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Zuckerberg Defends Not Suspending Ex-Trump Aide Bannon From Facebook

November 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting on Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not violated enough of the company’s policies to justify his suspension when he urged the beheading […]

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Biden Cements Victory by Flipping Arizona, as Trump Keeps Transition in Limbo

November 13, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but the transition to his administration remains in political stasis as President Donald Trump refuses to accept defeat, […]

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Congressional COVID-19 Impasse Drags on, Pelosi Warns ‘House Is Burning Down’

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Top Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Thursday urged renewed negotiations over a multitrillion-dollar coronavirus aid proposal, but the top Republican immediately rejected their approach as too expensive, continuing a months-long impasse, Reuters reported. House […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Georgia Senate Runoffs – Current Presidential Vote Counts

November 12, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, November 12, 2020 GEORGIA SENATE RUNOFFSAmong voters statewide Special ElectionSen. Kelly Loeffler (R) over Raphael Warnock (D): +1 (49-48) Regular ElectionSen. David Perdue (R) over Jon Ossoff (D): +4 (50-46) RON’S COMMENT: […]

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Former Bush Chief of Staff Cites 9/11 Commission, Warns About Slow Transition

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

George W. Bush’s Chief of Staff Andy Card told CNBC that “it’s concerning” that the Trump administration has refused to cooperate with President-elect Biden’s transition team, as the nation faces the worst public health crisis […]

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Trump May Accept Results but Never Concede He Lost, Aides Say

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

There is a growing expectation among President Donald Trump’s advisers that he will never concede that he lost re-election, even after votes are certified in battleground states over the coming weeks, according to multiple people […]

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Biden Reassures U.S. Allies in Calls With Leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

In their first calls with Joe Biden since the U.S. election, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia on Thursday reaffirmed plans to form close ties with the president-elect to tackle issues including climate […]

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Global Oil Demand Unlikely to Get Vaccine Boost Until Later in 2021

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Global oil demand is unlikely to get a significant boost from the roll-out of vaccines against COVID-19 until well into 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, a view that is likely to […]

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Gates Foundation Adds $70 Million More Funding for COVID Vaccines for Poor

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

The Gates Foundation added another $70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it hoped other international donors would now also pledge […]

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U.S. Notches up More COVID-19 Case and Hospitalization Records

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States continued to notch up grim records on Wednesday as it battles through the coronavirus pandemic, with a worsening outbreak in the northeast of the country adding pressure on top of an already […]

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Biden Insider Klain Will Bring Virus-Fighting Expertise to Chief of Staff Role

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Ron Klain was once tapped by Democratic President Barack Obama to safeguard the United States from the threat of a lethal virus. As President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, he will take on a similar […]

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Biden Focuses on Transition, COVID-19 Crisis, as Trump Prolongs Legal Challenges

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden will continue to lay the groundwork for his administration on Thursday against the backdrop of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States, while President Donald Trump refuses to accept the […]

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U.S. Treasury Seeks ‘Resolution’ With ByteDance on Security Concerns

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it wants a resolution of national security concerns it has raised over China-based ByteDance’s acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly, which it then merged into video-sharing app […]

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Trump Files New Election Challenge, Georgia Announces Recount

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s campaign on Wednesday took another step in its legal strategy to upend his U.S. election loss by filing a lawsuit in Michigan while Georgia announced a recount and President-elect Joe Biden focused […]

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Fed’s Rosengren Says Next 6 Months Will Be ‘Pretty Choppy’ Despite Vaccine News

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The next six months will remain turbulent as the global economy keeps grappling with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, told CNBC. Pfizer and BioNTech […]

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TikTok Hasn’t Heard From the Trump Administration in Weeks, Prompting Latest CFIUS Petition

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

TikTok hasn’t had meaningful dialogue with the Trump administration’s committee on foreign investment in the United States (CFIUS) for weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, CNBC reported. Executives at the company are still […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Justices Appear Unlikely to Throw Out Obamacare

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald Trump’s […]

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U.S. Reports More Than 100,000 COVID-19 Cases for Seventh Day in a Row

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases for the seventh day in a row on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, while the number of deaths surged to their highest daily […]

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Nearly 80% of Americans Say Biden Won White House, Reuters Poll Shows

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

Nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election after most media organizations called the race for the Democrat based on his […]

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South Korea Appealed for Biden’s ‘Summit-Level’ Interests in North Korea Talks

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

South Korea’s foreign minister said on Tuesday she had raised the need for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to pay “summit-level” attention to reopen denuclearisation talks with North Korea during meetings in the United States […]

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Biden’s Transition Team Has More Tech Executives Than Tech Critics

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

Far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Tuesday, offering clues on who will decide on filling key roles and ultimately influence his […]

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Biden Prepares for White House While Trump Presses Legal Attack

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden plans further meetings on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for his new administration while President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of lawsuits challenging the election results in an effort to cling to […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: What Happened? Part One of a Series on the 2020 Polls

November 10, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 10, 2020 WHAT HAPPENED?A hard look at the national polls: Part one of a series on 2020 polling By Ron Faucheux Four years ago, the polling industry suffered a […]

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Nancy Pelosi Refuses to Denounce Socialism as She Seeks Another Term as Speaker

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is refusing to denounce socialism as the left-wing ideology continues to drive a wedge within the Democratic Party — and as she works to lock down enough support for another […]

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Barr Tells DOJ to Probe Election Fraud Claims if They Exist

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud, CNBC informed. […]

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Pfizer, BioNTech Say COVID Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 among those without evidence of prior infection, hailing the development as “a great day for science and humanity,” CNBC […]

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U.S. Allows Emergency Use of First COVID-19 Antibody Drug

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. regulators on Monday authorized emergency use of the first experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions, […]

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Republican State AGs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Mail-in Ballot Dispute

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

A group of Republican attorneys general on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a lower court ruling that extended Pennsylvania’s deadline to receive mail-in ballots, Reuters writes. In separate […]

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Trump Mounts Legal Assault as Barr Authorizes Probes of Vote Irregularities

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with legal challenges to the results of last week’s election after U.S. Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to look into any “substantial” allegations of voting […]

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Huawei to Sell $15 Billion Honor Unit to Shenzhen Government, Digital China, Others

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people […]

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