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By Arlette Saenz CNN November 17, 2020 (CNN)As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, nearly half of the transition team laying the groundwork for his administration is made up of people of color, and women are in the majority. Forty-six percent of the transition staff are people of color, according to new diversity data of the transition team provided to CNN, and 41% of the senior staff are people of color. The majority of transition staff — 52% — are women, and 53% of the senior staff are women. The new diversity figures come as Biden…
Giuliani Is Said to Seek $20,000 a Day Payment for Trump Legal Work By Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman New York Times November 17, 2020 Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has helped oversee a string of failed court challenges to President Trump’s defeat in the election, asked the president’s campaign to pay him $20,000 a day for his legal work, multiple people briefed on the matter said. The request stirred opposition from some of Mr. Trump’s aides and advisers, who appear to have ruled out paying that much, and it is unclear how much Mr. Giuliani will ultimately…
Trump ‘asked for options on strike on Iran nuclear site’ BBC News November 17, 2020 President Donald Trump asked senior advisers last Thursday about potential options for attacking Iran’s main nuclear site, US media report. The advisers warned him that military action could spark a broader conflict, officials were cited as saying. The White House has not commented on the accounts of the meeting. It took place a day after the global nuclear watchdog said Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile was 12 times what was permitted under a 2015 nuclear deal. Continue Reading…..
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Social distancing, masks still necessary after getting COVID-19 vaccine: Fauci New York Post November 16, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday it will still be necessary to social distance, wear masks and take other COVID-19 precautions after a vaccine becomes available to Americans. “I would recommend to people to not to abandon all public health measures just because you’ve been vaccinated,” Fauci told CNN anchor Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “Because even though for the general population it might be 90 to 95 percent effective, you don’t necessarily know for you how effective it is.” Continue…
GOP shows limited appetite for pursuing Biden probes TheHill November 16, 2020 Republicans are showing little appetite for aggressively pursuing GOP investigations into President-elect Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden if they keep their Senate majority in 2021. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who led a joint investigation of Hunter Biden this year, are signaling they will take a tough stance on the incoming administration. But other GOP senators are taking a wait-and-see approach. One of the considerations among Republicans is a desire by some to lower the partisan temperature and possibly explore common…
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Presidential Transition: As More Republicans Break With Trump, He Refuses to Budge By Hailey Fuchs, Melina Delkic and Chris Cameron New York Times November 15, 2020 Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s team will deploy “people, money, resources” to Georgia, reflecting the high stakes of two Senate races. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has kept a low public profile since her acceptance speech last weekend. This briefing has ended. Follow our latest coverage of the presidential transition. Here’s what you need to know: More Republicans call for a smooth transition as Trump continues spreading baseless fraud claims. As Trump continues to…
After thousands of Trump supporters rally in D.C., violence erupts when night falls Washington Post November 14, 2020 President Trump’s supporters had celebrated for hours on Saturday, waving their MAGA flags and blaring “God Bless the U.S.A.” as they gathered in Washington to falsely claim that the election had been stolen from the man they adore. The crowd had even reveled in a personal visit from Trump, who passed by in his motorcade, smiling and waving. But that was before the people who oppose their hero showed up and the mood shifted, growing angrier as 300 or so…
Obama White House Veterans Urge Biden To Embrace Executive Action NPR.org November 14, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden won the presidency in large part because he promised to be the anti-Trump on policy, temperament, tone and just about everything else. But two men who helped run the Obama White House are urging him to follow President Trump’s example in a specific way: by unapologetically leaning on executive actions to implement key policies. The advice from former Obama chiefs of staff Rahm Emanuel and Denis McDonough comes as Biden prepares to enter office with an agenda potentially stalled by a…