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President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat who has served both parties and won respect at home and abroad, to run a CIA that has been badly battered by the Trump administration,” per The Post s David Ignatius. “
Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage keeping our people and our country safe and secure,” Biden said in a statement to CNN s Jeff Zeleny. “He shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical and that the dedicated intelligence professionals serving our nation deserve our gratitude and respect.”
“people should be jailed” for what happened to Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Ret.).
Portnoy came off as befuddled and disturbed by this insinuation that anything untoward happened during the Trump-Russia probe, but McEnany replied that she was
“really glad you asked because there hasn’t been a lot of journalistic curiosity on this front and I’m very glad that you asked this question.”
In the minutes that followed, McEnany ran through the history of Democratic intelligence scandals, starting with James Clapper lying to Congress years earlier about wiretapping and then the saga kickstarted by the Democrat-funded Steele dossier through the Mueller probe and reckless claims by House Democrats on cable news.
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.
December 15, 2020 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
President-elect Joe Bidenâs visit to Georgia on behalf of two Democratic Senate candidates today underscores how much his first-term agenda depends on having both chambers of Congress on his side when he takes office next month.
That Biden is even welcome in Georgia reflects a change in the stateâs Democratic politics, which for years tried to distance itself from the national party. But with Bidenâs narrow victory there in November and Democrats aiming to turn out their base voters, candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are embracing him and heâs eagerly approaching his last shot to get the Senate on his side in January.
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