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The Trump administration most recently approved a $290 million sale to Riyadh for 3,000 Boeing-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) munitions and related equipment. The approval followed another greenlight for Raytheon to directly sell Saudi Arabia 7,500 of its Paveway air-to-ground “smart” bombs at an estimated value of $478 million.
The government’s notice on Dec. 29 of the $290 million sale started a 30-day countdown during which lawmakers can block the sale if they choose to, setting the deadline in the early days of the upcoming Biden administration. President-elect Joe Biden
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia in particular has been a point of contention between the White House and lawmakers of both parties who have been increasingly vocal in their opposition to arming Riyadh.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday that it will not be pressing charges against a former temporary elections worker in Pennsylvania who threw out nine military ballots in the Keystone State before November’s presidential election.
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Pence s outreach to his successor is just the latest example of how the vice president has taken on many of the duties the president would typically carry out in his final days in office.
The vice president attended a briefing on inauguration security on Thursday before greeting National Guard members stationed at the Capitol after last week s riot there.
Pence also flew to the funeral of the late pilot Chuck Yeager on Friday, and he will deliver addresses on Saturday and Sunday in California and New York, respectively, to tout the administration s military achievements.
The vice president will attend Biden s inauguration on Wednesday, while Trump is expected to depart Washington, D.C., earlier that morning.
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IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig urged people to file online using direct deposit in order to quickly access their tax refunds, which last year averaged over $2,500.
“Given the pandemic, this is one of the nation’s most important filing seasons ever, he said. This start date will ensure that people get their needed tax refunds quickly while also making sure they receive any remaining stimulus payments they are eligible for as quickly as possible.”
Many refunds could go out as soon as the first week of March for early filers.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal It’s a relief to know that despite contending with the distribution of two rounds of economic impact payments, facility closures, and other disruptions, the agency will be able to begin accepting returns within the next month, he said. I urge taxpayers to complete their returns and file electronically as early as possible.”