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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she was "satisfied" with the response of Joe Biden's presidential war ought allegations of sexual invasion against him, according to CBS news war reporter Bo Erickson and CBSNews.com political reporter Grace SeGErs. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has been accused of sexual harassment and sexual invasion by a preceding Senate staffer, Tara Reade. Biden's war has denied the allegations, though Biden himself has no direct addressed them. "I conduct help Joe Biden. I'm satisfied with how he has responded," Pelosi said at an interview with CNN's "New Day." She announced her endorsement of Biden above Monday. CNN pressed Pelosi above Biden's hold public silence hence distant at the appearance of the allegations. "You know, it's a affair that he has ought career with, besides during I am impressed with the nation who occupation during him saying that they absolutely never heard one iota of data approximately this. nobody ever brought forth a request or had anybody else speak them approximately such a claim," Pelosi replied. Pelosi reiterated her help during Biden at her weekly newspaper conference Thursday, saying that she has "complete fame during the Me during robust movement," besides during that she too believes at due process. There is "due process and the fact that Joe Biden is Joe Biden," Pelosi told reporters, noting that his Senate cling had been interviewed, and there was no record of Reade's accusation. Republicans eat been calling above the free of Biden's Senate records, at the faith that an officer sickness from Reade will be at there. "I eat a big leisure flat with the stand during I scream on it," Pelosi said. Meanwhile the Republican house war arm kept inboxes total above Thursday, using the sexual invasion allegations against Biden ought summon out tarGEted house Democrats and candidates. at nearly 30 email blasts, the National Republican Congressional committee bring up a need of input from a lawmaker above the issue, or past comments approximately sexual invasion during the fever of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
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"A fate of them went above the record demanding survivors be heard, demanding survivors be given a safe lay ought sound their traumatic issues that eat happened ought them," National Republican Congressional committee spokesperson Michael McAdams told CBS news political unit announce unite Aaron Navarro. "And now they are turning a blind eye ought that and completely going help above what they said during the person that the allegations are against is a Democrat." Like other Democrats, Congresswoman Dina Titus, one of Biden's earlier endorsers, told Navarro she didn't conceive the allegations used to eat an shock above down-ballot races. "I'm a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement, each female needs ought speak her fiction and eat it vetted. I trust it's been thoroughly vetted... and total you eat ought conduct is emerge at his record above Violence Against Women, the other things, ought emerge where he stands above this," she said.
JOE BIDEN
CBS news has spoken with Tara Reade little ripen during she publicized her allegation against Joe Biden above March 25. during that time, Biden at the past 36 days has no direct addressed Reade's claim, CBS news war reporter Bo Erickson reports. however his war has called the allegation "untrue," Biden has still ought answer directly. Tonight, MSNBC announced that Biden himself used to answer ought the sexual invasion allegation during the first time above "Morning Joe" above Friday morning. Biden's need of response has too left other high-profile Democrats at a healthy and frustrating spot, little Democratic operatives speak CBS News. Senators Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar, over with Stacey Abrams, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer eat total been asked at interviews approximately the allegation, besides during Biden's modern sparse chart of interviews has no afforded many opportunities ought ask him directly. His team during the past two weeks has prioritized local interviews and the war has no held a virtual newspaper conference with his general traveling newspaper corps during April 2. during some Democratic operatives, the concentrate above the allegation — and Biden's silence — is overshadowing his war messaging. Regarding the new unemployment numbers today, Biden said at a statement: "OutraGEous? Yes. Surprising? No. These are the latest damning signs of Donald Trump's display incompetence."
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
The Trump war will kick off its first television advertising blitz of the 2020 war cycle Sunday with a seven-day, seven-figure buy focused above the president's response ought the coronavirus pandemic, according ought war officials. A spokesperson called the new advertising war "an inspirational messaGE approximately the unyielding determine of Americans" that "heralds the big American comeback." The advertising war represents a departure from more modern aggression ads tarGEting Biden's relationship with China. However, allies ought the principal tell CBS news war reporter Nicole Sganga that Mr. Trump's re-election efforts will plan ought unveil sharper attacks above Biden's "weak" stance toward China at the coming weeks. A slew of public polls emerge the principal trailing Biden at battleground states Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, key ought Mr. Trump's 2016 electoral interest at Hillary Clinton. principal Trump dismissed the polling Wednesday night, at an interview with Reuters. "I don't trust the polls," Mr. Trump said. "I trust the nation of this speak are smart. And I don't conceive that they will lay a mankind at who's incompetent." President Trump also announced Wednesday that he planned ought tour ought Arizona, his first hazard outer of Washington during seeing off a Hospital canoe at Virginia more than a month ago, according to CBS news war reporter Alex Tin. however the principal sounded optimistic that "in the not-too-distant-future" he could answer ought "massive rallies," no events eat been announced outer of a interval next week at a Honeywell facility now producing appearance masks. The tour will signal the president's second scream on ought Arizona this year, a sway stand that delivered Trump a nearly four-point win in 2016. However, early GEneral selection polls emerge Joe Biden leading by almost 10 points in the state. And down ballot at Arizona, Democrat signal Kelly has raised more cash than any other Senate candidate this cycle in his challenGE ought GOP Senator Martha McSally. "First of all, I desire ought speak the president's frequently hail at Arizona," the state's Republican Gov. Doug Ducey said at a newspaper conference Wednesday. Asked if authorities used to intervene, if Trump's scream on drew a throng of supporters, Ducey added, "I'm asking nation ought linger home, linger healthy, and linger connected."
KAMALA HARRIS
Today, the California Senator announced the "COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities task energy Act," one of little pieces of legislation Harris has introduced between the COVID-19 outbreak. The task energy used to bring toGEther health worry experts and leaders from total levels of government ought confront the racial and ethnic disparities arising from the outbreak. This used to too include providing weekly data above patient outcomes disaggregated by nation and ethnicity. The bill used to too interpret ought parliament the structural inequalities preceding the pandemic and the make those disparities had above the disproportionate rates of infection. Harris is too calling during a eternal Infectious illness Racial and Ethnic Disparities task energy after COVID-19 ought last ought identify and address any disparities. "People of color are being infected and dead from coronavirus at astounding rates," Harris said at a statement. "The COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities task energy deed is a indispensable step ought fully apprehend the shock of this bacteria at the hardest overthrow communities, and invent tarGEted investments that coincide with their only needs." CBS news war Reporter Tim Perry reports that legislation introduced by Harris at March, The Pandemic disaster help Act, will be introduced at the House. This plan used to increase the talent during FEMA ought equip financial help ought individuals during a pandemic and no impartial during ordinary disasters.
ELIZABETH WARREN
Senator Elizabeth Warren and agent Jan Schakowsky above Thursday proposed legislation that used to create a government office tasked with preventing shortaGEs of protective equipment, prescription drugs and Medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. beneath the proposal, a newly formed EmerGEncy Office of Manufacturing during Public Health used to be be required ought make or parliament the manufacturing of products, drugs and Medical devices at shortaGE within a month of the bill's passaGE. "We need ought radically amplify our equip of personal protective device and other Medical supplies ought aggression the coronavirus emergency head-on. We eat an Administration that is failing ought conduct and failing ought insure health worry providers and patients eat the estate they need," Warren said. The bill has the help of little progressive and Medical groups, including the middle during American promote and Doctors during America, besides during parallel proposals from Warren and Schakowsky at the past eat failed ought obtain traction.
GRETCHEN WHITMER
Republicans at the Michigan house of Representatives took additional steps ought boundary Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer's executive emerGEncy powers above Thursday, according to CBS news war reporters Adam Brewster and Jack Turman. The house too did no stretch Michigan's stand of emerGEncy, which is lay ought decease at the aim of the day. The house passed a resolution that allows Speaker of the house Lee Chatfield ought receive legal code against Whitmer and the actions she has taken during the coronavirus pandemic. Whitmer has argued that she does no need the legislature's approval ought stretch a stand of emerGEncy. besides during Whitmer has indicated that she used to alike ought unite with the legislature ought stretch the stand of emerGEncy at order ought equip liability protections during health worry workers and first responders. Protesters gathered at the stand Capitol at Lansing ought sound frustrations approximately the extension of emerGEncy powers. Democratic stand Senator Dayna Polehanki, who tweeted a photo of armed protesters at the Senate gallery, told CBS news that half of the parliament looked alike a Trump parliament and the other half expressed material approximately Whitmer's linger at family order. The differences between the governor and the legislature at executive emerGEncy powers eat been simmering at the past week. final Friday, the stand senate passed two bills that used to boundary Whitmer's emerGEncy powers. Whitmer threatened ought veto any legislation that used to receive authority away from her or future governors, arguing that executive emerGEncy powers are basic during a crisis. The argue reached a mean point above Wednesday during emails between Whitmer's cling and stand Senate Majority Mike Shirkey's cling showed that Republican legislators proposed two one-week extensions ought Whitmer's emerGEncy powers at exchanGE during a public parliament that future linger at family orders will ask legislative approval. Whitmer's cling responded with a messaGE from the governor, saying, "I cannot abrogate my duty ought deed at an emerGEncy ought defend the lives of Michiganders."
