Making a deal with the devil
Republicans are coming around now on COVID relief not because Americans are in desperate need, but because of the perceived political benefits to the two Georgia Senate Republican incumbents facing a runoff election in two weeks.
By Michael A. Cohen Contributor,Updated December 22, 2020, 3:53 p.m.
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Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue high-five each other as Perdue takes the stage to speak during a campaign event on Dec. 21 in Milton, Ga. The two Georgia US Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 will decide control of the Senate.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty
More than seven months ago, Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
Utah s Native American tribes react to Biden s Secretary of the Interior pick
Utahâs Native American tribes are reacting to President-elect Joe Bidenâs historic pick to lead the Department of the Interior.
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SALT LAKE CITY â Utahâs Native American tribes are reacting to President-elect Joe Bidenâs historic pick to lead the Department of the Interior.
Congresswoman Deb Haaland, once confirmed, would be the first Native American to lead the Interior Department, marking a historic moment for Americaâs indigenous peoples.
âTo have an American Indian elevated to this high of a post is truly an amazing moment in the history of federal and tribal relations,â said University of Utah Professor Elizabeth Kronk Warner, an expert in environmental and Indian law.