| Presented by Facebook |
| |
| |
| |
Yeppp, probably not the best look: |
| 
© Giphy According to a Washington Post report yesterday, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo helped his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) with how to handle his sexual harassment allegations. How so, from the Post report: “[Chris] Cuomo, one of the network’s top stars, joined a series of conference calls that included the Democratic governor, his top aide, his communications team, lawyers and a number of outside advisers … The cable news anchor encouraged his brother to take a defiant position and not to resign from the governor’s office, the people said. At one point, he used the phrase ‘cancel culture’ as a reason to hold firm in the face of the allegations, two people present on one call said.” The full story: https://wapo.st/3wlZ78w Some context to why this is not ok: Columbia Journalism School professor and New Yorker staff writer Nicholas Lemann explained, “If you are actively advising a politician in trouble while being an on-air host on a news network, that’s not okay.” |
| |
Cuomo then apologized on-air last night: |
| 
© Twitter Watch his 2-minute apology: https://bit.ly/2TayiWE Context: https://bit.ly/2SfO69U Yikes — check out today’s cover of the New York Post: https://bit.ly/3bJaoId |
| |
| It’s Friday! I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
| |
| |
The internet has changed a lot since 1996 — internet regulations should too |
| 
It's been 25 years since comprehensive internet regulations passed. See why we support updated regulations on key issues, including: - Protecting people's privacy
- Enabling safe and easy data portability between platforms
- Preventing election interference
- Reforming Section 230 
|
| |
| |
A little problemo with the Jan. 6 probe: |
| It’s looking unlikely that the bipartisan independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attacks will pass in the Senate, so Democrats are starting to look into other options. https://bit.ly/3oFkAqy What key Democratic chairman do not want: Their own committee investigations An alternative Democrats are considering: Setting up a select committee, similar to the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The difference: A select committee would be controlled by Democrats instead of the bipartisan committee that Senate Republicans are likely to vote down. Why Republicans are against the bill to create the bipartisan commission: They want the scope of the investigation to include all political violence, not just Jan. 6. I.e.: Republicans want to downplay the Capitol siege. What to expect: Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton: https://bit.ly/3oFkAqy |
| |
This made me laugh: |
| 
© Twitter ^That’s Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) by the way. |
| |
| |
Things have calmed down, at least for now: |
| Via CNN’s Amir Tal, Andrew Carey and Angela Dewan, “Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, most of them Palestinians. The truce signals an end to the immediate bloodshed, but will likely leave both sides further apart than ever.” https://cnn.it/3v9LI3j The extent of the bloodshed: “Israeli airstrikes killed 232 Palestinians, including 65 children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry there. At least 12 people in Israel, including two children, have been killed by Palestinian militant fire from Gaza, according to the IDF and Israel's emergency service.” |
| |
| WATCH THE CELEBRATIONS AFTER THE CEASEFIRE TOOK EFFECT: |
| https://cnn.it/2QDaGJd |
| |
| REACTION FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN: |
| Biden said in brief remarks, “We have held intensive high-level discussions hour by hour, literally … with an aim of avoiding the sort of prolonged conflict we have seen in previous years when hostilities have broken out … I believe the Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live in safety and security … My administration will continue our quiet and relentless diplomacy toward that end. I believe we have a genuine opportunity to make progress and I am committed to working toward it.” Context to Biden’s remarks: https://bit.ly/3415SR8 |
| |
| |
The Secret Service is racking up quite the tab at Mar-a-Lago: |
| Via The Washington Post’s David A. Fahrenthold and Josh Dawsey, “Former president Donald Trump charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 this spring for rooms that Trump’s own protective detail used while guarding him at his Mar-a-Lago Club, according to federal spending records.” https://wapo.st/342e4kb How??: “The records show that Trump’s club charged the Secret Service $396.15 every night starting Jan. 20, the day he left the White House and moved full-time into his Palm Beach, Fla., club.” The full story — and records: https://wapo.st/342e4kb |
| |
I’m the gift that keeps on givin,’ ya’ll!: |
| Via The Hill’s Niall Stanage, Democrats are torn over whether former President Trump’s absence helps or hurts the party. https://bit.ly/2RClYxN Dems’ new reasoning for their congressional losses: “Democrats have a new explanation for why they performed poorly in congressional races in last November’s election, even as President Biden swept into the White House. A large part of the answer is: Trump.” Why: “A post-election ‘autopsy’ by the House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), suggests that then-President Trump juiced Republican turnout in a way that neither pollsters nor his political opponents predicted.” |
| |
| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
I can’t believe how happy these, normally fairly boring photos make me feel: |
| 
© Twitter |
| |
| CASE NUMBERS: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 33,057,617 U.S. death toll: 588,559 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
| |
| VACCINATION NUMBERS: |
| Total number of vaccinations administered in the U.S.: 279 million shots have been given. Seven-day average of doses administered: An average of 1.83 million doses For context: The U.S. population is roughly 331 million. Breakdown of the numbers: https://bloom.bg/3iVTPLH |
| |
| |
Why Facebook supports updated internet regulations |
| 
2021 is the 25th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the last major update to internet regulation. It's time for an update to set clear rules for addressing today's toughest challenges. See how we're taking action on key issues and why we support updated internet regulations. |
| |
| |
Because I love and respect you all too much, I will not display any cicada photos in this newsletter without warning: |
| ^ But… for anyone that’s curious, the 17-year Brood X cicadas have emerged and it’s really … something. Here are some photos of the cicada invasion in the Washington, D.C.-area — click at your own peril: In Fairfax, Va.: https://bit.ly/3v4IspM This is not a drill: https://bit.ly/3oD4uxw On Capitol Hill: https://bit.ly/2Sgccla Ugh, check out the porch of this house: https://bit.ly/2SfOw00 Here’s a video of a cicada trying to emerge from the ground: This reminds me of the beginning of ‘Jurassic Park.’Watch: https://bit.ly/3v7QZZ2 The collective sound of billions of cicadas: https://bit.ly/2T3tQZz My blood pressure is so high from finding these photos and videos for you. I think I’m going to turn my attention to the happy animal closing video now… |
| |
| TIDBIT — SOME MIGHT SAY I’M A BIT DRAMATIC ON THE CICADA SITUATION. I, HOWEVER, THINK MY FEARS ARE WARRANTED: |
| An unnamed family member, who has been enjoying my misery over the cicadas, flagged this Reuters article for me today. ‘Guess who's coming to dinner? Virginia chef serves up tasty cicada tacos’ Here’s the link if you’re so inclined: Though I’ll warn you, it does include a photo of the horrendous concept for a snack: https://reut.rs/3wqUKJA |
| |
| |
This is pretty funny — don’t hate the player, hate the rules that you set for the game: |
| 
© Twitter |
| |
Sen. Richard Burr found a comfy perch in the Capitol: |
| 
© Twitter |
| |
| |
| The House is in. The Senate is out. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C. 9 a.m. EDT: President Biden received the President’s Daily Brief. 10 a.m. EDT: Vice President Harris met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. 12:35 p.m. EDT: President Biden welcomes South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the White House. 2:15 p.m. EDT: President Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. |
| |
| |
| 11 a.m. EDT: The White House COVID Response Team held a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3oDjkE9 Noon: White House press secretary Jen Psaki is holding a press conference. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3hJTugy 1 p.m. EDT: President Biden awards the Medal of honor to Army Colonel Ralph Puckett in the East Room of the White House. Livestream: https://bit.ly/344DYng 5 p.m. EDT: President Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in hold a joint press conference. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3hJTNrI |
| |
| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Pizza Party Day. Though I would argue that any day can be Pizza Party Day if you try hard enough. And for weekend planning purposes, tomorrow is National Vanilla Pudding Day and Sunday is National Taffy Day. |
| |
I have a few questions, but my first reaction — New York City is its weird self again!: |
| Writer Laura Bassett tweeted, “Just walked past a woman in Manhattan cradling four ferrets as she walked down the street. No leashes, no bag, just a pile of loose ferrets.” https://bit.ly/3oASfBw Is anyone else wondering about the logistics of holding four, unleashed ferrets? |
| |
| And to get your weekend off on the right foot, here are two dogs who are just a lot of talk: https://bit.ly/3f5JhJi |
No comments:
Post a Comment