The leaders in the Senate are switching places amid questions over whether their tepid relationship will change as Sen. Charles SchumerChuck SchumerSchumer becomes new Senate majority leader US Chamber of Commerce to Biden, Congress: Business community 'ready to help' Why pretend senators can 'do impartial justice'? MORE (D-N.Y.) becomes majority leader and Sen. Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellBudowsky: Democracy won, Trump lost, President Biden inaugurated Biden's inauguration marked by conflict of hope and fear McConnell faces conservative backlash over Trump criticism MORE (R-Ky.) becomes minority leader. … [Read more...] about Schumer and McConnell trade places, but icy relationship holds
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The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden takes office, calls for end to ‘uncivil war’
The upper chamber also saw a big change on Wednesday as Sen. Charles SchumerChuck SchumerSchumer becomes new Senate majority leader US Chamber of Commerce to Biden, Congress: Business community 'ready to help' Why pretend senators can 'do impartial justice'? MORE (D-N.Y.) took over as majority leader, becoming the first Jewish senator to hold the position (The Hill). Additionally, three new Democratic senators were sworn in on Wednesday evening by Harris in her new role as vice president: Georgia’s Raphael WarnockRaphael WarnockThe Hill's Morning Report - President Biden, Vice President Harris begin work today Democrats torn on impeachment trial timing Here's what you need to know about Inauguration Day MORE and Jon OssoffJon OssoffThe Hill's Morning Report - President Biden, Vice President Harris begin work today Democrats torn on impeachment trial timing Here's what you need to know about Inauguration Day MORE, who won their runoffs on Jan. 5, and Alex PadillaAlex … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden takes office, calls for end to ‘uncivil war’
Boris Defends Biden: ‘Nothing Wrong with Being Woke’
Asked if he believed Mr Biden was “woke”, the British leader responded awkwardly, insisting that “There’s nothing wrong with being woke” — before adding the long-winded caveat that “what I can tell you is that I think it’s very, very important for everybody to… I certainly put myself in the category of people who believe that it’s important to stick up for your history, your traditions and your values, the things you believe in.” … [Read more...] about Boris Defends Biden: ‘Nothing Wrong with Being Woke’
The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from Inauguration Day
2:25 p.m. EST: President Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, former Presidents Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaClinton, Bush, Obama reflect on peaceful transition of power on Biden's Inauguration Day Biden's inauguration marked by conflict of hope and fear Why aren't more Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Biden's Cabinet? MORE, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and former first ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden's inauguration marked by conflict of hope and fear Schumer becomes new Senate majority leader Clinton says it meant 'great deal' to hold inauguration weeks after riot MORE attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from Inauguration Day
Exclusive: Woman Brutally Attacked At Harlem Liquor Store Says Suspect Tried To Bite Her Eye Out: ‘That’s An Animal. That’s Not A Person’
“I politely declined, and I said no thank you, but thank you, I can pay for it myself. And I got ready to walk out. Before I walk out he basically said that he felt like I thought I was better than them,” the woman told Rozner. … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Woman Brutally Attacked At Harlem Liquor Store Says Suspect Tried To Bite Her Eye Out: ‘That’s An Animal. That’s Not A Person’
