Epstein Secrets

DC; 9:30 AM • Senate HELP Committee considers Xavier Becerra to be HHS Secretary - Nominations hearing considers Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services * Then- President-elect Joe Biden nominated the California attorney general on 7 Dec 2020. If confirmed by the Senate, Becerra will be the first Lat

rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear

Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ

ll, Singh, 3.57M) reports President Biden "has vowed to reopen most schools in his first 100 days and has directed the departments of Education and Health and Human Services to provide guidance on reopening." Georgia School Board Members Refused To Wear Mask To Honor Teacher Who Died Of COVID. The Washington Post (1/24

of a 10-year term for the FBI director serves the important purpose of insulating the bureau from political pressure." Along with Biden's chose of Merrick Garland, who didn't endorse Biden, as his attorney general, the "decisions send a signal that the new president is serious about not interfering in prosecu

rests of the United States." In addition, The Hill (5/14, Chalfant, 5.69M) reports that the President "ordered leaders at the departments of State, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security to 'review any regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions developed pursuant to

eral lawmakers, including lone Republican Nicole Malliotakis and NY Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, challenging the `state secrets privilege' that ex-Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush invoked to block release of a classified 16-page FBI report. Re

(4 4653 The first confirmed case in the U.S. was reported on January 20, 2020.[4667 The outbreak was officially declared a public health emergency by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on January 31, 2020.14671 -- Trump's public statements on COVID-19 were at odds with his private statements. In February

, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Cony Barrett. In 2016, Senate Republicans had taken the unprecedented step of refusing to consider Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016, arguing that the seat should not be filled in an election year. Gorsuch

641[46 The first confirmed case in the U.S. was reported on January 20, 2020.[4661 The outbreak was officially declared a public health emergency by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on January 31, 20203461 Trump's public statements on COVED-19 were at odds with his private statements. In February 2020

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