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Tanden’s nomination hangs by a thread as Democrats have yet to abandon her
Biden considers regulating ‘ghost guns,’ other executive actions to curb gun violence
Collins: Biden’s $1.9T coronavirus package won’t get any Senate GOP votes
Biden, Rice hold roundtable with Black essential workers
Biden HHS Nominee Xavier Becerra Faces Questions On Abortion, WHO, COVID-19 In First Confirmation Hearing
WATCH: Becerra fumble on Moran’s 340B question
Biden mum on declaring Uighur abuses genocide even as Canada’s parliament does so
Top Senate Republican has ‘serious concerns’ over Pentagon policy pick
Ayatollah: ‘Iran won’t yield to pressure,’ may up uranium enrichment, in prod to Biden
AOC slams Biden administration for reopening Texas facility to hold migrant children
Biden nominee Tom Vilsack confirmed as agriculture secretary
Republicans say Biden COVID package pays off teachers union ‘ransom note’
Sens. Cotton, Romney to propose raising federal minimum wage to $10 with phased approach
Cuccinelli to lead initiative to take on Democrats’ sweeping HR 1 election bill
Biden transition received donations from George Soros, Hollywood celebrities
Biden moves to reengage with Palestinians after Israel focus
Civil unrest
The Justice Department is facing a tougher climb trying to keep Capitol rioters locked up
Prosecutors say retired NYPD officer beat police officer with metal pole during US Capitol riot
LOL. GOP senator raises uncorroborated claims about ‘provocateurs,’ ‘fake Trump supporters’ at Capitol riot hearing
Prosecutors Offer Plea Deal to NYC Lawyers Who Firebombed Police Vehicle
New York GOP district leader arrested for role in Capitol riot
‘Black Lives Matter’ Foundation Took In Over $90 Million Last Year
REPORT: Public School Requires Kindergarteners To Watch Video Of Dead Black Children To Warn Against ‘State-Sanctioned Violence’
Illinois becomes first state to eliminate cash bail
‘A public health crisis’: Young Black men, teens made up 37% of gun homicide victims, CDC 2019 data shows
Buffalo’s school district tells students that ‘all white people play a part in perpetuating systemic racism’
No charges filed against Rochester police officers involved in death of Daniel Prude
Coronavirus news:
New Yorkers should wear 2 masks until at least June: Mayor
UK variant likely to drive new wave of US transmission in spring, experts say
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to states increasing by another million doses
GOP Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into National Institutes Of Health’s Relationship With Wuhan Lab
Other morsels:
Here’s what we know about Tiger Woods’ car crash
Pelosi-linked PAC pumps $300G into Dem gerrymandering effort, despite claiming to oppose gerrymandering
USA Today columnist suggests burying 500,000 who died of COVID at Mar-a-Lago as ‘just monument’ for Trump
Nearly 100 Confederate statues were removed in 2020, but hundreds remain, new SPLC data shows
Stephen Miller set to brief House conservatives
Kristi Noem gets a Trump-hosted fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago
Good grief: Kyrsten Sinema Presides Over Senate In Hot Pink ‘Dangerous Creature’ Shirt, Romney Tells Her She Is ‘Breaking The Internet’
‘We’ll Have You Talk To Him About That Later’: Klobuchar Shuts Down Questions About New QAnon Rally
Romney: ‘Pretty sure’ Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president
Georgia’s GOP-led Senate passes bill requiring ID for absentee voting
House Democrats press Facebook on role as a ‘breeding ground for polarization’
Tufts Student Government Attacks Jewish Member for Defending Israel
Southern Baptist Convention ousts two churches for LBGTQ-inclusive policies
Texas power grid board members resign after winter storm chaos
French actor Gérard Depardieu under formal investigation for alleged rape and sexual assault
Ex-congressman ordered to pay $456k for election violations
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!