec. 23, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump threatens to reject COVID relief bill if his demands are not met, controversy swirls around the president's latest pardons including government-paid contractors convicted of killing civilians in Iraq, and a look at the benefits of remaining in the workforce far past retirement.
Dec 24, 2020
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump threatens to reject COVID relief bill if his demands are not met, controversy swirls around the president's latest pardons including government-paid contractors convicted of killing civilians in Iraq, and a look at the benefits of remaining in the workforce far past retirement.
Merry Christmas: Trump Threatens to Veto Relief Bill, Plunge Millions Into Economic Devastation
Screwing over countless Americans would be a fitting way to cap off his presidency.
Dec. 24 - One of the problems with having Donald Trump as president—and, obviously, there are thousands of them—is that he doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but himself. Oh sure, he’s into Ivanka and sometimes even likes Jared, and he’s clearly got a soft spot for Rudy Giuliani—hence the hair-dye-melting train wreck’s continued employment—but when it comes down to it, he’d throw any one of them in front of a bus to save himself, and he certainly wouldn’t think twice or even once about doing the same to millions of Americans, including his supporters. That reality has been on display over the past six weeks as Trump has stopped even pretending to do anything about COVID-19, choosing to spend all of his time attempting to overturn the election instead, and it was in stark relief last night when he threatened to blow up the bipartisan, $900 billion stimulus bill passed by Congress with days to go until already-suffering people will be thrown into unimaginable economic devastation.
In a video posted Tuesday night that reportedly shocked White House aides, Trump called the bill “a disgrace,” raging against spending items he deemed “wasteful and unnecessary” because they included foreign aid, among other things. “It’s called the COVID relief bill, but it has almost nothing to do with COVID,” Trump said... continue to read
Screwing over countless Americans would be a fitting way to cap off his presidency.
Dec. 24 - One of the problems with having Donald Trump as president—and, obviously, there are thousands of them—is that he doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but himself. Oh sure, he’s into Ivanka and sometimes even likes Jared, and he’s clearly got a soft spot for Rudy Giuliani—hence the hair-dye-melting train wreck’s continued employment—but when it comes down to it, he’d throw any one of them in front of a bus to save himself, and he certainly wouldn’t think twice or even once about doing the same to millions of Americans, including his supporters. That reality has been on display over the past six weeks as Trump has stopped even pretending to do anything about COVID-19, choosing to spend all of his time attempting to overturn the election instead, and it was in stark relief last night when he threatened to blow up the bipartisan, $900 billion stimulus bill passed by Congress with days to go until already-suffering people will be thrown into unimaginable economic devastation.
In a video posted Tuesday night that reportedly shocked White House aides, Trump called the bill “a disgrace,” raging against spending items he deemed “wasteful and unnecessary” because they included foreign aid, among other things. “It’s called the COVID relief bill, but it has almost nothing to do with COVID,” Trump said... continue to read
