A senior Biden aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss information obtained during the federal transition, said the rebuilding of the federal government will be more extensive than anticipated. “We knew the house we had to rebuild was on a little bit of shaky ground,” the aide said. “We realized that it is just a house that is in disrepair.”One focus for the Biden administration: restocking corners of the government, from the Environmental Protection Agency to the State Department’s diplomatic corps, that were hollowed out as career staff quit or retired during the Trump era and were not replaced..

Sen. Rick Scott (R Fla.) varied between activities during the testimony, with reporters spotting him studying a map of Southeast Asia at one point and reading a magazine at another. Sen. California Gov. Supreme Court lifted the state’s ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic. In the most significant legal victory against California’s COVID 19 health orders, the high court told California it can’t continue with a ban on indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic, but it can limit attendance to 25% of a building’s capacity and restrict singing and chanting inside..

It harder than it sounds. And it an issue that easier than it should be to ignore. In an interview with The Guardian last year, Desmond called eviction problem we need to hate more. Regulators around the world, meanwhile, have been more skeptical of Google: The European Union has issued the company $9 billion in competition related fines over the past three years.Facebook, Google face off against a formidable new foe: State attorneys generalThe states’ investigation is led by Texas’ Paxton and seven other attorneys general, four Democrats and four Republicans in total. Every state except Alabama and California, the home of Silicon Valley, so far has signed onto the bipartisan effort, as have Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A spokeswoman for California’s attorney general did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Already, state officials have sent official legal demands for documents to the tech giant related to the investigation of online ads, Paxton told reporters.Ashley Moody, the Republican attorney general of Florida, said the states’ Google probe starts with the company’s vast data stores.

Is a Scottish born actor who is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the hit BBC sci fi show Doctor Who. Tennant is also know for the lead role in the TV series Casanova and as Barty Crouch Jr in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In addition to his TV appearances he has worked as a voice actor and has appeared in the critically acclaimed stage production of Hamlet.