Former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman and former CBO director Doug Holtz-Eakin provide insight.
President Biden on Wednesday signed executive orders on climate change as he vowed to put the issue at the center of U.S. national security and domestic and foreign policy.
At a White House ceremony, Biden said the orders would supercharge his administration’s plan for dealing with climate change. Today is climate day at the White House, which means today is jobs day at the White House, Biden said, adding that the focus of the administration is American products, the health of our families, cleaner water and cleaner air.
Republicans, Trump Allies Deny Joe Biden Team s Claim They Inherited No Vaccine Plan
On 1/25/21 at 11:39 AM EST
Former President Donald Trump s allies and Republicans on Capitol Hill have hit out at the Biden administration after it claimed to have inherited no vaccine plan a briefing later contradicted by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
GOP lawmakers and ex-Trump advisor said President Joe Biden s team were wrong to say they inherited no COVID vaccine rollout plan, and were simply trying to manage expectations so they could perform a victory lap further down the line.
Anonymous sources told CNN that the new administration had to build everything from scratch and had nothing to rework because the Trump team had not left a vaccine distribution plan behind.
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Trump’s allies in the House are moving quickly to try to oust her from GOP leadership.
Long simmering frustrations with Rep. Liz Cheney once a fast-rising star in the GOP have spiked inside the GOP. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Liz Cheney was once considered the future of the GOP. Now she’s fighting to keep her political career alive.
After voting to impeach Donald Trump last week, the highest-ranking woman in the House GOP finds herself at risk of losing her leadership post; staring down a pro-Trump primary challenge; and censured by some of her own party back home in Wyoming.
Senior Republicans Back Liz Cheney amid Calls for Replacement over Impeachment Vote
On 1/22/21 at 3:48 AM EST
Several senior Republicans are lining up behind congresswoman Liz Cheney as calls for her to be replaced as chair of the House Republican Conference have grown since her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
Cheney, who represents Wyoming s at-large congressional district, is the third ranking Republican in the House. Some of her colleagues have been pushing for her to be replaced.
However, some of the most senior House Republicans have backed Cheney in recent days amid a push for unity in the party, which now finds itself in a minority in both the House and Senate, though the Democratic majority in the Senate depends on Vice President Kamala Harris deciding vote.
Louisiana senators remain silent as House votes to impeach President Sens. Bill Cassidy (left) and John Kennedy (right) By Kaitlin Rust | January 13, 2021 at 9:44 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 7:30 AM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After the historic move to
Both of Louisianaâs senators have remained silent on the matter.
âI think this is more based on political expediency, rather than actual any rational analysis of the issues,â Dillard University Political Analyst, Robert Collins said.
In a red state where Trump won by nearly 400,000 votes, Collins says most of the delegation probably wonât speak out against their voters.
âThe reason why they havenât come out strong pro-Trump either because theyâre not sure how this is all going to shake out, so I suspect theyâre going to be studying poll numbers over the next couple of weeks,â Collins said.