WASHINGTON
Whenever Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Milwaukee or Greensboro, N.C., or other cities to promote the Biden administration’s agenda, her travel has provoked a slew of tweets, op-eds and press releases from local and national Republicans, demanding to know why she isn’t instead going to some spot along the border with Mexico.
Most of the Republicans’ attacks, falsely calling her President Biden’s “border czar,” are mischievous partisanship their attempts to pin the sharp uptick in migration to the United States on Harris after the president made her his diplomatic envoy to Latin America to address the “root causes” of the increase in unaccompanied children and families.
Donald Trump attacks Liz Cheney as Republicans vote to oust her
12 May, 2021 09:58 PM
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Prominent Republican Liz Cheney slams Donald Trump as a threat America has never seen before . Video / C-SPAN
Prominent Republican Liz Cheney slams Donald Trump as a threat America has never seen before . Video / C-SPAN
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Nick Allen
Donald Trump solidified his stranglehold on the Republican party last night as his would-be nemesis Liz Cheney was ejected from her leadership role in Congress.
Cheney, 54, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, remained defiant and vowed to lead the fight against Trump within the party.
Reuters
Published: 12 May 2021 09:58 PM BdST
Updated: 12 May 2021 09:58 PM BdST US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report from the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, May 7, 2021. REUTERS
President Joe Biden held his first White House meeting with Republican leaders from Congress on Wednesday in search of common ground on his proposals to spend trillions of dollars on US infrastructure, education and childcare. );
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Biden, a Democrat and former longtime US senator from Delaware, has sought to reduce partisan tension in Washington and pledged to work with both parties to advance his policy goals, which face stiff opposition from Republicans.
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Still, Wednesday’s discussion on its face appeared more cordial than similar bipartisan meetings under former President Trump
McCarthy and McConnell, speaking to reporters at the White House after the meeting, indicated the talks were productive, even if there was no breakthrough. The Republican leaders indicated there is still a gap between the two sides on how to pay for the proposal and what exactly should be in it, however, making it unclear where there is room for compromise. I think there’s an opportunity that we can work together on infrastructure, McCarthy said. Now, let me preface that we’re not interested as long as it’s not anything about tax increases, and in dealing with infrastructure that we start with the concept of what is the definition [of infrastructure].