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Poet Javier Zamora Wants Readers to Know What It’s Like to Be Undocumented
“The personal goal is just to be seen.
Labs sound alarm on coronavirus testing capacity, supplies
The nation’s testing capacity has increased, but not fast enough to keep pace with the swarm of new cases.
Fauci and Biden team steer clear of each other — for now
Biden’s transition team must plan for a crisis response without access to essential information about the nation’s supply chains and testing supplies.
Moderna close to revealing first data on whether its vaccine works
The news comes days after Pfizer revealed that initial data suggest its vaccine is more than 90 percent effective.
Pandemic invades nursing homes again
Care facilities can’t keep the virus out as it spreads through communities.
The hangover awaiting Biden: Deep wounds from Covid-19
Biden will inherit an economy similar to one he and Obama did 12 years ago. But unlike last time, he’ll have few tools to deal with it.
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.
“More of an Exorcism Than an Election”: Priya Gopal on What Biden Win Means for Britain & Ireland
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been one of President Trump’s closest international allies. How will he adapt to working with a Biden administration? Cambridge professor Priya Gopal says Johnson was clearly betting on a Trump reelection, especially amid Britain’s exit from the European Union. “I think they were certainly hoping that there would be a Trump victory,” says Gopal. “Brexit and Trump, as Trump quite correctly recognized, are very deeply in sync.
Trump Loss Decreases Chance of Iran War, But Many Iraqis Fear U.S. Policy Under Biden, Too
We look at how Joe Biden’s presidency will affect the U.S. footprint in the Middle East with Guardian correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who says Biden’s win is being viewed with “anxiety” by many Iraqis who are eager to avoid war between the U.S. and Iran. “Any conflict will take place on Iraqi soil,” says Abdul-Ahad. “There is not much optimism. There is anxiety towards Biden and his team in the way they deal with Iraq.
Republicans Face Setbacks In The Courts, Trump Law Firm Steps Down
The Trump campaign has pursued litigation in several battleground states, with little to show for it.
Friday Night Owls: Police reform ballot measures did well. But activists say that’s just the start
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Rachel Ramirez at Vox writes—“A multi-year fight”: Activists say passing local ballot measures on policing is just the first step:
In the weeks after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, calls to defund the police could be seen on protesters’ signs, read in etchings on sidewalks, and heard in chants in America’s streets.
Biden improved in South Carolina’s suburbs, but not enough to save a vulnerable freshman Democrat
Our project to calculate the 2020 presidential results for all 435 congressional districts nationwide makes its second stop in South Carolina, where Team Red enjoyed a stronger-than-expected year. You can find our complete data set here, which we’re updating continuously as the precinct-level election returns we need for our calculations become available. You can also click here to learn more about why this data is so difficult to come by.
‘An awful lot of preventable deaths happening right now’ in the Upper Midwest
In North Dakota, COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen so far that the state will “allow” asymptomatic, COVID-19-positive healthcare workers to keep working, Gov. Doug Burgum announced this week. Allowed. The lucky ducks.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Dakota increased by 26.5% last week, but Gov. Kristi Noem is still rejecting a mask mandate, and her spokesman points to the fact that 34% of the state’s hospital beds remain vacant.
Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could Arrive By April But Not For New York; Cuomo Erupts
“He tries to bully governors. He uses government as a retaliatory tool. New Yorkers are not going to get bullied,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded.
Friends testify good character should win accused Arbery murderer bond. Then come the racist texts
Imagine being accused of hunting down and murdering a man in broad daylight, sending blatantly racist text messages, then having the audacity to have your friends argue you should be released on bond because you’re a good person. If you can’t even imagine it, it’s likely because white privilege hasn’t served you with the same optimistic audacity as it has Travis McMichael.
Trump is in fantasyland and top Republicans won’t challenge him, because ‘We need his voters’
Donald Trump’s extended refusal to accept the results of last week’s election is making other Republicans nervous, but as usual, no one has the nerve to tell him to get over it, even as Trump’s tantrum undermines democracy and national security.
After Pouring Gasoline On U.S. Divide, Charles Koch Now Claims He Wants To Heal Nation
“Boy did we screw up,” says the billionaire who backed Donald Trump. “What a mess.
Biden Has Won 306 Electoral Votes. Trump Called That A ‘Landslide’ 4 Years Ago.
The president-elect reached that number after multiple news organizations called Georgia for him on Friday.
White House Press Secretary Insists Trump Will Attend ‘His Own’ Inauguration In January
Kayleigh McEnany told Fox Business that President Donald Trump still believes he won reelection and is not ready to concede to President-elect Joe Biden.
The Atlantic Daily: 9 Nostalgic TV Shows to Watch
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.A worsening pandemic may leave many Americans stripped of holiday comforts. Although an old TV show is no substitute for a hug from a loved one, perhaps some solace can be found in the familiar faces of beloved characters.
Listen: A 90 Percent Effective Vaccine
Pfizer announced this week that early data show its vaccine to be “more than 90 percent effective.” But what does that actually mean? And does it change the timeline for a return to “normal life”?Stephen Thomas, the chief of infectious disease at SUNY Upstate Medical University and the lead principal investigator of the Pfizer vaccine trial, answers questions on the podcast Social Distance from staff writer James Hamblin and producer Katherine Wells.
What Just Happened in Georgia?
ATLANTA—Georgia wasn’t supposed to turn blue. Not yet, and especially not in the suburbs of Atlanta, where Newt Gingrich arguably launched the modern conservative movement in the early 1990s and cemented the stereotype of these sprawling neighborhoods as rich, white, and die-hard Republican. This is where a generation of conservative political stars fostered their careers: former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, longtime U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, even Sean Hannity.
Dear Care and Feeding: We Walked In on My Husband With a Man. Now Our Son Is Acting Homophobic.
Parenting advice on traumatic discoveries, hurtful beauty standards, and misplaced bitterness.
Why Matthew Yglesias Left Vox
GETTY / THE ATLANTICThe journalist Matthew Yglesias, a co-founder of Vox, announced today that he is leaving that publication for the paid-newsletter platform Substack, so that he can enjoy more editorial independence.The move may prove a good fit for Yglesias, who began his career as a highly successful independent blogger before blogging at The Atlantic and then elsewhere.
How One Georgia Theater Brought Delight to the Polls
When Dad’s Garage Theatre became a polling place, its staff decided to offer voters more than lines and ballots.