1/30/2021

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JANUARY 29, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing to discuss news of the day and policy topics. She said the White House is encouraged by the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial results and looks forward to the FDA’s evaluation of the vaccine. She also reiterated President Biden’s desire to have bipartisan support for his proposed COVID-19 relief package.
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Biden pushing to pass next COVID-19 relief bill, hopes for bipartisanship
President Joe Biden visited Walter Reed Military Medical Center Friday to visit wounded service members. He spoke about the economic rescue package, saying he needs Republican support soon.
Biden signals support for Senate Democrats moving on COVID relief without GOP backing
Democrats could act on "reconciliation" next week over Republican objections.

Jan. 30 - With Republican opposition growing to the size of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, President Joe Biden on Friday expressed his clearest support yet for Senate Democrats to use a fast-track budgetary tool that would allow the legislation to pass with a simple majority.

Asked by reporters as he left the White House, "Do you support passing COVID relief through budget reconciliation?," Biden answered, "I support passing COVID relief with support from Republicans if we can get it. But COVID relief has to pass. There’s no ifs, ands or buts."     more details




President Joe Biden signed executive orders on health care on Thursday.
Biden poised to wind down executive actions next week to focus on Covid relief

Biden has been speaking with Republicans about the coronavirus relief package.


Jan. 29 - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is planning to wind down his initial burst of executive actions by the middle of next week and shift his focus to getting key parts of his legislative agenda passed, with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as the top priority, according to three administration officials.

Biden has been quietly reaching out to Republicans about the relief bill, which he wants to pass with bipartisan support, and may soon begin holding in-person meetings at the White House, according to one official. At the same time, the president has been choosing his words carefully when weighing in on the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.

Biden has said a Senate trial needs to take place, but he’s held back on disclosing his views on whether Trump should be convicted, despite a willingness to sharply criticize his predecessor without hesitation in the past.     more details
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1/28/2021

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JANUARY 27, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy joined the White House daily briefing to talk about a number of executive actions related to climate policy that President Biden was set to take later that day. Both former Obama administration members spoke in their new capacity as the lead international and domestic officials on climate policy for the Biden administration. They spoke about a whole-of-government approach to tackling climate issues and touted policies they said would lead to economic growth and new high-paying jobs. Following their briefing room appearance, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took questions from reporters on the news of the day.




Xi Jinping warns Joe Biden not "to build small circles or start a new Cold War." 
Analysis: China tests Biden on Taiwan, with eye on another island


South China Sea's Pratas becomes latest front in the Beijing-Washington battle

Jan. 28 - TOKYO -- On Monday evening, as Chinese people were looking at their smartphones, watching their leader Xi Jinping talk about the importance of global cooperation at an online conference hosted by the World Economic Forum, alerts flashed across many screens.

It was an analysis piece by Chinese media, mocking a U.S. State Department statement that urged China to "cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan."

The statement, issued by State spokesperson Ned Price on Saturday U.S. time, had taken issue with 13 Chinese military aircraft entering Taiwan's air defense identification zone earlier that day.

"Pressure?" the analysis piece asked. "As everybody knows, the People's Liberation Army's combat-readiness flights in the airspace of the Taiwan Strait have become a norm." China needs nobody's permission to decide what and when to fly, it said. The headline called the U.S. statement a "joke."

The timing was symbolic. While the Chinese president was reaching out to newly installed U.S. President Joe Biden for a handshake, China was kicking the Americans under the table.     more to read
JANUARY 27, 2021 | PART OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU DELIVERS REMARKS AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Russian President Vladimir Putin's Remarks at World Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a virtual summit of the World Economic Forum, a meeting that brings together global leaders and political and business executives to discuss the priorities and challenges of the day. President Putin had not addressed the summit in a decade and his remarks occurred when several Western nations were considering sanctions on Russia over the arrest and detention of opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. In his remarks, he talked about the state of international relations, Russia’s future relationship with Europe, political and social economic division, and tackling the coronavirus pandemic. 


Senators Sworn In For Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial | NBC Nightly News
Jan 27, 2021
All 100 senators signed an oath ahead of the impeachment trial for former President Trump. A group of 45 Republicans voted for a measure declaring that the impeachment trial of a former president is unconstitutional, signaling Democrats might not have the votes for a conviction
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1/27/2021

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JANUARY 26,
Biden Delivers Remarks on Combating the Pandemic
President Joe Biden delivered remarks on combating the coronavirus pandemic. He spoke about his administration’s COVID-19 response strategy and said that the White House will resume daily briefings with scientists and experts on the pandemic. In addition, President Biden announced they have ordered an additional 200 million doses in total from both Pfizer and Moderna, which would be enough to fully vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of summer. 
Fox News tried to make Biden look bad during his first press conference and it backfired spectacularly

Jan. 27 - ..."At Monday’s press briefing, Biden took a question from Peter Doocy, the son of Fox & Friends co-host and gave the reporter a fair chance by letting him ask the last question of the session. Before Doocy asked the question though, Biden stated, 'I know he always asks me tough questions, and [they] always have an edge to them, but I like him anyway' "...    continue to read
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Biden Extends Press Conference to Take Final Question From Fox News Reporter: ‘I Like Him’

​Jan. 25 - President Joe Biden stopped his staff from herding reporters out of a Monday press conference to take a question from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, who he said he “liked” despite his adversarial questions.

“Wait, wait, wait,” Biden said. “I know he always asks me tough questions, and [they] always have an edge to them, but I like him anyway. So go ahead and ask the question.”

Doocy, the son of long-time Fox News host Steve Doocy, proceeded to ask Biden about the distribution of vaccines for Covid-19 — which Biden said he hoped would be administered at a rate of 1 million daily within three weeks.

Doocy also asked about Biden’s rhetoric related to the virus, noting Biden said there was “nothing” the government could do to “change the trajectory of the pandemic” over the next several months. “What happened to two months ago when you were talking about, declaratively, that [you were] going to shut down the virus?” Doocy asked.

“I am going to shut down the virus,” Biden replied. “I never said I’d do it in two months. I said it took a long time to get here and a long time to beat it. We have millions of people out there who have the virus. We’re just, for the first day, I think, correct me if I’m wrong, I’ve been doing other things this morning, speaking with foreign leaders, but one of the first days that the numbers actually come down, the number of deaths, and the number on a daily basis and the number of hospitalizations. … It’s going to take time, it’s going to take a heck of a lot of time.”
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A total of 1.2 million new Covid-19 cases were reported across the United States last week, which included both the last days of President Donald Trump’s term in the White House and the first days of Biden’s term. The figure represented a 21 percent decline compared to the previous week, the largest drop in new cases since the coronavirus pandemic reached American soil.     source


JANUARY 26, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the news of the day, including the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, vaccine distribution plans, efforts to pass an additional relief bill, and the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump. White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice joined the beginning of the briefing to talk about two executive actions President Biden would be taking later that day to help bolster racial equity in housing and to direct the Justice Department to not renew contracts with private prisons.
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House delivers article of impeachment against Donald Trump to Senate, triggering his trial

Democrats have formally delivered an impeachment charge against ex-US President Donald Trump to the Senate, with the trial set for the week of February 8.

Jan. 26 - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday local time accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.

In a solemn procession, the nine House impeachment managers silently walked the article through the same ornate halls of Congress overrun by Trump supporters on 6 January and delivered it to the Senate.


Representative Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, then read out the charge against Mr Trump on the Senate floor, where the former president continues to enjoy significant support from Republican senators.

"Donald John Trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the United States," Mr Raskin said. "He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power and imperiled a coequal branch of government."

The Senate trial of MrTrump, who was impeached by the Democratic-majority House on 13 January for an unprecedented second time, is to begin the week of 8 February.     continue to read

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JANUARY 25, 2021
House Impeachment Managers Deliver Article of Impeachment to Senate
The House impeachment managers, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), walked to the Senate chamber to formally present and exhibit the article of impeachment against former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection.”



The signature of Nancy Pelosi on the article of impeachment during an engrossment ceremony after the House voted to impeach Trump.
Impeachment guide: how will Donald Trump's second Senate trial unfold?


If the trial is successful it would allow the Senate to bar the former president from holding office in the future

​Jan. 26 - The House of Representatives on Monday delivered an article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate – the first time in history an American president will face a second impeachment trial.

Though Trump is no longer in office, the trial is set to go ahead in February. If convicted, Trump could be barred from ever again holding public office, dealing a terminal blow to any hopes he may have of running again in 2024.
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The charge originates from the former president’s incendiary speech to an angry mob before it assaulted the US Capitol in Washington on 6 January, and will thus unfold in the one of the chambers ransacked by his supporters.     more details

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1/25/2021

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President Joe Biden has pledged to boost the rollout of Covid vaccines in the US, and has criticised the speed of the operation under the previous administration.
Covid-19: Why the US hasn't hit vaccine targets so far

It's been "a dismal failure thus far," the president said, and he's committed to overseeing 100 million vaccine doses administered in his first 100 days as president.

So how slowly has the rollout gone?

Jan. 25 - However, the US fell far short of the target set by the Trump administration, to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of 2020.

By 31 December, fewer than three million had received one.


Moncef Slaoui, who had been leading the government's vaccine rollout plan, said at the time: "We know that it should be better, and we're working hard to make it better."

Mr Slaoui has since submitted his resignation at the request of President Biden.

Vaccinations have sped up considerably since the start of the year, more than doubling in the past week compared to the first week of January.

But the US is still some way off the one million doses a day average needed to hit the target set by the incoming Biden administration.     more details
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Divisiveness has failed America "in every single way"Jan 24, 2021
"Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks about the latest efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic with the Biden administration's chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who says the goal of 100 million vaccinations in 100 days is entirely achievable. Fauci also discusses how politicization of public health measures (like wearing masks), mixed messaging from the Trump White House, and claims that COVID-19 is a hoax have thwarted America's efforts to limit the pandemic's toll.
JANUARY 24, 2021
Senator Rounds on COVID-19 Response
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) talked about the federal relief response to the coronavirus pandemic.
ANUARY 24, 2021
Majority Whip Durbin on Senate Power Sharing
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) talked about the power sharing negotiations between the two Senate leaders.


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January 24, 2021
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1/23/2021

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WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House briefing as Biden readies COVID economic relief plan
Jan 23, 2021
On his first full day in office, President Biden signed several executive orders including increasing the number of vaccination sites and requiring masks in most planes, trains and airports.

JANUARY 22, 2021
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Economy
President Biden talked about his administration’s economic strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The president said “We’re in a national emergency; we need to act like we’re in a national emergency.” Following his remarks, the president signed a couple of executive orders to expand food assistance, raise the minimum wage for the federal workforce to $15 an hour, and make eligible for unemployment benefits those who refuse to work due to concerns about their health during the pandemic. When asked whether he supported the request by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to delay until February the impeachment trial of former President Trump, he said he had not yet heard the details, but added, “the more time we have to get up and running and meet these crises, the better.” 


Senate Leaders Strike Deal to Delay Impeachment Trial as Biden Issues Orders to Address Pandemic’s Economic Fallout as Senate


Jan. 23 - President Biden hopes to accelerate the delivery of stimulus checks and lay the groundwork for a $15 minimum wage for federal workers. Former President Donald J. Trump is accused of inciting an insurrection and is the first president in history to face a second impeachment trial, which Senate leaders agreed Friday would begin the week of Feb. 8.     source

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Former President Donald Trump left office on January 20 but still faces an impeachment trial in the US Senate
Trump’s impeachment trial in US Senate to begin next month

Democratic leader uges ‘truth and accountability’ in trial of former president on ‘incitement of insurrection’ charge.

Jan. 23 - The United States Senate will move forward with a second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” next month, a Senate leader said on Friday.

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has informed the Senate she will transmit the House’s article of impeachment of Trump to the Senate on Monday.

Pelosi wrote in a letter to colleagues it “will be a momentous and solemn day, as the House sadly transmits the Article of Impeachment for Donald Trump to the Senate.”

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor on Friday, “Make no mistake, a trial will be held in the United States Senate and there will be a vote whether to convict the president.”

“It will be a fair trial. It will be a full trial,” Schumer said.

The House voted 232 to 197 on January 13 to impeach the former president for “incitement of insurrection”.     continue to read
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JANUARY 21, 2021
President Biden Delivers Remarks on COVID-19 Response
President Biden outlined his coronavirus pandemic relief plan from the White House State Dining Room. The president warned Americans that, “things are going to continue to get worse before they get better” saying the death toll in the U.S. would likely top five hundred thousand next month. He then set out his plan to combat the coronavirus promising, “help is on the way.” President Biden signed ten executive orders as part of the administration’s plan to address the pandemic. They included plans to utilize the Defense Production Act to improve testing, treatment and vaccination distribution; provide new guidelines to keep workers safe; issue an equitable response for minority communities most impacted by the virus; implement new international travel restrictions; reopen schools safely; improve communications between the federal government and the states; and maintain better COVID-19 related data. 



Biden’s Covid team grapples with a basic question: Where’s all the vaccine?
States are warning they're running out of the vaccine, with little sense of when more will arrive.


Jan. 22 - As President Joe Biden spent his first full day in office issuing executive actions aimed at containing the coronavirus, his administration scrambled to get a handle on a key unanswered question: How much vaccine is actually available?

Conflicting accounts of supply totals have bedeviled federal and state health officials, complicating the new administration's sweeping pandemic response plan and casting fresh doubts on how long it will take Biden to bring the virus under control.

Just about half of the nearly 38 million Covid-19 shots distributed by the federal government have been administered to date, according to Centers for Disease Control data. That indicates there’s a glut of unused doses around the country.
But states are warning they're running out of the vaccine, with little sense of when more will arrive.     continue to read
White House press briefing — 1/21/2021
How Joe Biden's Oval Office decor is different from Donald Trump's
The 46th president is paying homage to historic figures like Franklin D. Roosevelt, César Chávez and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his decor choices.

Jan. 22 - Joe Biden has only been president for a day, but he's already put his stamp on the Oval Office.

Photos of the office of the newly inaugurated 46th president show an Oval Office centered around a large painting of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well an appreciation of historic figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and César Chávez.

The portrait of Roosevelt hangs across from the Resolute Desk and pays tribute to a Democratic president who steered the nation through a difficult period of myriad crises, a task Biden now faces himself.     continue to read

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