January 21, 2021 7:00 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
Joe Biden is seeking to wipe away Donald Trumpâs fingerprints from U.S. policy, but his predecessor left lasting partisan divisions in Washington that pose a risk to getting the new presidentâs agenda through Congress.
While Biden pleaded for unity in his inaugural address âthe most elusive of all things in a democracy,â he allowed his top policy priorities including coronavirus relief were already running into headwinds.
Several GOP senators led by Mitt Romney (Utah) expressed misgivings about his $1.9 trillion plan for addressing the pandemicâs damage to the economy. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who voted for Trumpâs impeachment last week, faulted Bidenâs first-day flurry of executive actions. More Republicans dismissed his proposed immigration overhaul as an âamnestyâ for people who unlawfully entered the country.
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President-elect Joe Biden named more than 20 lawyers to his White House counselâs office, where they will help the new president revise ethics standards and put his imprint on the federal bench.
The attorneys draw on expertise in civil rights, health, and environmental law, all topics that Biden has also said will be focal points in his administration. They offer a broad array of firm, in-house, and government experience, including in President Barack Obamaâs Justice Department and firms such as WilmerHale LLP, OâMelveny & Myers LLP, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
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December 16, 2020 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
The top four congressional leaders will continue negotiating a Covid-19 relief package today that they could attach to crucial spending legislation ahead of Fridayâs deadline to keep the government open.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met for several hours last night, reporting progress in the talks but with no agreement in hand.
The leaders held two rounds of extended negotiations at the Capitol yesterday, trying to reach agreement for a package of aid for businesses and workers struggling through the pandemicâs economic fallout.