Morning Jolt: The Last-Minute Push from the Lamest of Lame Ducks

On the menu today: Back on December 13 ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 03 2025 The Last-Minute Push from the Lamest of Lame Ducks On the menu today: Back on December 13, I noticed that the Biden administration released its "National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate" and announced the establishment of two China-focused initiatives and observed there was something a little absurd about the Biden team unveiling "short, medium, and long-term actions" with 38 days left in Biden's presidency. These guys are the short term. Now, we are 17 days away from the start of Donald Trump's second term, and Biden — or more accurately, the team around our mumbling, stumbling octogenarian president — is trying to push through a difficult-to-rescind ban on new oil and gas drilling in large sections of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enacted last-minute changes to the H-1B and H-2 visa programs to increase the number of foreign workers in the U.S. ... READ MORE  > ADVERTISEMENT CHANGE IS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Unlock the best coverage in the business for $1 / WEEK SUBSCRIBE NOW TOP STORIES      >   >   >   >   > ADVERTISEMENT CHANGE IS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Unlock the best coverage in the business for $1 / WEEK SUBSCRIBE NOW NR PODCASTS: FEATURED EPISODE    Eli Lake / Stevie Wonder [Part 1] FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY    Today in History: January 3 ADVERTISEMENT CHANGE IS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Unlock the best coverage in the business for $1 / WEEK SUBSCRIBE NOW 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701, New York, NY, 10036 Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.