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Biden inaugural committee under fire for soliciting corporate donations Katherine Doyle © Provided by Washington Examiner Fundraising by President-elect Joe Bidens planning committee for the inauguration has stoked the ire of the partys left flank by seeking big-dollar contributions. In keeping with this years scaled-back campaign, the events marking Bidens inauguration will be mostly virtual, with a "footprint" that the Biden-Harris Presidential Inauguration Committee billed ...

>> Kenneth P Vogel and Eric Lipton, The New York Times Published: 17 Dec 2020 03:36 PM BdST Updated: 17 Dec 2020 03:36 PM BdST President-elect Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del, on Monday, Dec 14, 2020. Bidens inauguration will be mostly virtual, with in person events scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Erin Schaff/The New York Times President-elect Joe Biden’s allies have begun an ambitious campaign to raise millions of dollars from corporations and individuals by offering speci...

At the Races: Mitch’s last-minute shopping Kate Ackley, Bridget Bowman, and Stephanie Akin © Provided by Roll Call Stephanie Akin Welcome to At the Races! Each week we’ll bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. Publishing note: Next week, At the Races will hit your inboxes on Tuesday, Dec. 22, and then take a break. We’ll be back on Thursday, Jan. 7. Lawmakers are bracing...

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Can Biden Govern as a Progressive Populist? It’s not just the right thing to do—it’s smart politics to win back Trump voters. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo President-elect Biden speaks after the Electoral College vote, December 14, 2020, at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Trump and the Tea Partiers before him made gains with ordinary Americans because a corporatized Democratic Party stopped delivering for them. This was especially true in rural and small metro areas that w...

× What a deal! Corporations can buy their way into the Biden/Harris inauguration … for a cool million Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What a deal! Corporations can buy their way into the Biden/Harris inauguration … for a cool million Ed MorrisseyPosted at 4:34 pm on December 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Holy cow, maybe we  are getting a return to business as usual. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and Joe Biden’s desire to project a more caring and careful approach, many inauguration t...

Presidential Transition Highlights: Biden Introduces Buttigieg as Pick for Transportation Secretary Last Updated Jan. 13, 2021, 5:40 a.m. ETJan. 13, 2021, 5:40 a.m. ET If he is confirmed, Pete Buttigieg would be the first openly gay cabinet secretary. House Democratic leaders expressed their support for Representative Deb Haaland to be chosen as interior secretary. Follow our -0:00 ‘One of the Smartest People’: Biden Nominates Buttigieg On Wednesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. nom...

6 Min Read WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary, two people familiar with the decision said on Monday. Austin, who would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense, was a surprise pick over Michele Flournoy, a former top Defense Department official who was considered the leading contender for the job. Flournoy would have bee...

Despite scaled-back plans, Biden inauguration offers perks to major donors. Corporations and individuals who donate to the inauguration planning will be entitled to an array of mostly virtual perks.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times Dec. 16, 2020 President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inaugural committee released a menu of perks for donors to his inauguration this week, reflecting an aggressive fund-raising effort, despite plans for a less expensive and mostly virtual event lacking the el...

The fund, Ridgeline Partners, was co-founded by Blinkens WestExec and "provides strategic insight on U.S. & allied national security capability needs and emerging opportunities to help grow" the funds portfolio, according to the WestExec website. The funds website also says that WestExec acts as a strategic partner of Ridgelines. Another of the advisory firms co-founders, Nitin Chadda, is the investment co-chair for Ridgeline Partners. Chadda served as senior advisor to the secretary of Defense...