Armed riot officers without identifying marks or badges began manning the perimeter around the White House Wednesday morning, and now a Virginia congressman says he is working on legislation to stop it from happening again.
The unmarked security forces appeared early Wednesday following a calmer night in D.C. than the city had seen in recent days. However, unlike MPD or Capitol Police… Read more »
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A county in northern Virginia pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo opportunity.
Arlington officers joined a team of federal law enforcers using chemical agents and flash bangs to forcibly… Read more »
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Yahoo Finance
Rep. Don Beyer (D., VA) is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. He also recently self-quarantined following a positive COVID-19 test by a friend with whom he had recently dined with.
On Tuesday, he came on Yahoo Finance’s “On the Move” to give an update both on Washington’s economic response to… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer, D-Va., is pushing FDA and CDC leaders for daily, updated information on testing capacity for each state, the district, and the territories.
“It is important for public health officials and policy makers to have a full understanding of testing capacity in order to appropriately plan,” Beyer wrote in a letter Monday. “More importantly, for the United States… Read more »
While many companies have started requiring employees to work from home during the coronavirus outbreak, one really large employer is conspicuously absent from the telework trend: the federal government.
The Trump administration had previously been cutting back on telework, but Rep. Don Beyer, who’s currently in self-quarantine, says enough is enough — it’s time to send federal office… Read more »
The Hill
Democrats in the House and Senate introduced legislation Friday that would require all employers to grant workers paid sick days in light of the global coronavirus spread.
The bill unveiled by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) would mandate all employers to let workers accrue seven days of paid sick leave and immediately… Read more »
Gizmodo
House Democrats on Wednesday signed a letter urging President Trump to restore two teams within the national security apparatus dedicated to global health threats, calling the administration’s response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus “dangerously inadequate” and “frankly frightening.”
“In the face of such a threat, the American people need to know that… Read more »
The U.S. created 514,000 fewer jobs in 2018-19 than originally reported — here’s what that means
By Jeffry Bartash - 02/07/2020
The U.S. economy created about a half-million fewer jobs in 2019 and 2018 than it first appeared, but it doesn’t mean the labor market isn’t strong.
The government as expected pruned the level of overall U.S. employment by 514,000 as of March 2019, with… Read more »
Trump fires second key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland in Friday purge – as it happened
By Lois Beckett, Lauren Aratani & Paul Owen - 02/07/2020
The twin brother of Lt Col Alexander Vindman, a national security expert who testified during Trump’s impeachment trial about his concerns about the president pressuring Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, his political rivals,… Read more »
Tax cut proponents blame weak business investment on Trump trade wars
By Sean Higgins - 02/05/2020
President Trump's trade wars have undercut the economic benefits of his tax cuts, proponents of the 2017 tax code overhaul say.
Administration officials are hoping that Trump's newly signed trade deals will lead to the realization of the promised boost in investment from the tax… Read more »
