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How Jane Lynch Strikes the Perfect Level of Mean on Weakest Link
“You have to know if it’s mean or just obvious.
All Policies Are Economic Policies
Slate Money talks the Trump economy, dual interest rates, and Chewy.
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.
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.
“I Am a Citizen”: Watch Nikki Giovanni Read Her Poem “Vote” on the Power of the Ballot
Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni has a new collection of poems called “Make Me Rain,” a celebration of her Black heritage, as well as an exploration of racism and white nationalism. In the poem “Vote,” Giovanni offers her thoughts on the importance of voting. It was filmed by The Meteor, a feminist collective of activists, journalists and creators, part of a daily Instagram series focusing on voting rights.
Racial Justice, Immigration, Abortion Rights & Ranked-Choice Voting Initiatives on the Ballot Today
While most eyes are trained on the contest between President Trump and Joe Biden, down-ballot races and state ballot measures will also have major consequences for racial justice, immigration, reproductive rights and more. “The issues and policies that affect people day in and day out are often determined on the bottom of the ballot,” says Ronald Newman, the national political director for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Maria Hinojosa on the Latinx Vote, Bipartisan Immigration Abuses & New Memoir, “Once I Was You”
Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa joins us to discuss her new book, “Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America,” which tells the story of U.S. immigration through her own journey to the United States from Mexico as a small child to her groundbreaking work as a reporter. She says it wasn’t until the height of the family separation crisis under the Trump administration that she learned about her own family’s near-separation by U.S.
Trump Supporters Chant ‘Fox News Sucks’ On MSNBC In Surreal Scene In Arizona
The president’s fans were angry at the network for calling Arizona for Joe Biden.
Wednesday Night Owls. ‘Day One Agenda—The next administration: using presidential power for good’
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
A year ago September, David Dayen at The American Prospect wrote The Day One Agenda. The Next Administration: Using Presidential Power for Good. Now that we’re on the cusp of President Joe Biden’s administration, it’s valuable reading again.
‘Every vote must be counted,’ Biden says—as Republicans try to stop that from happening
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the current leader in the presidential race, spoke briefly on Wednesday afternoon to call for every vote to be counted—something Donald Trump really, really doesn’t want to happen—and to affirm his confidence that he and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, will win the election.
If Joe Biden prevails, he will have done so in spite of a rampant GOP disinformation campaign
As Democrats try to make sense of a disappointing election night, one stubborn fact that has become clearer than ever is just how broad and deep the conservative disinformation machine is.
“This won’t be a popular take, probably, but: if Biden wins, it will be an achievement,” writer Elon Green observed Wednesday morning.
Young Americans came out in droves to cast first-time votes—and it’s having quite the impact
Young voters brought the heat to this election year. Millennials and Gen Z not only made a wave in voter turnout but encouraged others to do so via technology and social media. Since the start of the year, prominent young people have taken to social media to share political information and opinions.
Biden is flipping states from red to blue: A post-election update from the advocacy team
As I write this, almost every major media outlet has called Wisconsin and Michigan for Joe Biden!
But the election isn’t over yet. Several crucial states are still counting ballots and results are trickling in. With record turnout and many Americans voting by mail due to the pandemic, election officials need time to properly count every vote, verify the results, and get it right.
Trump is a desperate, small man who knows he is losing.
A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. The United States reported 103,087 cases of COVID-19 today, the highest single-day total on record, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. It marks the first time that the country—or any country in the world, for that matter—has documented more than 100,000 new cases in one day.
GOP Governor Calls Trump’s Premature Victory Remarks ‘A Terrible Mistake’
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the president’s false declaration that he’d won was “outrageous and uncalled for.
Joe Biden Receives Most Votes In Presidential Election History
With more than 70 million votes, the Democratic nominee has beaten a record set by Barack Obama in 2008.
Trump ‘Hereby Claims’ Michigan And Inspires Massive Twitter Snark
One Twitter user wondered what law allows a candidate to call “dibs” on a state.
“There Were a Lot of People Crying in Line”: a Liquor Store Owner on Postelection Drinking in 2016 vs. Today
In Austin, Texas, the vibe is very different than it was four years ago as customers await election results.
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.
In Kentucky, a Dog Named Wilbur Has Won a Heated Race to Be a Town’s Mayor
True to 2020, the result was not without drama.
A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath
The moment every Donald Trump opponent has been waiting for is at hand: Joe Biden seems to be taking the lead. So why am I not happy?I am certainly relieved. A Biden victory would be an infinitely better result than a Trump win. If Trump were to maintain power, our child-king would be unfettered by bothersome laws and institutions. The United States would begin its last days as a democracy, finally stepping over the ledge into authoritarianism.