1 p.m. EST: White House press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiOn The Money: Senate confirms Yellen as first female Treasury secretary | Biden says he's open to tighter income limits for stimulus checks | Administration will look to expedite getting Tubman on bill Biden press secretary playfully accepts advice from 'Scandal' counterpart Overnight Health Care: Biden says anyone who wants vaccine may be able to get it by spring | Moderna says vaccine effective on variants, but tests booster shot | California lifts regional stay-at-home order MORE holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3sTSdq2 … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – GOP senator retires
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S.F. officials say regional plan for hundreds of thousands of homes could hurt working-class neighborhoods
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, the chairman of ABAG’s board, argued that the plan does take equity into account and that San Francisco is not the only city that feels the plan asks too much of them — officials in San Jose, Oakland and Berkeley are also objecting. He said San Francisco and other cities with strong public transit are being asked to build more homes because of the need “to be more focused on greenhouse gas reductions.” … [Read more...] about S.F. officials say regional plan for hundreds of thousands of homes could hurt working-class neighborhoods
Press: The case against Citizen Trump
For two months, Trump not only refused to accept the results of the Nov. 3 election, he also claimed the election had been “stolen” from him and repeatedly urged his supporters not to let Democrats get away with it. Then, having struck out in state courts and the Supreme Court, Trump seized upon Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results as his last chance to overturn the election — and summoned his troops to Washington. “Big protest in DC on January 6th,” he tweeted on Dec. 20. “Be there, will be wild!” … [Read more...] about Press: The case against Citizen Trump
Feehery: The Republican Party isn’t going anywhere
Yes, it has morphed from the party of the elites to the party of the working class. That change started before former President TrumpDonald TrumpSchumer: Impeachment trial will be quick, doesn't need a lot of witnesses Nurse to be tapped by Biden as acting surgeon general: report Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency MORE and will likely last long after, no matter what Trump does or doesn’t do. … [Read more...] about Feehery: The Republican Party isn’t going anywhere
200 House Republicans Press Congressional Leaders to Protect Hyde Amendment Blocking Tax Dollars for Abortions
Banks is the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest group of House conservatives inside the GOP conference. This is his first major initiative as RSC chairman, a position so influential it is considered informally to be a member of the GOP leadership team, and the fact he accumulated so many signatures—several of which came from members outside the RSC—is a sign of how aggressive Republicans will be on this fight. Banks told Breitbart News exclusively regarding this effort to protect the Hyde Amendment that the strong showing of support—nearly the entire GOP conference, 200 total House members—on this letter is a sign that the Hyde Amendment won’t go down without a fight. … [Read more...] about 200 House Republicans Press Congressional Leaders to Protect Hyde Amendment Blocking Tax Dollars for Abortions