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12/04/2020

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L. Lin Wood speaks at a “Stop the Steal” rally in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Trump backers, including Flynn, edge toward a call to 'suspend' Constitution to head off Biden taking office

Dec. 4. - “I will see you tomorrow at the state Capitol,” attorney and Trump ally L. Lin Wood told the crowd who had gathered to hear him and former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell speak in Alpharetta, Ga., on Wednesday. “Stay mad as hell! We’re not going to take it anymore!”

Though billed as a press conference, the event had the energy of a Trump rally, with tightly packed throngs of the president’s supporters — sporting significantly more MAGA hats than masks — waving flags and breaking into chants of “USA!” and “Lock him up!”... continue to read

Attorney Lin Wood, member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks during a rally on
Trump Campaign Burns Pro-Trump Attorney Telling Trump Voters To Boycott Georgia Runoff

Dec. 3 - In an apparent recognition of the potential political damage its most fervent supporters may pose to the GOP, the Trump campaign on Thursday went after pro-Trump attorney L. Lin Wood, who has touted Trump’s unfounded voter fraud claims to the point of urging Republicans to boycott the Georgia runoff election. more details

Potesters are hoping to once again fly their inflatable balloon showing Trump as a baby over the streets of London.
Donald Trump is acting like a spoiled toddler — America must give him a permanent timeout: Mental health experts

Dec. 3 - Jan. 20 cannot get here fast enough. Donald Trump is running wild with his disingenuous and false proclamations of a rigged election, rampant voter fraud and a stolen victory. Unbelievably, he is now claiming that the FBI and Department of Justice contributed to his fantastical claims of voter fraud. We have 50 days to go to survive this madman’s deceitful and harmful rhetoric.

Let us be clear: Joe Biden won the election fair and square in what has arguably been the most scrutinized election in recent U.S. history. Trump has filed baseless and frivolous lawsuits and not a shred of evidence of massive voter fraud has been offered. In fact, his attorneys, with their bar licenses on the line, have repeatedly stated on the record, “This is not a fraud case.” Yet Trump persists with his attention-seeking rants and raves. continue to read

White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah resigns
Rumors are swirling over her next move

Dec. 3 - White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah announced her resignation on Thursday, issuing a statement expressing her pride in being a part of the accomplishments made by the Trump administration.

What are the details?
Farah, 31, entered the administration as press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence in 2017, then transferred to the same role at the Pentagon before returning to the White House to serve as communications director.

In a statement regarding her departure, Farah expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to serve her country. While she did not mention President Donald Trump directly in her statement, she did point to a litany of his achievements and said that working for his administration was "the honor of a lifetime."

"Under this Administration, the ISIS caliphate was destroyed, American hostages were returned home, NATO is stronger than ever, we've brokered historic Middle East peace deals, and I was on the ground in Kabul for the announcement of a historic peace deal between the Afghan Government and the Taliban aimed at ending America's war," she wrote. continue to read

PBS NewsHour full episode, Dec. 3, 2020
Dec. 4, 2020
Thursday on the NewsHour, COVID-19 kills more in the U.S. in a single day than ever before, the history-making moment of Kamala Harris' election as vice president, pressure on the incoming Biden White House to choose a diverse staff, and how China's economic rise comes with a human cost.

12/03/2020

White House News (白宮消息) | Dec. 3, 2020

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DECEMBER 2, 2020
Campaign 2020President Trump Statement on 2020 Vote
The White House posted remarks on Facebook from President Trump about his view of voting and election security in the 2020 election. In the recorded statement, the president provided examples of what he described as fraudulent activity related to mail-in voting in several swing states.

Trump Escalates Baseless Attacks on Election
Date Published on December 2, 2020

This is quite the lede from the Washington Post:

“Escalating his attack on democracy from within the White House, President Trump on Wednesday distributed an astonishing 46-minute video rant filled with baseless allegations of voter fraud and outright falsehoods in which he declared the nation’s election system ‘under coordinated assault and siege’ and argued that it was ‘statistically impossible’ for him to have lost to President-elect Joe Biden.”

“Standing behind the presidential lectern in the Diplomatic Reception Room and flanked by the flags of his office and of the country whose Constitution he swore an oath to uphold, Trump tried to leverage the power of the presidency to subvert the vote and overturn the election results.” source

Speculation over a 2024 run by Trump has been rife, but he has not publicly discussed it until now.
Donald Trump suggests 2024 presidential bid: 'I'll see you in four years'

President makes comments to Republicans at a White House reception, where video shows dozens of people crammed together without masks

Dec. 3 - Donald Trump has floated the idea of running for president again in 2024 at a holiday reception at the White House on Tuesday evening.

“It’s been an amazing four years,” Trump told the crowd, which included many Republican National Committee members. “We’re trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I’ll see you in four years.”

Trump’s comments appeared to acknowledge that he thought he could have lost the election. While speculation about a presidential run in 2024 has been rife, and many US politics watchers expect him to declare a bid soon, he has not spoken publicly about it before. continue to read

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Trump spars with top Georgia Republicans over voting results
Dec. 1 -Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who are both Republicans, rebuffed President Donald Trump's calls to overturn the state's election results more than a week after they certified Joe Biden as the winner.
Source: CNN

PBS NewsHour full episode, Dec. 2, 2020
Dec. 3, 2020
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Britain approves a COVID-19 vaccine bringing questions about a U.S. plan, a top Georgia official warns of the dangers of election fraud claims by Republicans, and a Renaissance master painter has her day centuries later.

12/02/2020

White House News (白宮消息) | Dec. 2, 2020

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CDC’s Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices Holds Emergency Meeting About Coronavirus Vaccine
The group advises the federal government on vaccines, including who will get the vaccines and how they'll be given.

Dec. 1, PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Tuesday on an emergency basis because emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine could be coming soon.

The committee recommended that health care workers and long-term care facility residents receive the vaccine first, according to CBS News.

“We now have two different vaccines — one from Pfizer and one from Moderna — that appear to be safe and effective. Both organizations have applied for EUA status. And we expect that the Pfizer vaccine ruling would come next week. So there is an urgency,” says Dr. Marc Itskowitz, a primary care internist at the Allegheny Health Network.

The group advises the federal government on vaccines, including who will get the vaccines and how they’ll be given. The committee looks at priority groups, risks and benefits, and dosing schedules, especially in the initial rollout. continue to read

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ECEMBER 1, 2020
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Powell Testify on COVID-19 Response
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the response of their respective agencies to the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary Mnuchin and Chair Powell called on Congress to take additional action to pass coronavirus pandemic economic relief, which they said could create a financial “bridge” until the dissemination of a COVID-19 vaccine. Secretary Mnuchin also responded to criticism of his decision in November to end several Federal Reserve emergency loan programs.

William Barr, left, and Donald Trump.

Top Trump ally Attorney General Bill Barr rejects election fraud claims

US Attorney General William Barr says his justice department has found no proof to back President Donald Trump's claims of fraud in the 2020 election.

Dec. 2 - "To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election," said the top US law enforcement agent.

His comments are seen as a big blow to Trump, who has not accepted defeat.

He and his campaign have filed lawsuits in states that he lost, as they begin certifying Joe Biden as the winner.

President-elect Biden defeated the incumbent by a margin of 306 to 232 votes in the US electoral college, which chooses the US president. And in the popular vote, Biden won at least 6.2 million more votes than Trump. continue to read

Whistleblowers: Postal Service labeled Trump mail ‘Undeliverable,’ 388,000 ballots backdated, ‘disappear’

Dec. 1 - Several whistleblowers on Tuesday cast new uncertainty on the 2020 election process, claiming up to 288,000 ballots disappeared, another 100,000 were improperly backdated, and mail promoting President Trump was junked while mail for Joe Biden was delivered.

In the most extraordinary report, a U.S. Postal Service contractor said his trailer full of 144,000-288,000 completed mail-in ballots, which he drove between New York and Pennsylvania, disappeared after he delivered it to a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, depot.

Another claimed that ballots were backdated by postal workers, and in Traverse City, Michigan, Trump campaign mail was put in bins labeled “Undeliverable Bulk Business Mail” while the same type of mail for Joe Biden was ordered to be delivered on time. continue to read

PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode December 1, 2020
Dec. 2, 2020
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at what President-elect Joe Biden and his team say about their plan to revive the economy, a CDC committee recommends who should receive the earliest doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and why the pandemic is forcing millennials to move in with their parents.

12/01/2020

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Mitch McConnell is still playing hardball on coronavirus relief

Dec. 1 - It's been four months since Congress' coronavirus relief bill expired, and the Senate and House still seem no closer to agreeing on a new one.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and the White House have debated for months over what to include in the next stimulus package, with Senate Republicans seeking a far smaller bill than Democrats. But McConnell said Monday that some Democrats are now willing to accept "half a loaf" rather than delay relief any longer, pushing the onus on Pelosi to bring a smaller package to the House.

House Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill months ago, while Senate Republicans have refused to accept a price tag anywhere close to that. But McConnell said Monday that "there is no reason" Congress shouldn't pass something by the end of the year, especially since some Democrats seem willing to accept Republicans' slimmer proposals; Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), for example, said Monday that "both sides are going to have to compromise." continue to read

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Have Trump Republican leaders no sense of decency?
Our View: On President-elect Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans appear determined to remain spineless until the end.

Nov. 30 - It now seems tragically clear that Americans might never see a "have-you-no-sense-of-decency?" moment coming from national Republican leaders fed up with President Donald Trump's destructive assault on democracy borne of his pique for losing the election.

Those words — uttered by Army lawyer Joseph Welch to Sen. Joe McCarthy, R-Wis., during a 1954 congressional hearing — unmasked a bullying demagogue engaged in a crusade of smears and investigations that history now calls McCarthyism.

And what of Trumpism? For four weeks after Election Day, the defeated incumbent has spun fanciful conspiracy theories of a "rigged" and "fraudulent" election, all the while convincing tens of millions of followers that America's presidential vote was a scam. Amid this (mostly inept) assault on the democratic process, top GOP officials like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have remained silent. continue to read

Former Obama adviser reacts to McConnell quoting him on Senate floor
Erin Burnett Out Front
Austan Goolsbee, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama, responds to being quoted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor regarding a Covid-19 stimulus deal.
Source: CNN

11/30/2020

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Pennsylvania appeals court rejects Trump challenge
There was only one fraud in the 2020 election

Nov. 29, (CNN) - Donald Trump desperately wants you to believe the only reason Joe Biden won the 2020 election by so many votes was because it was the "most fraudulent election in history." Trump served up his latest variation of this fallacy on Fox Business on Sunday morning, saying "we have so much evidence" to support his claims but the judges "won't allow us" to submit it.

That's a lie. The truth is Trump's lawyers have had numerous opportunities to present the so-called evidence of voter fraud, but haven't. Why? Simple. There is no such evidence. Trump's own lawyers -- including Rudy Giuliani -- have repeatedly admitted in court cases from Arizona to Pennsylvania that they are not even alleging voter fraud in those lawsuits. The obvious reason being they can't prove the claims. continue to read

Mike Mullen

Former Joint Chiefs Of Staff Head Says Trump Has Boxed In Biden

Nov. 29 - Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, on Sunday said President Donald Trump is boxing in Joe Biden on national defense issues.

In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Mullen, who served as the Joint Chiefs chair from Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2011, said “national security issues do not wait” for presidential transitions.

"This is going to be a particularly difficult transition in that arena ... and our enemies always try to look and take advantage of a transition period,” he warned.

Mullen lamented that Trump is limiting Biden’s options in crucial areas.

“You like to do all you can to not box in the president… to give him as many options as possible,” he said.

“This is obviously the opposite case right now,” he said with the delayed transition to the Biden team.
According to Mullen, President George W. Bush “set the tone.”

“His desire was to make sure President [Barack] Obama had a vote,” Mullen said of Bush’s successor.

“It appears the current administration is trying to lock in as many issues as possible to make it much more difficult for Biden to govern,” he said.

“Historically that has never been the case,” he added.

“The [coronavirus] pandemic, the challenge we have in the economy, national security issues do not wait… our allies look at us at a time of real fragility,” he said. source

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Retired Admiral Says He's 'Very Concerned' About Trump Loyalists at Pentagon During Biden Transition

Nov. 29 - Retired Navy Admiral Michael Mullen—who was appointed as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by former President George W. Bush—said he is "very concerned" about things "Trump loyalists" in the Pentagon could do during the transition from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden.

Although Biden was declared the winner of the election just over three weeks ago, Trump has refused to concede as he insists without evidence that he lost through widespread voter fraud. Trump's refusal to concede delayed the official transition process, as the General Services Administration (GSA) did not "ascertain" the results of the election and allow it to go forward until last Monday. This decision finally came after a number of prominent Republicans urged for the process to go ahead due to concerns about national security and the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I think I'm actually very concerned about the Trump loyalists who have now gone to work in the Pentagon," Mullen warned during an interview with NBC News' Meet the Press. "I mean, recently, Secretary [of Defense Mark] Esper was fired, and a host of other people left the building. And there are some real Trump loyalists there now in charge and it's pretty difficult to think that over the course of 50 or 60 days you can do something constructive, but you can do something that's really destructive,"
Mullen specifically pointed to possible Trump administration actions toward Iran. "I would be concerned that those issues continue to be raised," he said. continue to read

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Biden Names All-Women Communications Team

Nov. 29 - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced an all-women communications team Sunday.

“Communicating directly and truthfully to the American people is one of the most important duties of a president, and this team will be entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of connecting the American people to the White House," Biden was quoted as saying in a press release from the transition team office.

“These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better,” he added.

Kate Bedingfield, who served as the communications director for the Biden-Harris campaign, was named the White House communications director.

“It will also be an honor to work alongside the incredible women who are taking on these roles together,” Bedingfield wrote on Twitter, detailing her relationship with the other women named to the team. Bedingfield previously worked for Biden when he was the vice president in the Obama administration. continue to read

PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode November 29, 2020
Nov 30, 2020
On this edition for Sunday, November 29, President Trump lost another court battle but continues to claim he won the election, lawmakers grapple with shutdowns as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and celebrating the 30th anniversary of a cultural movement that raised awareness about HIV/AIDS. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.