Archive for January 2022

Top News U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession. Politico Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court. Wall Street Journal In Standoff With Putin, Biden Makes Sure European Allies Are With Him. New York Times Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast. In other parts of the country, they’re rising. CNN The nation’s cartoonists…

Top News Senate Democrats fail to advance voting rights legislation and changes to filibuster. USA Today Lessons From the Winning Cities in the Global Mayors Challenge. Bloomberg CityLab Acknowledging hurdles, Biden ready to split up budget package. Roll Call Infrastructure Update: $6B Federal Bridge Funding Boost Arrives for Small Localities. RouteFifty The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico Energy…

Top News Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills. Associated Press Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed; Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as governors. CNBC Biden directs surge teams to states hit hardest by omicron. Roll Call Flush With Federal Aid, City Finance Officers Offer Optimistic Outlook. RouteFifty The nation’s cartoonists…

Top News Top Democrats call for voting rights legislation on Jan. 6 anniversary. Axios CDC chief says U.S. COVID cases likely have not yet peaked. Reuters U.S. economy added just 199,000 jobs in December, before labor market confronted omicron surge. Washington Post The party’s internal divides could trip up its agenda again in 2022. Vox The nation’s cartoonists on the…

Top News Biden faces legacy-defining challenge in salvaging his Build Back Better bill. NBC News Biden issues dire warning for unvaccinated as omicron surges before holidays. Roll Call 3 Big Takeaways From Biden’s Surprise Extension Of Student Loan Relief. Forbes FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19. CNN Energy & Natural Resources New Biden rule reducing climate emissions…