Good Thursday morning.
Harris-Biden Administration:
In Historic First, Janet Yellen Becomes First Female Treasury Secretary To Request Ethics Waiver For Wall Street Speaking Fees
VIDEO: The ‘Kids in Cages’ Are Now ‘Migrant Children’
Senate Republicans Call For Moving Olympics From China, Citing Genocide
Mitt Romney Backs Rand Paul’s Stand Against Transgender Students In Girls’ Sports
You don’t say. DHS cyber agency rethinking its debunking of election falsehoods after right-wing backlash
NOT THE DEMS WHO DID THIS. McCarthy blames Democrats for ‘raising temperature’ on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Deal was GOP would keep MTG if they could keep Cheney. Cheney easily survives push to strip her of her House GOP leadership position
Republicans hammer John Kerry for taking private plane to accept environmental award
Biden is expected to announce increase in amount of refugees admitted into US
Arizona AG Sues Biden’s DHS for ‘Unconscionable’ Halt on Deportations
Coronavirus news:
Fauci says he hopes he gets another chance to throw out Nationals first pitch after ’embarrassing’ first try
New Jersey lifts indoor dining curfew as new case numbers stabilize
81-person French orgy broken up for violating COVID-19 curfew
Younger adults are biggest spreaders of Covid-19, study suggests
COVID-19 causing delays in immigration visas and keeping families apart
CDC: Mask Order Will Be ‘Further Enforced’ by ‘Federal Authorities’
Civil unrest:
Wisconsin prosecutors seek Kyle Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond
Capitol ransacking ‘QAnon Shaman’ to be given organic food in DC lockup
Oklahoma woman shot for stealing man’s Nazi flag from home is suing him
January 2021 Carjackings More than Triple from January 2020 in Philly
Canada Declares Proud Boys a Terrorist Group, Same Category as Islamic State
Other morsels:
Belt and Road: Romania Set to Ban Chinese Companies from Infrastructure Projects
GOP states weigh limits on how race and slavery are taught
Texas department apologizes after mistakenly sending Amber Alert featuring ‘Chucky’ doll
Obama center in Chicago, estimated at $500M, to break ground this year despite complaints, officials say
North Carolina Republican blasts political cartoon linking GOP to KKK
Robinhood Faces 30 Lawsuits Across Several States After Restricting Trading
Virginia’s Senate votes to abolish the death penalty
DOJ drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale brought by Trump administration
Student Group Pledges to Re-Up Yale Lawsuit Tossed by Biden DOJ
Ben Carson Starts Conservative Think Tank To Preserve ‘Individual And Religious Liberty’
Former Mueller prosecutor predicts increased pursuit of unregistered foreign agents
Myanmar cuts Facebook access as military tightens grip following coup
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!