Opinion writer at the boston globe. Welcome both. Garrett, hit both big issues. Where are we with the latest on Infrastructure Talks and what are the realistic options on democrats on Voting Rights. Ill do the Voting Rights bill because it is short. There are no realistic options to move that bill through the United States senate. 50 republican votes opposed and even the usual moderate republican senators who side with democrats and other key issues like Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins spoke out against this bill yesterday. Republicans say its a federal takeover of elections and they dont like the changes that it makes at a federal level and things like voter i. D. Laws and the fcc, you name it. Theyre not for it unless democrats can find votes to get rid of the filibuster which we talked about ad nauseam and know they do not presently have, that bill goes nowhere. On infrastructure its a different story although with a similar refrain. The challenge there remains what it has always b
Opinion writer at the boston globe. Welcome both. Garrett, hit both big issues. Where are we with the latest on Infrastructure Talks and what are the realistic options on democrats on Voting Rights. Ill do the Voting Rights bill because it is short. There are no realistic options to move that bill through the United States senate. 50 republican votes opposed and even the usual moderate republican senators who side with democrats and other key issues like Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins spoke out against this bill yesterday. Republicans say its a federal takeover of elections and they dont like the changes that it makes at a federal level and things like voter i. D. Laws and the fcc, you name it. Theyre not for it unless democrats can find votes to get rid of the filibuster which we talked about ad nauseam and know they do not presently have, that bill goes nowhere. On infrastructure its a different story although with a similar refrain. The challenge there remains what it has always b
Getting to know each one of them was the event is called a new generation of mayors and citys, we have mayors all in their first term in the case of mayor lincoln only four weeks on the job, mayors doing interesting things, interesting ideas about the future, very challenging times, the pandemic, urban unrest and a bunch of other challenges that flow from those things. I want to dive right in and hear about what they are doing and what it means for Public Policy and the future of our cities, mayor of Miami Francis suarez was elected in 2013, first term mayors, district number 4, the first miami born mayor of the city. Look forward to hearing from you, Francis Suarez. David holt, mayor of Oklahoma City since 2013, the first native american mayor of Oklahoma City and one of the youngest mayors of the city with 500,000 residents that he served eight years in the senate in oklahoma. The newest member of the bench, Kevin Lincoln just assumed office which the Census Bureau calls the most div
Agents about talking to the russian ambassador. The Trump Administration is considering a move that could boost travel. Several agencies are urging the injuryouse to lift an ban on nonu. S. Citizens that was put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus. The band has caused big losses for airlines and the transatlantic markets. In germany, a partial lockdown has been extended for three weeks to just before christmas. Chancellor merkel is trying to gain control of the latest coronavirus resurgent. There are tighter limits on private gatherings, but german schools in most businesses will remain open. Franceng the u. K. Is accusing the u. K. Of dragging its feet over brexit. The French Foreign minister says the outcome on a new trade deal is highly uncertain. Negotiations are to resume in london. The u. K. Is set to leave the European Union at the end of the year. Whether there is a trade agreement or not. Global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more tha
Democratic politicians, examples how theyre breaking their own lockdowns. Americans lockdowns forethee, parties and trips for me. You will not believe who else is on the game. People and now more sheriffs pushing back on states from coast to coast breaking up basically the cities and states are breaking up large gatherings to stop covid19 from spreading but now sheriffs in four states are refusing to enforce these rules, including breaking up thanksgiving dinner parties under extreme covid19 lockdown measures that number of sheriffs doing that, the number of states where that is happening, that could grow. Also this, there is new hope. Pfizer says its vaccine is now more effective than realized. Maybe raising hopes of a vaccine in december. One top democrat governor is tossing cold water on that, and tossing cold water on the Trump Administrations operation warp speed coming to market. The fbi is launching a new counterintelligence probe into china nearly every 10 hours for replicating