President Biden and Democratic leaders are racing to compromise on sticking points in a $2 trillion social policy plan, including health care benefits and paid leave. Biden is pushing for a vote before he leaves to attend the G20 summit on Thursday. https://t.co/NkaxjXrF9N
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2021
Biden is going to Rome for the G20 summit. Here's what we're watching https://t.co/vdNlHlh2d4
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 26, 2021
We should expect more US pressure on OPEC+ this weekend at G20. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Biden sees "imbalance" in global energy supply and demand, and will be "laser focused" on energy prices. And press secretary Jen Psaki repeated US to put pressure on OPEC+
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) October 26, 2021
Via @seungminkim: Biden is heading abroad with just a handful of ambassadors approved, including for most G20 countries, and irritation with Ted Cruz is reaching new levels over his blockade https://t.co/L0HxjHBsSo
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) October 27, 2021
Biden's job performance hammered in Nashville as he jets off to G20 https://t.co/RsiKQoxag3 #FoxNews
— Janie Johnson – America is Exceptional (@jjauthor) October 27, 2021
Headwinds at home, scepticism in Europe, no-show China (and Russia)
— Nirmal Ghosh (@karmanomad) October 27, 2021
Biden heading to #G20 struggling to live up to expectations #G20RomeSummit https://t.co/fe5j2JoZWy
Joe Manchin is doing more than Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy—combined—to cost Democrats control of Congress in 2022.
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) October 27, 2021
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Why didn’t the editorial page fact-check it, or delete the most egregious lies?
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) October 28, 2021
Good question!
Story via @jeremymbarr pic.twitter.com/ovXgaPX6l2
They’re already gearing up for their home schooling lessons with appropriate ‘patriotic’ history. pic.twitter.com/0yM1fMmwJm
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 28, 2021
VA GOP State Sen Amanda Chase says the Democrats are committing voter fraud already during early voting in the Gov race. “I know how Democrats are cheating, and that info has been given to the Youngkin campaign. I’m already getting reports.” pic.twitter.com/yODZa63cEq
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 27, 2021
So by the sounds of things Zuckerberg is announcing a new name for Facebook tomorrow.
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) October 28, 2021
What is it going to be?
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A Tory Budget for an alternate reality
Empty supermarket shelves
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) October 27, 2021
Food rotting on farms
NHS, social care in meltdown
Covid allowed to let rip
People dying in ambulances outside A&E
Collapse of farming, fishing, haulage
Actual human shit in rivers
Welcome to the age of optimism https://t.co/y9s5NcINoY
Behind Sunak's giddy enthusiasm lies a bleak reality: The government's anti-immigration policy is traumatising the British economy. And he can't admit it, let alone address it https://t.co/4Kp6Skpldu
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) October 27, 2021
So far this is the most embarrassing budget statement I have heard in 20 years in the House. Sunak keeps on calling every announcement ‘the biggest sum in a decade’ thereby exposing the fact that the Tories have starved every element of the public sector every year since 2010.
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) October 27, 2021
The word Brexit didn’t feature in either the Budget or Rachel Reeve’s response
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) October 27, 2021
Elephant. Room.
There was a climate-shaped hole at the heart of this #Budget21. We heard more about duty on beer, wine & spirits than on the #ClimateEmergency. Perhaps we’re all supposed to drown our sorrows as extreme rainfall floods our homes…
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) October 27, 2021
Me for @independent👇 https://t.co/6JFeYBBWoc
UK government wants issues around Northern Ireland Protocol settled by autumn "one way or the other", says Lord Frosthttps://t.co/nU1EXhSEIb
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 25, 2021