Biden’s USPS board nominees plan to oversee reforms envisioned by Congress

President Joe Biden’s latest nominees to serve on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors are planning to oversee sweeping reforms at the agency, if confirmed. Dan Tangherlini, the former head of the General Services Administration, and Derek Kan, a former deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee they would take a closer look at some lawmakers’ top priorities at the agency. Those priorities include electric vehicles and the agency’s next-generation vehicle fleet, a data dashboard meant to track USPS…

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Head of a local elections board in Georgia is a QAnon-obsessed, Big Lie conspiracy theorist

If you think not signing the landmark Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was just another political debate, you’re dead wrong. Not having those voting bills in place means that an anti-vaxxer, Big Lie spreading, QAnon conspiracist Republican can take the helm of an election board and wreak havoc on local voters. Ben Johnson, CEO Liberty Technology, Head of Spalding Co. Elections Board Last year, Ben Johnson was appointed to head the five-member Spalding County, Georgia Board of Elections and Registration. He and his fellow members have the power to…

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With some Republicans on board, U.S. House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote – Reuters

With some Republicans on board, U.S. House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote  Reuters ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’ Trump Says of Democrats’ Impeachment Effort  Voice of America Pence refuses to invoke 25th Amendment as Democrats work to remove Trump  CNBC First Thing: Democrats begin historic impeachment proceedings  The Guardian US politics blog  ABC News View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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Unions brace for big changes under Republican-led US labor board – Reuters

Unions brace for big changes under Republican-led US labor boardReuters(Reuters) – As Republicans take control of the U.S. agency that enforces federal labor law, unions are bracing for decisions that could make it harder for them to solicit support and boost their ranks by limiting their ability to contact workers. The …and more » us republicans – Google News

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