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“There are lots of loopholes and lots of exceptions. What this executive order does is close up those loopholes, push out those exceptions, and also creates a new position within the White House to focus on made in America,” said Iwinksi. … [Read more...] about President Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ Executive Order Could Benefit Western Pennsylvania, Trade Experts Say

Biden's $1.9 million proposal includes not only the $1,400 stimulus checks, but also increasing unemployment benefits from $300 a week to $400, a rise in the national minimum wage, an expansion of paid leave, money for the safe reopening of schools, funding to help small businesses and state and local governments, as well as $160 billion for a national vaccination program. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden May Adjust Income Threshold for Third Stimulus Check in $1.9 Tn Relief Proposal

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, - President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government's fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus toward clean-energy."The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we're going to replace with clean electric vehicles made right here in America made by American workers," Biden said MondayBiden criticized existing rules that allow vehicles to be considered U.S. made when purchased by the U.S. government even if they have significant non-American made components.Biden said he would close "loopholes" that allow key parts like engines, steel and glass to be manufactured abroad for vehicles considered U.S. made.The White House did not immediately answer questions about over what period Biden planned to replace current vehicles. It could cost the U.S. $20 billion or more to replace the fleet.Biden's "Buy America" executive order signed Monday does not direct the … [Read more...] about Biden vows to replace U.S. government fleet with electric vehicles

“She can take complicated economic theories and put them into understandable language — all while showing a real heart for the millions of Americans who are hurting through no fault of their own,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said before the vote. … [Read more...] about Senate Confirms Berkeley Economist Janet Yellen As Biden Treasury Secretary

Chief Justice John Roberts, who presided during Trump's first impeachment, will not be doing so this time, making way for Senator Patrick Leahy, as the US Constitution says that a chief justice must preside when an incumbent president is being impeached, which Trump is no longer. … [Read more...] about Biden Reportedly Doubts Trump Conviction as Impeachment Article Delivered to Senate