President-elect Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious plan Thursday to stimulate the U.S. economy, which has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic, and to defeat the virus that has so far killed more than 388,000 Americans. The incoming administration’s agenda comes in two parts: rescue and recovery. Biden laid out the finer points of the $1.9 trillion rescue plan, and noted that more details on the recovery plan, which will include proposals on.
Security efforts are ramping up in Washington D.C. and local areas ahead of next week's inauguration amid the FBI's warnings to prepare for violence from extremists.
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President-elect Joe Biden s pitch for unity is sounding off-key as the Senate prepares to conduct its second impeachment trial of President Trump in a year, according to Republicans.
Biden voiced hopes the Republican Party would have a post-Trump “epiphany” shortly after he announced his candidacy in 2019. But almost two years later, he s having his words used against him as Republicans grapple with Trump s imminent departure from office.
Vice President Mike Pence set the tone when he urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to further divide and inflame the passions of the moment. Pence wrote that in response to Pelosi s 24-hour ultimatum that he invoke the Constitution s 25th Amendment against Trump, or she would call House Democrats impeachment article against the president up for a vote.