Italy’s PM Draghi Calls For Common EU Budget, Says Euro ‘Not Reversible’
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that the euro is irreversible and called for a common European budget to tackle challenges ahead. In a keynote speech at the Senate ahead of a confidence vote, Draghi pledged to efficiently implement pandemic European direct aid and implement a series […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: THE SECRET PRESIDENT – WILL HE RISE AGAIN?
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: • Gut wrenching video. VP Mike Pence, Sen. Mitt Romney, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi being rushed to safety. And in the visitor’s gallery by himself, out of range of the cameras, one Republican […]
WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Wednesday public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and upcoming economic statistics: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]
TUESDAY’S WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: THE BIG QUESTION MARK – THE TRIAL BEGINS
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: • Context is everything. Without context, where something fits, its importance can’t be measured and felt, before, during, after. The trial now begins of Donald J. Trump and the “after” will be inscribed […]
ITALY: DRAGHI APPEARS HEADED TOWARD WIDE MAJORITY BUT FACES CHALLENGE TO SET JOINT AGENDA, ASSEMBLE ‘MIXED’ GOVERNMENT
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi will likely have a broad majority to form a new government following support from his usual opponents but he faces a big challenge to define a shared program and set up a technocrat-political cabinet, according to political sources. Draghi received statements of […]
ITALY’S PM CONTE WINS LOWER HOUSE CONFIDENCE VOTE; SENATE CHALLENGE AHEAD
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won on Monday a key vote of confidence in the Lower House with 321 votes out of a total 630, six more than the absolute majority required. The main challenge will be on Tuesday morning at the Senate where the ruling coalition has a […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: THE WASHINGTON MINDSET GETS A MAKEOVER
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. • The thousands of government affairs specialists paid by American business firms to be their eyes, ears and arm-wrestlers in Washington are in the midst of the major recalibration that happens when a […]
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW FACES AN UNCERTAIN FATE AT A SENATE TRIAL
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The second impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday has left open the future of his “stop the steal” movement entwined with the violent attack on the Capitol. The next step, a Senate trial, could clarify what happens next. The final vote was 232 to 197 with eight members not […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: BARBARIANS INSIDE THE GATE TEST AMERICA
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday night’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · As often noted about the U.S. Congress, months, even years can go by without much getting done but every once in a while there’s an explosion of activity. After the financial […]