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☆ A former Trump White House spokesperson said the Capitol riots gave the ex-president's legacy a 'black eye'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-23 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Hogan Gidley, Trump's former deputy press aide, called the Capitol siege a "black eye" on his legacy. Five people died when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6. A former White House deputy press secretary said the Capitol siege will be a "black eye," on former President Donald Trump's legacy. Trump has been criticized for encouraging the mob and the House has since impeached him on a charge of inciting an insurrection. The violence also left a stain on the political careers of several Republican lawmakers.

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☆ Biden administration will review deal with the Taliban: White House
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.88 time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: Jake Sullivan, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's choice to be his national security adviser, speaks as President-elect Biden announces his national security nominees and appointees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will review the peace agreement reached with the Taliban last year, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told his Afghan counterpart in a phone call on Friday, according to a White House statement. Under a February 2020 deal between the United States and the Taliban, U.S. forces are to leave Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for counter-terrorism guarantees. Last week the number of U.S troops in Afghanistan went down to 2,500, the lowest level of American forces there since 2001. But violence levels in Afghanistan have surged, hastening international calls for a ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

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☆ Tom Brokaw announces retirement after 55 years at NBC News
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( David K. Li | David K. Li Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 1.00 time to read: +2 min

Legendary NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw announced his retirement on Friday, closing the curtain on his half-century-long career chronicling some of the most tumultuous times in U.S. history. Brokaw began his NBC career in the Los Angeles bureau, where the network now runs its West Coast broadcast hub from the Brokaw News Center. NBC News' Tom Brokaw in March 1978. NBCThen in 1976, Brokaw co-hosted the "TODAY" show before becoming anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" in 1983. He led the team there for 22 years before stepping down in late 2004 to become a special correspondent for NBC.

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☆ TREASURIES-Yields dip, TIPS breakevens backpedal amid virus and stimulus concerns
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

(Recasts, updates yields, adds analysts' comments) Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields drifted lower on Friday as the market benefited from a risk-off sentiment sparked in part by coronavirus concerns and a bumpy road ahead for President Joe Biden's massive economic rescue package. The benchmark 10-year yield was last down 2 basis points at 1.0872%. The inflation breakeven rate for 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) dropped after climbing to 2.182%, its highest level since May 2018, following Thursday's strong auction of $15 billion in the securities. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, was unchanged at 0.125%. A closely watched part of the yield curve measuring the gap between yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes was last down 2 basis points at 96.25 basis points.

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☆ Biden admin plans to overhaul government's approach to violent domestic extremism
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Ken Dilanian | Ken Dilanian Is A Correspondent Covering Intelligence | National Security For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced a major initiative aimed at overhauling the government’s approach to domestic terrorism, ordering intelligence agencies to conduct a “comprehensive threat assessment” into what officials say has become a pressing national security challenge. “The rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing national security threat. The Biden administration will approach this threat with the necessary resources and resolve.”President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to conduct the national threat assessment in cooperation with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, Psaki said. More than 140 people have been hit with federal charges in connection with the riot, including some members of far-right militia groups. Big questions remain about what intelligence federal agencies collected about the potential for violence on Jan. 6 and who saw that information.

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☆ White House to begin policy review on North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.95 time to read: 1 min

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives to hold the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States still has a vital interest in deterring North Korea and will begin a thorough policy review of the current situation, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday, adding that the Biden administration would work with allies on the matter. (This story refiles to fix capitalization in headline)

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☆ Biden orders assessment of domestic extremism risk, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.99 time to read: +1 min

The assessment will be carried out by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in coordination with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. Psaki said that, in addition to the threat assessment, the White House would build out capability within its National Security Council to counter domestic violent extremism, including a policy review on how the federal government can share information about the threat better. The White House also will coordinate relevant parts of the government to “enhance and accelerate efforts” to address the issue, Psaki added. “The January 6th assault on the Capitol and the tragic deaths and destruction that occurred underscored what we have long known: the rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing national security threat. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Avril Haines as the Director of National Intelligence, the nation’s top intelligence job.

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☆ Fact check: No evidence to support QAnon claims of mass arrests, military takeover, illegitimacy of Biden’s presidency or Trump’s return to power
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +11 min

INSURRECTION ACTThe posts claim, “Trump signed the insurrection act on 11 Jan …. Reuters has already debunked false claims that Trump invoked the Insurrection Act here . A U.S. government defense official told Reuters via email that neither martial law nor the Insurrection Act have been declared. This means selective martial law or that the president has signed the Insurrection Act” ( here , here ) and “Trump either signed the insurrection act or we are in martial law. They say that even when he was President, Trump lacked the authority to declare martial law.

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☆ Senators to ask Biden to restore POW-MIA flag to White House after Trump departure
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Alexandra Alper | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

The POW-MIA flag, which is dedicated to prisoners of war and servicemembers missing in action, was relocated last year from a prominent position atop the White House to a less visible spot on the South Lawn. The move came months after Trump signed into law a bill requiring the flag to be flown at certain federal properties including the White House every day. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The black and white POW-MIA flag, which reads: “You are not forgotten,” depicts a man beneath a guard tower gazing down at a barbed-wire fence. The Trump White House declined to explain why the flag was relocated but said last year it was done in a private ceremony with full military honors.

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Former President Donald Trump has started putting together the defense team for his historic second Senate impeachment trial, starting with hiring South Carolina-based lawyer Butch Bowers. Trump adviser Jason Miller, who announced the hiring on Twitter, said Bowers "is well respected by both Republicans and Democrats and will do an excellent job defending President Trump." Asked later about Trump's legal team, Graham told reporters: "Well, I think he's going to have a good one. Nikki Haley's attorney, Butch Bowers, addresses the South Carolina House Ethics Committee in Columbia on June 28, 2012. Mark Sanford when he faced impeachment in the South Carolina House in 2009.

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☆ Biden's bold immigration overhaul may face a Republican wall in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Ted Hesson | Mica Rosenberg | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was a bold opening salvo from the incoming administration of President Joe Biden: an immigration bill that would open a path to citizenship for roughly 11 million people living in the country illegally. The Biden administration released a summary of the bill on Wednesday, but the text - which is expected to be hundreds of pages - has not been made public. Slideshow ( 2 images )Democrats control the House of Representatives, but by a narrower margin than in the previous Congress. Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s top Republican, is seeking assurances that the Senate will retain the filibuster, according to his office. Biden’s immigration push comes after Trump, a Republican, spent four years cracking down on legal and illegal immigration.

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☆ Fox News asks why Biden wasn't wearing mask 'at all times'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: 1 min

PoliticsFox News asks why Biden wasn't wearing mask 'at all times'PostedFox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday why the Biden family wasn't "wearing masks at all times" during an Inauguration Day photo shoot at the Lincoln Memorial.

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☆ As Biden takes office, China again calls for relations with the U.S. to 'return to the right track'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Flags of U.S. and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)'s booth during China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China, May 28, 2019. BEIJING — In the wake of U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration, China is talking up hope for better relations with Washington — but also warning there will be consequences to challenging the Chinese government's sovereignty. On Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a tweet: "'A new day for #US', as said by American media. "The two peoples have suffered & hope to see ties return to the right track at an early date," she said. The foreign ministry declined to share who the other 18 people were.

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☆ Restoring Environmental Rules Rolled Back by Trump Could Take Years
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Coral Davenport | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.66 time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — President Biden, vowing to restore environmental protections frayed over the past four years, has ordered the review of more than 100 rules and regulations on air, water, public lands, endangered species and climate change that were weakened or rolled back by his predecessor. “People should temper their expectations about what can be done quickly,” said Kevin Minoli, who served as a lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump administrations. He added, “It’s very possible, more possible than not, that some of the Trump rules will still be in effect for a couple of years.”Mr. Biden has an array of legal tools to reinstate environmental protections that were dismantled by the Trump administration. Gina McCarthy, his top domestic climate change adviser, headed the E.P.A. in the Obama administration and served as the chief author of some of the nation’s most comprehensive climate change rules.

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☆ LeBron James says 'it would be great' for LA Lakers to visit the White House
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.94 time to read: +1 min

(CNN) LeBron James has opened up the possibility of the LA Lakers visiting the White House in order to celebrate last year's NBA championship -- if only Covid-19 protocols would allow it. It had become a tradition for the reigning champion to visit the US president in the season following its triumph, albeit one that's taken a brief hiatus during Donald Trump's time in office. James' Cleveland Cavaliers were the last team to fulfill the tradition when the players met Barack Obama in 2016 but the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors both since declined invites to meet Trump. In 2018, the Warriors decided instead to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in lieu of the traditional White House trip. However, following the Lakers' victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, James said he would be happy to meet Joe Biden's new administration but questioned whether current health and safety regulations would allow it.

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ET Live Updates: Biden’s Next Orders Aim to Speed and Expand Federal Aid President Biden hopes to accelerate the delivery of stimulus checks and lay the groundwork for a $15 minimum wage for federal workers. That defense could be more challenging in the Capitol riot cases, former federal prosecutors say, because the attack has already happened. National Guard troops who protected the Capitol for Biden’s Inauguration were told to sleep in a parking garage. National Guard soldiers resting in the parking garage of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Edwin Nieves Jr., the spokesman for the Washington, D.C., branch of the National Guard.

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ET Live Updates: House to Send Article of Impeachment to Senate on Monday, Triggering Trump’s Trial President Biden hopes to accelerate the delivery of stimulus checks and lay the groundwork for a $15 minimum wage for federal workers. “I’ve been speaking to the Republican leader about the timing and duration of the trial,” Mr. Schumer said on Friday. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyLloyd Austin is confirmed, becoming the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history. President Biden could end up cementing as many of former President Donald J. Trump’s tax cuts as he rolls back. It’s a position that Mr. Biden held throughout the campaign, and in the September debate he promised to only partly repeal a corporate rate cut.

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☆ Biden wastes no time in unraveling Trump's pro-oil agenda
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Benji Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

Biden, was, of course, the man to watch, swearing into office and then wasting no time to unleash a wave of executive actions. President Joe Biden speaks before signing executive orders on his first day in White House on January 21, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)It's been a bad few weeks for Trump's energy agenda. And the value of oil and gas companies shot up. "It's very convenient to dress up the ESG metrics as a reason for avoidance of the energy sector when the energy sector is the worst-performing sector in the market," he said.

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☆ Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Alexandra Jaffe | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines. To that end, most of Biden's White House staff is working from home, coordinating with colleagues by email or phone. Evan Vucci/APThe emphasis on adhering to public safety guidelines touches matters both big and small in the White House. White House press secretary Jen Psaki waves after doing a television interview at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. But she allowed that the national COVID response itself could be somewhat hamstrung by the COVID requirements at the White House.

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☆ The Biden White House is taking coronavirus guidelines seriously
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Alexandra Jaffe | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines. Evan Vucci/APThe emphasis on adhering to public safety guidelines touches matters both big and small in the White House. White House press secretary Jen Psaki waves after doing a television interview at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. The Trump White House regularly flouted guidelinesThe Trump White House was another story altogether. But she allowed that the national COVID response itself could be somewhat hamstrung by the COVID requirements at the White House.

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☆ Tom Brokaw retiring from NBC News after 55 years with the network
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Brian Stelter | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

New York (CNN Business) Tom Brokaw is formally retiring from NBC News after an extraordinary 55 years with the network. Brokaw, 80, is best known for anchoring the "NBC Nightly News" from 1982 through 2004. "He went on to become NBC News' White House correspondent, co-hosted 'Today,' and eventually became the anchor and managing editor of 'NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.'" The "NBC Nightly News" regularly ranked in first place in the ratings with Brokaw at the helm. In 2018 news outlets published allegations by Linda Vester , a former NBC reporter, that Brokaw sexually harassed her in the early 1990s.

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☆ Trump broke norms and traditions like crazy. Now Biden and the Dems have to decide if they want to restore them or embrace a new political reality.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Robin Bravender | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +12 min

Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress for the first time in a decade. Academic discussions about reining in presidential power won't take precedence while the COVID-19 pandemic's US death toll is above 400,000 and still climbing. "You will not see a political rally on the South Lawn of the White House under President Biden," she said. Congressional Republicans — and the rest of the country — are still getting accustomed to life after the Trump administration. Back when their party held the White House, GOP lawmakers routinely assailed attempts by Democrats to reign in presidential power.

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☆ Republicans are arguing that Biden violates his call for unity unless he pushes policies they like
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Bringing a sense of unity to US politics was a central theme of President Joe Biden's inaugural address. Now that he's working to implement his campaign promises, the GOP says Biden is undermining that call. Critics say the GOP is misconstruing what Biden meant by "unity," and asking the president to abandon his agenda. "The offense by the Republicans is to go out and say 'well we're gonna do unity, but we're gonna do unity on our terms. Recent polling has suggested that most GOP voters do not view Biden as the legitimate winner of the 2020 election.

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☆ From abortion care to LGBTQ rights, here's how Joe Biden is prepared to tear up Donald Trump's restrictive gender policies
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Kayla Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +15 min

The Biden administration has already started nixing multiple Trump-era policies on gender, transgender rights, and reproductive healthcare through executive order. Biden is expected to announce abortion executive orders on January 28. And she'll play a key role in shaping transgender healthcare. The Biden administration can still scrap and re-write the rules because they were instituted under a provision in the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration tried to enforce the FDA's restrictions, and on January 13 got support from the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.

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A pharmacist from Walgreens talks to staff members at an assisted living home in Jackson, Miss., about the coronavirus vaccine. The Covax global initiative is purchasing vaccine doses from Pfizer to distribute among its member nations. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBiden keeps his focus on the pandemic, with more executive orders planned at delivering aid. Rather, he wants to impose his view, and that’s what he did through the use of these executive orders. And so I think the Biden Administration and President Biden were thinking, look, let’s do what we can to send that message.

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