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Joe Biden became the first American president in history to visit the Amazon rainforest. Some quotes from Biden via The White House Pool Report: âIâm proud to be here. The first sitting US president to visit the Amazon.â âThe most powerful solutions to fight climate change is all around […]
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to Trump’s cablnet nominations by pointing out that America deserves better. Transcript via Meet The Press: KRISTEN WELKER: All right, let me ask you about another pick, President-elect Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, of course, your former colleague in the House. Here’s what Democratic
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Donald Trump has been saying for a year that he will allow Netanyahu to do whatever he wants, some American Muslim leaders supported Trump anyway and are now realizing that Trump isn’t going to help in Gaza. These quotes from Muslim leaders who supported Trump from Reuters are telling:“Trump won because of us and we’re
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Trump and the Republicans are racing the clock because recent history shows that they won’t have total control of the White House and Congress for long. Since the 1990s when one party controls both Congress and the White House, their total control of the government usually doesn’t last for long. The New York Times reported
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Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. to run Health and Human Services has resulted in CDC employees resigning in droves. E.J. Dickson initially wrote in The Cut:As the secretary of Health and Human Services, not only could Kennedy have ultimate authority to undermine the role of regulatory agencies in keeping
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has told the House Ethics Committee to preserve their report on Trump attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz. Via The Washington Post:Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the House Ethics Committee to preserve its report and
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Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to be Attorney General may be doomed to fail before it is even official. Trump posted on Truth Social: It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States. Matt is a deeply
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Economists are warning that Trump’s mass deportation plan will kill American jobs and raise prices. The New York Times reported: There are logistical, legal, diplomatic and â even though Mr. Trump has said there is âno price tagâ he wouldnât direct the government to pay â fiscal obstacles to expelling millions of people who would
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It will take months for Republicans to fill the House seats that will be left open by Trump choosing some GOP House members for his administration, which will make Speaker Mike Johnson’s majority even smaller. Politico reported: GOP leadership will likely already have a tough time navigating a slim
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The incoming Trump administration is expected to change rules and make it more difficult for workers to receive overtime pay and benefits. The New York Times reported: âThere will be a concerted effort to repeal pro-worker N.L.R.B. precedents,â said Heidi Shierholz, a senior Labor Department official during the Obama administration, referring to the National Labor
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