Who's in charge: Career staffers move to acting Cabinet head

Added 01-21-21 01:35:02am EST - “Like 8,000 flying trapeze artists passing in midair, the Biden and Trump administrations swapped out senior leadership of the federal government on the fly as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the nation's 46th president.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Biden taps career civil servants to acting posts at State, USAID, UN
• Pelosi's Plan: Pass Resolution Calling On Pence & Cabinet to Invoke 25th Am. Monday; Move For Impeachment Tuesday
• ‘Economist' Staffers Flock to Huawei
• Trump administration staffers are getting snubbed while hunting for jobs

After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden

Added 01-22-21 12:35:03am EST - “Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Kim Jong-un makes no mention of Donald Trump, nukes or Joe Biden in party speech
• Kim Jong-un threatens Joe Biden with expanded nuclear program
• A 100-day moratorium on deportations starts on Friday, Biden administration announces
• For Biden, pandemic safety starts at home: In the White House

No Amount of Swagger Can Dress Up Pompeo's Legacy

Added 01-21-21 06:34:02pm EST - “The outgoing secretary of state prioritized his political ambitions over America's interests.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Sec. of State Mike Pompeo determines China's crimes against Uighurs amount to ‘genocide'
• Mike Pompeo Is Trying to Bluff His Way to a Legacy
• The Coming Republican Reckoning With Trump's Legacy
• Trump Failed to Erase Obama's Legacy

Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge

Added 01-21-21 05:35:02pm EST - “In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump's wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated in 1971 as symbol…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• As Trump's border wall tops 450-mile goal, CBP chief says more wall is coming
• Joe Biden to Issue Executive Order Ending Border Wall Construction
• Joe Biden's DHS Nominee Alejandro Mayorkas Will Not Commit to Not Tearing Down Border Wall
• New York Girl Scouts seek to get out of lease with Trump Wall Street building

Senate Armed Services Committee advances Lloyd Austin, Biden's defense secretary pick

Added 01-21-21 02:35:02pm EST - “The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as President Biden's secretary of defense.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Bill introduced to grant military exception for Lloyd Austin, Biden's defense secretary nominee
• Lloyd Austin, new defense secretary, arrives for work at Pentagon
• House Approves Waiver For Lloyd Austin, Biden's Pick To Head Pentagon
• Senate Confirms Austin in Historic Vote, Installing First Black Defense Secretary

Expiring arms control treaty with Russia presents early challenge for Biden

Added 01-21-21 01:35:02pm EST - “One of President Biden's first foreign policy tests will be brokering an extension of a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia that expires in just two weeks.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Biden giving Putin 'exactly what he wanted' on nuclear arms treaty: Cotton
• Joe Biden's burden grows as Russia moves to leave Open Skies Treaty
• Biden seeks five-year extension of New START treaty with Kremlin, asks for intelligence assessment on Russia
• Schumer says he will fire Senate sergeant-at-arms once Dems take control

Europe's court condemns Russia over 2008 war with Georgia

Added 01-21-21 11:35:02am EST - “Europe's top human rights court on Thursday found Russia responsible for a swathe of violations in Georgia's breakaway regions after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Liberals Already Have Their Eyes on the Supreme Court as Georgia Senate Results Become Clear
• Sidney Powell Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss Her Case from Georgia
• Not tonight, Mike! Moscow mocks Pompeo, comparing him to Napoleon after bizarre ‘Russia, Russia, Russia' tweet salvo
• DHS secretary condemns 'some supporters of the president'

Emmanuel Macron calls on Biden to beef up commitment to fight against terrorism

Added 01-21-21 10:35:02am EST - “French President Emmanuel Macron has called on President Joe Biden to increase the U.S.' military commitment to combat Islamic extremists around the world.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Biden calls the violent pro-Trump riot at the Capitol an 'insurrection' and 'domestic terrorism'
• States beef up security at capitol complexes ahead of Biden inauguration
• Biden promises to defeat domestic terrorism (How will he do that?)
• Even after Capitol assault, Biden team undecided on domestic terrorism law

Biden's First Steps on Latin America

Added 01-22-21 08:34:02am EST - “Only days into his presidency, he's already changed the game on immigration.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• McConnell: Biden ‘took several big steps in the wrong direction' on Day One
• Commentary: America's 'enlightenment' in this new age of Biden is truly something to behold
• Biden inauguration theme will be 'America United'
• Can Tom Hanks bring America together for Biden's inauguration?

Russia welcomes US proposal to extend nuclear treaty

Added 01-22-21 05:35:02am EST - “The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Kremlin Welcomes Biden's Offer to Extend Nuclear Treaty
• First-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons enters into force
• Biden giving Putin 'exactly what he wanted' on nuclear arms treaty: Cotton
• Biden Orders Sweeping Assessment of Russian Hacking, Even While Renewing Nuclear Treaty