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Democratic-run Washington means worries for defense sector, retreat for Saudi lobby, watchdog says MarketWatch 2/27/2021 CAPITOL REPORT Lobbyists for foreign governments have been dealing with a new Washington this year, as Democrats nowadays control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Some countries’ agents are ramping up their efforts in the U.S. capital, while others are retreating. One expert on the influence industry, Ben Freeman, recently spoke with MarketWatch about import...

By Jarrett Renshaw, Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The White House is losing hope that congressional Republicans wi...

President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package would trigger cuts to Medicare and other programs early next year unless Republicans agree to a waiver — a hurdle that could give the GOP leverage over Democrats’ slim majorities.

The president has "used every opportunity he has to make the case publicly" for the relief bill, White House press secretary Jen Psaki (pic) told reporters Thursday. WASHINGTON The White House is losing hope that congressional Republicans will back U.S. President Joe Bidens US$1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill despite a campaign-style push that has won support from business leaders, local government officials, unions and voters. The administration has heavily promoted the "American Rescue Plan"...

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley When the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers recently launched a campaign to hold the nation’s colleges and universities more accountable for how they treat workers, the groups’ leaders had an ambitious goal in mind. “It’s time to go big,” said Irene Mulvey, president of the association of professors. At a time when unions representing faculty and staff are calling out some colleges and universities for ...

a- Some 2-3,000 Parisians, mostly young, gathered peacefully in their city’s Place Denfert Rochereau this last Saturday (February 20) to reclaim their freedom of speech, and more specifically, to support Génération Identitaire (“Generation Identity ”), the youth group currently targeted by the French government for dissolution [ France: Protesters oppose move to disband anti-migrant group, by The Associated Press, February 20, 2021]. The vocal crowd shouted slogans like “We are at hom...

*LANHAM, Maryland – Benson Watch Co. has been selected for Qurate Retail Group’s Small Business Spotlight, a collaboration with the National Retail Federation (NRF) Foundation to strengthen diverse small businesses through increased exposure and various other pro bono in-kind services. The program, which will run throughout 2021, builds on Qurate Retail Group’s longstanding foundation of supporting small businesses and reflects the company’s and NRF Foundation’s commitment to increas...

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, my weekend haul was unusually high on analysis, and unusually low on events. So I was slow going through it. I will have more shortly, especially in Health, and Politics. –lambert UPDATE All done! Bird Song of the Day Birds of Texas. #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching, because I don’t think...