Morning Jolt: No Relief for the Weary

This is the last Morning Jolt until December 28. Normally, this newsletter would take a break from hard news for some sentimental tributes to home and hearth and the joys of family around the holidays, but . . . 2020, man. The news won't stop, even for Christmas. This morning, we sort out the status of that giant omnibus relief bill, debunk claims that a coup is coming, and note one recent warning that appears to have been heeded.

Now We Don't Have a Relief Bill, Ho-Ho-Ho

Last night, via Twitter, President Trump denounced the recently passed pandemic relief and omnibus spending bill as "a disgrace," and while he never explicitly used the word "veto," he declared he was "asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000 or $4,000 for a couple. I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a COVID relief package, and maybe that administration will ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 23 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 23 2020 No Relief for the Weary This is the last Morning Jolt until December 28. Normally, this newsletter would take a break from hard news for some sentimental tributes to home and hearth and the joys of family around the holidays, but . . . 2020, man. The news won't stop, even for Christmas. This morning, we sort out the status of that giant omnibus relief bill, debunk claims that a coup is coming, and note one recent warning that appears to have been heeded. Now We Don't Have a Relief Bill, Ho-Ho-Ho Last night, via Twitter, President Trump denounced the recently passed pandemic relief and omnibus spending bill as "a disgrace," and while he never explicitly used the word "veto," he declared he was "asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000 or $4,000 for a couple. I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a COVID relief package, and maybe that administration will ...   READ MORE

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