The election of a House speaker had largely been seen as a rubber stamp action in modern times, though former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., needed 15 rounds of voting held over multiple days to win his speakership in 2023, prior to his historic ousting later that year, ushering in Johnson’s speakership. In addition to Trump’s endorsement, Johnson captured another endorsement from Tesla chief and Trump ally Elon Musk.
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New political phase: France pushes for swift presidential election in Lebanon after ceasefire agreement
In this context, French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian has arrived for his sixth visit to Beirut since the presidential vacancy began. His discussions will include meetings with Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, several members of parliament, and ambassadors from the Quintet committee.
According to LBCI sources, Le Drian is not expected to present any new proposals but will urge Lebanese officials to elect a president as soon as possible. Paris believes that a presidential election would send a strong message that Lebanon is working to rebuild its constitutional institutions.
Al-Mandlawi affirms Iraq‘s solidarity with Iran and condemns Zionist violations
Al-Mandlawi warned, according to the statement, of „the attempts of the Zionist occupation to expand the scope of the conflict in the region and the continuation of the bloodshed and targeting the killing of civilians, to escape the bitter reality and repeated defeats after more than a year of Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa,“ stressing „the need to take courageous positions in addressing and resolving the issue of Iraqi airspace.“
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi makes unannounced visit to Beirut
For his part, Mikati briefed Araghchi on the latest situation in Lebanon, terming Israel‘s acts of aggression as a real example of war crimes.
While he lamented the inaction of the UN Security Council against the dangerous adventures of the Zionist enemy, the Lebanese prime minister appreciated the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Lebanese government and people amid unrelenting Israeli strikes.
Israel strikes main Lebanon-Syria highway after overnight attacks on Beirut and West Bank
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beirut on Friday, the most senior international official to visit Lebanon since Nasrallah‘s killing. He arrived at Beirut’s airport, where overnight an Israeli strike landed nearby.
Mr Araghchi is confirmed to meet Prime Minister Najib Mikati and speaker of parliament Nabih Berri.
Eklat im Thüringer Landtag – Verfassungsrechtler Brenner: Treutler hat Kompetenz eines Alterspräsidenten überschritten
Nun, es stehen sich eigentlich zwei unterschiedliche Rechtsauffassungen gegenüber. Die AfD ist der Auffassung, dass die Geschäftsordnung des alten Landtages weiter gilt. Und sie vertritt die Auffassung, dass, bevor ein Landtagspräsident gewählt werden kann, zunächst einmal darüber befunden werden muss. Sie sagt also: Der Landtagspräsident kann erst gewählt werden, wenn der Landtag sich konstituiert hat.
Die Auffassung der anderen Fraktionen geht dahin, dass es das Selbstverwaltungsrecht des Parlamentes ist, sich jederzeit selbst verwalten zu können, selbst organisieren zu können. Und das schließt auch das Recht ein, Anträge zur Änderung der Geschäftsordnung einzubringen, über die heute nicht abgestimmt werden durfte.
Eklat im neuen Thüringer Landtag
In der ersten Sitzung des Thüringer Landtags sollte eigentlich ein Landtagspräsident gewählt werden. Stattdessen stand der Alterspräsidenten von der AfD und seine Sitzungsleitung im Mittelpunkt.
Geheimnisverrat-Vorwurf: 105 Personen bei Taurus-Sitzung
Die «Rheinische Post» beruft sich dabei auf einen Brief der Ausschussvorsitzenden Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP) an Bundestagspräsidentin Bärbel Bas (SPD). Darin heißt es demnach, an der fraglichen Sitzung hätten insgesamt etwa 105 Personen teilgenommen, «darunter zahlreiche Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der Bundesregierung und der Landesvertretungen».
«Es ist also nicht zwingend, dass die Informationsweitergabe aus dem parlamentarischen Raum erfolgt ist», schreibt die FDP-Politikerin demnach weiter. Sie bittet Bas, eine Ermächtigung zur Strafverfolgung wegen Verletzung des Dienstgeheimnisses und einer besonderen Geheimhaltungspflicht zu erteilen.
Pro-Israel resolution is new US House leader‘s first act
„The first bill I‘m going to bring to this floor in a little while will be in support of our dear friend Israel and we are overdue in getting that done,“ Johnson said as he accepted the speakership.
Mike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos
A lower-ranked member of the House GOP leadership team, Johnson emerged as the fourth Republican nominee in what had become an almost absurd cycle of political infighting since Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as GOP factions jockeyed for power. While not the party’s top choice for the gavel, the deeply religious and even-keeled Johnson has few foes and an important GOP backer: Donald Trump.
Who could be Republicans‘ next speaker candidate after Scalise bowed out?
Scalise won a closed-door secret ballot vote to be the House GOP’s new candidate for speaker on Wednesday afternoon. However, it quickly became clear that he did not have the 217 votes needed to win a House-wide vote.
Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House Friday.
In a post on Truth Social shortly after midnight, Trump said Jordan “will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!”
Democrats + 7 MAGA Republicans removed Kevin McCarthy as Speaker. Democrats + 7 moderate Republicans could make Hakeem Jeffries the next Speaker.
„Here is a look at what comes next after the US House of Representatives for the first time in its history booted its speaker out of the job“ He was voted out, not booted. Eight Republicans voted with 208 Democrats. It‘s called democracy.
Jim Jordan cracks open door to becoming House Speaker
Jordan told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening that several colleagues have approached him about the speakership. He said he’ll talk to the House Republican Conference about the job over the next week.
“I think it’s a conference decision,” Jordan said.
Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House?
JIM JORDAN
Representative Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee and an ally of former President Donald Trump, was nominated by some Republican rebels to be the speaker during the election to the seat in January. He received 20 votes during one round of voting. (…)
Representative Patrick McHenry was named to step in as speaker pro tempore following McCarthy‘s ouster. Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, McHenry is a McCarthy ally who spoke in support of McCarthy prior to the vote.
Rep. @Ilhan Omar to @KatiePhang: “The fact that McCarthy has become known as chief liar, whether it is within his conference or within the Democrats, really sealed his fate.“ Watch via @MSNBC.
Nancy Pelosi evicted from her private office in the Capitol by interim House speaker
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was evicted from her private Capitol office by the new speaker pro-tempore.
Fox News Digital confirmed that House Speaker pro-tempore Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., gave the order to Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway by Wednesday.
Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
Next steps are highly uncertain with no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority. Action is halted in the House until next week, when Republicans try to elect a new speaker.
House makes history, removes Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
The mutiny, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), came days after McCarthy averted a government shutdown by putting a stopgap measure on the floor that garnered Democratic support — a move that infuriated hardline Republicans. In the final 216-210 vote, seven Republicans joined Gaetz to unseat McCarthy.
Every Democrat in the chamber also voted to boot McCarthy, refusing to help protect him from his unruly conference. McCarthy said he would give Democrats nothing if they were to vote to help him.
US-Repräsentantenhaus : McCarthy als Vorsitzender abgewählt
Das US-Repräsentantenhaus hat in einer historisch einmaligen Abstimmung seinen Vorsitzenden Kevin McCarthy abgesetzt. Nach einer Rebellion in den Reihen der Republikaner votierte am Dienstag eine knappe Mehrheit in der Kongresskammer dafür, McCarthy von seinem Posten zu entfernen.
Canadian Speaker in House of Commons Quits After Honoring Ukrainian Who Fought for Nazis
(26.09.2023)
Mr. Trudeau was in Toronto for an event with auto parts manufacturers. Karina Gould, the government’s house leader responded on his behalf by repeatedly pointing out that the invitation to Mr. Hunka was done without the government’s knowledge.
Canada‘s Speaker Anthony Rota resigns after Nazi in parliament row
(27.09.2023)
Yaroslav Hunka, 98, got a standing ovation after Mr Rota called him a „hero“ during a Friday visit by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky.
„Know the Limits of Your Power“: Knesset Speaker Threatens Israel‘s High Court Ahead of Dramatic Judicial Coup Hearing
Israel‘s Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana warned Supreme Court justices on Wednesday that the parliament „will not acquiesce to its trampling,“ less than a week before the court is set to hear petitions against a key law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s judicial coup.
Knesset speaker warns High Court voiding of Basic Laws may ‘plunge us into the abyss’
“Israel is democratic, and in a democracy, the sovereign is the people. In a democratic state, the justice system respects the sovereign, the people and its elected officials, and this respect is mutual. There is no debate, and there cannot be one, over the question of whether the Knesset has authorized the court to nullify Basic Laws,” he says, arguing that the court possesses no such power.
New Bills Show What Israel‘s Post-coup Election Day Would Be Like
Revivo tabled another proposal, which was first proposed by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, stating that when a Knesset election leads to an impasse, with no unity or narrow government formed, a direct election for a prime minister would be held. Subsequently, the elected coalition would get an extra 12 lawmakers, divided proportionately between the factions, so that the Knesset would grow to 132 members.
McCarthy gewählt: Zäher Sieg mit unabsehbaren Folgen
Der 57-Jährige wurde in der Nacht auf Samstag (Ortszeit) erst nach wohl schwerwiegenden Zugeständnissen im 15. Wahlgang gewählt. Auch wenn sich McCarthy selbst fest im Sattel sieht, steht außer Frage, dass es nach den wohl beispiellosen Szenen der letzten Tage im US-Parlament weiter turbulent bleibt.
McCarthy Wins Speakership on 15th Vote After Concessions to Hard Right
Mr. McCarthy clawed his way to victory by cutting a deal that won over a sizable contingent of ultraconservative lawmakers on the 12th and 13th votes earlier in the day, and then wearing down the remaining holdouts in a tense session that dragged on past midnight, ultimately winning with a bare majority, after a spectacle of arm-twisting and rancor on the House floor.
McCarthy scheitert immer wieder im US-Kongress
Nach fünf weiteren ergebnislosen Wahlgängen hat das US-Repräsentantenhaus in Washington die Abstimmung über den Vorsitz der Parlamentskammer erneut vertagt. Einen entsprechenden Antrag nahm die Kammer gestern Abend (Ortszeit) mit knapper Mehrheit an. Die Demokraten stemmten sich gegen die erneute Unterbrechung des Wahlprozederes. Die nächste Sitzung soll nun heute (12.00 Uhr Ortszeit bzw. 18.00 Uhr MEZ) beginnen.
House Speaker vote: House votes to adjourn after McCarthy falls short 11th time
The result will bring the House Speakership fight to a 12th ballot, tying it for the fifth-longest in history. The House will reconvene at noon on Friday.
This ends with McCarthy stepping aside or him accepting our proposal: Matt Gaetz
Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., explains why he is not voting for Kevin McCarthy and what it would potentially take to earn his vote on ‚Fox News @ Night.‘
Live updates: Vote on Kevin McCarthy‘s bid to be speaker of the House drags into day three
What will happen on day three? Members will continue to vote. The vote will last until a speaker is selected. The House remains paralyzed with members-elect not sworn in, lacking security clearances and the lower chamber remains unable to conduct any legislative business.
The U.S.-China crisis over Taiwan was wholly predictable
As Jeffrey Bader, President Barack Obama’s top adviser on Asia, has noted of the Biden team: Despite having criticized Trump’s foreign policy bitterly, “when it comes to the greatest foreign policy challenge facing the United States — how to deal with the rise of China — [Biden officials] have continued and mimicked Trump’s destructive approach.”
Bader added, “This has prompted glee among departed Trump officials, who proudly declare themselves innovators and the Biden administration unimaginative and dutiful implementers.”
Ryan Hass, another top Obama China expert, argued that “communication channels for managing tensions have collapsed.”
China decides to impose sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — In response to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi‘s egregious provocation, China decides to adopt sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family members in accordance with relevant laws of the People‘s Republic of China, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced Friday.
NOW – Pelosi has arrived in #Taiwan despite China‘s stark warnings.
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Chinese warplanes take to skies, US warships on move before expected Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Chinese warplanes buzzed the line dividing the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday shortly before the expected arrival in Taipei of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a visit that has pushed friction between Washington and Beijing to a new level.
The Chinese leadership has repeatedly warned against Pelosi, a long-time critic of Beijing, making a trip to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own.
Pelosi to Lead Congressional Delegation to Indo-Pacific Region
“Today, our Congressional delegation travels to the Indo-Pacific to reaffirm America’s strong and unshakeable commitment to our allies and friends in the region,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. “In Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, our delegation will hold high-level meetings to discuss how we can further advance our shared interests and values, including peace and security, economic growth and trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, human rights and democratic governance. Under the strong leadership of President Biden, America is firmly committed to smart, strategic engagement in the region, understanding that a free and flourishing Indo-Pacific is crucial to prosperity in our nation and around the globe.”
Speaker Pelosi continued, “After a fuel stop in Hawaii, we were honored with a briefing from USINDOPACOM Leadership, as well as a visit to the Pearl Harbor Memorial and the USS Arizona.
Key Points from Speaker’s letter to President
In a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena set out the matters that were agreed upon at the All Party Meeting that was held at the Speaker’s Official Residence.
The following:
– The President and the Prime Minister should resign with immediate effect.
– A decision to be taken to appoint an Interim President by Parliament within the coming week.
– Once the Interim President has been appointed, a Prime Minister to be appointed that would represent all Polital Parties.
– Call for Parliamentary Elections within a specified period of time
What happens after the President resigns? BASL explains process to elect new President
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka convening a special press conference on Sunday (10) afternoon elaborated on the process that should be followed by the President, and the Prime Minister in vacating their posts.
BASL President Saliya Pieris, PC told reporters that in terms of the constitution, the President must address to speaker a letter signed by him of his decision to step down, and when the position is vacant the Prime Minister would take over as acting President.
Bürger verteidigen die Freiheit der Abgeordneten!
15 Bürger mit Marianne Grimmenstein, Bürgeraktivistin und Sprecherin der Bürgerinitiative Gemeinwohllobby, haben gegen die Bundestagspräsidentin wegen Verletzung des Rechts auf verfassungsmäßige Volksvertretung im Bundestag und des Wahlrechts einen Antrag auf einstweilige Anordnung beim Berliner Verwaltungsgericht am 27.01.2022 eingereicht.
Sie beantragen, dass die Bundestagspräsidentin es sofort unterlässt, mit ihrer angefochtenen Allgemeinverfügung v. 12. Jan. 2022 Abgeordnete aus dem Plenarsaal und den Räumlichkeiten der Ausschusssitzungen auszusperren, ungleiche Arbeitsbedingungen für statusgleiche Abgeordnete zu schaffen und ihnen das Tragen von FFP2-Masken im Bundestag aufzuerlegen.
In Landmark Bundestag Speech, Israel‘s Knesset Speaker Warns of Breakdown of Democracy
Germany’s descent into Nazism provides an object lesson on the fragility of democracy and the need to preserve it, Knesset speaker Mickey Levy told German lawmakers on Thursday. Levy is the first Knesset speaker to address the German parliament.
Das ist das neue Bundestagspräsidium
Der 20. Bundestag ist der größte aller Zeiten. Die Abgeordneten sitzen beengt, wählten Bärbel Bas (SPD) als Bundestagspräsidentin. Im Präsidium sitzen Stellvertreter aus allen Fraktionen – der Kandidat der AfD-Fraktion erhielt jedoch keine Mehrheit.
Präsidentin plus sechs Vize – Wer sitzt im neuen Bundestagspräsidium?
Im neuen Bundestag ist die SPD stärkste Fraktion: Sie nominierte für den Chefposten ihre bisherige Vizefraktionschefin Bärbel Bas. Sie folgte in dieser Funktion 2019 Karl Lauterbach und schreckte in der großen Koalition nicht vor Streit mit Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn (CDU) über die Corona-Politik zurück.
Pelosi Suffers Humiliating Setback, Forced to Call Off Spending Bill Vote as Democrats Quarrel
A House vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill was called off Thursday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi as feuding Democrats could not unite.
The $1 trillion package already has passed the Senate with bipartisan support, and even has the support of a majority of House members. However, passage of the bill is being held up by a $3.5 trillion spending package that progressives want and moderates oppose.
Pelosi delays infrastructure vote as Democrats struggle to reach deal
(Updated: 09/30/2021 10:54 PM EDT)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed off a planned vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill late Thursday after top Democrats in the House, Senate and the White House failed to reach a deal to pass the legislation.
Pelosi and other top Democrats engaged in hours of frenetic negotiations, hoping to produce a bicameral deal on President Joe Biden’s broader social spending package, which progressives had demanded in exchange for their votes on the Senate-passed infrastructure bill.
Der Kampf um die Planstellen
Bei der CDU wurde nach stundenlangem Ringen ein historischer Kompromiss erreicht und der jetzige Fraktionsvorsitzende Ralph Brinkhaus für ein halbes Jahr in seinem Amt bestätigt. Üblich wäre ein ganzes Jahr gewesen, aber so weit wollte sich die dezimierte Fraktion nicht festlegen.
Nun steht auch das Amt des Bundestagspräsidenten zur Disposition, die stärkste Fraktion hat das Zugriffsrecht, es soll bereits eine Bewerbung geben:
Left warns Pelosi they‘ll take down Biden infrastructure bill
Liberals on Tuesday fired a shot across the bow at Democratic leaders by warning that a bipartisan infrastructure bill cannot pass the House as long as Senate centrists remain noncommittal on the larger social benefits package at the heart of President Biden‘s agenda.
Progressive Democrats vow to defy Pelosi, vote no on infrastructure bill
Progressive Democrats on Tuesday starkly warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other party leaders that their position on President Joe Biden‘s infrastructure agenda remains unchanged: Without a deal on a broader, social policy bill, they do not intend to support a bipartisan infrastructure bill that Pelosi wants to bring to a vote this Thursday.
Joe Biden‘s Build Back Better Agenda is being held up by moderate Democrats
It’s only when the ground buckles and snaps in an earthquake that we’re aware that the land had already been moving. Moderate Democrats in Washington must similarly be wondering what happened as they struggle to accept that they are no longer the dominant force in the party.
After years of being relegated to an afterthought and being told that moving too quickly or too far to the left would alienate voters, progressives are firmly in the driver‘s seat in Washington.
Why are moderate Democrats okay with killing Biden’s legislative agenda?
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and a handful of House Democrats oppose letting Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices, which would save more than $500 billion over 10 years. (Incidentally, three of the Democrats opposing the idea have received $1.6 million in donations from the pharmaceutical industry.) The New York Times also reports that Sinema “has privately told colleagues she will not accept any corporate or income tax rate increases,” while Manchin remains opposed to the current plan’s proposed corporate tax rate.
Pelosi says Biden‘s infrastructure bill can‘t wait for social safety net bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats on Monday that passage of the $550 billion infrastructure bill must not wait for President Joe Biden‘s multitrillion-dollar safety net bill, saying the larger package is not yet ready for a vote.
Lage in Tunesien bleibt angespannt
In Tunesien bleibt die Lage nach der Entmachtung von Regierungschef Hichem Mechichi durch den Präsidenten angespannt. Das Parlament in der Hauptstadt Tunis war am Montag von Sicherheitskräften umstellt. Aufgebrachte Demonstrierende zogen dorthin und forderten Zugang.
The 67 votes in favor of Mickey Levy consist not only of the 61 members of the new coalition but also the 6 members of the Joint List, which is a little surprising.
Levy gives his inaugural speech.
Yesh Atid‘s Mickey Levy is elected Speaker of the Knesset, replacing Yair Levin, with immediate effect.
The Knesset has started to vote on a new Speaker, who will then preside over the vote for the new government.
Knesset Panel Confirms Swearing-in of Bennett-Lapid Gov‘t Sunday Afternoon
The leaders of the eight parties that compose the new coalition won‘t be able to serve in any other government that might arise during the 24th Knesset, a clause in the emerging coalition agreements stipulates.
The exact wording of the clause is currently under negotiation between the incoming prime minister, Naftali Bennett, and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid. Its purpose is to ensure the government will not fall before the rotation between the two leaders takes place.
Knesset Speaker Set to Formally Present New Government, Moving Closer to Swearing-in
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin is slated to announce that Yesh Atid‘s Yair Lapid has succeeded in forming a coalition at the parliament‘s meeting on Monday. This means that the government that Lapid has put together with Yamina‘s Naftali Bennett will be sworn in by next Monday at the latest.
#Israel: Lapid‘s ‚Change Bloc‘ could find itself reliant on the support of the anti-Zionist Joint List to pass its first motion
Arab Lawmakers Back Lapid Move to Replace Knesset Speaker
Hadash, one of the three parties making up the Joint List, is opposed as a matter of principle to a government headed by the right-wing Bennett, but the Joint List is also committed to preventing Netanyahu from benefitting from the faction’s votes in the Knesset. Therefore, if there are any further defections from the ranks of the Knesset members from the future coalition, the Joint List’s decision to vote against the new government would be reevaluated.
Lapid-Bennett coalition moves to replace Knesset speaker
The Lapid-Bennett coalition‘s candidate for the job is Yesh Atid‘s Mickey Levy. The request, signed by 61 out of 120 lawmakers, means a vote on the key position is set for the next time the Knesset convenes on Monday.
Speaker of the People’s Assembly announces opening of candidacy for Presidential elections starting from Monday
“The date of presidential elections will be on May 20, 2021 for Syrians resident abroad, while the elections will be set on May 26th for Syrians resident on the Syrian territory,” Speaker Sabbath said.
Zentralismus in Corona-Politik: Alle Macht für Merkel
(04.04.2021)
Infektionsschutzgesetz: Regierung legt Pläne für „Bundesnotbremse“ vor
Laut den Berichten, soll das Bundeskabinett die Vorlage bereits am Dienstag verabschieden, dafür sei die Kabinettssitzung um einen Tag vorgezogen worden. In der kommenden Woche soll sich dann der Bundestag damit befassen. Damit auch der Bundesrat rasch abstimmen kann, soll die nächste Sitzung vorgezogen werden, die ursprünglich für den 7. Mai geplant war.
Corona-Krise: Alle Macht der Bundesregierung
Schon das Bund-Länder-Entscheidungsgremium stand in der Kritik, da es im Grundgesetz nicht vorgesehen war. Jetzt soll es ab einer Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz von 100 praktisch obsolet werden
Merkel Bloc Pushing for More Central Power Over Virus Strategy
(08.04.2021)
Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to push ahead with a bid to transfer powers to impose coronavirus restrictions from the regional to the federal level, as the German leader tries to reverse the latest surge in infections threatening Europe’s biggest economy.
Germany’s current “infection protection law” doesn’t allow for “common action” to tackle the pandemic because it leaves the enforcement of restrictions to the 16 states, Norbert Roettgen, a senior member of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, said in a position paper obtained by Bloomberg.
Corona-Gesetzgebung: Schäuble erhöht Druck auf die Länder
Entweder der Bundestag bringe ein Gesetz auf den Weg, das die Bundesregierung ermächtige, bundeseinheitliche Regelungen für Corona-Maßnahmen zu erlassen. Dafür sei die Zustimmung des Bundesrats erforderlich.
Oder der Bundestag verabschiede ein Bundesgesetz, das „bestimmte Regeln für die Länder“ verbindlich vorschreibe. Ein solches Gesetz müsse dann nicht von der Länderkammer genehmigt werden.
Read: Pelosi’s letter on speaking with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs about Trump and the nuclear codes
Preventing an Unhinged President From Using the Nuclear Codes: This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to discuss available precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike. The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy.
A protester is sitting in the chair of the presiding officer of the Senate.
Pelosi has requested deployment of National Guard troops to Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has requested National Guard troops be deployed to clear and secure the Capitol, a senior Democratic aide said Wednesday.