Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President of the United States, the first woman ever to hold the job.
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Biden’s Support from Democrats Is Sky High
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CEO Pay Surged During Pandemic
Wall Street Journal: “Median pay for the chief executives of more than 300 of the biggest U.S. public companies reached $13.7 million last year, up from $12.8 million for the…
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Progressives Play an Inside Game
“Leading progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a choice after they won election in 2018 and expanded their ranks in 2020: challenge Democratic leaders from the sidelines, or get in the…
Will Smith Movie Won’t Film In Georgia
Will Smith’s movie Emancipation is the first project to withdraw its production from Georgia over the state’s new restrictive election laws, the New York Times reports. “The slavery-era drama, which…
Larry Summers Calls Biden’s Economic Agenda ‘Excessive’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers criticized both the scale and direction of the Biden administration’s fiscal policies in a Financial Times interview. Instead of applauding its boldness, he fears they…
North Carolina Republicans Not Waiting on Lara Trump
“With Lara Trump still on the sidelines and landing a new gig on Fox News, Republican candidates are preparing to move on without her,” the Raleigh News and Observer reports….
Nevada Republicans Censure Secretary of State
“Nevada’s Republican Party voted to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election,” the Washington Post reports. Said Barbara…
Half of Those Who Won’t Get Vaccinated Trust Trump More
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds that among Americans who say they don’t plan to get the coronavirus vaccine — roughly a quarter of adults surveyed — half say they trust…
Charles Booker Looks at Challenging Rand Paul
Charles Booker (D) — who narrowly lost the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Kentucky in 2020 — announced in a video that he’s forming an exploratory committee to challenge…
Biden Picks Trump Critic to Lead Border Protection
“President Biden will nominate Chris Magnus, the police chief of Tucson, Ariz., and a critic of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies, to lead Customs and Border Protection, one of six…
Quote of the Day
“Invites the question: Is he really in charge?” — Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Twitter, commenting on President Biden’s lack of appearances on cable news. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare…
Senate Republicans Give Trump an Award
The National Republican Senatorial Committee, led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), has awarded Donald Trump its first ever Champion of Freedom designation. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on…
Republicans Label Infrastructure Plan a ‘Slush Fund’
Senate Republicans have sent around a memo calling President Biden’s infrastructure package a “slush fund,” ahead of a bipartisan meeting at the White House on Monday, The Hill reports. Save…
Supreme Court Made It Harder to Prosecute Corruption
Wall Street Journal: “A Supreme Court decision that threw out the fraud convictions of two political aides to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is rippling through other white-collar cases,…
Hunter Biden’s Book Lands Quietly
Olivia Nuzzi reviews Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden. “A member of the First Family publishing a book is not without recent precedent: Ivanka Trump released Women Who Work, a frilly…
Democrat Begins Registration Push to Unseat Tim Scott
“More than a year and a half ahead of the 2022 general election, a Democratic state lawmaker is mounting a bid to unseat Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), saying her campaign…
35 States Now Have Mail Ballots and Early Voting
“A new report examining voting access across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., finds that more than 70% of states offer all voters access to a mail ballot and early…
Biden to Pick Cindy McCain for Ambassadorship
President Biden is preparing to nominate a slate of ambassadors, and among them will be Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and a key Biden backer in…
Iran Blames Israel for Cyber-Attack on Nuclear Plant
“Iran’s foreign ministry has blamed Israel for an attack on a nuclear plant, as US intelligence sources claimed the incident would set back Tehran’s nuclear program by nine months,” The…
