âThatâs Not Negotiatingâ: Democrats Dismiss GOP Red Line On Taxes
Lawmakers are struggling to reach bipartisan consensus on how to pay for the infrastructure overhaul President Joe Biden is calling for.
By Igor Bobic and Arthur Delaney
The GOP red line over raising corporate tax rates to pay for infrastructure spending isnât a reasonable negotiating strategy, Senate Democrats said Thursday.Â
âWe havenât even started the discussion. To say you have a red line doesnât help further discussions. Thatâs not negotiating. So I hope thatâs not necessarily their final position,â Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, told HuffPost.Â
The deserted Delang area that was witness to poll violence recently, in Puri district on Thursday
BHUBANESWAR: The high-decibel campaign for the Pipili assembly constituency fell silent a day after Congress candidate, Ajit Mangaraj, died of Covid-19 leading to the adjournment of the April 17 byelection.
Scores of leaders of major political parties, who were camping in the constituency to lead their poll campaigns, have already returned to their respective places. The streets of the town, which is famous for its applique works, now wears a deserted look.
The bypoll was countermanded immediately after the demise of the Congress candidate. SK Lohani, the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO), said fresh date for the bypoll would be announced after the Election Commission of India (ECI) takes a call on it. “The ECI has been apprised of the death of the Congress nominee for the bypoll. It will issue a fresh schedule for the byelection and a notification will follow accordingly. W
Lack of Training Led Capitol Police to Temper Riot Response, Watchdog Says
The force’s inspector general testified that a top official ordered officers not to use their most powerful anti-riot tools on Jan. 6 because of concerns they did not know how.
Capitol Police officers preparing this week for a ceremony to honor Officer William F. Evans, who was killed when a car rammed him at the Capitol this month.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
April 15, 2021, 7:50 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON The U.S. Capitol Police’s independent watchdog told Congress on Thursday that a senior official on the force had instructed officers not to use their most powerful crowd-control weapons on Jan. 6 because they had little training with the equipment and the official was afraid they would misuse it and potentially harm or kill people.