Month: February 2021
Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden – CNN
Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden CNN Neera Tanden committee votes abruptly delayed as Biden budget pick’s nomination in jeopardy Fox News How the White House botched the Neera Tanden nomination POLITICO Democrats should appreciate Manchin’s independent streak. It’s what
Read MoreFacebook, Google Face ‘Strong Pipeline’ of Privacy Rulings in Europe
The privacy regulator overseeing Facebook, Google and Apple in the European Union expects to boost its tally of big tech decisions this year—and rejects complaints that its enforcement has been too slow.
Read MoreWhat Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump – CNN
What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump CNN Liz Cheney again hits President Donald Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection USA TODAY Former President Donald Trump endorses Bob Paduchik as next leader of the Ohio Republican Party cleveland.com Romney Says Trump Would
Read MoreWhat Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump – CNN
What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump CNN Liz Cheney again hits President Donald Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection USA TODAY Former President Donald Trump endorses Bob Paduchik as next leader of the Ohio Republican Party cleveland.com Romney Says Trump Would
Read MoreNews Wrap: FDA reports Johnson & Johnson vaccine is effective against COVID symptoms
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration reported Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine is 66-percent effective against moderate and severe symptoms, President Biden’s attempt to halt most immigrant deportations for 100 days is on hold, and a
Read MoreHouse nears vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan
It’s a busy week on Capitol Hill, with a full slate of confirmation hearings on President Biden’s nominees and a possible House vote on the COVID economic-relief plan. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.
Read MoreGlobal disparities highlighted by uneven access to COVID vaccines
The West African country of Ghana on Wednesday became the first nation to receive a delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through a global initiative called COVAX, which aims to give more equitable access to the vaccine. Nick Schifrin reports and speaks
Read MoreMurky West Bank ‘terror attack’ leaves Palestinian family grasping for answers
Based on settler testimony, Israel deemed a deadly altercation at an illegal outpost terror. But what led Khaled Nofal, unarmed, up a West Bank hilltop in the pre-dawn darkness?
Read MoreFacebook pledges $1 billion investment in journalism over next 3 years
Social media firm defends conduct in row with Australia over payments to news outlets, denies it ‘steals or takes original journalism for its own benefit’
Read MoreAmnesty International strips Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status
Amnesty International no longer considers jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a “prisoner of conscience” due to past comments he made that qualify as advocacy of hatred, the group said. Amnesty, however, still believes that Navalny should be freed from jail,
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