As The Hill’s Nathaniel Weixel and Brett Samuels write, Biden’s first prime-time speech will give him a chance to lean into his role as empathizer in chief, with more than 529,000 U.S. deaths since the start of the pandemic. However, the president will be able to offer up an optimistic message as the nation races to get vaccinated. Biden has pledged that every American will be able to receive a vaccine by the end of May.
“I’m going to . talk about what we’ve been through as a nation this past year, but more importantly I m going to talk about what comes next,” Biden said at an event with executives from Johnson & Johnson and Merck.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a Thursday interview called the latest allegation of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) "nauseating."
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra may be second only to progressive activist Neera Tanden as the president's most hotly contested Cabinet selection, but unlike Ms. Tanden, Mr. Becerra appears headed for confirmation.