Month: February 2021
Brooks and Capehart on COVID relief, CPAC and President Biden’s nominees
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including passing a COVID relief bill without a minimum wage increase, the prospects for President Biden’s Cabinet nominations, and
Read MoreWATCH: NASA names D.C. headquarters for ‘Hidden Figures’ engineer
NASA on Friday is named its Washington headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the space agency’s first African American female engineer whose story was portrayed in the popular film “Hidden Figures.”
Read MoreWATCH: NASA names D.C. headquarters for ‘Hidden Figures’ engineer
NASA on Friday is named its Washington headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the space agency’s first African American female engineer whose story was portrayed in the popular film “Hidden Figures.”
Read MoreDaily Crunch: Facebook launches rap app
Facebook unveils another experimental app, Atlassian acquires a data visualization startup and Newsela becomes a unicorn. This is your Daily Crunch for February 26, 2021. The big story: Facebook launches rap app The new BARS app was created by NPE
Read More‘A bad sign’: Syria, Iran, Russia condemn US strike on Iranian-backed militias
Pentagon says two strike jets dropped precision-guided munitions on facilities in Syria; Kataeb Hezbollah says one of its fighters killed; France says it ‘stands firmly’ with US
Read MoreLawyers For 18-Year-Old Capitol Rioter Want Him Released To His Parents
Attorneys for Bruno Cua, 18, say that before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, he was an impressionable kid who loved fishing and building treehouses. But prosecutors see a young man intent on violence. (Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Read MoreAstra awarded NASA launch contract for storm observation satellites
Astra, the Alameda-based space launch startup that recently announced its intent to go public via a SPAC merger, has secured a contract to deliver six cube satellites to space on behalf of NASA. Astra stands to be paid $7.95 million
Read MoreProgressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat – POLITICO
Progressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat POLITICO Senate parliamentarian strikes down minimum wage hike in latest COVID-19 relief bill CBS This Morning White House noncommittal on ‘Plan B’ push to add wage increase to relief bill | TheHill The
Read MoreProgressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat – POLITICO
Progressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat POLITICO Senate parliamentarian strikes down minimum wage hike in latest COVID-19 relief bill CBS This Morning Pelosi vows to keep minimum wage provision in House bill; Harris could act Fox News Moderate Democrats
Read MoreProgressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat – POLITICO
Progressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat POLITICO Senate parliamentarian strikes down minimum wage hike in latest COVID-19 relief bill CBS This Morning Pelosi vows to keep minimum wage provision in House bill; Harris could act Fox News Opinion: Serious
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