DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

President Joe Biden will keep Christopher Wray on as FBI director, a White House official told NBC News on Thursday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki prompted some raised eyebrows in law enforcement and intelligence circles on Wednesday when she declined to say in a news briefing whether Biden had confidence in Wray. The FBI is leading an investigation intothe attack. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said last week that he will look at the kind of threat information available beforehand and how widely it was shared with U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies. Wray, who has more than six years left in his 10-year term, had no indication that Biden or his team was dissatisfied with him, a senior FBI official said Wednesday night, adding that “the sentiments shared have all been positive.”Some influential voices have been critical of the FBI's response to the riot, however.

Persons: Joe Biden, Christopher Wray, Jen Psaki, Biden, Wray, General Michael Horowitz, David Lauffman, Obama, “, ” Wray, Donald Trump, Hunter Biden — Organizations: White, NBC, Justice Department, FBI, Pentagon, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Capitol Police, Department

☆ Explainer: With no self-pardon in hand, private citizen Trump faces uncertain legal future
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Jan Wolfe | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

FILE PHOTO: Outgoing first lady Melania Trump smiles as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during this last speech as president at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 20, 2021. Vance has not charged anyone with criminal wrongdoing and Trump has said the investigation is politically motivated. Would a pardon for Giuliani have helped Trump? But the Constitution does not require this, and Trump could secretly issue preemptive pardons to family members and associates, or even himself, said Alonso. A secret pardon might only become public if the recipient were eventually charged with a federal crime and invoked the pardon as a defense.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Melania Trump, Carlos Barria, Cyrus Vance, Vance, Trump, Daniel R, Alonso, Buckley, Jessica Levinson, Joe Biden’s, Republican Trump, ”, Levinson, “, pardoning, Trump’s, Giuliani, Hunter Biden, Jessica Roth, Benjamin N, ” Roth, pardoning Giuliani, Biden Organizations: Reuters, Joint Base Andrews, REUTERS, U.S . Department of Justice, Attorney’s, Trump, U.S, Capitol, Loyola Law School, Republican, White, U.S . Senate, Representatives, Biden, House, Prosecutors, Foreign, Cardozo School of Law, “, Presidential Locations: Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, U.S, Manhattan, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Entain names Jette Nygaard-Andersen CEO after rejecting MGM deal
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Tanishaa Nadkar | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Ladbrokes owner Entain named non-executive director and industry veteran Jette Nygaard-Andersen as its chief executive officer on Thursday, making her the first woman to lead a UK gambling company. FILE PHOTO: General view inside a Ladbrokes shop in Harpenden, Britain, March 18, 2020. Chief Financial Officer Rob Wood will assume additional responsibility as the deputy CEO, taking charge of all retail operations and deal making activities, the betting firm said. Entain said it expects annual U.S. net revenue to be between $175 million and $180 million, ahead of its third-quarter guidance, and maintained its group core earnings forecast range of 825 million pounds to 845 million pounds. “MGM may have decided to abandon its rebuffed £8.1 billion pursuit of Entain, but there are no hard feelings,” Interactive Investor analyst Richard Hunter said.

Persons: Entain, Jette Nygaard, Andersen, Peter Cziborra, Shay Segev, Nygaard, Ms Nygaard, ” Morgan Stanley, Segev, Rob Wood, Richard Hunter Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, MGM Resorts ’, United, Entain, Enlabs, MGM, Interactive Locations: Harpenden, Britain, United States, Swedish, COVID

☆ Tucker Carlson stressed about Biden's war on white supremacy and Sean Hannity renewed attacks on Hunter in a first wave of Fox News attacks on the new administration
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Fox News hosts reacted to Joe Biden's inauguration with attacks and fear-mongering. Tucker Carlson said Biden's war on white supremacy was a bid to persecute ordinary conservatives. For millions watching the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the message was one of hope and unity. Sean Hannity, a host who like Carlson doubled as a friend and advisor to Trump, announced that he would be renewing his investigation into Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son. Chris Wallace, who has long served as the network's voice of moderate conservatism, praised Biden's inauguration speech as the best he'd ever heard.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Carlson, Sean Hannity, Trump, Hunter Biden, Hunter, Biden, Chris Wallace, Read, Hillary Clinton, OANN, Trump's, Brian Stelter Organizations: Fox News, White House, Democratic, Fox, Party, Arizona, Biden Locations: Ukraine, Portland, Benghazi, US

☆ Biden will keep Christopher Wray as FBI director, White House source says
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Tucker Higgins | In | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.92 time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden will keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his position, a White House official told NBC News. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, declined to say whether Wray would hold onto his role during her first press conference on Wednesday. The Justice Department, which contains the FBI, is also probing the financial affairs of Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Prior to Comey, only one FBI director had been fired in the bureau's history. Former President Bill Clinton fired William Sessions in 1993 after a Justice Department report raised ethics questions.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Joe Biden, Wray, Donald Trump, Jen Psaki, Biden, Hunter Biden, James Comey, Robert Mueller, Trump, Bill Clinton, William Sessions, Department's, Merrick Garland Organizations: of, Department of Justice, White, NBC, White House, FBI, U.S . Capitol, The Justice Department, Trump, DOJ Locations: Washington, Russia

☆ How Navy SEALs outsmarted the hunter-killer dolphins trained to protect Navy ships
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Dr. Bob | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

The has a well-known, but long-classified, program that trained dolphins to protect ships by detecting or attacking attackers in the water. In one exercise in 1980, Navy SEALs were tasked with evading those dolphins in order to attack an aircraft carrier — here's how they did it. A lot of what we trained to do was carry out common tasks, but we were testing new ideas regularly. We were to be cannon fodder for the training element that ran this special force of water attack mammals. This was appealing to the swimmers as a dolphin attack might just hit the boards instead of their tender underbellies.

Persons: Trice Denny, Brien Aho Organizations: Navy, UDT, Essex Class, Key West, Florida, US Navy, Gunston Hall, REUTERS, U.S . Navy Locations: Little Creek , Virginia, Lexington, Pensacola , Florida, Persian Gulf

☆ Newsmaker: Joe Biden assumes leadership of a U.S. in crisis after Trump years
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For Joe Biden, becoming president of the United States was the realization of a decades-long quest, with two previous failed bids. On Wednesday, in becoming the 46th U.S. president, Biden took the helm of a nation with deep political divisions in the midst of a public health crisis that has battered the world’s largest economy. Biden opted not to run for president in 2016, only to watch Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. An effort by Trump to dig up dirt on Biden resulted in the first of two impeachments of Trump in the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives. Despite years of partisan hostilities in Washington, Biden has said he remains a believer in bipartisanship.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Jill Biden, Kevin Lamarque Biden, Barack Obama, Biden, “, ” Biden, I’ll, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Hunter, Biden’s, Neil Kinnock, Neilia, Naomi, Joseph “ Beau ” Biden Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Senate, Black U.S, Biden, Trump, Roman Catholic, Democratic, Black, White, House, Representatives, Ukraine, British Labour Party, Joseph “ Beau ” Biden III Locations: United States, America, Washington , U.S, Washington, Delaware, U.S, Iraq, Virginia, Scranton , Pennsylvania

☆ Acting AG Rosen stepping down as Trump administration ends
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will step down on Wednesday after temporarily heading the Justice Department and serving as the No. FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen speaks at a a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., October 21, 2020. He was deputy attorney general at the time. Rosen has kept a low-key profile but issued condemnations of the Jan. 6 Capitol violence by Trump supporters as the Justice Department mounted a massive effort to identify and prosecute people involved. In a video message on Tuesday, Rosen said the Justice Department is committed “to ensuring a safe and peaceful inauguration.”“The Justice Department will have no tolerance for anyone who attempts to mar the day with violence,” he said.

Persons: Jeffrey Rosen, Yuri Gripas, Rosen, Donald Trump, Bill Barr, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Hunter . Rosen, ”, “, ” “, ” Rosen Organizations: WASHINGTON, Justice Department, Big Tech, REUTERS, Reuters, Justice, Department, Google, Purdue Pharma, The, Congress Locations: Washington , U.S, China, ” China, COVID

☆ Trump issues pardons and commutations in a final wave of executive clemency grants before leaving office
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

President Trump issued pardons and commutations on Tuesday as one of his final actions in office. President Donald Trump issued a slow trickle of pardons and commutations late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, as one of his final acts before he leaves office on Wednesday. Names on the list included:George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign foreign policy aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in the Mueller probe. Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in the Mueller probe. Former Republican congressman Chris Collins, who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI and conspiring to commit securities fraudFormer Republican congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds.

Persons: Trump, commutations, Donald Trump, Ivanka, Jared Kushner, Department's, Steve Bannon, Kwame Kilpatrick, Lil Wayne, Elliott Broidy, Mark Holden, Alice Johnson, George Papadopoulos, Mueller, Alex van der, Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner, Jared's, Steve Stockman, Chris Collins, Duncan Hunter, Margaret, Michael Flynn Organizations: Washington Post, The New York Times, The New York Times Former Detroit, Reuters, RNC, The, The Times, Koch Industries, White House, CNN, Trump, FBI, Republican, Federal, Commission, Former Republican, Blackwater, Border Patrol, Justice Department, Fox News, America Locations: The Washington, Dutch, Baghdad's

Mr. Biden was born in 1942, the eldest son of Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. and Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden. Bettman, via Getty ImagesAs a senator, Mr. Biden commuted to Washington by train, a routine that allowed him to return home to his children each night. As vice president, Mr. Biden oversaw the implementation of the 2009 stimulus bill and later headed the administration’s cancer moonshot program. Mr. Biden fell flat in the first nominating contests, finishing in fourth place in Iowa and fifth place in New Hampshire. Despite his early difficulties in two overwhelmingly white states, Mr. Biden counted on receiving strong support from Black voters in later contests.

Persons: Joseph R, Biden, Richard M, Nixon, Barack Obama, Joseph Robinette Biden, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, Mr, James, Valerie, J, Caleb Boggs, Neilia, Biden’s, Beau, Brian Horton, Naomi, Jimmy Carter, George Tames, Jill Jacobs, Ashley, Jan, Jill, Lana Harris, Strom Thurmond, Edward M, Kennedy, Keith Meyers, “, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Michael S, Dukakis, Charles Tasnadi, Jose R, Lopez, Ron Edmonds, Robert H, Bork, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Anita Hill’s, Anita Hill, Shutterstock Mr, John Duricka, Janet Reno, Bill Clinton, Paul Hosefros, George W, Bush, Mark Wilson, Brendan Smialowski, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Keith Bedford, Doug Mills, Joshua Lott, David Lienemann, Obama’s, Hunter, Carolyn Kaster, Beau Biden, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Beau Biden’s, Carlos Barria, Hilary Swift, Trump, Erin Schaff, Bernie Sanders of, Jordan Gale, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Chang W, Lee, Kamala Harris of, Harris, Anna Moneymaker, Amr Alfiky, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock Organizations: Irish, Syracuse University College of Law, County Council, Getty, Associated, Station, Committee, Foreign Relations, New York Times, Mr, Democratic, The New York Times, New York, Iraq, Senate Foreign Relations, Foreign, Agence France, The New York, White, Reuters, Pfizer, BioNTech, Georgia Senate, Democrats, Senate, Joint Base Andrews Locations: United States, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Pa, Delaware, County, Washington, Wilmington, Del, Iraq, Iowa, New York, Des Moines, Ohio, Vermont, Philadelphia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Kamala Harris of California, Flint, Mich, Georgia, Maryland

☆ Trump didn't pardon himself. Here's the massive tsunami of legal peril that now awaits him.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +20 min

Former President Donald Trump faces numerous legal issues at the federal and state levels that could last for years. Trump could face criminal and civil matters at the federal, state, and local levels. By doing so, the now ex-president opened himself up to federal, state, and local prosecution for election-law violations, several election-law experts told Insider. Whether Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr does anything is another matter. Three Democratic members of Congress, in two separate requests filed in late December, have asked the Department of Justice and Federal Election Commission to investigate whether the company violated election laws.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, —, Trump, Sen, Mitch McConnell, Brad Raffensperger, preemptively absolving, Michael Sherwin, Rudy Giuliani, Win McNamee, Raffensperger, Don Beyer, Ted Lieu, There's, Fani Willis, Willis, Chris Carr, Carr, Marc Hershovitz, Richard Nixon, Mark Meadows, Cleta Mitchell, Kurt Hillbert, Kurt Kastorf, Kastorf, Bryan Sells, Jake Evans, Jared Kushner, Brendan Smialowski, Trump's, Eric Trump, Joe Biden's, Bill Pascrell, Cy Vance, Drew Angerer, Letitia James, Cyrus Vance, Vance, Alan Dershowitz, brouhaha, Mueller, Ivanka Trump, JIM BOURG, General Karl Racine of, Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, aren't, Giuliani, Biden, Hunter —, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, Sheldon Whitehouse, Susan Walsh, Democratic Sen, Whitehouse Organizations: Trump, Federal, US Capitol Police, Tuesday, Georgia, Capitol, White, Capitol Police, District of Columbia, New York City, Department, Justice, Capitol Building, Republican, Virginia Democrat, Democratic, Peach, New York Times, ABC News, White House, Justice Department, Holland & Knight, Campaign Finance Commission, Getty, American Made Media Consultants, Department of Justice, Commission, National Defense, US, Department of, Treasury, Treasury Department, New, New Jersey Democrat, Manhattan, Officials, State, New York, Trump Organization, IRS, Reuters, The New York Times, Biden, Trump International Hotel, DC, Southern, of, National Commission, BP, Horizon Oil Locations: Washington , DC, New York, Georgia, Washington, Virginia, Ted Lieu of California, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peach State, Fulton, United States, AFP, New Jersey, Maryland, General Karl Racine of Washington, of New York, Ukrainian, Rhode Island

ET Live Updates: Scenes From the Around the Country as Biden Is Sworn In as PresidentJan. 20, 2021, 3:58 p.m. President Biden embraced his wife, Jill Biden, and son Hunter Biden after being sworn in during the inauguration ceremony. As Mr. Hoyer addressed Mr. Biden as “Mr. An hour after President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in, few of those waiting in line had been screened and allowed to pass through. ET President Biden has been sworn in.

Persons: Biden, Jan, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Doug Mills, Kenny Holston, Kamala Harris, Douglas Emhoff, ”, Read, Jimmy Carter, Jill, Muriel Bowser, Washington, Donald J, Trump, Doug Emhoff, Barack Obama, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Harris, George W, Bush, Banner ”, Michael Gold, Biden’s, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Stewart, Nathan Apodaca, Fleetwood Mac, Julie Bosman, Thomas Fuller, David Montgomery, Jim Wilson, Lateres Scott, —, Joseph R, “, Champ, Kamala Harris’s, Sarah Rassey, Madeleine, “ I’m, I’ve, Isra Chaker, Chaker, Trump’s, Rashad Andrews, ” Martin Turon, Turon, we’ve, Norma Luna, Sylvia Luna, peered, Veronica Vargas, Norma, Joseph Biggs, Jon Cherry, Biggs, ” Mr, Enrique Tarrio, Tarrio, Let’s, Ethan Nordean, Alex Jones ’, Mr, Dominic Pezzola, Nicholas Ochs, Nicholas DeCarlo, Patrick E, McCaughey, Daniel Hodges, Hodges, Hunter Biden, Ruth Fremson, Roy Blunt, Amy Klobuchar, Klobuchar, Lenox, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, Steny Hoyer, Hoyer, Joe, You’re Mr, ” Read, John Ismay, Sabrina Tavernise, Jay Edgbert, Edgbert, Hillary Clinton, angrier, Ralph Gaines, Samantha Pfeiffer, Gaines, Mr Trump’s, Jason Andrew, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Andra Day, Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Lin, Manuel Miranda, Bruce Springsteen, Ruth Graham, Kathleen Gray, Eric Adelson, Bryan Denton, “ Pence, Paul, Donna Merrill, Trump ”, “ We’re, Merrill, Ms, Don Atkinson, Atkinson, ” Lansing, “ Trump, Rhonda Beach, It’s, Beach, Anthony Beach, Elizabeth Webb, Webb, I’m, “ That’s, Patrick, “ It’s, Pence, Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Amr Alfiky, Vanessa Friedman, Purple, Christopher John Rodgers, Erin Schaff, steadfastness, Ralph Lauren, Lauren pantsuit, Sergio Hudson, Rhoback, fanfares, Eugene Goodman Organizations: Capitol ., New York Times, Police, The New York Times, Biden, White House, Credit, Capitol, Arlington Cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, House, White, U.S . Army, New, University of Delaware, Howard University, Thousand Oaks, ., Oxfam America, “, Thousand, State Capitol, Trump, Boys, U.S, Getty, Infowars, Wildlife, Prosecutors, Washington Metropolitan Police, Smithsonian, Mr, Republican, Democratic House, Democratic, National Guard, Office, Michigan Capitol, statehouse, Communist, Air Force, State, U.S . Capitol, Republicans, America, ”, National Woman’s Party, Capitol Hill, Officers, Marine Band, Capitol Police Locations: Hotel Washington, Washington, Arlington, Arlington , Va . Credit, Idaho, alma, Berkeley, Calif, New York Times Chicago, Democratic, Vanille, Lincoln Park, Boulder, Colo, United States, Syria, Austin , Texas, Killeen, —, Florida, Ferguson, Mo, Malheur, Oregon, Rochester, Hawaii, Connecticut, Ridgefield, Conn, Lenox, Scranton, Washington State, Kansas, Tacoma, Detroit, Pennsylvania, Lansing, Concord, N.H, American, Mich, Clinton Township, Iraq, Tallahassee, Fla, Atlanta, Georgia, Monticello, Ga, Calhoun , Ga, Indiana, Christopher John Rodgers . Credit

☆ A First for a First Lady: Jill Biden Will Balance Her Career and East Wing Duties
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Katie Rogers | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

She eventually relented: Mr. Biden was chosen as President Barack Obama’s vice president in 2008 after an unsuccessful presidential run. But on Wednesday, Dr. Biden arrived at the White House with a higher profile, a platform similar to the one she had as second lady, and an East Wing stocked with aides she trusts. Last week, Dr. Biden appointed Rory Brosius, a former Biden campaign adviser, as director for the Joining Forces initiative, a program supporting military families Dr. Biden started with Michelle Obama when she was first lady. Dr. Biden is also expected to push for free community college and raise awareness for breast cancer prevention, aides said. After a brief first marriage, Dr. Biden married Mr. Biden in 1977, more than four years after his first wife, Neilia, and young daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car accident.

Persons: Biden, Barack Obama’s, Anthony Bernal, Obama, Julissa Reynoso, Rory Brosius, Michelle Obama, Dr, “ She’s, ‘, ” Shailagh Murray, Mr, “ It’s, she’s, Jill, ”, “, Neilia, Naomi, Beau, Hunter, Ashley Organizations: White, East, Obama State Department, Biden, Forces Locations: New Jersey, Willow Grove, Pa, Philadelphia, Delaware

☆ Trump leaves office with little to show of his major promises, and a legacy of violent divisiveness
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Jonathan Allen | Jonathan Allen Is A Senior Political Analyst For Nbc News | Based In Washington. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not build a wall or end American carnage or finish his term with a robust economy. Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said Trump shook the foundations of the country over four years. "He proudly led a radicalized Republican Party and exposed just how extreme the party had become in pursuit of partisan power," Zelizer said by email. "He, in every respect, was unworthy to be president," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told MSNBC's Joy Reid in an interview broadcast Tuesday. "It's not 'lessons learned,'" Pelosi said of Trump, "because it was so evident all along what a disgrace he was."

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Mitch McConnell, Julian Zelizer, Trump, Zelizer, Joe Biden, Biden's, Hunter, Nancy Pelosi, MSNBC's Joy Reid, Pelosi Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Capitol, Republican, Kentucky, Princeton University, Republican Party, PBS, Marist, House, Ten, Republicans, Senate Locations: U.S, Mexico, Canada, Ukraine

☆ Joe Did It. But How? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Michelle Cottle | Alexander Stockton | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +12 min

Early on, the Biden camp had a defining decision to make — who is the candidate Joe Biden? “I know Joe. We know Joe. “I am ending my campaign and endorsing Joe Biden for president.” “I will be casting my ballot for Joe Biden.” “I introduce the next president of the United States, Joe Biden.” [CHEERING] This moment is key to understanding how the Democrats approached this election. Joe Biden is compromised 100 percent.” In politics, a conspiracy theory doesn’t have to be true to have legs.

Persons: Joe Biden, who’ve, he’d, I’m Michelle Cottle, I’ve, let’s, Biden, ” “, ” Biden, ‘, ’, Jim Clyburn, “, Jim, ” Jim Clyburn, Joe, Clyburn, Joe —, Biden —, lefties, ”, Bernie, Trump, He’d, —, We’re, Cuomo, Team Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Joe couldn’t, she’d, Kamala Harris, she’s, Joe didn’t, Hunter, Team Trump, “ Hunter, dishonorably, He’s, emptively, Marc Elias, Stacey Abrams, Abrams, we’ll, don’t, Joe Biden’s Organizations: Dems, Progressives, Trump, South Carolina Democratic, South, Twitter, FEMA, Team, Democracy Defense, Democrats Locations: Washington, America, Iowa, South Carolina, United States, Delaware, California, Georgia

Early on, the Biden camp had a defining decision to make — who is the candidate Joe Biden? “I know Joe. But most importantly, Joe knows us.” Clyburn is influential among a key constituency that has a soft spot for Joe — moderate religious African-Americans. “I am ending my campaign and endorsing Joe Biden for president.” “I will be casting my ballot for Joe Biden.” “I introduce the next president of the United States, Joe Biden.” [CHEERING] This moment is key to understanding how the Democrats approached this election. Joe Biden is compromised 100 percent.” In politics, a conspiracy theory doesn’t have to be true to have legs.

☆ Meet Joe Biden: America's imperfect leader
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Marguerite Ward | May Teng | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +33 min

Over the course of his career in the Senate, Biden consistently voted for minimum-wage increases. Becoming a man known for compromiseIn the Senate, Biden developed a reputation for connecting with a variety of politicians, regardless of their political party. AP Photo/Zach Gibson"Here's the one thing about Joe Biden: Joe Biden is a person who understands the word 'compromise.' Both as a senator and as Obama's vice president, Biden was known to talk and talk with people, pushing back his schedule with every conversation. By sharing his story of grief, Biden has the potential to change the discourse on mourning, sociologists said.

Persons: Joe Biden, David Kessler, Kessler, David, It's Joe, he's, Biden, Beau, Biden's, Neilia Hunter, Naomi, —, churchgoers, that's, Harry Reid, David Lienemann, Angela Duckworth, Evan Osnos, couldn't, Kena Betancur, Lienemann, Obama, candids, Osnos, Joe Impedimenta, Yeats, Emerson, He's, J, Caleb Boggs, Hunter, Sen, Russell Long, Louisiana —, Long, Neilia, Bettmann, Robert Kennedy, you'd, He'd, Walter Reed, Rosabeth Kanter, Kanter, Orrin Hatch, he'd, Mitch McConnell, Reid, McConnell, Zach Gibson, Joe, Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill, Thomas, Greg Gibson, Hill, Kamala Harris, Harris, Brene Brown, Kamala, Brown, Moe Vela, Olivier Douliery, Vela, Carrie Bettinger, Lopez, White, Barry Pavel, Pavel, Louisiana Sen, Bennett Johnston Jr, Charlie Cook, Cook, Lucy Flores, Flores, Tara Reade, Reade, That's, Anthony of Padua, Kessler wasn't, Drew Angerer, you'll, Colbert, it's, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Beau's, Susan Walsh, Deborah Carr, There's, Robin Bravender Organizations: Emanuel AME, Capitol, White, Wednesday, Catholic, Archmere Academy, Getty, House, Biden, University of Delaware, Syracuse University's College of Law, Ivy League, Rhodes, Democratic, Social Security, Senate, University of Pennsylvania, CNN, Republican, Amtrak, British Labour Party, Newsweek, Harvard Business School, Committee, Foreign Relations, Department of Justice, Supreme, The New York Times, Brandeis University, Cabinet, Louisiana, of Electrical Workers, DC, Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Biden's, AP, Boston University Locations: Los Angeles, Delaware, Charleston , South Carolina, Emanuel, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Wilmington, AFP, County, Washington, American, DC, Louisiana, Rochester , New York, Iraq, America, McLean , Virginia, Nevada, Minneapolis, Scottish, United States

☆ Trump pardons expected day before Biden inauguration
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

President Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to issue a large number of pardons and criminal sentence commutations in advance of Joe Biden's inauguration as president the next day. The White House has received a flurry of pardon requests since Trump lost the election to Biden. Shortly after Biden defeated him, Trump pardoned his former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his discussions with a Russian diplomat shortly before Trump was inaugurated. Trump's company, the Trump Organization, currently is the target of a criminal investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, —, Trump, Lil Wayne, Sheldon Silver, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Ivanka's, Charles Kushner, George Papadopoulos, Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins, Philips, Cyrus Vance Jr Organizations: Civic Center, NBC News, Biden, New York Times, New York Assembly, FBI, Blackwater USA, Department of Justice, Trump Organization, Manhattan District, Trump — Locations: Charleston , West Virginia, Russian, Florida

☆ PRESENTING: Meet Joe Biden, America's imperfect leader
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Marguerite Ward | May Teng | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Joe Biden will begin leading the US on Wednesday amid a pandemic, an opioid crisis, and massive political instability. On a rainy day in 2015, David Kessler was driving in Los Angeles when he got a call from a number he didn't recognize. "We have the vice president on the line," a voice informed him. Vice President Joe Biden? The vice president had been particularly affected by Kessler's work on finding meaning after loss.

Persons: Joe Biden, David Kessler, Kessler, David, It's Joe, he's, Biden, Beau, Biden's, Neilia Hunter, Naomi, —, churchgoers, that's, Harry Reid, David Lienemann, Angela Duckworth, Evan Osnos Organizations: Emanuel AME, Capitol, White Locations: Los Angeles, Delaware, Charleston , South Carolina, Emanuel

☆ As Trump's top diplomat, Pompeo sought to position himself as the president's successor
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | Abigail Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

As secretary of state, Pompeo embraced Trump’s skepticism of European allies and international organizations, employing a brash tone that echoed the president. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a news briefing at the State Department. “That was so deeply unsettling for people in the State Department because Masha is respected and liked,” said one former senior U.S. diplomat. Critics say the Trump administration alienated allies, weakened America’s soft power and cozied up to dictators. The White House / Getty Images fileSanctions became the favored diplomatic weapon of choice for Pompeo and the Trump administration.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Mike Pompeo, ingratiating, “, “ Pompeo, Trump, I’ve, ” Pompeo, Pompeo, Chip Somodevilla, Obama’s, Rex Tillerson, Michael Steele, ”, Steele, Joe Biden, Hunter, Marie “ Masha ” Yovanovitch, Masha, Michael McKinley, Biden, ‘, Laura Kennedy, Kim Jong Un, Pompeo’s, Jared Kushner, Steve Linick, Gregory Meeks Organizations: Trump, House Republicans, Capitol, State Department, Republican, Democratic, Bloomberg, Department, Trump Cuban, America, North, United Arab Emirates, NBC News, State, House Foreign Affairs, Rep, GOP Locations: Ukraine, U.S, Taiwan, Yemen, Cuba, Iran, Al Qaeda, China, Pyongyang, North Korea, Venezuela, Caracas, Korea, Israel, Madison

☆ Joe Biden doesn't have a magic wand to fix the economy
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

The US economy lost 22 million jobs in March and April and ended the year with another 140,000 net jobs decline. Even with the 12.5 million jobs recovered in between, that left the headcount at US employers down nearly 10 million during the pandemic. Moody's forecast that those jobs won't be fully recovered until 2022, even if Biden gets his full package. This first package is more than twice as much as the $787 billion stimulus package passed soon after Barack Obama and Biden took office in 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession. It's not clear how much of the $1.9 trillion that Biden is asking for will be approved by a divided Congress.

Persons: Mark Zandi, Biden, There's, Andrew Hunter, we'll, Ed Moya, They're, they're, Joel Prakken, I've, he'll, Barack Obama, deferments, Amy Quackenboss, It's, Prakken Organizations: Moody's, Capital Economics, Onada, IHS, American Bankruptcy Locations: United States

ET Capitol Protests Live Updates: Armed Protesters Gather in Ohio, Texas and Michigan Washington remained mostly quiet while police officers and troops watch and wait outside the Capitol and statehouses across the country. Armed protesters have gathered at state capitols in Ohio, Texas, Oregon and Michigan. Armed protesters arrive at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Sunday. About 25 members of the antigovernment extremist “boogaloo” movement were among the heavily armed protesters who gathered at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Austin, Texas: Protesters began gathering in the morning at the Texas State Capitol, which the state had closed out of concerns over the protest.

Persons: Tamir Kalifa, —, Trump, Henry Locke, Mr, Locke, Trump’s, Daniel Hunter, Hunter, I’ll, Andrea Ariel, Stevie Wonder’s, — Michael Hardy Salem, ”, Biden, “, Emily Shetler Lansing, “ I’m, I’m, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, ” — Kathleen Gray, Chang W, Lee, Joseph R, Guy Berry, Linda MaGovern, MaGovern, Sabrina Tavernise, Elizabeth Dias, Dionne Searcey, Smokey Sims, — Sabrina Tavernise Raphael Warnock, Warnock, Lynsey Weatherspoon, Raphael Warnock, Martin Luther King Jr, Dr, King, . King, Isaiah, you’re, Sgt, Matt Hecht, ” Matt Hecht, Hecht, It’s, they’re, marveled, “ It’s, Jason Andrew, Ruby, Bundy, Neil MacFarquhar, Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Brian Palmer, Martin Luther King’s, Ralph Northam, Hilary Swift, “ What’s, ” Nezer Porter, They’re, Shandra Pinto, — Ellen Barry Lansing, Governor Whitmer, Alex, “ It’ll, ” Alex, Donald Trump, — Campbell Robertson, Fred Federici, Michelle Lujan Grisham, — Simon Romero, Whitney, Ron Williams, patrolmen, — Eric Adelson, Philip Cheung, Whitney Curtis, Bryan Denton, The New York Times Austin , Texas Tamir Kalifa Organizations: Michigan Washington, Capitol, Texas State Capitol, ., The New York, Trump, Statehouse, National Guard, Ohio, Protesters, Texas Department of Public Safety, Oregon State Capitol, State Capitol, Gov, Democrat, Washington . Credit, New York Times U.S . Capitol Police, District, Columbus Circle, U.S . Capitol, city’s Metropolitan Police Department, Station, The Metropolitan Police Department, Credit, New York Times WASHINGTON, Pentagon, Saturday, Federal, Transportation Security Administration, Secret Service, Metro, White, Ebenezer Baptist, Baptist Church, U.S . Senate, Washington . National Guard Soldiers, Visitor Center, U.S, . Air National Guard, Capitol ., Joint, McGuire, Dix, Air Force National Guard, Washington , D.C, Covid, Guard, Capitol Police, Hall, The New York Times, Twitter, Waco, — Police, Senate, Science Museum of, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Sunday, House, Boston, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Big, New Mexico State Police, New, New Mexico State Capitol, New Mexico National Guard, Monroe, Authorities, The New York Times Jefferson Locations: Ohio , Texas, Michigan, Ohio , Texas , Oregon, Austin , Texas, The New York Times, statehouses, Columbus , Ohio, Ohio, Texas , Oregon, Waco, American, Ore, Mich, Greenville, Washington ., Virginia, District, Gordonsville, Va, Stratford, Conn, Columbus, city’s, Washington, In Washington, Massachusetts, Ebenezer, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S, Memphis, ., Lakehurst, New Jersey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Washington ,, “, Oregon, ”, Richmond , Va, The New York Times RICHMOND, Richmond, City, Science Museum of Virginia, Harrisburg, Pa, Boston, Beacon Hill, snowsuits, ” — Kathleen Gray Harrisburg, Big Tech, — Campbell Robertson Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Albuquerque, — Simon Romero Tallahassee, Fla, Whitney Houston, The New York Times Sacramento, Calif, The New York Times Jefferson City, Mo, The New York Times Lansing, The New York Times Austin , Texas

☆ Eyes on Pelosi as Trump impeachment trial timing up in the air
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Susan Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The timing of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could come into clearer focus on Friday when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to take questions about her next steps at a morning news conference at the U.S. Capitol. He will likely be the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office. According to Senate rules, the trial would start the day after the charge is sent over by the House. The last time the House voted to impeach Trump, in December 2019, Pelosi did not transmit the charges to the Senate for weeks. Biden has urged lawmakers not to allow Trump’s impeachment trial to interfere with other priorities in his early days in office, such as approval of his Cabinet and proposed legislation.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nancy Pelosi, Pence, Trump, Jonathan Ernst The, rampaged, Joe Biden’s, Trump’s, Pelosi, Diana DeGette, Mitch McConnell, Biden, Hunter, acquit Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Capitol, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Jonathan Ernst The Democratic, Republicans, Democrats, Constitution, Democrat, Trump, Republican, Senate, House, Ukraine Locations: Washington, U.S

☆ U.S. House Speaker Pelosi won't say when Trump impeachment trial will start
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Susan Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The House on Wednesday approved one article of impeachment, similar to an indictment, levying that charge against Trump. But Pelosi would not say when she would send the article to the Senate, the step that triggers a trial. “You’ll be the first to know,” Pelosi told reporters. He will likely be the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office. The last time the House voted to impeach Trump, in December 2019, Pelosi did not transmit the charges to the Senate for weeks.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Pelosi, “ You’ll, ” Pelosi, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, rampaged, Biden’s, Trump’s, Hunter, acquit Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, . House, Capitol, Trump, Senate, Congressional, Democratic, Republicans, Democrats, Constitution, House, Ukraine, Washington Locations: U.S, Washington, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Pelosi: Prosecute any members of Congress who aided Trump supporters' Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Susan Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any members of the U.S. Congress who helped a crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters storm the Capitol should face criminal prosecution, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, has accused some Republican lawmakers of helping Trump supporters, saying she saw colleagues leading groups on “reconnaissance” tours on Jan. 5. Slideshow ( 5 images )Pelosi called for lawmakers to review who organized the siege by Trump followers, some of whom were aligned with white supremacist groups. Pelosi did not answer questions about when she would send the article to the Senate, the step necessary to trigger trial. The last time the House voted to impeach Trump, in December 2019, Pelosi did not transmit the charges to the Senate for weeks.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nancy Pelosi, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Mikie Sherrill, Pelosi, ” Pelosi, Sherrill, ”, Trump’s, Justice Department’s, General Michael Horowitz, “ You’ll, Jan, Biden, he’ll, Hunter, acquit Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Congress, Democratic, Capitol, U.S . Navy, Trump, Democrats, Capitol Police, Republican, Justice, Senate, Congressional, House, Ukraine Locations: U.S, Washington, Palm Beach , Florida

Search resuls for: "Hunter"

25 mentions found