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Incoming Rep. Cori Bush says Republicans mistook her for Breonna Taylor
Representative-elect Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, said Friday that several of her Republican colleagues mistakenly called her Breonna Taylor due to a face mask she was wearing during the new House members orientation.
Bush said some of those Republican colleagues appeared to be unfamiliar with Taylor, whose killing by police during a botched drug raid in Kentucky sparked massive protests across the country this past summer.
“It’s Day One, so I’m wearing my ‘Breonna Taylor’ mask. A few of my Republican colleagues have called me Breonna, assuming that’s my name. It hurts. But I’m glad they’ll come to know her name & story because of my presence here. Breonna must be central to our work in Congress,” Bush said in a tweet.
It also reflects a troubling trend seen in media reports and academic studies about people of color who are often misidentified in predominantly white workspaces. Sen. David Perdue created a controversy in October when he deliberately mispronounced the name of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during a Trump rally in Georgia.
Bush, who was also at one point homeless, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary this past August, ending an over half-century political dynasty. She cruised to election victory on Nov. 3, becoming the first Black Congresswoman in the history of Missouri.
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Biden to bring back daily press briefings
A senior Biden transition official confirms the president-elect plans to bring back the daily press briefing.
The news was first reported by Politico. As NBC news reported earlier this week Kate Bedingfield and Symone Sanders are among those being considered for key jobs inside the communications team — possible roles floated for them are press secretary and communications director.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announces he has tested positive for Covid-19
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, announced in a statement on Twitter on Friday that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
“As part of a regular testing protocol, I underwent routine COVID-19 testing on Friday, November 13 in Carson City. A rapid test provided a positive result. I also received a diagnostic PCR test and those results are pending at this time,” he said.
Sisolak said he shared the results publicly to be transparent with residents in the state and said that he will be following local health and CDC guidelines, which recommends self-isolation and monitoring of symptoms.
Sisolak, 66, said in the statement that he felt fatigued, which he initially attributed to a demanding work schedule. He said he did not experience any Covid-19 symptoms, has canceled all public events and will work with public health officials to do contact tracing while he works remotely.
Trump’s not giving up and neither are his supporters
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