Governors question Biden decision on J&J, warn of potential hit to vaccine confidence
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration faced pushback Tuesday after recommending a temporary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following concerns that it could trigger an exceedingly rare blood clot, with state governors privately warning the White House that the decision could deal a fatal blow to public confidence in the vaccine. The White House…
Jon Stewart, lawmakers announce legislation to help veterans impacted by burn pits
Courtesy of Sen. Gillibrand via Facebook(WASHINGTON) — Comedian Jon Stewart joined lawmakers on Tuesday to announce legislation that would make it easier for veterans with diseases linked to burn pits to access Veterans Affairs benefits. “For those that have fought and defended and served this country, for them to come home and have to fight…
COVID-19 fallout threat ‘will ripple through the world for years,’ new intel report finds
AlxeyPnferov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. intelligence community warned in a new report that fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will “ripple through the world for years” and is likely to escalate existing challenges posed by America’s adversaries — a sign of the challenges that lie ahead as the nascent Biden administration seeks to stem the virus’ spread…
Biden says he’s willing to negotiate on infrastructure, but some Republicans aren’t buying it
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden kicked off the brokering process on his more than $2 trillion infrastructure bill Monday, meeting with bipartisan members of the House and Senate at the White House. But after Biden’s failure to secure any bipartisan support on his COVID-19 relief package, GOP lawmakers are…
GOP willing to negotiate on infrastructure but wants improvement from COVID talks: Wicker
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Despite many Republicans signaling they do not support President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said on ABC’s “This Week” that the GOP is willing to negotiate on a smaller package. “I’m meeting with the president tomorrow,” the senator told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, referring to Biden’s meeting with a…
Michigan’s COVID cases surge to alarming levels, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rejects new mandates
Handout/DNCC via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With her state battling the biggest surge of new COVID-19 cases in the nation, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not issue new mandates to blunt the outbreak, relying instead on the common sense of a citizenry now experienced in struggling with the deadly virus for over a year. Data from…
Biden willing to negotiate aspects of $2 trillion infrastructure plan: Energy Secretary Granholm
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden could alter some terms of his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal and may be open to breaking it up into several smaller packages, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “The president is willing to negotiate what this looks like,” Granhom told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos. “He knows that…
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Ethics Committee has opened a bipartisan investigation into the wide-ranging allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as he grapples with a Justice Department investigation into alleged sex trafficking, the panel said in a statement Friday. The inquiry, according to a statement from the panel’s Democratic and Republican…
