Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Biden expected to nominate Raimondo as commerce secretary, Walsh as labor secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Gina Raimondo to be commerce secretary, Marty Walsh to be labor secretary and Isabel Guzman to run the Small Business Administration, people familiar with the decisions said Thursday.
Raimondo has been the Democratic governor of Rhode Island since 2015.
With another impeachment vote, Republicans finally reckon with Trumpism
WASHINGTON — With seven full days left in Donald Trump’s presidency, the Republican Party is finally starting an honest debate about Trumpism and whether it should remain the party’s driving force.
It just took a second round of impeachment
Biden to nominate Samantha Power to lead foreign aid agency
WASHINGTON — Signaling a dramatic new direction for U.S. foreign assistance, President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce Wednesday that he will nominate former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power to head the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to transition officials.
Worried about free speech, FBI never issued intelligence bulletin about possible Capitol violence
WASHINGTON — FBI intelligence analysts gathered information about possible violence involving the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6., but the FBI never distributed a formal intelligence bulletin, in part because of concerns that doing so might have run afoul of free speech protections, a current and two former senior FBI officials familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Coronavirus Resource Hub
SINCE ITS DISCOVERY IN Wuhan, China, in December, the novel coronavirus has spread rapidly across the globe. COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the virus, has now infected more than a million people worldwide, and caused more than 50,000 deaths.
Military’s Top Officers Defy Trump, Supporters, Denounce Violence in New, Rare Statement
THE DEADLY CLASHES AT the U.S. Capitol last week by supporters of President Donald Trump and the persistent threat of populist violence prompted the top officers from each of the military's branches to issue a highly rare joint statement condemning the unrest and affirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory in November and inauguration next week.
Third Lawmaker Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Capitol Riots Forced Lockdown
REP. BRAD SCHNEIDER said Tuesday he tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the third lawmaker to contract the virus after being forced to lock down in a room while Trump supporters rioted at the Capitol.
The Illinois Democrat
Japan Identifies a New Coronavirus Variant
HEALTH OFFICIALS IN Japan have confirmed a third coronavirus variant that is separate from the strains that were first documented in the U.K. and South Africa. The variant was detected in four people who traveled to Japan from Brazil, according to Japan's health ministry.
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