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Not every Cabinet nominee will make it through the confirmation process.
For the record:
12:19 PM, Feb. 24, 2021An earlier version of this post stated that Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W. Va.) is on the Senate Finance Committee. He is not.
Since the presidency of George H.W. Bush, each new administration has watched lawmakers derail at least one nominee in the first 100 days, my colleague Evan Halper
Yesterday, senators held the first of two hearings on the confirmation of
Thursday, Feb. 18. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
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Yesterday, we noted the good news that new coronavirus cases are down to pre-Thanksgiving levels across California. Gov. Gavin Newsom was optimistic that the economy could continue to reopen now that the worst of the surge is behind us.
But as healthcare workers exhale slightly, officials are trying to
Good morning. I’m L.A. Times Business reporter Andrew Khouri, filling in for Rachel Schnalzer to bring you our weekly newsletter.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of Americans to lose their jobs and made it difficult for people to pay all their bills. A series of eviction moratoriums temporary rules that give tenants more ground to fight eviction has kept roofs over many people’s heads. But that has not relieved tenants of the obligation to eventually pay the rent debt they’re accumulating.
Sooner or later, the moratoriums will end, smashing the current holding pattern. Here’s a look at this emerging problem and what may happen next.
Four years later, we can see how that turned out. It almost worked.
Trump drove up turnout of his supporters to a level beyond what seemed possible in 2016, winning 74 million votes in his reelection effort. The strategy failed because he also drove up turnout of his opponents, motivating many of the 81 million who voted for Biden.
Biden has taken a very different road. In his first day in office, he rescinded the travel ban, which was widely unpopular. And he took several other steps to dismantle signature parts of the Trump legacy. Mostly, however, he’s focused on a suite of proposals more support for vaccinations, an increase in the minimum wage, money to help schools reopen that have bipartisan appeal.