THE SHOW NOTES: White House Denies Polling, Biden's Plan For Gaza, & Steny Hoyer Blasts Fellow Democrats

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Biden’s Plan For Gaza

The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a transitional government in Gaza that would incorporate elements of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas according to White House sources at The Times of Israel. The move would only happen after a ceasefire is reached.

Why this matters: The news is significant because after Hamas was elected in Gaza in early 2006, they killed the remaining Palestinian Authority members leaving tensions boiling between the two groups for nearly two decades. The Palestinian Authority, which primarily resides in the West Bank, is the international favorite to lead Gaza after the war. The problem is the Palestinian Authority is inarguably weaker right now than at any point in its 30-year history.

Steny Hoyer Blasts Fellow Democrats

Biden Will Raise Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles, Chips and Other Goods

President Biden announced on Tuesday that he is raising tariffs on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors and advanced batteries, in what he calls an effort to protect strategic American industries from a new wave of competitors that are unfairly subsidized by Beijing.

The president will also officially endorse maintaining tariffs on more than $300 billion worth of Chinese goods that were put in place by President Donald J. Trump. Mr. Biden criticized those tariffs as taxes on American consumers during his 2020 run for the White House.

Full story at The New York Times (paywall).

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