The Biden administration’s efforts to ramp up coronavirus vaccinations amid the threat of new variants in the US and investors on Reddit pushing up GameStop’s stock value are expected to dominate this week’s talk shows.
South Carolina became the first state on Thursday report cases of COVID-19 of the B.1.351 variant, which was first discovered in South Africa. Maryland on Saturday announced it discovered its first case of the variant in Baltimore.
In addition, 30 states have reported cases of coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was originally discovered in the UK, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Tensions are spreading as President Biden aims for 100 million vaccinations within the first 100 days of his presidency.
The administration said Tuesday that it will increase the weekly supply of doses sent to the states by about 16 percent, and will purchase 100 million additional doses of both Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, bringing the total number to 600 million doses.
Several public health experts are expected to take to the airwaves this weekend, including, Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, who will appear on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” and Tom Inglesby, director of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Inglesby will be featured on “Fox News Sunday.”
Meanwhile, director of the White House National Economic Council Brian Deese
Brian Deese Senators Georgia Press Administration, Senate Dems on coronavirus relief: White House aides report push back idea of splitting up aid package. Overnight Health Care: Biden Advisor Delivers Pessimistic Prediction on Vaccine Rollout | CDC Says Coronavirus Could Kill Up to 514K by Feb. 20 Vaccine Research Funds Have Been Abused for Decades, Watch Dog Says MORE, which will appear on “Meet the Press” and “State of the Union,” met with Democratic lawmakers this week in an effort to weather President Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package.
Her. Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders Sanders Baseball Card From Inauguration Meme Breaks Fauci’s Sales Record Bernie Sanders Hits Back at Billionaire Criticism: ‘Cry Me a River’ Biden Immigration Plans Hit Early Snags MORE (I-Vt.) Which will appear on ABC’s “This Week”, has indicated that he is willing to proceed with the proposal through budgetary reconciliation, so that the measure can be adopted by simple majority.
Meanwhile, Wall Street was shaken this week by amateur stock traders on Reddit pushing up the stock values of several companies, including GameStop, after discovering that hedge funds were shorting stocks.
Online trading platforms, including Robinhood, have prevented or restricted trading on its platforms as a result of the rally. The Securities and Exchange Commission said it is investigating why the platforms prevent users from buying the stock and whether illegal market manipulation led to the rise.
The recent Wall Street turmoil has had a twofold repercussion. Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren On the Money: Five Questions About the GameStop Controversy | Biden, Yellen Call for Swift Action for New Aid Warren Calls on SEC to Tackle Market Manipulation, GameStop Rally Explains The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – What Path Will Democrats Take With The COVID-19 Bill? LAKE(D-Mass.) Which will appear in “State of the Union,” said Wednesday that it was “a long time ago for the SEC and other financial regulators to wake up and do their job.”
“With a new government and Democrats leading Congress, I intend to make sure they do,” Warren said.
Below is the full list of guests who are expected to appear on this week’s Sunday talk shows:
ABC’s “This week”- Sens. Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), En Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) Manchin Joe Manchin Could Show Senate A Better Way Forward Democrats Willing To Bypass Republicans On COVID-19 Emergency Response On The Money: Economy Shrinked 3.5 Percent In 2020 | Lawmakers are ripping Robinhood’s decision on GameStop | Budget rules, politics threatens hourly minimum wage MORE, (DW.Va.); Govs. Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson Sarah Huckabee Sanders Praises Trump Approval Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Run For Governor An Early Test For Trump Allies Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Gubernatorial Campaign MORE, R-Ark., And Jim Justice, (RW.Va.); Richard Besser, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” Brian Deese, economic adviser to the president Joe Biden
Joe BidenMenendez calls for sanctions against Russia after Navalny protests China’s two major economic deals; US should focus on a little one. Biden first visits wounded soldiers with Walter Reed as President MORE; Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger The Memo: Center-right Republicans Fear Party Towards Disaster GOP Grows Marjorie Taylor Greene Problem Fred Guttenberg: Greene Has ‘No Place’ in Congress MORE, R-Ill.; Osterholm
CBS’s “Face the nation“- Cedric Richmond
Cedric Richmond White House Goes Full Throttle On COVID-19 Aid Talks An Attack On America With A Divided Congress – And A Pelosi Nation To Turn Iowa Republican As The Democratic Challenger Contests Election Results MORE, a Biden advisor; Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn .; mayor Francis Suarez
Francis Suarez The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by Goldman Sachs – Two weeks later, Trump tries to collect the base The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by the Walton Family Foundation – Why Pelosi set a 48 hour deadline for a coronavirus deal The Hill’s Morning Report – sponsored by Goldman Sachs – Tipping point week for Trump, Biden, Congress, voters MORE from Miami; Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
CNNs “State of the Union– Deese; Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., En Rob Portman
Robert (Rob) Jones Portman The Hill’s Morning Report – presented by Facebook – What path will the Democrats take with the COVID-19 bill? Democrats ready to bypass Republicans on COVID-19 relief law Jim Jordan says he won’t run for senate in 2022 MORE, R-Ohio; Government Doug Ducey
Doug Ducey Lawmakers Go After Governors To Curb COVID-19 Powers Arizona GOP Chairman Kelli Ward Faces Election Recount Calls Oregon Republican Party Calls Capitol Riot A ‘False Flag’ Operation To Discredit GOP , Trump supporters to silence MORE, R-Ariz.
“Fox News Sunday– Sen. Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden signs series of orders to tackle climate change | Republicans press on Granholm on fossil fuels during confirmation hearing Republicans press on Granholm on fossil fuels during confirmation hearing Moderates promise to ‘be a force’ under Biden MORE, R-La.; Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Jared Bernstein
Jared Bernstein Biden’s economics team gets mixed reviews from Senate Republicans Conservative lawmaker accuses former Biden economist of Marxism VIDEO: Biden advisor fires up Chamber’s ‘free enterprise’ defense MORE, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Fox News Channel’s “Sunday morning Futures– Rep. Devin Nunes
Devin Gerald Nunes GOP Group Launches Billboard Campaign Urging Cruz and Hawley to Step Down Trump’s Undo Will Take More Than Executive Orders GOP Agent Installed As NSA Top Attorney On Administrative Leave: MORE (R-CA), Leader Board Member, House Intel Committee; Kash Patel, former NSC employee; Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller Leftist Group To Track Which Companies Hire Former Trump Aids Census Bureau Racing To Complete Non-Citizen Data, Watchdog Says Trump Must Admit As Holiday Gift To Nation MORE, Former White House senior adviser; Rep. Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin Wyoming County Votes to Disapprove Liz Cheney for Trump Impeachment Vote GOP Divided Over Liz Cheney’s Future READ: The Republicans Who Voted To Challenge Election Results MORE (RN.Y.), House Foreign Affairs Committee; Gordon Chang, author “The Great US-China Tech War”; Jonathan Ward, founder of Atlas Organization
“America this week with Eric Bolling”- Brett Favre- Hall of Fame QB; Sarah Norman-Harris 2020; Ken Cuccinelli – Former Assistant Secretary; Dan Lippman-Politico