Good Friday morning.
Here is what’s on 46 agenda today:
- 9:30am: The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
- 10:45: The President welcomes His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein to the White House; this visit reinforces the close friendship and enduring partnership between the United States and Jordan
- 2:30pm: The President joins a meeting with local elected officials, chiefs of police, and a community violence intervention expert from cities across America that have benefited from using American Rescue Plan funding to increase spending on community policing and public safety programs
- 3pm: The President delivers remarks highlighting state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding to make our communities safer
- 3:30pm: The President participates in the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit to commemorate 45 years of U.S.-ASEAN relations and strengthen ASEAN’s central role in delivering sustainable solutions to the region’s most pressing challenges
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46:
White House denies funding free crack pipes, calls it ‘a bit of a conspiracy theory’
Yes, Safe Smoking Kits Include Free Crack Pipes. We Know Because We Got Them.
Border detention center looks stocked with baby formula despite shortage
Nurses march on capital demanding reforms to protect themselves and patients
WHO accuses tobacco industry of ‘greenwashing’ in new report
UN Human Rights Council votes to start war crimes probe in Kyiv
ASEAN summit: U.S. seeks to “step up our game” and compete with China
Young nerds’: Ukrainians use drones to kill Russian soldiers
Roe reversal draft fallout: Alito gives update on Supreme Court status amid abortion protests
Republicans say FBI used anti-terror tools to target outspoken parents
White House Posts Blatant Disinformation About Biden And COVID-19
America’s Diesel Stockpiles Are Rapidly Dwindling, Fuel Rationing On The Horizon
Rand Paul Just Hit The Brakes On $40 Billion Ukraine-Aid Package
Women Need Abortions To Fight Inflation, Dem Rep Says
Civil unrest:
Jan. 6 committee opens a Pandora’s box of retaliation
Washington Post accused of activism for urging video game companies to take a stand on Roe v. Wade
Twitter mocks the Pro-Choice Caucus for saying the word ‘choice’ is ‘harmful’
Iowa teens to be tried as adults in beating death of Spanish teacher
Mississippi school board upholds firing of administrator over ‘I Need a New Butt’ book
Calling men ‘bald’ at work now considered sexual harassment in the UK
House Pro-Choice Caucus: Don’t use ‘choice’ in abortion debate
Coronavirus news:
1M U.S. COVID deaths mean pandemic orphan numbers reach 250,000
Other morsels:
Inflation triggers California minimum wage increase in 2023
Managers fired from Twitter amid Musk buyout turmoil
Astronomers capture first image of black hole at center of Milky Way
For Georgia swing voters, abortion isn’t the deciding issue
Marvel and the multiverse of Zoom
How crypto bear markets work
Trump warns panicking GOP against nominating Kathy Barnette in PA
How Democrats lost the votes of parents
Kentucky Derby winner will not run in second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown
GOP launches Operation Stop Barnette
These Two Cities Can Thank Their Dem Senators for the Nation’s Highest Inflation Rates
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!