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November 6, 2021
HOUSE PASSES INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
Whew! Jonathan Weisman, et al., of the New York Times: "The House passed a $1 trillion bill on Friday night to rebuild the country's aging public works system, fund new climate resilience initiatives and expand access to high-speed internet service, giving final approval to a central plank of President Biden's economic agenda after a daylong drama that pitted moderate Democrats against progressives.... In a late-night vote that followed a day of near-death experiences for Mr. Biden's agenda, the House passed the infrastructure measure on a 228-to-206 vote, with 13 Republicans bucking their party leadership and joining all but six Democrats in support.... But an even larger social safety net and climate change bill was back on hold, with a half-dozen moderate-to-conservative Democrats withholding their votes until a nonpartisan analysis could tally its price tag. For Mr. Biden, passage of the infrastructure bill fulfilled a marquee legislative goal that he had promised to deliver since the early days of his presidency: the largest single investment of federal resources into infrastructure projects in more than a decade, including a substantial effort to fortify the nation's response to the warming of the planet.... He was expected to quickly sign the infrastructure bill into law." MB: The vote was gaveled closed at 11:26 pm. With six Democratic defections, the bill would not have passed without GOP votes. ~~~
~~~ Alan Fram of the AP: "The House passed the measure 228-206, prompting prolonged cheers from the relieved Democratic side of the chamber. Thirteen Republicans, mostly moderates, supported the legislation while six of Democrats' farthest left members -- including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri -- opposed it.... Yet despite the win, Democrats endured a setback when they postponed a vote on a second, even larger measure until later this month ... after moderates demanded a cost estimate on the sprawling measure from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.... But in an evening breakthrough brokered by [President] Biden and House leaders, the moderates later agreed to back that bill if CBO's estimates are consistent with preliminary numbers that White House and congressional tax analysts have provided. The agreement, in which lawmakers promised to vote on the social and environment bill by the week of Nov. 15, stood as a significant step toward a House vote that could ultimately ship it to the Senate." ~~~
The whole day was a clusterfuck, right? But beyond that, you know ... I thought everyone was working in a very congenial way. I mean, rank-and-file members figured out how to get shit done. -- Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), a progressive, after a meeting between Democratic progressives & moderates ~~~
~~~ Cristina Marcos, et al., of the Hill: After passing the infrastructure bill, "the House then adopted a procedural rule establishing floor debate parameters for the $1.75 trillion social spending package along party lines, 221-213. " ~~~
~~~ The New York Times reports how every House member voted on the infrastructure bill. ~~~
~~~ Marie: AND let us recall that, despite announcing "Infrastucture Week" after "Infrastucture Week" and holding comfortable majorities in both Houses of Congress during his first two years in office, Donald Trump never came close to getting any infrastructure bill into legislative form, much less passed in either House. It's just as well, because any bill Republicans came up with would have been a big giveaway to special interests. It probably would have included a big grant and forever tax deduction for hotel & golf course "infrastructure." ~~~
~~~ It's 7 pm ET Friday. It appears today is the day that lazy journalists & headline writers can take to their computers & write with perfect accuracy: ~~~
DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY
Quelle Mess! Tony Romm, et al., of the Washington Post: "House Democrats appeared on the precipice of a self-inflicted political meltdown on Friday, after another revolt among warring liberals and moderates spoiled an attempt to swiftly adopt roughly $3 trillion in spending initiatives backed by President Biden.... The result was a marathon, unresolved stalemate that paralyzed the House, forcing [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi to take to the floor herself to try to whip support among her ever-divided members. At one point, the president phoned directly into a still-unfinished, three-hour meeting of the left-leaning Congressional Progressive Caucus to encourage them to support the infrastructure bill, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the conversation. He placed similar calls to moderates, a White House official later confirmed, urging them to back the remainder of his agenda." ~~~
~~~ The New York Times on Friday liveblogged the blow-by-blow. MB: Every legislator who is voting "no" or not voting on either bill embarrasses me.
Rachel Siegel, et al., of the Washington Post: "President Biden is closing in on a decision on who should run the Federal Reserve, and both Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell and Fed governor Lael Brainard, the only Democrat on the central bank's board, were spotted at the White House on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Friday. The president has not made a decision but expects to soon, according to a source familiar with the process. It wasn't clear if Powell or Brainard met directly with the president. Powell's term as chair is up in February." A CNBC story is here. MB: Biden should consult Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for her input. She is, of course, way too short to be the Fed chair herself, but I'd say she's tall enough to have a considered opinion. (Also linked yesterday afternoon.)
Missy Ryan of the Washington Post: "The State Department on Friday named two senior officials to lead its response to mysterious illnesses among U.S. personnel stationed overseas, as the Biden administration steps up efforts to help those afflicted by the shadowy 'Havana Syndrome.' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the appointment of veteran diplomats Jonathan Moore and Margaret Uyehara to oversee the department's response to the poorly understood ailments -- which have been reported by personnel from the State Department, CIA and the U.S. military and their families in countries from Cuba to Austria -- signals the urgency with which officials hope to address a problem whose cause remains largely unknown.... The announcement comes as some affected by what the State Department calls 'anomalous health incidents' complain their ailments, including headaches, dizziness and neurological issues, have not been taken seriously enough."
Michael Schmidt, et al., of the New York Times: "The Justice Department searched two locations associated with the conservative group Project Veritas as part of an investigation into how a diary stolen from President Biden's daughter, Ashley, came to be publicly disclosed a week and a half before the 2020 presidential election, according to people briefed on the matter. Federal agents in New York conducted the court-ordered searches on Thursday -- one in New York City and one in suburban Westchester County -- at places linked to people who had worked with the group and its leader, James O;Keefe.... Project Veritas did not publish Ms. Biden's diary, but dozens of handwritten pages from it were posted on a right wing website on Oct. 24, 2020, at a time when ... Donald J. Trump was seeking to undermine Mr. Biden's credibility by portraying his son, Hunter, as engaging in corrupt business dealings. The posting was largely ignored by other conservative outlets and the mainstream media.... The Justice Department, then led by Attorney General William P. Barr, opened an investigation into the matter shortly after a representative of the Biden family reported to federal authorities in October 2020 that several of Ms. Biden's personal items had been stolen in a burglary...." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.)
Betsy Swan & Kyle Cheney of Politico: "A top Trump Justice Department official who aided the former president's quest to overturn the 2020 election met Friday with congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 Capitol attack -- accompanied by a lawyer who worked on a suit aimed at overturning the Georgia election results. And according to a letter from that lawyer reviewed by Politico, former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 select committee.... The letter is unusual and surprising; to make the case that Clark cannot testify to the Jan. 6 committee, it cites a separate letter in which Trump's lawyer specifically said the former president would not try to block Clark's congressional testimony. In the lengthy letter, Clark counsel Harry MacDougald cites attorney-client privilege -- among other things -- to justify his client's refusal to cooperate. But any such privilege lies with the client to assert, and even if Trump were Clark's client under these circumstances, the former president has already declined to block Clark's testimony.... MacDougald [is] an Atlanta lawyer who partnered with conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia." MB: "Uh, I can't testify because Trump said I could testify." I think what Clark means to say is, "I hereby invoke my Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.) ~~~
~~~ Update. Jacqueline Alemany of the Washington Post: “The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol warned former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark that it will take more aggressive steps to compel his testimony after he refused to answer questions Friday during a closed door interview with the panel. In a statement released after Clark's appearance, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) said Clark has 'a very short time to reconsider and cooperate fully' before the committee moves to 'take strong measures to hold him accountable to meet his obligation.'" MB: Lock 'im up, Chairman Thompson!
** Jamelle Bouie of the New York Times: After the Civil War, "the Republican Party never took for granted that voters would blame the Democratic Party for its role in the rebellion and vote accordingly.... The lesson here, for the present, is straightforward. Democrats who want the Republican Party to pay for the events of Jan. 6 -- to suffer at the ballot box for their allegiance to Donald Trump -- have to tie those events to a language and a narrative that speaks to the fear, anger and anxiety of the public at large. They have to tell a story. And not just once or twice -- they have to do it constantly. It must become a fixture of the party's rhetorical landscape." ~~~
~~~ Marie: BTW, Jake Tapper narrated quite a good two-hour CNN special on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It ran Friday night (and Saturday morning). I don't know if it will air again, but if it does, it's worth watching.
Alan Feuer of the New York Times: "Since the spring, a steady tide of school board members across the country have nervously come forward with accounts of threats they have received from enraged local parents. At first, the grievances mainly centered on concerns about the way their children were being taught about race and racism. Now, parents are more often infuriated by Covid-19 restrictions like mask mandates in classrooms. It is an echo of what happened when those faithful to the Tea Party stormed Obamacare town halls across the country more than a decade ago. In recent months, there have been Nazi salutes at school board meetings and emails threatening rape. Obscenities have been hurled -- or burned into people's lawns with weed spray. In one extreme case, in suburban San Diego, a group of people protesting mask mandates ... summarily installed themselves as the district's new board." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.) ~~~
~~~ Marie: As long as there's a cooperative police presence, it's not that hard to control a school board meeting. The cops eject attendees who won't observe "regular order." As to what the vicious bastids may do in the shadows, that's a whole 'nother thing.
Kim Barker, et al., of the New York Times: "The car was the weapon"; that's how police justify killing unarmed motorists. "In a New York Times investigation of car stops that left more than 400 similarly unarmed people dead over the last five years, those words were routinely used to explain why police officers had fired at drivers.... In about 250 of the cases, The Times found that police officers had fired into vehicles that they later claimed posed such a threat. Relative to the population, Black motorists were overrepresented among those killed.... The other drivers had been pursued for nonviolent offenses, many of them minor.... Most motorists were killed while attempting to flee.... The U.S. Justice Department has warned against [firing into vehicles] for decades, pressuring police departments to forbid it. Police academies don't even train recruits how to fire at a car. The risk of injuring innocent people is considered too great; the idea of stopping a car with a bullet is viewed as wishful thinking.... In many instances..., officers put themselves at risk by jumping in front of moving cars, then aiming their guns at the drivers as if in a Hollywood movie, according to body-camera footage.... Often, the drivers were trying to get away from officers, edging around them, not toward them, the footage shows, and the officers weren't in the path of the vehicle when they fired."
The Pandemic, Ctd.
Barry Wilner of the AP: "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Friday he sought alternative treatments instead of the NFL-endorsed COVID-19 vaccinations because he is allergic to an ingredient in two of the FDA-approved shots. Speaking on SiriusXM's 'Pat McAfee Show,' Rodgers said: 'I'm not an anti-vax, flat-earther. I have an allergy to an ingredient that's in the mRNA vaccines. I found a long-term immunization protocol to protect myself and I'm very proud of the research that went into that.' Rodgers, who turns 38 on Dec. 2, did not say what ingredient he was allergic to, or how he knows he is allergic. Rodgers, who has been tested daily as part of NFL protocols for the unvaccinated, found out he contracted COVID-19 on Wednesday. The reigning NFL MVP said he didn't feel well on Thursday but was much better on Friday." Emphasis added. ~~~
~~~ Kylie Cheung of Salon: "The all-star quarterback ... aggressively defends both his position against the COVID vaccine and his choice to lie to the press about his vaccination status. According to Rodgers, he's just 'a critical thinker' who believes 'strongly in bodily autonomy,' though we've yet to see him march in the streets against abortion bans.... 'I've consulted with a now-good friend of mine, Joe Rogan, after he got COVID, and I've been doing a lot of the stuff that he recommended in his podcasts and on the phone to me,' Rodgers says. He then lists some of these 'treatments' as 'monoclonal antibodies, ivermectin, zinc, vitamin C and D, and HCQ.'" MB: Rogan is a "comedian" and podcast host who has admitted he isn't an expert on Covid-19 vaccines. It's a shame there are no doctors in Green Bay or elsewhere who could give Rodgers professional advice about Covid-19 vaccines.
Beyond the Beltway
Florida. DeSantis Looks Best with Egg on His Face. Michael Wines of the New York Times: "Acceding to a storm of protest, the University of Florida abandoned efforts on Friday to keep three political science professors from testifying in a voting-rights lawsuit against the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Hours later, however, the professors sued university officials in federal court, claiming their First Amendment rights had been violated. They asked the court to permanently bar the university from limiting their outside work on matters opposing the state's interests.... The professors, Sharon D. Wright Austin, Daniel A. Smith and Michael McDonald, are providing expert testimony in a case that seeks to overturn restrictions on voting approved by the State Legislature last spring. The legislation was a top priority for Mr. DeSantis, a Republican.... The university's reversal ... came less than a day after Mr. DeSantis's office had ... [said] in a statement that the professors' First Amendment right to speak freely was not relevant because they were being paid to act as expert witnesses.... The lawsuit filed by the professors ... stat[ed] that other professors had been barred from joining lawsuits against the state even though they were not being paid. They also noted that Florida International University, which also limits outside activities that conflict with the state, had allowed a professor to act as an expert witness for the Republican National Committee in the same voting-rights lawsuit from which they had been barred." Emphasis added.
Georgia. Richard Fausset & Tariro Mzezewa of the New York Times: "The trial of the three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery opened on Friday with the prosecution arguing that Mr. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, had come 'under attack,' while defense attorneys said that their clients were justified in suspecting Mr. Arbery of burglary, chasing him in their trucks and trying to detain him until the police arrived.... The lead prosecutor, Linda Dunikoski ... said that ... the other ... defendants ... had made a series of reckless 'driveway decisions' that day as they decided to chase Mr. Arbery. Ms. Dunikoski said the men had 'assumed the worst' about Mr. Arbery and were unjustified in pursuing him because they had no knowledge that he had committed a crime. 'All three of these defendants did everything they did based on assumptions,' said Ms. Dunikoski...."
Nevada. Ben Shpigel of the New York Times: "Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III faces two felony drunken-driving charges in connection with a car collision early Tuesday morning in Las Vegas that left one person dead. The crash occurred early Tuesday morning when a sports car that Ruggs, 22, was driving hit an S.U.V., the police said.... Ruggs's Corvette had been traveling at 156 miles per hour, Clark County (Nev.) Deputy District Attorney Eric Bauman said at Ruggs's initial court appearance Wednesday morning.... Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told reporters after Ruggs's court appearance that Ruggs's blood alcohol level was 0.16, or twice Nevada's legal limit."
New York. Luis Ferré-Sadurní, et al., of the New York Times: “The sex-crime case against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was thrown into doubt on Friday after the Albany County, N.Y., district attorney delivered an extraordinary public denunciation of the local sheriff, saying the criminal complaint the sheriff filed last week was 'potentially defective.' In a letter to an Albany, N.Y., judge on Thursday, the district attorney, David Soares, took issue with the Albany County sheriff, Craig Apple, for 'unilaterally and inexplicably' filing the complaint without the knowledge of Mr. Soares, whose own investigation was still active. The letter underscored how the sheriff's surprise decision to charge the former governor without coordinating with Mr. Soares could ultimately threaten the case against Mr. Cuomo. Such coordination is typical in long-term, high-profile law enforcement investigations." An AP story is here. ~~~
~~~ Update. Felicia Sonmez & Josh Dawsey of the Washington Post: “An Albany judge has postponed until early next year the arraignment of former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D) in a sex-crimes case, after the district attorney accused the sheriff's office of 'unilaterally and inexplicably' filing a complaint without the consent of the alleged victim. Friday's decision by Albany City Court Judge Holly Trexler is a curveball in the case against Cuomo, who was accused in a misdemeanor complaint last week of forcibly touching a woman in the governor's executive mansion last year."
New York City. Ed Shanahan of the New York Times: "Rodents are among New York's permanent features. But across the city, one hears the same thing: They are running amok like never before." The cause, according to some experts, is a "perfect-pandemic-storm scenario." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.) ~~~
~~~ Marie: For a short time in 1999-2000, we had a small second-storey apartment in the Mews behind Washington Square North. Back in the day, it was servants' quarters for the posh people who lived on the Square. When we had the apartment, NYU owned it, and the super worked & resided in an NYU-owned apartment complex cobbled together from a few of the townhouses on the Square. I had come to know where to find the super, as our toilet would occasionally act up, sometimes running continuously and sometimes trying to overflow. One cold & icy February morning, I was sitting alone in the living room when I heard the toilet acting up again. I went in to see if jiggling the handle would fix it. It would not. The cause of the noise was not faulty plumbing but a rat swimming 'round and 'round in the toilet bowl. I slammed down the toilet seat, slammed shut the bathroom door, and in a feet-don't-fail-me-now comedic moment, I raced down the stairs and around the corner -- barefoot on the icy pavement -- to get the super. He brought along an entourage of helpers, and one way or the other, they extracted the uninvited swimmer from our quarters.
Virginia. Youngkin Family Voter Fraud. Really. Antonio Olivo of the Washington Post: "The 17-year-old son of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) tried to cast a ballot in Tuesday's gubernatorial election twice despite being too young to vote, Fairfax County officials said in a statement released Friday. The statement, which identified the teen as Youngkin's 17-year-old son, emphasized that he did not end up voting and stated that he did not violate any state election laws.... [Gov.-elect] Youngkin had emphasized 'election integrity' as the centerpiece of his campaign...." MB: It's true the kid didn't violate any election laws, but only because he was not allowed to. A spokesperson for Youngkin issued a nasty statement which I won't cite, but you can read it in the story. If you don't have a WashPo subscription, it's not worth purchasing one just to read the statement. As Steve M. writes, the spokesman treats the boy's attempt to vote unlawfully "as a Democratic scandal." ~~~
~~~ Steve M.: "It's true that Fairfax County election officials say no laws were broken -- and, in fact, Virginia law makes 'wrongfully' casting a vote a crime, but doesn't criminalize attempting to do so unsuccessfully. However, that's not the case in many states that the Youngkin family's political party regards as models for the rest of the nation." In Florida, Iowa, Georgia & Texas, for instance, an person who is ineligible vote but attempts to do so has committed a felony.
Virginia House Elections. Denise Lavoie of the AP: "Democratic leaders in Virginia conceded Friday that Republicans have won control of the House of Delegates. The Associated Press has not called all of Virginia's House races yet. But the concession means Republicans would complete an elections sweep in which they also reclaimed the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn issued a statement acknowledging the GOP majority shortly after Democratic Del. Martha Mugler conceded defeat in a tight race against Republican challenger A.C. Cordoza in the 91st House district, located in Virginia's Hampton Roads region. With Mugler's concession, Republicans now expect to hold at least 51 seats in the 100-member chamber.... Democrats hold a slim 21-19 majority in the Senate. Senators are not up for reelection until 2023."
Way Beyond
Scotland. Karla Adam, et al., of the Washington Post: "Masses of young people took to the streets outside the global climate summit [of Glasgow] on Friday to voice their impatience, frustration and even disdain for the older generation of leaders and emitters who set the world on a trajectory of catastrophic warming -- and don't have the courage to save the planet now. Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg led the charge, in a 'Fridays for Future' student demonstration of young adults and children who came out with their parents. There was a family-friendly atmosphere, with pets along for the march and protest signs lettered in crayons. Organizers said 25,000 people attended.... Kids, representing the future, were on the march, while the old guard -- including former vice president Al Gore, 73, and U.S. climate envoy John F. Kerry, 77 -- were inside the hall with negotiators, expressing guarded optimism that more progress was being made than thought possible just a few weeks ago."
News Lede
AP: "At least eight people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld music festival in Houston while rapper Travis Scott was performing. Officials declared a 'mass casualty incident' just after 9 p.m. Friday during the festival where an estimated 50,000 people were in attendance, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña told reporters at a news conference. 'The crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries,' the fire chief said. 'People began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic.' The show was called off shortly thereafter. The fire chief said 'scores of individuals' were injured. Officials transported 17 people to hospitals, including 11 who were in cardiac arrest, Peña said. Many people were also treated at the scene at NRG Park, where a field hospital had been set up."
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Nothing more upsetting than picturing Republican dancing in glee!
I'm angry, too.
What do these (D)amn fools think they are gaining?
Lousy night, but feeling a bit better now. Finally.
Going to bed.
---from a diary of a mad Democrat
Ken,
Those (D)amn fools, as you put it, have principles, doncha know? They want what they want and they were prepared to bring the whole House down on their heads. It seems clear that they don’t recognize the most important principle right now: staying alive (politically). Fighting Biden and Pelosi almost gave the Traitors an enormous victory. Seriously, this is like declining to climb in a lifeboat on the Titanic because it’s not the right color. Yeah, yeah, I realize that they’re holding out for good things, but staying alive is a better thing at this point.
Jesus.
And Jesus said: Don't fuck up the vote no matter your passion for better bounty; it will bite you in the end.
and AK: "staying alive" is, as the BGees remind us, is what it's all about.
The story of Youngkin's young kid trying to vote–-twice––is just too delicious. What on earth was he thinking and since that 'thinking' was in the "stupid" category might we assume some family dynamics are being revealed here?
Watched some of Colin Powell's religious send off yesterday. He was much beloved and respected. The words spoken by his son ending with honoring his Dad for being "that kind of man" and wondering whether we will see more of his kind again moved me to tears.
Madeline Albright gave one of the most poignant eulogies–-plucky lady with a will of steel head to head with Colin who, as she said, was the most decent man I've ever known. Despite their differences in foreign policies they became close comrades who respected one another and laughed a lot. How wonderful!
I switched off the Teevee when it was time for the priest to give his sermon but I did get a glimpse of Joe and Jill, George and Laura, Hillary (Bill still on the mend) and Barrack and Michelle. Once again the person absent was the man who as president was not only absent but was cooking up that menu of destruction. I can't imagine what his funeral will be like–-what on earth would one say?
@P.D. You can bet your bippy that when the former guy is laid to
rest, the kids and widow will be selling tickets to attend and the
looneys will buy them up. It might just be their last big scam so
print lots of tickets.
PD,
My first thought (a rather pleasant one) concerning the funeral of the Fat Fascist came from that scene in “A Christmas Carol” where former acquaintances of Scrooge giggle about how cheap the ceremony might be and how few mourners would be in attendance.
Then I thought about the nuts. And the traitors, and haters, and Nazis, and loonies of all stripe. And I can only imagine what a freakin’ sideshow it will be, replete with waves of crackpot conspiracy theories circulating through the crowd like crocodiles in muddy water. “He was murdered!” “Obama had him killed!”
And off in a corner of the cemetery, the hate spawn would be fist fighting over who gets what.
The happiest person, of course, will be Old Scratch himself. “Right this way, Donald. We’ve been waiting a long time for you to come home!”
One more reason to try and convict DiJiT for sedition (or whatever works): absent such taint, he is eligible to be buried in Arlington, as an ex-president. What an insult to those of his generation who are buried there now.
Old Chinese joke :
(Background: when a senior leader of the revolution died, China's state radio would cease regular programming and play patriotic music before the announcement of death, sometimes for days)
Wong: I've been feeling kind of sad lately, and can't seem to cheer up.
Kwan: Do you know what's causing it?
Wong: I think it's because I haven't heard enough patriotic music lately.
(Chinese humor is different than American -- especially since, if Kwan laughed at the joke, he could go to jail, along with Wong for insulting the feelings of the Chinese people, a felony.)
Youngkin's first act in office was almost pardoning his son for a felony, I thought the media said he was trying to distance himself from Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-s-vaccine-mandate-companies-temporarily-halted-federal-appeals-n1283403
Courtesy of the Fifth Circuit. Where else?