The Biden administration is keen on rebuilding America’s infrastructure, including a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project that the Trump administration blocked. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that the administration would be prioritizing the Gateway Program, a project to upgrade the Northeast Corridor rail lines between New York and New Jersey. “This is a regional issue, but one of national significance… Source link
Read More »One year since President Trump signed CARES Act into law
The Daily Beast Health-Care Workers Are Bragging on TikTok About Forging Vax Cards Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastBefore she wiped her page on Tuesday, TikTok user hann.brooke95 hadn’t been shy about sharing even the most mundane details of her life with her 19,400 followers.She posted TikToks of herself cooking while breastfeeding, the can of beans she was using for nachos and even the painstaking process of transferring her license as a pharmacy tech from Florida to… Source link
Read More »Biden is cutting income taxes more than Trump did – Yahoo Finance
Joe Biden didn’t campaign for president as a tax-cutter, but his first big legislative package is turning into a bigger tax cut than the landmark tax bill President Trump signed with great fanfare at the end of 2017. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan includes at least four provisions that will lower Americans’ 2021 tax bills by an average of $3,360, according to the Tax Policy Center. The 2017 Trump tax cuts only cut the average household’s tax bill by $1,600 per year. There’s… Source link
Read More »Major test looms as surprise new Trump mulls political run
A Trump may be on the ballot next year — but not Donald Trump. The former president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is eyeing the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by Republican Richard Burr. While many in the state are skeptical she will move forward, an entrance into the race would set up a crucial test of whether Donald Trump’s popularity among Republicans, which remains massive more than a month after leaving office, can translate to others. The answer to that question has… Source link
Read More »Scaramucci says if GOP goes with Trump in 2024 he’ll ‘liquidate’ the party
Anthony Scaramucci, managing partner of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director for the Trump administration, says if the Republican Party goes with Trump as its 2024 nominee, he’ll work to make the GOP a “minority party for at least a generation.” “I’m willing to fight for the country’s principles related to the Constitution and the democracy over policy. And so, if that’s where the Republicans are going, and they go with Donald Trump, I will look forward to —… Source link
Read More »The Trump ally who still heads the Postal Service will soon answer to Congress over delays
Louis DeJoy became a household name last year when he, as Postmaster General, faced criticism over delays in U.S. mail, especially around the time when mail-in ballots would prove critical in the presidential election. While many of former President Trump’s allies have since moved on to think tanks or their own runs for political office or even SPACs, DeJoy remains as the nation’s Postmaster General. It’s not that President Joe Biden or other Democrats are suddenly fans of the longtime… Source link
Read More »Permanent Facebook ban of Trump ‘would be a shame’
The oversight board at Facebook (FB) will decide in the coming weeks whether former President Donald Trump should regain access to the platform or face a permanent ban. Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates — whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers a mentor — on Wednesday weighed in on the impending decision, telling Yahoo Finance that a permanent ban of Trump “would be a shame” and would amount to an “extreme measure.” He warned that such a move would cause “polarization” if users… Source link
Read More »Google suspends Trump 2020 app from Play Store for non-functionality – TechCrunch
Google has suspended the Trump 2020 campaign app from the Google Play Store for policy violations, the company confirmed, following a report from Android Police which noted the app was unable to load any content and appeared to have been taken down. Both the Android version of the app and its iOS counterpart have been left online since the November 2020 elections, but hadn’t received recent updates — which likely contributed to the app’s stability issues. The Play Store version… Source link
Read More »Trump will be ‘busy’ with lawsuits for the rest of his life: Laurence Tribe
House Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) — the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security — filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing former President Donald Trump of conspiring to incite the deadly attack on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. The filing marks the latest in a slew of lawsuits and probes that center on a range of allegations, including efforts to influence election officials in Georgia, defame women who accused him of sexual assault, and manipulate the value of his assets for tax and loan… Source link
Read More »The China problem Trump left for Biden
President Joe Biden speaks about his administration’s response to the coup in Myanmar in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Does anybody remember the “phase one” trade deal the Trump administration struck with China a little over a year ago? It’s still in effect, and it’s not turning out to be a very good deal. Former President Trump and his trade negotiators inked the phase one deal on Jan. 15,… Source link
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