Freezing out Bernie Sanders and Sanders’ fellow “progressives,” President-elect Joe Biden rounded out his right-wing cabinet by selecting Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as secretary of commerce and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary.
The Senate wouldn't even begin its impeachment proceedings until Biden was officially made president, making Trump's removal from office via that route impossible.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, nominee for Secretary of Labor, spoke after being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. on Friday.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh as his nominee for labor secretary, tapping a longtime friend and former union president for the Cabinet position in what would mark a seismic shift in the cityâs politics, his presidential transition team announced Thursday.
The move would add yet another Massachusetts name to the Biden administration and upend this yearâs mayoral election, setting up an open race to succeed him at City Hall.
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62 Percent of Americans Blame GOP, Trump for $2K Stimulus Checks Stalemate: Poll
On 1/2/21 at 11:38 AM EST
A 62 percent majority of Americans said they blame congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump for failing to hash out an agreement for $2,000 stimulus relief checks.
National polling data from Data for Progress, a progressive think tank, released Friday from among 1,166 likely voters found that 47 percent blame Republicans in Congress and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell specifically while just 15 percent blame Trump for not supporting the $600 to $2,000 direct payment increase earlier.
About one-third of Americans surveyed (32 percent) said they blame congressional Democrats and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for failing to push the $2,000 check legislation through both chambers.