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Biden gears up to push behemoth infrastructure plan
As President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill heads to his desk this week, his administration is preparing to introduce a massive infrastructure relief bill sometime this month. During the 2020 election, Biden ran on his Build Back Better plan that promises to create “the jobs we need to build a modern, sustainable infrastructure now and deliver an equitable clean energy future.” While the plan is priced at around $2 trillion dollars, the White House has not yet decided on the package’s exact size. The recent snowstorm in Texas that left millions without power and dozens dead highlighted the need for an infrastructure overhaul, some say. But the United States’ crumbling infrastructure has long been a pressing national issue. Recent Biden hires suggest that the president is gearing up to tackle infrastructure issues.
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Trump battles GOP establishment over coveted small donors
Former President Donald Trump is telling key Republican Party committees to stop using his likeness to raise money, escalating his attacks on the GOP as he attempts to purge his critics from the party. Trump told the top three GOP fundraising committees — the Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee — to stop using his name in fundraising appeals and on merchandise, Politico reported. Trump later said he would allow the RNC to keep using his name, but not the congressional groups, Bloomberg reported. That change came after the RNC reportedly moved the location of an upcoming fundraising event to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club.
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Biden nominee’s confirmation fight fueled by dueling ‘dark money’ groups
The 2020 election and inauguration of a new president have passed but the “dark money” war is far from over as opaque nonprofits pour millions into the fight surrounding confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominees. Vanita Gupta, President Biden’s pick for associate attorney general, is scheduled to face the Senate Judiciary Committee in a confirmation hearing on March 9, and she’s become a prime target for secretly funded groups. One $800,000 ad campaign accuses Gupta of supporting the “defund the police” movement. It’s paid for by the Judicial Crisis Network, a 501(c)(4) that does not disclose its donors. Gupta, who served as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under President Barack Obama, has said she never supported defunding the police.
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