Yahoo News/YouGov poll: More than two-thirds of Americans side with Biden on COVID relief and most support the rest of his agenda Andrew Romano
When asked about the 20 policies that define President Biden’s agenda, more Americans support than oppose all 20 of them, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
The margins are decisive. The majority of Biden’s proposals garner at least twice as much support as opposition. Nearly half are favored by more than 60 percent of Americans.
The survey of 1,516 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, comes at a time when partisan divisions in Washington are driving a fierce debate over the size and scope of Biden’s COVID-19 rescue package. On Monday, the president is set to meet with a group of 10 Republican senators who want to slash his $1.9 trillion plan to secure their backing in Congress.
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In his first 10 days in office, Joe Biden has launched an intense effort to address the “cascading crises” that America faces. In addition to issuing executive orders to reverse several of Trump’s most poisonous acts ending federal contracting with private prisons, reviving enforcement of discrimination laws, ending the Muslim ban, re-entering the Paris Climate Accord, and much more Biden has put forth a bold rescue plan to deal with the human and economic costs of the pandemic. He has declared climate change an existential threat and a national security priority and has promised a renewed effort to address systemic racism and other forms of discrimination.
Coronavirus in Jacksonville: Live updates for Sunday, Jan. 31
3:45 p.m. |120 more COVID-19 deaths in state, 13 in Northeast Florida
The Florida Department of Health reported 120 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Sunday s daily report, yet another day with more than 100 fatalities linked to the disease.
Northeast Florida s toll increased by 13 nine in Duval County, two in St. Johns County, one each in Clay and Nassau counties and now stands at 1,564 for the pandemic as a whole.
The state s death toll increased to 26,915 and is on pace to surpass 27,000 as early as Monday. The day s highest toll was recorded in Miami-Dade County with 29. | Read more
Diverse team of U.S. House Democrats to lead Trump’s second impeachment trial
The nine Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute ex-President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial reflect America’s racial, ethnic and sexual diversity, in stark contrast to the white nationalist imagery that marked the mob of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.
Trump urged his followers to “fight” to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden in a fiery speech on Jan. 6. Hundreds some carrying or wearing racist and anti-Semitic symbols then attacked Congress in a siege that left five dead and drove lawmakers into hiding.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nine Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute ex-President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial reflect America’s racial, ethnic and sexual diversity, in stark contrast to the white nationalist imagery that marked the mob of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.
FILE PHOTO: Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., in Rayburn House Office Building on Monday, August 24, 2020. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Trump urged his followers to “fight” to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden in a fiery speech on Jan. 6. Hundreds some carrying or wearing racist and anti-Semitic symbols then attacked Congress in a siege that left five dead and drove lawmakers into hiding.