The move by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley will ensure at least a short delay in cementing the president-elect’s victory.
Joe Biden
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Commentary: How to make federal policy work for Maine and other rural places
Talk about what’s not working; put someone in charge of the rural agenda; invest in doing economic development differently, and focus on rural-urban connections.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden blasts Trump’s pandemic response, vows to speed vaccine production
The president-elect warns that Operation Warp Speed is moving at a slower pace than needed and some ‘very tough’ weeks and months are coming.
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Jim Fossel: Federal aid should go directly to people who need it
Congress showed it can act when it has to, but it must do a better job of targeting assistance.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Tehran is not looking for a war with America
But President-elect Joe Biden should make it clear that the U.S. is willing to respond to anything the Iranians are planning.
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Commentary: What Biden’s good climate plan is missing so far
A ‘green by default’ option for consumers is working in California and Germany.
Posted inNation & World
Trump ‘failed’ to shore up nation’s cybersecurity, Biden says
The president-elect also expresses empathy with families who have struggled this year through the pandemic and resulting economic uncertainty.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
White House virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
Her comments came just days after The Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary
Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, was appointed to the top education post in Connecticut just months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
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Commentary: Buttigieg may finally give the U.S. its infrastructure, innovation day
The former McKinsey & Co. consultant has the cost-cutting and networking skills that the job of transportation secretary needs.