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Print this article White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo recently resigned, barely a month into his new job. Ducklo had berated a Politico reporter who had questioned the status of Ducklo’s personal relationship with another reporter. Ducklo’s brief tenure was certainly unusual but not without precedent in White House history. Given the high stakes involved, it’s not surprising that internal jockeying and outside lobbying have occasionally scuttled prominent appointments short...

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Bipartisan group recommends how Joe Biden can help save the Amazon by Mongabay.com on 29 January 2021 A bipartisan group of former U.S. officials have joined forces to propose a set of policy recommendations to help the Biden Administration deliver on its campaign pledge to put $20 billion toward the protection of the Amazon rainforest. The group, which calls itself the Climate Principals, today delivered its Amazon Protection Plan to the administration’s Special Presidential Envoy for Clima...

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Opinions | Our perceptions of the Biden administration are being shaped before it even begins Amber Roessner © Kevin Lamarque/AFP/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden introduces his nominee to be secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday. Although the transition between President Trump and Joe Biden only officially commenced on Nov. 23, when the head of the General Services Administration signed off on a letter of ascertainment confirm...

US Supreme Court to hear two cases related to Holocaust restitution   December 18, 2020 (JNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases on Dec. 7 related to the issue of Holocaust restitution. The court will decide if the United States has the jurisdiction, in accordance with the 1976 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, to rule about crimes that happened abroad where there was no American involvement. Although foreign governments usually cannot be sued in U.S. courts, exceptions for acts of te...

What Happens to Israel When Democrats Are in the White House? A history and guide to the coming Biden years Since its creation, the State of Israel has been a battleground for staff in presidential administrations, especially those run by Democrats. As Joe Biden begins his administration, it seems appropriate to consider whether we will once again see a disproportionate amount of infighting on the question of Israel, and whether the resulting policy will redound to Israel’s benefit or its di...

Carter would make history lighting a Hanukkah menorah. But first, he needed a longer match. Michael Kranish, The Washington Post Dec. 10, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3President Jimmy Carter lights a menorah in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Dec. 17, 1979.Karl H. Schumacher, White House photograph/National Archives..Show MoreShow Less 2of3A large crowd gathers at the Ellipse near the White House in 2018 to celebrate the annual National Hanukkah Menorah lighting.p...

that the air we breathe and the water we drink should meet certain standards of cleanliness. but, like most things of value, those standards come with a price tag attached. pollution -- how much is a clean environment worth? economic analyst richard gill and i willxamine that question on this edition of "economics usa." im david schoumacher. the united states has always been blessed with vast natural resources, including some things we used to take for granted, like fresh water and cle...

>> the key for an interim agreement will be to find a package of sanctions, proportionate to concessions offered by tehran, both in scale and in perverse ability. win in interim agreement has been she negotiations can begin in earnest on measures to ensure transparency, resolve questions about past military activities, and on unwinding the sanctions. we need to dwell not on what we most want, but on what we must have. maintainin...