Good Wednesday morning.
This is fine:
PETER DOOCY: Mr President, what did you talk to Vladimir Putin about?
PRESIDENT BIDEN: You. He sends his best. pic.twitter.com/Fq0zglc9aK
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 26, 2021
Harris-Biden Administration:
Biden issues executive orders promoting racial equity
Biden directs DOJ to phase out use of private prisons
Biden Education Pick Is Leading Opponent of Return to Classrooms
Biden Chief Of Staff Says Schools ‘Haven’t Made The Investments’ To Reopen Safely
Joe Biden Signs Executive Order to Make All Federal Vehicles Electric
Washington Post fact-checker defends his coverage of Biden after intensely monitoring Trump’s claims
Biden chief of staff backs teachers unions refusing to reopen schools, says they’re not ‘overruling’ science
Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations
Civil unrest/impeachment:
Forty-five Republicans vote against proceeding with Senate impeachment trial
California man charged with sending threatening texts to Hakeem Jeffries’ family
California man accused of stealing documents from Mitch McConnell’s desk during Capitol riot
Judge rules 2019 arrest and bodycam footage of George Floyd inadmissible at trial
Houston deputy shot in both hands, manhunt for suspect intensifies
Detroit to dismiss some tickets issued during Floyd protests
Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019 before running for Congress
LOL@this leak. Democrats stunned by briefing on Capitol’s security before insurrection: ‘It was only by pure dumb luck’ more weren’t killed
Maybe she didn’t take it? Lawyer says Pelosi laptop hasn’t been recovered from suspect
Coronavirus update:
Oh. Some nursing homes struggling to find takers for leftover vaccines
WHO team in Wuhan to begin long-delayed coronavirus investigation after clearing quarantine
CNN’s Brianna Keilar calls out Birx ‘apology tour’
Dr. Scott Atlas fires back at Birx over ‘bizarre’ claim he gave Trump ‘parallel data streams’ on COVID
Georgia state lawmaker removed from chamber after refusing COVID-19 test
Two Virginia police officers fired after taking part in Capitol mob
Pharmacist to plead guilty to tampering with 570 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Other morsels:
Bye. Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits
LOL. Republican extremists could doom party to endless defeats
Haberman reveals list of Republicans Trump wants to ‘punish’
Two dead after hostage situation at medical center in Texas
Sen. Patrick Leahy returns home from brief hospital stay
Pennsylvania GOP pledges full allegiance to Trump
Trump adds another South Carolina lawyer to impeachment defense team amid questions of whether he will pay them
Rudy Giuliani Suspended From YouTube’s Ad Revenue Program
Tom Perez ‘taking a look’ at run for Maryland governor
Curt Schilling defends legacy, knocks ‘cowards’ after missing baseball Hall of Fame
Food Network Scrubs ‘Worst Cooks in America’ S20 After Champ Charged with Murdering Adopted Daughter
Nashville Locals Have A Message For People Moving From California And New York
Eh, why not? Priest leaves Wisconsin diocese after live streaming voter fraud exorcisms
Facebook still has Holocaust denial content three months after Mark Zuckerberg pledged to remove it
CBS suspends two top execs after LA Times report alleging racism and misogyny
Goya board silences its CEO after he tells Fox News the election was rigged
Elliot Page and Emma Portner say they are divorcing
SpaceX, Amazon spat pits world’s richest men against each other over space real estate
Goldman Sachs slashes CEO pay by $10 million over massive scandal
Let down your hair: New Army rules for ponytails, nail color
Google Stops Donating to Republicans that Objected to 2020 Elections
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!