He doesn’t just own a vineyard to hang out on at the expense of taxpayers. According to the Financial Times, the AIG CEO is a “budding winemaker … his Croatian winery will produce its first batch of zinfandel this year.” [FT]
THE FEED
Biden will use the Defense Production Act to help dramatically increase Johnson & Johnson vaccine production
President Biden will announce Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. will help make Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine — an unusual pact between fierce competitors that could sharply boost the supply of the newly authorized vaccine, according to senior administration officials.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that has not been announced, said they began scouring the country for additional manufacturing capacity after they realized in the first days of the administration that Johnson & Johnson had fallen behind in vaccine production. They soon sought to broker a deal with Merck, one of the world’s largest vaccine makers, which had tried and failed to develop its own coronavirus vaccine.
Under the arrangement, Merck will dedicate two facilities in the United States to Johnson & Johnson’s shots. One will provide “fill-finish” services, the last stage of the production process during which the vaccine substance is placed in vials and packaged for distribution. The other will make the vaccine itself, and has the potential to vastly increase supply, perhaps even doubling what Johnson & Johnson could make on its own, the officials said.
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politics
Third Woman Accuses Cuomo of Unwanted Sexual Advances
Cardona confirmed
The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona to serve as education secretary Monday, vaulting the little-known Connecticut educator into the center of the national debate over how to reopen schools for face-to-face classes. The Senate vote was a bipartisan 64 to 33 for Cardona, whose nomination moved through the chamber without any significant controversy — in contrast with the confirmation his immediate predecessor, Betsy DeVos, who needed the tiebreaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence to win confirmation.
immigration
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Says Trump ‘Gutted’ the Immigration System
covid-19 vaccine
Catholic Archdiocese Bans COVID Vaccine Over Tenuous Link to Abortion
Trump said “everybody” should “go get your shot” at CPAC, but he did not publicize his own vaccination back in January
A Trump adviser confirms the former President and Mrs. Trump both got the vaccine at the White House in January.
Notable that he did not mention this yesterday even though he encouraged others to get it. It could convince his supporters to get vaccinated. Many are skeptical.
—@weijia
Notable that he did not mention this yesterday even though he encouraged others to get it. It could convince his supporters to get vaccinated. Many are skeptical.
stimulus checks
Will We Get a Third Round of Stimulus Checks?
the city politic
‘It Sickened Me’: De Blasio Rips Cuomo Over Sexual-Harassment Claims
mike pence
Is Mike Pence Finished in MAGA-Land?
covid-19
Johnson & Johnson Will Run COVID Vaccine Trials on Infants
politics
Biden’s Pro-Union Message to Amazon Workers Is a Big Deal
De Blasio shares some stats that don’t reflect well on Cuomo’s vaccination policies
This is pretty shocking: Mayor Bill de Blasio says the state’s vaccination sites aren’t vaccinating enough city residents.
At Javits Center, more than 42 percent of doses are going to non-NYC residents. At Aqueduct Racetrack, it’s 75 percent.
—@emmagf
At Javits Center, more than 42 percent of doses are going to non-NYC residents. At Aqueduct Racetrack, it’s 75 percent.
De Blasio has been laying into Cuomo this morning
Mayor de Blasio on sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Cuomo:
“I think more and more people will be talking about what they have experienced…This is not the way a leader should treat anybody. What these women went through is unacceptable.” https://t.co/uJ1i7AFgJY pic.twitter.com/WilEXdgsUD
—@CBSNews
“I think more and more people will be talking about what they have experienced…This is not the way a leader should treat anybody. What these women went through is unacceptable.” https://t.co/uJ1i7AFgJY pic.twitter.com/WilEXdgsUD
street fights
North Brooklyn Locals Do Not Like The Plastic Mural Proposed For Their Park
Sarkozy will be tried again later this month on charges of illegal financing of his 2012 campaign
A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.
The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
The court said Sarkozy will be entitled to request to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.
covid stimulus
Democrats Bail on Backup Plan for $15 Minimum Wage As Part of Biden Stimulus
cpac
Trump’s CPAC Blast From the Past
andrew cuomo
Cuomo Turns Over Sexual Harassment Investigation to New York Attorney General
cpac
Trump’s Future Agenda: Suppress the Vote and Purge the RINOs
Trump is once again claiming the election was stolen
“Actually, as you know they just lost the White House,” Trump says of the Democrats. “I may even decide to beat them for a third time.” Not giving up the false claims that the election was stolen, even after Jan. 6.
—@jdawsey1
DeSantis leads CPAC’s non-Trump 2024 straw poll (68 percent said Trump should run again)
#CPAC2021 poll w/o Trump
Ron DeSantis: 43%
Kristi Noem: 11%
Don Jr: 8%
Mike Pompeo: 7%
Ted Cruz: 7%
Tucker Carlson: 3%
Josh Hawley: 3%
Nikki Haley: 3%
Ivanka: 3%
Rand Paul: 2%
… and Mike Pence: 1%
—@daveweigel
Ron DeSantis: 43%
Kristi Noem: 11%
Don Jr: 8%
Mike Pompeo: 7%
Ted Cruz: 7%
Tucker Carlson: 3%
Josh Hawley: 3%
Nikki Haley: 3%
Ivanka: 3%
Rand Paul: 2%
… and Mike Pence: 1%
encounter
4 Minutes With Jill Biden
sexual harassment
Another Cuomo Aide Has Accused Him of Sexual Harassment
new york city
No Hate Crime Charges in Random Stabbing of Asian NYC Man
politics
The New Foreign Flavor of CPAC’s Red Meat
foreign interests
What Were the Legal (and Strategic) Grounds for Biden’s Syria Airstrikes?
congress
Much-Maligned Congressional Earmarks Are Coming Back
pivot
Why Is GameStop’s Stock Price Soaring Again?
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