for example treasury issued licenses permitting various types of humanitarian assistance transactions in venezuela the department of treasury issued licenses to allow humanitarian assistance to the people who were killed or yeah well gee thanks i hope the department of treasury also give me a permission slip to help the guy i shot i was hoping to give him some humanitarian aid too i have to fill out the application with blue or black ink i already gave him a knuckle bandaid ending that should do it right but don't worry those permission slips are not all we're doing we are the united states of america after all no one is better at helping the victims of our aggression than us. treasury 2 also maintains a call center and email account through which organizations can receive assistance with compliance issues or other challenges related to sanctions that's right we maintain a call center so people can tell us how we feels to burn in the fires we set listen folks just call this number and let us know how you're doing we're here to watch really sometimes we'll send a bucket of veggies to the poor but usually we're ju

there is also another review at the department of treasury. reporter: president biden will be speaking at the pentagon later today. among the top issues, afghanistan. will be he addressing the situation in afghanistan? lindsey graham said over the weekend it's his understanding the troops will not be leaving afghanistan in may, as determined under the previous administration. is that official? ms. psaki: i am not aware of senator graham tina spokesperson for the administration. i would say do not expect an update on that today from afghanistan. of course this is a topic of the utmost importance to the president and his national security team but i don't have an update and i would not expect one today. reporter: so no official decision on the troop withdraw which was previously determined? ms. psaki: there is no update on a change or the status of the force. that will be something determined with the secretary of defense. that is not the focus of his trip. reporter: effective -- if i could follow up on school reopening. you said the goal was fo

state department because they were accused of being involved in this plot furthermore the u.s. department of treasury has imposed sanctions on 17 individuals also believe. to be associated with the killing now the white house under joe biden has certainly shifted its tone compared to how the trial of ministration dealt with the issue of saudi arabia this killing and other things take a listen to the president's intention as is the intention of this government is to . to recalibrate are engaged with saudi arabia and to have counterparts communicate with counterparts of course this is a crime as i said before shock the conscience i expects. we will be in a position. before long to speak to steps to promote accountability going forward for this horrific crime now at 1st the kingdom of saudi arabia denied involvement but later we had the crown prince coming forward and taking responsibility for the killing certainly interesting to see how the position of different saudi officials have evolved over time. now the killing of jamal khashoggi in the very brutal way in which it was carried out certainly shocke

host: we can let the congressman respond, and i can show viewers this chart from the department of treasury, u.s. debt over time from 1990 to 2020. as viewers take a look at that chart and that line that goes upwards and upwards, congressman smith? guest: i will say there was a lot of items the caller brought forward, but making sure that the younger generation understands the value of the dollar goes a long way. whether it is learning while in high school or whether it is just a small business they have. i can tell you the best experience i have or had was mowing lawns -- i ever had was mowing lawns and grade school and high school. i saw at the beginning was the most disturbing was that my mom or dad would take out a couple of dollars for driving me to go mow that lawn. i thought that was the most unfair aspect of it, but it taught me quickly that, you know, there is cost for earning that dollar, and sometimes you need to have it hit you straight out. my parents, that lesson when i was really young. it was really helpful. it is the importance of the value of the dollar for all americans.

department of treasury and these 17 individuals are being sanctioned as a result of their alleged involvement in the killing of jamal khashoggi so quite a development we see this is certainly a shift after the killing of jamal khashoggi the way u.s. leaders have reacted to it has evolved over time and this is a new move from the by administration let's review quickly. president's intention as is the intention of this government is to. to recalibrate are engaged with saudi arabia and to have counterparts communicate with counterparts of course this is a crime as i said before shock the conscience i expects. that we will be in a position. before long to speak to steps to promote accountability going forward for this horrific crime. in our viewers will recall that at 1st saudi arabia denied involvement in the killing but then we had the crown prince coming forward and taking responsibility the position of saudi arabia regarding the killing of jamal khashoggi which this new report says was probably approved directly by the crown prince of saudi arabia's position is certainly shifted over time let

processes one that is through the courts and one that is through the process that goes to the department of treasury. there is a rigorous process that is ongoing. i'm not going to set up president of commenting on those reviews and processes. i would stress that they are distinct processes. greg: that's a lot of processes. i wonder if that's your new neighbor rang. >> okay $3.75. will that be cash or credit? >> well it's interesting right? i'm processing each of those processes. it's a different process of processes. >> a right while the process here is you $03.75. >> i'm not going to set a precedent on commenting on those processes except to say they are two distinct processes. >> this is my coffee pot not working. >> i'm so glad you brought up the process. it's very important in any process for the processor -- please don't interrupt the process of processing the processes. i have to call you back. hello? >> honey i have water flooding the house. c as i said before president biden does take climate change very seriously carry that's way we have rejoined the paris climate accords. >> you don't unde

send you to doj and others and there's also an ongoing cfius review that's happening at the department of treasury. >> sure. go ahead. >> so president biden will be speaking at the pentagon later today. among the top issues he inherits is, of course, afghanistan. will he be address the situation in afghanistan, and the republican senator lindsey graham said over the weekend it's his understanding that the troops will not be leaving afghanistan in may as was determined under the previous administration. is that an official decision that president biden has made? >> i'm not aware of senator graham being a spokesperson for the administration. i will say that i wouldn't expect there to be an update in his remarks today at the department of defense on afghanistan. of course, this is a topic that is of utmost importance to the president and his national security team, but i don't have an update on forced posture and wouldn't expect one today. >> just to be clear no official decision on troop withdrawal that was previously determined under the previous administration. >> there's no update on a change or

that includes the department of justice, treasury, and homeland security. russia has denied any involvement. >>> the chief executives of robin hood as well as to hedge fund investment firms will testify before the house financial services committee. they will discuss the recent trading turmoil and other stocks. they are probing how retail trading joe certain stocks to extreme highs while squeezing hedge funds that had been against them. >>> still ahead and streaming on the bay area, a powerful winter storm bringing some of the coldest temperatures in decades. >>> getting dangerous on the roads. the icy conditions leading to this. >>> we have a new view of the red planet. >>> a reminder to check out the news app. it gives you 24 seven access. >>> new video showing just how dangerous slick roads can be. this is an officer sprinting out of the way as another vehicle comes crashing into a stopped car. it had a pass and landed near them. this is in texas where they'd been dealing with the winter weather warnings. officers had been busy with hundreds of crashes ac

president, the vice president, congress, the secretary of defense, secretary of the military department, secretary of the treasuryor the governor of any state or possession in which he is on duty. officers convicted of this offense by general court-martial faces dismissal from the service, total forfeitures, and confinement and hard labor for three years. the united states courts, a -- of military appeals, has upheld such conviction in the case of an army lieutenant had participated in a demonstration while carrying a placard urging "end johnson's fascist aggression in vietnam." although article 88 is directed to commissioned officers, article 34 has a provisional directed toward enlisted personnel. most military members are generally familiar with the existence of article 92. this is the article that enforces administrative regulations. violation of this article is punishable by a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement and hard labor for two years. this article is the reason air force regulation had forced an that have the force of an -- have the force of an effective law. let's look at the a

department of treasury designated ten individuals and three entities for their association to the military apparatus responsible for the coup. three entities wholly owned subsidiaries of a conglomerate owned or controlled by the burmese military have also been designated. additionally, the u.s. government has also taken steps to prevent the generals from improperly accessing more than $1 billion in burmese funds held in the united states. the department of commerce is also taking immediate action to limit exports of sensitive goods to the burmese military and other entities associated with the recent coup. in addition we're freezing u.s. assistance that benefits the burmese government while maintaining our support for health care, civil society groups, and other areas that benefit the burmese people directly. we will also continue our support for the rohingya and also vulnerable populations. as you know, we've released a fact sheet on this. so it just came out before briefing and i just wanted to highlight it briefly. last item and then we'll get to your questions. someone in here maybe it

they are reviewed before cares funding is released by the department of treasury. cares act funding is eligible until july 31 of this year, and should receive feedback reports by january 31, 2022. as of yesterday, february 16, over 84% of cares act funding awardees have filed submissions and over 70% of funding has been dispersed. -- disbursed. last december, congress appropriated an additional $249 million to the fcc telehealth row graham. -- program. the act directed the fcc to issue public notice seeking comment on methods used to evaluate applications for a second round of funding, and how to treat applications filed, but unfunded, in the initial round. as required, the bureau deceived public notice january 6, 2021 with a comment filing deadline of january 19. over 80 comments were filed by a variety of stakeholders including health care providers, telehealth companies and trade associations. after reviewing the comments, the fcc adopted in order citing it is in the public interest to use the universal startup company to administer the covid-19 telehealth progra

looking at past conduct but as importantly looking to the future to prevent future conduct the department of treasury is sanctioning former saudi deputy head of general intelligence. siri for his direct role in the stempel operation that murdered mr castro you were also designating the saudi rapid intervention force as an entity under the global image you see after its participation in this in this murder we've taken action pursuant to what we're calling the ban to impose visa restrictions on 76 saudi individuals believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas including but not limited to the show you killing and importantly we have introduced and announced a new policy that will apply the state department's ability to restrict and revoke fees as to any individual believed to be involved in extraterritorial activities targeting perceived dissidents or journalists trying to harass them surveil them. harm them or their families because this practice this conduct whether it's by saudi arabia or anyone else is totally unacceptable and we now have a new tool to push back against that. mor

in reality, even know it is boring, i would like to see department of treasury officials and sec officialsd all the different agencies that are responsible for updating the rules that they reflect the world we live in right now. if congress was concerned about getting this right instead of headlines, that is who they would be talking to. taylor: always great to have your time. bradley tusk. we have all been wrapped up in those hearings for about 5.5 hours. coming up, bitcoin. the big dog is holding steady, $50,000, as the currency receives more and more institutional support. we are looking at the first bitcoin etf to hit north america. this is bloomberg. ♪ his is bloo ♪ want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most reliable network. sure thing! and with fast nationwide 5g included at no extra cost. we've got you covered. so join the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction. and get a new samsung galaxy starting at $17 a month. learn more at xfinitymobile.com

>> i would send you the department of treasury -- they oversaw the meeting. i'm not sure what time it took place. i would defer to them on that and any specific details they want to read out from it. go ahead. >> one of the biggest criticisms of president trump's approach to handling the coronavirus was that the administration didn't provide clear guidance to states about when they should shut down, when they should reopen. dr. murphy back in november talked about a national alert system that would be needed. is that something that the administration is planning to implement, some kind of color-coded system to tell states by which criteria they should reopen or shut down? is that something you guys are considering? >> i'm happy to talk to our health team and you'll have another briefing with them tomorrow. obviously, a number of options are under consideration to both make sure americans are safer and that we're doing everything necessary to communicate with them accurately, how the keep themselves and their families safe but also how to better communicate wit

>> i would send you to the department of treasury. they oversaw the meeting. i'm not even sure what time it took place. i would defer to them on that and any specific details they want to read on that. >> reporter: one of the parts of president biden's approach was that states didn't talk about when they would shut down, when they would reopen. it was talked about a kind of alert system. is that something president biden is planning to do, some kind of color-coded alert that will tell them when to do those things? >> i will look into that. we are trying to make america safer, how to keep themselves ask thei and their families safe but also how to communicate with governors. that line of communication was shut at times to governors during the last administration, and they have a better heads up on how many vaccines they will have access to so they can do better planning, also working with them and tapping into fema, a question that came up earlier, utilizing their resources to be able to kind of mass vaccinate people in a larger location. those are a lot of ways

you being very earnest in your comments but the plan that i offered was to move to the department of the treasury, special status for a department within the treasury that would allow the secretary to determine which plans could not be saved. and then we would nurse back the ones that could and we would have taken action on it. secretary mnuchin was very open to my solution. we ran out of time. >> you and i care a lot about this. 2014, the obama administration, the violence they committed to this by not stepping up and taking on those reforms, we are now paying the price for it today. >> let me recognize the judgment from new jersey, mr. pascal to strike the last word. representative pascal: i am impressed by the amount of knowledge that people on both sides of the aisle have on this issue. i was in the middle of a couple of them and trying to help the situation. that is not easy to do. i do believe -- i do not believe there is a universal solution for all the different contracts involved here. then we have our situation between the public and private sector. rep. pascrell: if it was not for your

served as a deputy assistant secretary for small business community development housing policy department of treasury. and as a senior advisor to the administration of u.s. small business administration. mr. joe griffith the research fellow and an institute of the heritage foundation and previously worked as a director for state fiscal reform at the american exchange center as deputy research director the national association of counties. ms. dana ritchie is the i'm sorry, the owner and solace in studio and army, pennsylvania. the firm estate predict my state of ohio and is a look much different from that part of the state. so welcome to all five of you predict you have about five minutes to begin. thank you. >> distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today printed i will serve as the president of baltimore community lending. it's a community development and institution in the heart of baltimore and we have support. [inaudible]. and target through innovative and flexible financial resources. we will talk about construction loans printed and small bus

and it has been given easier, with signs of the department of the treasury, where banks can now customizeaditional common is like paypal allowing exposure to crypto. the gap between the two is being bridged in a natural way, and there are on and off ramps to crypto and vice versa. it has been an incredible year. francine: do customers who leave deposits with you enjoy the same protection as high street? is there a government guarantee in place? antoni: not at this stage, although we are working on a bank acquisition, two bank acquisitions, one in the u.s. and one in europe, which will bump up what investors have. our protection is that we have a business model that actually makes sense. we are deleveraging the system in terms of the loans that we extend are secured by 100%, so for you to take 50 k as a loan, somebody on the other side has put in collateral that is 100%, so double that, 100 k. and i would argue that it is a much better and more natural protection because the business model protects you, and it goes beyond the regulatory guarantee of just 100 k or 200 k, depending on where

of the confederation in 1780 . serves in the treasury department in the 1790s and 1800s. andthis comes up every now and again when he's running for office , in public view but it's almost treated as kind of a useful indiscretion . his defenders are kind of like you can't blame him for that, he was only 20. you can't blame him for that, it was more so there's this kind of let's kind of let by god be guidelines and part of that is everyone has something like that that they did during the war that's brought out so his critics are never able to kind of get any traction because there's this kind of forgive and forget mentality. >> i have to say i saw minor hitchcock from the early republic context and i had read much about his life before the 1790s he shows up in your book and i like what is he doing there? it was a great concrete example of the ways in which i think you talk in the book people are reinventing themselves even during the war and after. >> and he's another one of these that ended up mutilating his account books . you look at his records in pennsylvania, you can s

sanctions were not implemented by presidential executive order some of them were implemented by congress the state department were treasury department and some of them pertain to human rights you know from 1979 and so from the u.s. a standpoint there's there's going to be a lot that iran will need to do is well they're going to want to see iran and regional behavior become less aggressive and they also want to address iran's ballistic missile program so i see it really being into just a stalemate until something significant happens that pushes iran to the table well what about europe what can look can it do to be more than just a middleman. well i think they need to try to communicate what the u.s. wants and what the red lines might be and what iran needs to to not do to cross some of these red lines to keep the u.s. interested in negotiating i think they need to remind iran how devastating the same sions have been we know that before renewed from the deal inflation in iran was 10 percent now it's 46 percent this is plunge more people into poverty as you know 60 percent of iranians live in poverty because of the inflation

department of the treasury. c.a.r.e.s. act funding have until july 31st for reimbertsment and feedback by 2022. as of yesterday february 16th, over 84% of c.a.r.e.s. fact funding awardee have filed submissions and over 70% of c.a.r.e.s. act funding has been dispersed. last december, as part of the consolidated appropriations act, 2021, congress appropriated $249.95 million to the telehealth program. among other things, the act directed the fcc within ten days of the act's enactment to issue a public notice seeking comment on the metrics used to evaluate applications for this second round of funding and how to treat applications filed but unfunded from the initial round. as required by the act, the bureau released a public notice on january 6th, 2021, that set a filing deadline by january 19th. over 80 comments were filed by a variety of stakeholders, which included health care providers, telehealth product vendors and trade associations. after reviewing these comments they adopted an order finding that it is in the public i

department of the treasury. have until july 31st of this year to file their request for reimbursement and should submit feedback reports by january 31st, 2022. as of yesterday, february 16th, over 84% of c.a.r.e.s. act founding awardees have filed paperwork. last december, as part of the kol sol dated appropriations act, 2021, congress appropriated an additional $249,950,000 to the fcc's covid-19 telehealth program. among other things, the act directed the fcc within ten days of the act's enactment to issue a public notice seeking comment on the metrics used and how to treat applications filed but unfunded from the initial round. as required by the act, the bureau released a public notice on january 6th, 2021, that set a filing deadline of january 19th. over 80 comments were filed by a variety of stakeholders, which included healthcare providers, hello health product vendors and trade associations. after reviewing these comments on february 2nd, the fcc found it was in the public interest to use the universal se

but we've also taken a number of steps through the treasury department, through the state department to sanction the deputy head of intelligence, to sanction their revolutionary forces in saudi arabia and to make clear that we will never let this happen again. and that's a message we've clearly sent over the last few days. >> but you're talking about the people who are under the crown prince and they are being punished. so isn't punishing them like punishing the hitman and not the mob boss who actually put out the hit? >> well, first, dana, historically and even in recent history democratic and republican administrations, there have not been sanctions put in place for the leaders of foreign governments where we have diplomatic relations and even where we don't have diplomatic relations. we believe there is more effective ways to make sure this doesn't happen again and to also be able to leave room to work with the saudis on areas where there is mutual agreement and where there is national interests for the united states. that is what diplomacy looked likes and complicated global engag

and we discovered that the russian targets had gotten into the state department, justice department, treasury, the department ofme of the nuclear labs and the department of homeland security, the very agency charged with keeping us safe. now, they were in there for so long that they basically had nine months to plan additional back doors. and we are just at the very beginning of unwinding this attack. if it is indeed who we believe it is, which is a group of the svr, russia's intelligence agency, this group is very good. about five, six years ago, they actually hacked into the white house and the state department. and those who were responding to that attack told me that trying to get the russians out of those systems when they knew they were in and when they caught them pretty quickly was the equivalent of hand to hand digital combat. i think it will be years before we can confidently say we kicked them out of our systems. >> some of this happens in response to our cyber attacks, to american cyber attacks. the iranian stuff seems to have begun after the american israeli efforts to derail iran's nuclear program

recent economic impact, access to those checks have been a difficult situation because the department of treasury has used past tax returns to directly deposit those checks into checking accounts. when that occurs, we have had situations that have been documented. i know many have been victims of domestic -- domestic violence and have had those checks in this checking accounts made unavailable to them. victims of mystic violence have had to try to potentially work with their assaulters, the people who assaulted them and try to get access to those dollars. the national network on the mystic violence has called upon the biden administration to fix this known problem that has occurred with the delivery of these economic impact payments. this amendment would do just that. it would make sure these individuals would have access to those dollars, access to those checks without having to deal with the individuals that assaulted them. it should not be at the mercy of those former spouses or people who have abused them to have to fight the antiquated irs system to get their economic payments. i would hope

host: we can let the congressman respond, and i can show viewers this chart from the department of treasury debt over time from 1990 to 2020. as viewers take a look at that chart and that line that goes upwards and upwards, congressman smith? guest: i will say there was a lot of items the caller brought forward, but making sure that the younger generation understands the value of the dollar goes a long way. whether it is learning while in high school or whether it is just a small business they have. i can tell you the best experience i have or had was mowing lawns -- i ever had was mowing lawns and grade school and high school. i saw at the beginning was the most disturbing was that my mom or dad would take out a couple of dollars for driving me to go mow that lawn. i thought that was the most unfair aspect of it, but it taught me quickly that, you know, there is cost for earning that dollar, and sometimes you need to have it hit you straight out. my parents, that lesson when i was really young. it was really helpful. it is the importance of the value of the dollar for all americans. think

department of health and human services and the ppe and the strategic national stockpile. small businesses waiting for paycheck protection support faced 16 layers between the top of the treasury department and the small business administration's program office. if you are trying to understand why america performs so poorly in situations like the pandemic and is also so distrusted by many of its citizens, this might be a crucial part of the answer. the u.s. government now represents a dinosaur, a large lumbering beast with much body and little brain, increasingly well protected but distant from ordinary people and unresponsive to the real challenges that confront the nation. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my column this week. and let's get started. ♪ >>> on friday, the world finally got to see the u.s. intelligence communities report on the murder of jamal khashoggi. the report said saudi arabia's crown prince approved the operation that killed the saudi journalist who was an american resident. but the biden administration did not sanction or otherwise punish the kingdom's most powerful man. why not? joining me now is megan o'sullivan, former deputy national security advis

or involves other agencies, customs and border protection's as well as the departments of commerce and agriculture state treasury and others. hannah requires strong and steady relationships with our international economic outlines. none of that came easily to the last administration. in my view, the chaos became out of the white house of the last four years cost a lot of opportunities to help our workers actually get ahead. so i'm glad the president biden is already taken a different tactic in my view he made a superb choice for u.s. trade rep. trust missed katherine tai's judgment. and of the death of her race. since she's immigrants to the united states. the first gym generation immigrant myself i know how much it means to give a to the country that welcomed in our families printed and rounding out a week of historic first year in this hearing room shoule the first woman of color to serve as u.s trade representative. and i'm pleased to be able to support her nomination and i think her for coming today. i look forward to questions and let's hear from her ranking members. >> thank you mr. chairman. and katherine

departments of justice, state, treasury, energy, and commerce and for nine months had unfettered access to top level communications, court documents, even nuclear secrets. and by all accounts, it's still going on. >> brad smith: i think from a software engineering perspective, it's probably fair to say that this is the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen. >> whitaker: brad smith is president of microsoft. he learned about the hack after the presidential election this past november. by that time, the stealthy intruders had spread throughout the tech giants' computer network, and stolen some of its proprietary source code used to build its software products. momore alarmining? hohow the hackckers got inin-- - backing g on a piecece of third- partrty softwarere used to c co, manage a and monitoror computerr netwtworks. what makes this so momentous? >> smith: one of the really disconcerting aspects of this attack was the widespread and indiscriminate nature of it. what this attacker did was identify network management software from a company called solarwinds. they

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gap better next time >> at least nine federal agencies compromised, including the departments of state, justice, treasuryergy and homeland security. cnbc's eamon javers live in washington what did we learn from them today? >> we saw two things today we don't normally see, companies arguing that the government needs to force them to do something and republicans and democrats coming together to criticize a major american tech company. now, microsoft president brad smith argued that the u.s. government needs to force american companies to admit it when they've been hacked experts say companies often don't want to confess because they fear lawsuits or damage to their brand names, even though keeping mum can help the bad guys smith said that has to change. >> it is not a typical step when somebody comes and says, place a new law on me, put it on ourselves, put it on our customers, but i think it is the only way we are going to protect the country. i think it is the only way we're going to protect the world. >> both democrats and republicans criticized amazon, revealing they had asked amazon web services to te

departments of justice, treasury, state, and homeland security. russia has denied any involvement in the hack.k. former hacacker jon millller, n cybersecururity expertrt, told minutetes" the scope of t the ak was impressive. >> i would never do something like this. it creates too much damage. >> reporter: miller says with the solar winds attack, russia has demonstrated that none of the software we take for granted is truly safe, including the apps on our telephones, laptops, and tablets. these days he says any device can be sabotaged. >> when you buy something from a tech company, a new phone or laptop, you trust that that is secure when they give it to you. and what they've shown us in this attack is that is not the case. they have the ability to compromise those supply chains and manipulate whatever they want, whether it's financial data, source code, the functionality of these products. they can take control. >> reporter: so for instance, they could destroy all the computers on a network? >> oh, easily. the malware that they deploy off of solar

of leaks have been happening for a long time. electrica that's not supposed to be shared. you might remember when donald trump was accusing his treasury department of something, somebody actually faces criminal charges now for leaking information that they shouldn't have to show that the president wasn't telling the truth. >> wow. >> and this happened when we covered guantanamo. we were literally watching flights of prisoners being taken to dark sights. so this has been happening for a while in different forms, and that kind of competition will happen on all platforms. >> there are all these conversations about the ethics of leaking a group text chain, right? all these people worried their friends will leak on them. does it matter to you the motive or does it just matter if it's accurate? >> i totally love that question. i think it's really important that the information, first and foremost, be accurate. that's what you care about. but you have got to shift through the motives, too. i've had sources who have had bad, if you would call them, attack motives, but when their information is verified and true and you know what those motives are, you'r

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had at the end of 2020, according to the treasury department a record high. treasury expects borrowing related to the costs of covid-19 to remain elevated through 2021. >>> welcome back, let's check on this morning's other top headlines. nbc's phillip mena has the latest good morning. >> good morning to you the battle of the republican party is ending in a truce at least for now. house minority leader kevin mccarthy decided not to strip the controversial qanon believer marjorie taylor greene of her committee assignments. the third most powerful republican in the house liz cheney survived an effort to strip of her leadership role after voting to impeach president trump. >>> the kansas city chief's barber tested positive for coronavirus. 20 people, including patrick mahomes were in line for a haircut. daniel killgore and marcus robinson were deemed in close contact. kansas city plans to travel to tampa for sunday's game. >>> a different kind of foam party in argentina look at that heaps of sea foam carpeting the beaches at the resort city the foam is produced wh