PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
Biden: Trump's impeachment trial "has to happen."He acknowledged the effect it could have on his legislative agenda and Cabinet nominees but said there would be "a worse effect if it didn't happen." https://t.co/JFWWiBTvOM— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Biden: Trump's impeachment trial "has to happen."He acknowledged the effect it could have on his legislative agenda and Cabinet nominees but said there would be "a worse effect if it didn't happen." https://t.co/JFWWiBTvOM
President Biden is scheduled to take executive actions as early as Thursday to reopen federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recent barriers to joining Medicaid. https://t.co/KOi8rlX9JH— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
President Biden is scheduled to take executive actions as early as Thursday to reopen federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recent barriers to joining Medicaid. https://t.co/KOi8rlX9JH
The Biden White House is expected to tell governors they'll get more coronavirus vaccine starting next week. https://t.co/JjtGuhNI6v— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
The Biden White House is expected to tell governors they'll get more coronavirus vaccine starting next week. https://t.co/JjtGuhNI6v
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Biden administration will boost states' vaccine allocation for next week by about 17%.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Biden administration will boost states' vaccine allocation for next week by about 17%.
Biden is putting the 'daily' back in the President's Daily Brief.Unlike Trump, Biden plans to have it on his schedule most days. He's also returning to the practice of having his vice president join for the briefing when they're both in Washington. https://t.co/Iamq1pUwCI— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Biden is putting the 'daily' back in the President's Daily Brief.Unlike Trump, Biden plans to have it on his schedule most days. He's also returning to the practice of having his vice president join for the briefing when they're both in Washington. https://t.co/Iamq1pUwCI
Biden executive orders:Direct the attorney general to not renew contracts with private prisonsDirect HUD change Trump policies that undermined protections under the Fair Housing ActEmpower Native American tribal self-determinationCombat xenophobia against Asian Americans— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Biden executive orders:Direct the attorney general to not renew contracts with private prisonsDirect HUD change Trump policies that undermined protections under the Fair Housing ActEmpower Native American tribal self-determinationCombat xenophobia against Asian Americans
Readout: President Biden spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. President Biden reaffirmed the United States' commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and underscored his commitment to strengthening transatlantic security.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Readout: President Biden spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. President Biden reaffirmed the United States' commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and underscored his commitment to strengthening transatlantic security.
President Biden just signed an executive order that will ultimately end the Justice Department's use of private prisons.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
President Biden just signed an executive order that will ultimately end the Justice Department's use of private prisons.
Readout on Biden's call with Putin: Biden made clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of its national interests in response to actions by Russia that harm us or our allies. The two presidents agreed to maintain transparent and consistent communication.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Readout on Biden's call with Putin: Biden made clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of its national interests in response to actions by Russia that harm us or our allies. The two presidents agreed to maintain transparent and consistent communication.
New: The Biden-Harris Administration is working to purchase an additional 100 million doses of each of the two FDA-authorized vaccines – Pfizer and Moderna. This increases the total vaccine order for the U.S. by 50%, from 400 million to 600 million.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
New: The Biden-Harris Administration is working to purchase an additional 100 million doses of each of the two FDA-authorized vaccines – Pfizer and Moderna. This increases the total vaccine order for the U.S. by 50%, from 400 million to 600 million.
KAMALA HARRIS
Breaking: Vice President Harris just received her second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Breaking: Vice President Harris just received her second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
VP Harris at the National Institutes of Health: "I want to say to everyone who works here: I know who you are. I know what you do. I know that you work around the clock with those experiments that have to be checked on every few hours."— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
VP Harris at the National Institutes of Health: "I want to say to everyone who works here: I know who you are. I know what you do. I know that you work around the clock with those experiments that have to be checked on every few hours."
VP Harris: "I want to urge everyone to take the vaccine when it is your turn. It is, really, pretty painless. And it will save your life."— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
VP Harris: "I want to urge everyone to take the vaccine when it is your turn. It is, really, pretty painless. And it will save your life."
JANET YELLEN
Janet Yellen has just been sworn-in as the Biden's Treasury Secretary by Vice President Harris. Yellen is the first woman to hold the job.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Janet Yellen has just been sworn-in as the Biden's Treasury Secretary by Vice President Harris. Yellen is the first woman to hold the job.
IMPEACHMENT
House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell won't rule out calling Republican lawmakers as witnesses during Trump's trial."This is an extraordinarily unique situation where the jurors are witnesses and victims, and the crime scene also is the courtroom." https://t.co/QgSVM9FrS4— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell won't rule out calling Republican lawmakers as witnesses during Trump's trial."This is an extraordinarily unique situation where the jurors are witnesses and victims, and the crime scene also is the courtroom." https://t.co/QgSVM9FrS4
Breaking: The Senate has been formally sworn in for Trump's second impeachment trial.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Breaking: The Senate has been formally sworn in for Trump's second impeachment trial.
INDICTMENTS
Reuters: U.S. ATTORNEY SAYS HE EXPECTS INDICTMENTS IN U.S. CAPITOL RIOTS AS SOON AS THIS WEEK— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Reuters: U.S. ATTORNEY SAYS HE EXPECTS INDICTMENTS IN U.S. CAPITOL RIOTS AS SOON AS THIS WEEK
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
BREAKING.WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Department rescinds 2018 memo establishing 'zero tolerance' border policy that resulted in family separations.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
BREAKING.WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Department rescinds 2018 memo establishing 'zero tolerance' border policy that resulted in family separations.
ANTONY BLINKEN
Reuters: U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS VETERAN DIPLOMAT ANTONY BLINKEN TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE, 78-22— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Reuters: U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS VETERAN DIPLOMAT ANTONY BLINKEN TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE, 78-22
SUSAN RICE
Susan Rice, Biden's Domestic Policy Director: "The president has committed the whole of our government to advance racial justice and equity for all Americans."— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Susan Rice, Biden's Domestic Policy Director: "The president has committed the whole of our government to advance racial justice and equity for all Americans."
BERNIE SANDERS
Bernie Sanders to Punchbowl: "My Republican colleagues use reconciliation to give almost $2 trillion in tax breaks ... They use reconciliation to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act ... You know what? I think we can use reconciliation to protect the needs of working families."— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Bernie Sanders to Punchbowl: "My Republican colleagues use reconciliation to give almost $2 trillion in tax breaks ... They use reconciliation to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act ... You know what? I think we can use reconciliation to protect the needs of working families."
SEAN SPICER
Politico: Newsmax has formally rescinded Sean Spicer's application to be a member of the White House Correspondents' Association — before the WHCA ever made a decision.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2021
Politico: Newsmax has formally rescinded Sean Spicer's application to be a member of the White House Correspondents' Association — before the WHCA ever made a decision.