Published: Monday, February 1, 2021
Lobbyists for the nation s largest clean and drinking water trade associations will begin fanning out on Capitol Hill today to tap into what they see as a more receptive Democratic Congress for financial and legislative relief from an ongoing pandemic, climate change and aging infrastructure.
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Thomas is a senior legal fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021. Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
President Joe Biden has announced the creation of a commission to examine “reforming” the courts.
This move is not only a “solution” in search of a problem, but will itself likely damage the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.
While candidate Biden said in a town hall event that he was “not a fan of court packing,” he would not rule it out.
Bush-era Republicans flee GOP after dubbing it Trump cancer Print this article
Dozens of President George W. Bush-era Republicans are leaving the GOP after they said high-level figures refused to denounce former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.
Kristopher Purcell, who worked in a communications role in the Bush White House, told
Reuters that between 60 and 70 former Bush officials have joined a growing list departing the Republican Party following signals of allegiance to Trump. The political authorities are terminating their memberships with the party, refusing to renew them, or registering as Independents.
“The Republican Party as I knew it no longer exists. I’d call it the cult of Trump,” Jimmy Gurule, who served as undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence in the Bush administration, said.
By wendi grossman
Feb 1, 2021
Democratic Congress people calling for sanctions against Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene for harassing Parkland shooting survivors and calling the mass shooting a hoax. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz wants to strip her of her education and labor and budget committee assignments. Greene says she believes 9-11 was an inside job, the 2018 California wildfires were caused by Jewish space lasers and liked comments on Facebook expressing support for the execution of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She says she won t back down or apologize.