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FEBRUARY 15, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
House Pro Forma Session
The House met for a pro forma session.
U.S. House of Representatives
House Pro Forma Session
The House met for a pro forma session.
In this Jan. 28, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill.
Biden debuts on world stage as president with G-7, Munich meetings
Feb. 16 - President Biden’s vow to expand U.S. engagement with allies will be put to the test later this week when he participates in a virtual meeting with leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies and then delivers remarks to the annual Munich Security Conference.
Administration officials say the online gathering Friday of the leaders of the G-7 — the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan — will focus mainly on global COVID-19 responses and the world economy, with Mr. Biden planning also to press for ways the group can better work together in dealing with China.
Former President Trump showed little affection for the gathering of industrial democracies, lobbying unsuccessfully to re-admit Russia to the gathering and failing to convene an actual or virtual summit last year when it was Washington’s turn to host.
Mr. Biden will separately speak Friday at the prestigious Munich conference, which is also being held online this year. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said the president will focus his remarks on “the need for the United States and Europe to take on global challenges together.”
Both events come as Mr. Biden seeks to portray himself as more eager than Mr. Trump was to work with America’s allies and to engage more deeply in multinational organizations during his one term in office. more details
Biden debuts on world stage as president with G-7, Munich meetings
Feb. 16 - President Biden’s vow to expand U.S. engagement with allies will be put to the test later this week when he participates in a virtual meeting with leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies and then delivers remarks to the annual Munich Security Conference.
Administration officials say the online gathering Friday of the leaders of the G-7 — the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan — will focus mainly on global COVID-19 responses and the world economy, with Mr. Biden planning also to press for ways the group can better work together in dealing with China.
Former President Trump showed little affection for the gathering of industrial democracies, lobbying unsuccessfully to re-admit Russia to the gathering and failing to convene an actual or virtual summit last year when it was Washington’s turn to host.
Mr. Biden will separately speak Friday at the prestigious Munich conference, which is also being held online this year. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said the president will focus his remarks on “the need for the United States and Europe to take on global challenges together.”
Both events come as Mr. Biden seeks to portray himself as more eager than Mr. Trump was to work with America’s allies and to engage more deeply in multinational organizations during his one term in office. more details
Progressives Push for Joe Biden's $1,400 Stimulus Checks on President's Day: '44 Days'
Feb. 16 - On President's Day, progressive politicians and journalists on social media pushed Congress and President Joe Biden for the $1,400 stimulus checks that Democrats have promised to deliver to Americans.
Before taking office, Biden said that he wanted to act "boldly and urgently" to get the checks passed through Congress. "We don't have a second to waste when it comes to delivering the American people the relief they desperately need," he said. But weeks have gone by since Biden's inauguration and the instalment of a new Congress, and the president's stimulus plan has still not been passed.
On Twitter, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner wrote, "44 Days," alongside a February 13 tweet that pointed out that "it's been 42 days since we installed a new Congress. It's time the American People got their $2,000 checks." Turner is currently running for the U.S. House in Ohio's 11th District. continue to read
PBS NewsHour full episode, Feb. 15, 2021
Feb 15, 2021
Monday on the NewsHour, an unusually large winter storm causes freezing temperatures, power outages and extreme weather across the U.S., we discuss General Motors' big push toward zero-emission vehicles, the Chinese government's crackdown in Hong Kong extends to its education system, and Tamara Keith and Amy Walter breakdown the aftermath of the Senate impeachment trial.
Feb 15, 2021
Monday on the NewsHour, an unusually large winter storm causes freezing temperatures, power outages and extreme weather across the U.S., we discuss General Motors' big push toward zero-emission vehicles, the Chinese government's crackdown in Hong Kong extends to its education system, and Tamara Keith and Amy Walter breakdown the aftermath of the Senate impeachment trial.
