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President Joe Biden ordered an attack Iranian-backed militias, CNN reported Thursday.
"The US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, according to a US official. The strikes mark the military's first known action under President Joe Biden. The site was not specifically tied to the rocket attacks, but were believed to be used by Iranian-backed Shia militias operating in the region," CNN reported.
<p>Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the strikes occurred "at President Biden's direction."</p><p>"Specifically the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian backed militant groups including Kait'ib Hezbollah and Kait'ib Sayyid al Shuhada," Kirbry said. "The operation sends an unambiguous message; President Biden will act to protect American coalition personnel. At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to deescalate the overall situation in both Eastern Syria and Iraq."</p>
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February 25, 2021
On Thursday, the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that the minimum wage increase cannot be included in the Democratic COVID-19 stimulus package.
Democrats are passing the legislation as part of a budget reconciliation package, meaning that there are strict rules about what can and cannot be included in the bill in order to avoid a 60-vote threshold.
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris could overrule the decision, but the administration has signaled they will not do so.</p><p>With the minimum wage not admissible in the package, it will need to be passed as part of separate legislation that will be subject to the filibuster.</p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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Jim Jordan ignores pandemic in rant against Biden’s stimulus bill: ‘Time to get back to normal’
February 25, 2021
On Newsmax Thursday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attacked the Democratic stimulus plan making its way toward passage, and demanded that everything "go back to work, go back to school, go back to normal, and stop spending money" — disregarding the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much ongoing.
He also claimed that "91 percent" of the bill "isn't even for COVID" — overlooking that a major purpose of the bill is to reverse economic damage caused by the virus, not just the virus itself.
<p>"The fundamental thing is, it's time to get back to normal," he said.</p><p>So far, Republicans have not expressed any support for the stimulus bill, which Democrats are hoping to pass through <a href="https://budget.house.gov/publications/fact-sheet/budget-reconciliation-basics" target="_blank">budget reconciliation</a> to get around filibusters. The Senate parliamentarian is currently <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/24/senate-parliamentarian-hears-arguments-on-coronavirus-relief-bill/" target="_blank">weighing</a> whether the provisions Democrats are proposing are valid under budget rules.</p><p>
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