President Trump announced plans to bolster pharmaceutical manufacturing in Puerto Rico from China, touting the help he has given the island and pointing to Democratic nominee Joe Biden for its economic woes."I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to Puerto Rico," Trump said during a news conference at the White House on Friday, announcing $13 billion in . "We've done more for Puerto Rico than any administration by far."The announcement Friday directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency aid to restore Puerto Rico's electrical grid and rebuild schools, among other initiatives.Trump...…President Trump announced plans to bolster pharmaceutical manufacturing in Puerto Rico from China, touting the help he has given the island and pointing to Democratic nominee Joe Biden for its economic woes."I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to Puerto Rico," Trump said during a news conference at the White House on Friday, announcing $13 billion in . "We've done more for Puerto Rico than any administration by far."The announcement Friday directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency aid to restore Puerto Rico's electrical grid and rebuild schools, among other initiatives.Trump...WW…

The White House isn't saying how many green jobs President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan will create.In a shared on Friday, press secretary Jen Psaki answered questions from the public about Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan, a sweeping bill that has from business groups and from Republicans and some Democrats in Congress."First of all, it will create millions of jobs, put people back to work, and invest in industries of the future," Psaki said, before reading aloud several questions.Asked how many of these would be green jobs, Psaki did not give a number but said that plans to...…The White House isn't saying how many green jobs President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan will create.In a shared on Friday, press secretary Jen Psaki answered questions from the public about Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan, a sweeping bill that has from business groups and from Republicans and some Democrats in Congress."First of all, it will create millions of jobs, put people back to work, and invest in industries of the future," Psaki said, before reading aloud several questions.Asked how many of these would be green jobs, Psaki did not give a number but said that plans to...WW…

President Joe Biden has pitched his package as a weapon essential to keeping pace with China, calling it a "blue-collar blueprint" that his administration says will create millions of jobs and better position the United States to compete with Beijing.Justifying his $2.25 trillion proposal, Biden said Wednesday that "China and the rest of the world" are racing ahead of the U.S. All told, he mentioned the country six times."Do you think China is waiting around to invest in its digital infrastructure or research and development?" he asked."I promise you, they are not waiting. But they are...…President Joe Biden has pitched his package as a weapon essential to keeping pace with China, calling it a "blue-collar blueprint" that his administration says will create millions of jobs and better position the United States to compete with Beijing.Justifying his $2.25 trillion proposal, Biden said Wednesday that "China and the rest of the world" are racing ahead of the U.S. All told, he mentioned the country six times."Do you think China is waiting around to invest in its digital infrastructure or research and development?" he asked."I promise you, they are not waiting. But they are...WW…

The scandal upending Matt Gaetz’s meteoric rise has spooked some bigwig supporters into looking beyond the Florida Republican, fearing that allegations he paid for sex, including with a 17-year-old, could prove insurmountable, according to multiple sources.A group of Florida elected officials, donors, strategists, and one former official took stock of Gaetz’s political future Thursday and didn’t like what they saw — even as the embattled lawmaker a day later . If he is forced to resign, his western Panhandle seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District .“They’re making the assessment that...…The scandal upending Matt Gaetz’s meteoric rise has spooked some bigwig supporters into looking beyond the Florida Republican, fearing that allegations he paid for sex, including with a 17-year-old, could prove insurmountable, according to multiple sources.A group of Florida elected officials, donors, strategists, and one former official took stock of Gaetz’s political future Thursday and didn’t like what they saw — even as the embattled lawmaker a day later . If he is forced to resign, his western Panhandle seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District .“They’re making the assessment that...WW…

CloseSeveral of President Biden’s top aides spent their years outside of government advising the world’s most powerful companies, raking in six-figure consulting fees from firms with large federal portfolios.Biden has leaned on veterans of the Obama and Clinton administrations to staff his White House. Many of these longtime Democratic policy operatives have passed through Washington's so-called "revolving door," cashing in via work with private-sector companies before returning to control the highest levers of government.And despite interludes consulting for major defense industry, Silicon...…CloseSeveral of President Biden’s top aides spent their years outside of government advising the world’s most powerful companies, raking in six-figure consulting fees from firms with large federal portfolios.Biden has leaned on veterans of the Obama and Clinton administrations to staff his White House. Many of these longtime Democratic policy operatives have passed through Washington's so-called "revolving door," cashing in via work with private-sector companies before returning to control the highest levers of government.And despite interludes consulting for major defense industry, Silicon...WW…

CloseA detailed postmortem of Donald Trump's reelection campaign points to the former president's trustworthiness, handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and failure to capture "late deciders" as key reasons why he lost.The 27-page report, written by Trump's chief pollster, Tony Fabrizio, shows how the loomed large over the campaign, figuring as a "top issue" in the surveyed 10 states, but was most pronounced in states that flipped for President Biden. It undercuts the former chief executive's claims that Democrats stole the election via a voter fraud effort in a handful of swing states that...…CloseA detailed postmortem of Donald Trump's reelection campaign points to the former president's trustworthiness, handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and failure to capture "late deciders" as key reasons why he lost.The 27-page report, written by Trump's chief pollster, Tony Fabrizio, shows how the loomed large over the campaign, figuring as a "top issue" in the surveyed 10 states, but was most pronounced in states that flipped for President Biden. It undercuts the former chief executive's claims that Democrats stole the election via a voter fraud effort in a handful of swing states that...WW…

ClosePresident Biden's chief of staff retweeted a call for a 2028 presidential ticket headed by Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over the weekend.Ron Klain shared opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin's tweet on Sunday following an interview with Buttigieg on ABC, during which he echoed Biden's frequent line about the dangers of a too-small response to the coronavirus crisis.“This is a moment where the greatest risk we can take, as the president has said, is not the risk of doing too much. It’s the risk of doing too little,” said Buttigieg, a former mayor...…ClosePresident Biden's chief of staff retweeted a call for a 2028 presidential ticket headed by Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over the weekend.Ron Klain shared opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin's tweet on Sunday following an interview with Buttigieg on ABC, during which he echoed Biden's frequent line about the dangers of a too-small response to the coronavirus crisis.“This is a moment where the greatest risk we can take, as the president has said, is not the risk of doing too much. It’s the risk of doing too little,” said Buttigieg, a former mayor...WW…

signed new sweeping ethics rules, but waivers remain a loophole, and watchdog groups say the pledge stops short of full reform.Under the new , executive branch officials must pledge not to lobby their former agency for two years, but waivers can be issued if "it is in the public interest."The decision falls to the Office of Management and Budget, to be led by Director Neera Tanden, once confirmed by the Senate. Tanden, as the head of the liberal Center American Progress and its political arm, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, from Silicon Valley and Big Tech firms.In consult...…signed new sweeping ethics rules, but waivers remain a loophole, and watchdog groups say the pledge stops short of full reform.Under the new , executive branch officials must pledge not to lobby their former agency for two years, but waivers can be issued if "it is in the public interest."The decision falls to the Office of Management and Budget, to be led by Director Neera Tanden, once confirmed by the Senate. Tanden, as the head of the liberal Center American Progress and its political arm, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, from Silicon Valley and Big Tech firms.In consult...WW…

President-elect Joe Biden said he will lay out an economic package in the trillions of dollars, including increased direct payments for taxpayers.“We need more direct relief flowing to families, small businesses, including finishing the job of getting the people $2,000 in relief,” Biden said in remarks Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden said he would detail his plan next Thursday, again calling the package Congress passed at the end of the year "a down payment."The president-elect said that "the price tag will be high” for the next coronavirus bill.The jobs report on Friday showed the...…President-elect Joe Biden said he will lay out an economic package in the trillions of dollars, including increased direct payments for taxpayers.“We need more direct relief flowing to families, small businesses, including finishing the job of getting the people $2,000 in relief,” Biden said in remarks Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden said he would detail his plan next Thursday, again calling the package Congress passed at the end of the year "a down payment."The president-elect said that "the price tag will be high” for the next coronavirus bill.The jobs report on Friday showed the...WW…

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris told Elle magazine a story about attending a civil rights march as a child that bears a striking resemblance to one told decades earlier by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.Published at the height of the 2020 presidential election campaign in early October, the article resurfaced this week after appearing in year-in-review list by the magazine.Harris has often spoken of her parents' efforts in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and in the tells how she accompanied them as a toddler to a march in Oakland, California."Senator Kamala Harris started...…Vice President-elect Kamala Harris told Elle magazine a story about attending a civil rights march as a child that bears a striking resemblance to one told decades earlier by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.Published at the height of the 2020 presidential election campaign in early October, the article resurfaced this week after appearing in year-in-review list by the magazine.Harris has often spoken of her parents' efforts in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and in the tells how she accompanied them as a toddler to a march in Oakland, California."Senator Kamala Harris started...WW…