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The Washington Post reports: Biden will resume a weekly address to the American people, a tradition that withered under President Donald Trump. The first episode comes out Saturday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. But unlike predecessors who delivered recorded speeches, Biden’s address will take many forms, Psaki said, with some having more of a conversational podcast feel. The …

The Hill reports: Vice President Harris cast her first tie-breaking votes early Friday morning helping Senate Democrats pass a budget resolution that greenlights them passing coronavirus relief without GOP support. “On this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. The Senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the amendment is agreed to,” Harris …

CNBC reports: Senate leaders reached a deal to transfer control of committees to Democrats, two weeks after the party took control of the chamber, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday. The New York Democrat came to a deal with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on how to share power in a Senate split 50-50. The two wrangled for weeks over …

Axios reports: Rep. Adam Schiff is quietly lobbying Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies to appoint him California’s next attorney general, according to people familiar with the matter. Why it matters: If Newsom selects Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee and a confidant of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats would lose a powerful party voice in the U.S. House …

Gothamist reports: Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to suspend what had been an active campaign schedule that took him across the five boroughs. In a press release, Yang revealed that he tested positive on Tuesday after taking a rapid test. He had tested negative as recently as the weekend. This …

Boston’s NBC News affiliate reports: Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Friday. Lynch was tested for coronavirus after a staff member in his office tested positive earlier in the week. The congressman received his positive test Friday afternoon. A statement from Pfizer said that it can take seven days for protection from the second …

NBC News reports: The latest front line in the free speech war is a balcony in the Pennsylvania state Capitol — and it’s being fought over marijuana and rainbow flags. The flags belong to Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a tattooed 6-foot-8 Democrat considering a run for Senate next year, who hung the pro-legalization green leaf and LGBTQ rights flags …

The Hill reports: Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said this week he is considering a 2022 gubernatorial run, setting up a potential challenge against incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R). “It’s something I’m going to think about,” O’Rourke told Buzz Adams on Texas radio station KLAQ on Monday. O’Rourke went on to hit Abbott’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, accusing …

Politico reports: President Joe Biden will sign executive orders on Thursday aimed at rolling back some of the Trump administration’s most far-reaching abortion restrictions, including one denying U.S. aid to health groups abroad that provide information about the procedure. The actions will begin restoring federal support to abortion providers and organizations that offer abortion counseling while promoting the new administration’s …

ABC News reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Wednesday that he raised $1.8 million for charitable organizations in his state in a matter of days thanks to sales of his currently sold-out merchandise featuring the viral image of him bundled in a jacket with mittens on Inauguration Day. Sanders began selling the merchandise, dubbed “Chairman Sanders,” through his campaign store …

NBC News reports: “The Capitol Physician suggested that Senator Leahy go to George Washington University Hospital this evening for observation, out of an abundance of caution,” said David Carle, a spokesman for Leahy. “After getting test results back, and after a thorough examination, Senator Leahy now is home. Earlier Tuesday evening, Leahy was in his Capitol office and “was not …

CNBC reports: Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who is set to preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, was taken to a Washington hospital for evaluation Tuesday afternoon after “not feeling well,” his spokesman said. Leahy, 80, is the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is responsible for presiding over that chamber in the …

Politico reports: Former Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez is considering a run for Maryland governor in 2022. “I live here in Maryland,” he told liberal podcaster Bill Press in an episode of Press’ show, “The Bill Press Pod,” set to air on Tuesday morning. “Our current incumbent [governor] is term-limited. [I’m] taking a look at that; we’ll see what …

The Washington Post reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night signaled he would step back from an ultimatum over Senate rules that sparked a partisan showdown and threatened to obstruct President Biden’s early legislative agenda. McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement that he was ready to move forward with a power-sharing accord with Democrats on how to operate …

USA Today reports: President Joe Biden may not be able to celebrate his Inauguration Day with a crowd and parade in Washington, D.C. as others have before him, but that won’t keep him from missing out on the festivities. Biden’s inaugural parade is going virtual this year, and will livestream Wednesday afternoon with musical performances, dances, hellos from American heroes …

Politico reports: Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday it was personally important to President-elect Joe Biden that a bipartisan delegation of congressional leaders join him at church on Inauguration Day morning. Psaki said Biden hopes it will signal “the beginning of a path forward” to national healing and political unity at the outset of his term. Senate …

CBS News reports: President-elect Joe Biden is departing his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, for the final time before he is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at noon on Wednesday. The president-elect, who is expected to deliver remarks, and future first lady Dr. Jill Biden are set to attend a send-off event at the Major Joseph …

Politico reports: The White House will restart the release of its visitor logs once President-elect Joe Biden takes office, Biden transition spokesperson Jen Psaki announced Friday. The move is a shift from President Donald Trump’s White House, which kept visitor logs to core offices of the White House, including the West Wing, private. The Trump administration faced legal challenges to …

The Associated Press reports: In ways big and small, Biden will look to change the office he will soon inhabit. Incendiary tweets are out, wonky policy briefings are in. Biden, as much an institutionalist as Trump has been a disruptor, will look to change the tone and priorities of the office. Trump’s trail of tweets has roiled the capital for …

The Hill reports: Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s confirmation hearing for the role of Transportation secretary will be held Thursday. Just a day after President-elect Joe Biden is slated for inauguration, Buttigieg will face questions from members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. If he’s approved, Buttigieg will be the first openly gay Cabinet secretary …