Forget Medicare for All — even a public option will be tough to pass
President-elect Joe Biden’s incremental approach will face opposition from Republicans and powerful health care lobbies.
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Major The Dog Came From An Animal Shelter. Now He’s Headed To The White House.
A Joe Biden presidency means his two German shepherds, Major and Champ, will be First Pets.
Photos: Celebrations in City Streets After Biden Win
After months of difficult campaigning, and days of waiting for the election results to be counted, Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. People in cities across the U.S. hit the streets to celebrate, honking horns, hugging, and gathering in squares.Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET with eight additional photos.
Trump’s ‘Big’ Press Conference At Four Seasons Total Landscaping Sows Confusion
When Donald Trump said his lawyers would be speaking at the Four Seasons, he didn’t mean THAT Four Seasons.
The Atlantic Daily: Biden Won
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.BRIAN SNYDER / REUTERSThe election of Joe Biden marks the end of one process and the start of another.For four years, President Donald Trump aggravated the nation’s fissures for political gain.
President Trump Releases Statement From The Golf Course On Projected Biden Win
He later took his rage to Twitter, falsely claiming once again that he “WON THE ELECTION.
Trump Is the Loser
Donald Trump leaves the White House briefing room on November 5. (Carlos Barria / The Atlantic)“We’re going to win so much that you’re going to be sick and tired,” Donald Trump promised in 2016. Over the next four years, the American people did get sick (nearly 10 million of them so far from COVID-19), and they did get tired, and in the end they decided they’d had enough.
She Did It
When I interviewed Vice President–elect Kamala Harris last year at the Essence Festival, she had plenty of wisdom to share about the challenges a Black woman faces when pursuing national office. “Some might think that breaking barriers means you start off on one side of the barrier,” said Harris, who was running for president at the time, “and then you just turn up on the other side of the barrier. No, there’s breaking involved.
How Much of a Mess Was USPS During the Election, Really?
What we know, what we don’t, and whether it could have affected the vote.
Without the Senate, a Biden Presidency Will Be Crippled Before It Begins
Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court will have the power to block everything—well, almost everything—that Democrats wanted Biden to accomplish.
Do Not Lose Sight of the Fact That All of This Is Absolutely Insane
We are a broken society with a broken political system, made all the more worse by a broken-brained president.
Health agencies resist Trump civil service executive order
The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.
The pandemic surge in charts
Spiking infections have seized the headlines — and it could get much worse.
Obamacare enrollment opening with millions more uninsured, law’s future in doubt
The sign-up season begins amid an intensifying pandemic and shortly before the Supreme Court will weigh Obamacare’s fate.
U.S. surpasses 9 million Covid cases
Nearly every region of the country is reporting an uptick in infections and hospitalizations.
‘A mass exodus’: HHS staffers jumping ship amid pandemic, fears of Trump loss
“I’ve personally seen people working on their resumes inside the office,” a senior official added. “It’s no secret.
China shapes a new U.S. economic era: The return of industrial policy
The latest episode of POLITICO’s Global Translations podcast explores the new industrial policy emerging in America to counter China’s ascent.
Fox survey finds 63 percent say country heading in wrong direction
The economy weighs heavily on voters’ minds.
Wall Street notches second-best Election Day of trading
The gains are a sign of positive trader sentiment, although it’s unclear if that has to do with hopes of a clear winner emerging.
GDP rebounds at record pace, but dark clouds reappear
Trump got a great economic report to use on the campaign trail. But behind the surface, giant risks are looming.
Retail in NYC gets option of outdoor shopping
The new Open Storefronts program — modeled on the city’s popular outdoor dining initiative — will allow 40,000 businesses to set up open air operations.
Joe Biden addresses the nation as networks resist making the final call
Though networks are still milking this moment of heightened attention for all the ratings points and ad dollars they can rake in, it’s clear tonight that the real drama is over. With that in mind, Joe Biden is going to address the nation. Kamala Harris is also at the Chase, and may also speak, though without a clear call from the networks, that’s not certain.
It will likely be brief, and don’t expect Biden to directly say what AP will not.
Friday Night Owls: Exit polls show most people want climate action. Why did so many vote for Trump?
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Kate Aronoff at The New Republic writes—Voters Said They’re Worried About the Climate. Many Voted for Trump Anyway:
Early Tuesday night, Fox News gave Democratic viewers rare cause for optimism. Exit polls, the network reported, had found that 70 percent of voters support increased government spending on green and renewable energy.
Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows tests positive for coronavirus
Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for the coronavirus. Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News reported that “Meadows informed a close circle of advisers after the election.” Meadows becomes yet another member of the Trump administration to come down with the virus. Bloomberg also reports that Trump’s campaign Director of Battleground Strategy Nick Trainer has also tested positive for the virus.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s Chief Of Staff, Has Coronavirus
Meadows remained physically close with Trump through the president’s own case of COVID-19.
Joe Biden Declares ‘We’re Going To Win’ 2020 Election, Claims Broad Mandate
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, is charging forward with claims of voter fraud.
A round up of fun and joy from a day of waiting and watching Trumpland crumble
It’s Friday and things look very close to wrapping up. Yes, I’m being optimistic, and no, I don’t underestimate the lows that Donald Trump and the Republican Party can and will plumb to hold onto and concentrate their power. But, unless we have to hit the streets in a physical battle to stop a literal coup d’état, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will soon be announced as the next president and vice president of our country.
77 Years, and a Few More Hours
Updated at 11:18 p.m. ET on November 6, 2020.WILMINGTON, Del.—The difference between Biden headquarters tonight and Waiting for Godot is that Waiting for Godot had more action.Everyone is waiting for the obvious to happen. We’re by the stage around the corner from the Wilmington Westin. Red, white, and blue Jeeps and trucks—props—are still parked here, remnants of the Tuesday-night victory celebration that never happened. A giant American flag is blowing in the wind.