Biden Should Invoke National Emergency on Climate, Schumer Says Bloomberg 1/26/2021 Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy
(Bloomberg) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency, a controversial move that would give the new administration sweeping authority to circumvent Congress to combat global warming.
Declaring a climate emergency could unlock new powers for Biden, including the ability to redirect funding for clean energy projects, shut down crude oil exports, suspend offshore drilling and curtail the movement of fossil fuels on pipelines, trains, and ships. Former President Donald Trump used the tactic in February 2019 to divert billions of dollars to start construction on the wall along the southern border after Congress refused to appropriate the funding.
Republicans built up QAnon backer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but now are they afraid of what they created? Marquise Francis
On the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the combative Georgia Republican known for her association with the fantastical, cultlike QAnon conspiracy theory, was back on Twitter after a 12-hour suspension, and back to making waves and rocking the precarious boat that Republicans find themselves in, having lost the White House and both chambers of Congress.
“I’ve said this all along, it’s people over politicians, not the other way around,” Greene tweeted late Monday night, just hours after her Twitter account was reinstated after it was suspended for violating the social media giant’s policies. “It’s the people of this country that matter. That’s why I’m asking everyone to join me as a Citizen Cosponsor to #ImpeachBiden.”
Schumer Faces Impatient Left, Divided Right in New Senate Role Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Mike Dorning and Laura Litvan
(Bloomberg) Chuck Schumer is set to preside over the narrowest possible majority of the U.S. Senate, a task that will require him to keep his Democratic caucus united while luring Republican support for legislation central to President-elect Joe Biden’s priorities.
Schumer, 70, rose to the pinnacle of Senate power on his capacity for political fundraising, heavily aided by ties to New York’s lucrative financial industry. Now his success as incoming majority leader will hinge on building consensus in a chamber still reeling from Wednesday’s mob violence and with Republicans divided over loyalty to President Donald Trump.
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A woman who was shot inside of the Capitol building during the rioting of Donald Trump supporters Wednesday has died.
The woman, whose identity has not been released, has since died, police have confirmed. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The woman was pronounced dead at a local hospital, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department told
The New York Times. The spokesperson did not share any further details or say who shot her.
Earlier Wednesday, MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III said during a press conference, I can confirm that one civilian was reported to have sustained a gunshot wound inside of the Capitol.