Under President Franklin Roosevelt the RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) provided the financial underpinning of the New Deal. Jesse Jones was the brains behind the operation. As head of the RFC he was the most powerful fiscal officer since Alexander Hamilton….More>>
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The Guardian
- Trump impeachment trial set to begin the week of 8 February, Schumer says
- Former general Lloyd Austin confirmed as Biden's defense secretary
- Italy blocks TikTok for certain users after death of girl allegedly playing 'choking' game
- Icelandic man receives world's first double-arm-and-shoulder transplant
- Quarter of known bee species have not been recorded since 1990
- Boeing says it will make planes able to fly on 100% biofuel by 2030
- Scottish parliament orders prosecutors to release Salmond leak evidence
- North Korea diplomacy is only used to advance nuclear programme, says top US official
- UK weather: country due sub-zero temperatures as Arctic air sweeps in
- What are my options if Google shuts down search in Australia?
NY Times News Feed
- Senate Leaders Agree on Impeachment Trial Delay, Giving Biden Breathing Room
- Trump and Justice Dept. Lawyer Said to Have Plotted to Oust Acting AG
- Biden Signs Orders to Expand Food Stamps and Raise Wages
- Why Biden Can Undo Much of Trump's Legacy Via Executive Orders
- Pfizer Will Ship Fewer Covid-19 Vaccine Vials to Account for ‘Extra’ Doses
- U.S. Virus Cases Fall as Variants Spread
- UK Warns New Coronavirus Variant May Be Deadlier
- White House Orders Assessment on Violent Extremism in U.S.
- Who is Jonathan Braun? Trump's Last Minute Pardon Still Faces Accusations of Violence
- Hank Aaron, Baseball’s Home Run King Who Defied Racism, Dies at 86
Washington Post
- Senate ends standoff, agrees to start Trump’s impeachment trial Feb. 9
- To fight impeachment, Trump turns to ‘Butch’ Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer at a small firm who has defended state Republicans
- Biden signs executive orders to boost economic relief for Americans struggling amid pandemic
- Biden reverses Trump orders seen as hostile to federal workers
- What happens next in the impeachment of President Trump?
- The case against Democrats nuking the filibuster
- The GOP’s oversimplified pushback on Biden’s executive actions
- Biden administration weighs turning over Trump tax returns to House Democrats
- 2020 was another reminder that power is decided by the people who actually vote*
- President Biden signs order to increase federal food benefits, among executive actions to stabilize the U.S. economy