Tipsheet: Senators in the dark on parliamentarian's decision

View in your browser     Senators in the dark on parliamentarian's decision By Jordain Carney   A parliamentarian ruling touted as a breakthrough for the Democratic agenda is putting the Senate in uncharted territory and sparking confusion. More than a week after Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough signaled that Democrats could have more than just two shots this year at using budget rules to bypass the 60-vote filibuster legislation normally must clear to become law, senators say they are largely in the dark about its ramifications. Read the full story here     Biden on refugee cap: 'We couldn't do two things at once' By Jordan Williams   President Biden on Saturday explained his initial decision to not increase the limit on refugee admissions to the United States, stating that his administration "couldn't do two things at once." Read the full story here     Republicans who backed Trump impeachment see fundraising boost By Julia Manchester   The majority of House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump in January saw fundraising gains in the first three months of the year despite intense backlash from members of their own party, according to new financial disclosures. Read the full story here     Taylor Greene defends 'America First' effort, pushes back on critics By Tal Axelrod   Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) defended her efforts to form a pro-Trump caucus in the House of Representatives, saying she would push forward with forming the group but distancing herself from nativist language the group has espoused. Read the full story here       Five global concerns for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause By Nathaniel Weixel   The Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause dealt a blow to the U.S. vaccination effort, but given that the vaccine only made up 5 percent of the shots given domestically, experts think it will likely have a much greater impact abroad. Read the full story here     CDC: Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose By Celine Castronuovo   Roughly half of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Saturday. Read the full story here     Tensions rise in US amid police shootings, Chauvin trial By Jordan Williams   Tensions have increased in the U.S. over the past week amid new reports of fatal police shootings and in anticipation of the verdict in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial. Read the full story here     Family of FedEx shooting suspect says they 'tried to get him the help he needed' By Jordan Williams   The family of a 19-year-old man suspected in the shooting at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis, Ind., apologized to the victims' families, stating that they tried to give the man the help that he needed. Read the full story here     Prince Philip laid to rest at Windsor Castle By Celine Castronuovo   Prince Philip was laid to rest at Windsor Castle on Saturday as members of the royal family gathered for a funeral service in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last week at the age of 99. Read the full story here     DC goes to the dogs — Major and Champ, that is By Judy Kurtz   Major and Champ Biden are proving everything in Washington is political, even presidential pets. Read the full story here     President Biden must take more action for refugee resettlement By Molly Fee   OPINION| Waiting for resettlement is far from a neutral experience for refugees. Every day starts with the hope of good news and ends with crushing disappointment when none arrives. President Biden has been standing in the way of resettling the thousands of refugees who have already been vetted and approved to come to the United States. Delaying the determination on refugee admissions, which Biden is finally signing, has made these refugees captive to an endless cycle of waiting. Read the full story here     Madoff is dead, but his lessons should live on By George G. Demos   OPINION | It was the spring of 2009, and I was in Bernie Madoff’s personal office in the “Lipstick Building” on Third Avenue in New York City. Prominently displayed was an enormous sculpture of a screw — appropriate, as it was for the mastermind of the largest financial fraud in American history. No one ever quite could explain why Madoff had so blatantly mounted this defiant symbol in his office. I was there as an enforcement attorney on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s team that was meticulously combing through his decades of falsified records. But how exactly did Madoff implement his fraud — and what lessons should we learn today? Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Upcoming US withdrawal from Afghanistan stirs warnings about security By Missy Ryan, Shane Harris and Paul Sonne   The military and intelligence agencies are racing to refine plans for countering extremist groups in Afghanistan following President Biden’s planned troop withdrawal, but current and former officials warn it will be far more difficult to head off threats to U.S. security from afar. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Debating exit From Afghanistan, Biden rejected generals’ views By Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger   Over two decades of war, the Pentagon had fended off the political instincts of elected leaders frustrated with the grind of Afghanistan. But President Biden refused to be persuaded. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: In Minneapolis, armed patrol group tries to keep the peace By Stephen Groves and John Minchillo   As protests intensified in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright, a group of Black men joined the crowd intent on keeping the peace and preventing protests from escalating into violence. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: US and China discuss enhancing Beijing’s climate commitments By Sha Hua in Hong Kong and Andrew Jeong in Seoul   Climate envoy John Kerry says meetings with counterparts in Shanghai were productive. Read the full story here     Reuters: US embassy to withdraw staff as Chad rebels advance By Reuters staff   The United States has ordered its non-essential staff in Chad to leave the African country as rebel fighters approached the capital on Sunday after early election results showed President Idriss Deby on course to extend his three-decade rule. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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