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a For Corruption. • Colombian Police Lead Forceful Crackdown On Protests. • Afghan Militants Kill Four Pakistani Soldiers In Ambush. • In Ukraine, Blinken To Offer Support Against Russia, Pressure On Graft Issues. • Spanish Voters Favor "Right-Wing Leader" In Regional Elections. • Tories, Scottish Nat

partment of Energy', with testimony from Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm; 1:00 PM * Secretary of State Blinken in Ukraine — Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ukraine, to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Foreign Minister Kuleba Dmytro, other officials, and representatives of Ukrainian civil society

57K) reports on its website that the purpose of Harris' visit was to "focus on small businesses." Harris, who was accompanied by Commerce Secretary Raimondo, "listened to pitches by entrepreneurs at the Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a small business incubator with a social impact mission." Harris "spoke

n emergency."' Raimondo said, "Women were clustered in service industries, low-wage industries that got hit hardest in the pandemic." Harris "echoed Raimondo's remarks, pointing to `devastation across the board' and emphasizing that women were `among those who suffered the most."' The Washington Post <ht

a For Corruption. • Colombian Police Lead Forceful Crackdown On Protests. • Afghan Militants Kill Four Pakistani Soldiers In Ambush. • In Ukraine, Blinken To Offer Support Against Russia, Pressure On Graft Issues. • Spanish Voters Favor "Right-Wing Leader" In Regional Elections. • Tories, Scottish Nat

artment of Energy', with testimony from Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm; 1:00 PM • Secretary of State Blinken in Ukraine - Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ukraine, to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Foreign Minister Kuleba Dmytro, other officials, and representatives of Ukrainian civil society

are doing because you are models of the best of what we are doing in the country. ... It's about helping people see the possibilities." Harris and Raimondo later attended a women-led small-business roundtable. The Providence (RI) Journal. (5/5, 376K) reports that before she introduced the Vice President

157K) reports on its website that the purpose of Harris' visit was to "focus on small businesses." Harris, who was accompanied by Commerce Secretary Raimondo, "listened to pitches by entrepreneurs at the Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a small business incubator with a social impact mission." Harris "spoke

rge. • Chicago Schools Stop In-Person Classes Wednesday. • Portland Mayor Uses Pepper Spray On Man Who Harassed Him About Masks. • Senate Confirms Blinken As Secretary Of State On 78-22 Vote. • Harris Swears In Yellen As Treasury Secretary. • During Confirmation Hearing, Raimondo Vows To Be Tough On C

eoing me." Senate Confirms Blinken As Secretary Of State On 78-22 Vote. The AP (1/26, Lee) reports the Senate on Tuesday in a 78-22 vote "confirmed Antony Blinken as America's top diplomat, tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden's commitment to reverse the Trump administration's 'America First' doctrine

ling out which Chinese companies should remain on a list that limits their access to advanced U.S. technology." Reuters (1/26, Shepardson) reported Raimondo said she intends to "use the full toolkit at my disposal to the fullest extent possible to protect Americans and our network from Chinese interfere

merce Nominee Pledges Tough China Stance, But Mum On Huawei Blacklist" provides similar coverage. Meanwhile, The Verge (1/26, Kelly, 1.54M) reports Raimondo "told lawmakers that she will pursue changes to Section 230 if confirmed." According to The Verge, Raimondo told Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that she "

a For Corruption. • Colombian Police Lead Forceful Crackdown On Protests. • Afghan Militants Kill Four Pakistani Soldiers In Ambush. • In Ukraine, Blinken To Offer Support Against Russia, Pressure On Graft Issues. • Spanish Voters Favor "Right-Wing Leader" In Regional Elections. • Tories, Scottish Nat

partment of Energy, with testimony from Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm; 1:00 PM • Secretary of State Blinken in Ukraine - Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ukraine, to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Foreign Minister Kuleba Dmytro, other officials, and representatives of Ukrainian civil society

157K) reports on its website that the purpose of Harris' visit was to "focus on small businesses." Harris, who was accompanied by Commerce Secretary Raimondo, "listened to pitches by entrepreneurs at the Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a small business incubator with a social impact mission." Harris "spoke

are doing because you are models of the best of what we are doing in the country. ... It's about helping people see the possibilities." Harris and Raimondo later attended a women-led small-business roundtable. The Providence (RI) Journal (5/5, 376K) reports that before she introduced the Vice President

leigh Burke-class destroyers the USS Gravely, the USS Laboon and the USS Mason, as well as the United Kingdom's HMS Diamond. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the gravity of the Houthi threat to global commerce and renewed U.S. warnings of a response. The story was also reported on by ABC News (0

trations Afghanistan Policy Since the U.S. Withdrawal: Part II — 2:00 PM — Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs Cabinet Members • Secretary of State Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah EI-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt at 9:30 AM. • Secretary of Education Cardona will join Vice President Harris in C

Court will hear arguments on January 17 to overturn a 40-year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference in the upcoming cases Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. The ramifications of overturning Chevron deference are broad and would strip federal agencies' ability to

an side, because making enemies from former friends is a mistake. If there cannot be friendship, then there should at least be correct relations." Blinken Expected To Focus On Climate Change And Russia During Overseas Trip. Axios (5/14, Freedman, 1.26M) reports that Secretary of State Blinken is "sched

Location: Virtual Event; 3:00 PM Cabinet Officers: • Secretary of State Blinken continues Denmark / Iceland / Greenland trip — Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Iceland, to attend the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting (20 May), to meet President Gudni Johannesson, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir,

overnment agencies, schools and healthcare facilities were targeted by ransomware attacks." Meanwhile, DHS Secretary Mayorkas and Commerce Secretary Raimondo in a CNBC (5/14, 7.34M) op-ed argue the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline offers "an opportunity for every organization to shore up its cy

the clearest indication yet that Biden's April order to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 extended to US-funded contractors." Blinken Addresses Taliban Threats In Afghanistan. Asked on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports (5/6, 958K) about the power of the Taliban in Afghanistan after

ishers, hunters, rural communities and tribal nations." Reuters (5/6) says the report was issued by Interior Secretary Haaland, Commerce Secretary Raimondo, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. According to Reuters, the report "does not of

the clearest indication yet that Biden's April order to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 extended to US-funded contractors." Blinken Addresses Taliban Threats In Afghanistan. Asked on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell ReportsVi (5/6, 958K) about the power of the Taliban in Afghanistan after

fishers, hunters, rural communities and tribal nations." Reuters (5/6) says the report was issued by Interior Secretary Haaland, Commerce Secretary Raimondo, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. According to Reuters, the report "does not of