NEW: Biden makes an urgent plea for unity to tackle the country’s problems. But Republicans have a different vision of unity: one where he doesn’t do things that upset their voters. And their voters want the party to oppose him.
Former Obama adviser @danpfeiffer: “There will be a tendency among many press and pundits to condense Biden's promise to heal the soul of the nation into nothing more than appeasing congressional Republicans. Team Biden will need to push back” nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
NEWS: Executive actions Biden plans to issue today
-Rejoin Paris accord
-Fortify DACA
-Undo Muslim ban
-Stop border wall
-Order unified Covid response
-Eviction/foreclosure freeze —> 3/31
-Extend student loan pause —> 9/30
-Rescind Trump’s 1776 commish
-Undo Trump EO on Census
There is a lot more in the executive actions Biden's team says he'll issue on Day One, including a 100-day masking challenge, LGBT protections and reversing or reviewing a broad range of Trump actions/regs across departments (too many to name).
These are just Biden's day one executive actions. Incoming press secretary @jrpsaki says there are more to come, "including revoking the ban on military service by transgender Americans, and reversing the Mexico City policy."
At today's meeting, McConnell told Schumer he wants the legislative filibuster to remain in tact as part of any power-organizing deal in the 50-50 Senate for the next 2 years, per McConnell spokesman, who says talks on all aspects of it "will continue over the next several days."
Some context: The filibuster is already a longstanding Senate rule and can't really be codified more than it is.
McConnell's ask of Schumer is essentially a gentleman's agreement or promise not to nuke it.
A bare majority can change this rule with a vote to set a new precedent.
The votes aren't there to end the legislative filibuster. Unclear that'll change. So it's a weapon Schumer can't use. But it's a bold ask of McConnell to make him promise not to—risks antagonizing the new leader's base out of the gate and giving up some leverage if times change.
- $400B vaccine/schools
- Stimulus to $2K
- $400/week UI
- $30B rental aid
- 15% SNAP boost
- EITC boost
- $25B child care
- $20B public transit
- $35B small biz/grants
- Fund COBRA thru Sept
- Boost ACA subsidy
- $15 minimum wage
+ more
New Pelosi-Schumer statement on the new $1.9 trillion Biden plan: "We will get right to work to turn President-elect Biden's vision into legislation that will pass both chambers and be signed into law."
The Biden economic plan will be a heavy lift in Congress. No cakewalk in the slim-majority Democratic House. Even tougher in the Senate where the filibuster is alive and well, and Dems may have to lean on budget reconciliation (can be used for some, likely not all these items).
BREAKING: The House of Representatives votes 232-197 to impeach President Trump for incitement of insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
He's the first president in history to be impeached twice.
The 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump:
Liz Cheney (WY)
Anthony Gonzalez (OH)
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA)
John Katko (NY)
Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Peter Meijer (MI)
Tom Rice (SC)
Dan Newhouse (WA)
Fred Upton (IL)
David Valadao (CA)
New Mitch McConnell statement: "The House of Representatives has voted to impeach the President. The Senate process will now begin at our first regular meeting following receipt of the article from the House."
Daryl Johnson, an expert in extremism and violence, on the president's role. nbcnews.to/2N0IbTM
Illuminating insights from an analyst who predicted the rise of right-wing extremism a decade ago on how to quell it now. He says election lies must be renounced. He says GOP leadership is critical. He cautions against gun control.