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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed to hold all of those responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol accountable, whether they were actually present or committed other crimes surrounding the day's events.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’s asked the House Rules Committee to hold a hearing tomorrow on President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, but Democrats are still debating the tax provisions they’ll include to pay for it. One top lawmaker said that a proposed tax on billionaires’ unrealized gains has been pulled amid opposition from a key…
(Bloomberg) --Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a deal that would enable him to regain a social media presence after he was kicked off Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. platforms.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) faces staggering policy challenges -- President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, voting rights legislation and another risky debt limit fight -- constrained by GOP leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) hardball tactics and Democratic disunity in the 50-50 Senate.
The conflicts between businesses and Republican leaders such as Texas Governor Greg Abbott over COVID-19 vaccine mandates highlights the Republican Party’s shift from a pro-business, anti-regulatory party to one that answers to a populist base. Similar disputes are playing out nationally as anti-vaccine politics have run into strategies by companies to operate their businesses safely and as they see fit. Abbott’s executive order issued on Monday last week barring any entity, including an employer, from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination puts him squarely in opposition to the plans of many Te...