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Fauci Retire? Fuggedaboutit

"I Have No Intention Of Leaving" PLUS: Fauci has a word for his industry colleagues Nov 10, 2020 CNN – Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that he plans to remain in his role as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases through the remainder of the Trump administration and into President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. "I have no intention of leaving," Fauci told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. "This is an important job. I've been doing it...

Cuomo Lies About Trump COVID Response

"New Yorkers could suffer from the virus as a direct result of Cuomo’s baseless fear-mongering about a potential coronavirus vaccine." Cuomo lies about Trump COVID actions, fearmongers about potential vaccine 'There was no mobilization of the government...' Headline USA – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday claimed that President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response was a failure because it lacked a complete “mobilization of the federal government.” “The Trump administration denied COVID so they were never ready for it. There was no mobilization of...

Deep Staters, Ivy Leaguers Dominate Biden COVID Policy Team

Here’s what you need to know about Biden’s COVID Policy Team Nov 8, 2020 STAT NEWS — President-elect Joe Biden has turned to three prominent physicians to lead his coronavirus task force who have collectively signaled that they will approach the pandemic far differently than the Trump administration, which they have criticized for mixing politics with science. A top Biden aide on Sunday announced the two co-chairs of the incoming administration’s task force: Vivek Murthy, the former...

Biden’s Day-One Agenda: Federal Mask Mandate

What we know about Biden’s first-day checklist Nov 7, 2020 Quartz – All US presidential candidates have an ambitious list of tasks they promise to accomplish on the first day of their presidency. Whether or not they can actually fit a few hours of work between their noon inauguration and the evening galas, the promised Day One agenda is filled with items of heightened importance to their electoral base. Often, they involve reversing unpopular actions of...

Judge Ignores Quarantine, Works Polls, Dies Next Day

Nov 6, 2020 St. Louis Today – An election judge supervisor who had tested positive for COVID-19 broke quarantine, worked on Election Day and has since died, St. Charles County health officials said Thursday. The supervisor, who has not been named, received a positive test from a private lab on Oct. 30, the health department said. The lab told the supervisor to quarantine for 14 days. But the supervisor “nevertheless failed to follow the advice” and worked...

Trump Voters: Biden Win Is “Fake News”

"If we don't stop this today, it'll all be over. Otherwise we can kiss freedom goodbye." | "There's election fraud going on here" | In the Year of Covid, the 2020 presidential election turned on voters' views of federal coronavirus policies. While Biden supporters celebrate, Trump backers insist 'This isn't over!' Nov 8, 2020 Associated Press – Chanting "This isn't over!" and "Stop the steal," supporters of President Donald Trump protested at state capitols across the country Saturday,...

Biden’s COVID-19 Plans “Collide With New Realities”: WaPo

“It’s going to be very challenging for Biden to implement some of the ambitious pandemic preparedness and response plans he has ... ” Biden's plans to curb COVID-19 could face big hurdles in a divided country and Congress. Nov. 7, 2020 The Washington Post – President-elect Joe Biden made his election bid a referendum on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But as he inherits the worst crisis since the Great Depression — a raging...

9 Ways Biden Will Cancel Trump’s ACA Changes

Nov 5, 2020 | Health Issues – Joe Biden looks likely to secure enough electoral votes to serve as the 46th president of the United States. What does a Biden victory mean for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Significant steps can be taken to expand access to ACA coverage using executive authority—through immediate operational changes, new rules on a whole host of topics, and new positions in court. ACA implementation is an ongoing (and, it...

Trump Did Better In Places Hit Hardest By Covid

Nov 6, 2020 NPR – Support for President Trump increased in 2020 in many of the U.S. counties that lost lives at the highest rate to COVID-19, according to an NPR analysis. Of the 100 counties with the highest COVID-19 death rates per capita, 68 had a higher proportion of votes cast for Trump this cycle than they did in 2016. This includes both Republican-leaning counties and counties that supported Joe Biden. "It's surprising to see that...

Judge Orders FDA To Examine Risks Of GMO Salmon Escape

"Studies have shown that there is a high risk for genetically engineered organisms to escape into the natural environment and that genetically engineered salmon can crossbreed with native fish." Nov 6, 2020 | Food Safety News – Weeks ago, San Francisco Judge Vincent Chhabria signaled his doubts about AquaBounty’s plans to breed its “AquAdvantage” genetic salmon. And an environmental assessment by the Food and Drug Association used to permit the new breed of genetically modified salmon did...

TRUMP DECLARES #WAR: Breitbart

Virus-backed mail-in balloting propels Biden to apparent win as Georgia flips Nov 5, 2020 Breitbart – President Donald Trump promised Thursday to level significant legal action to challenge elections in important swing states after watching his margin of victory whittled away by late-counted ballots for Vice President Joe Biden. “We think there’s going to be a lot of litigation because we have so much evidence, so much proof, it’s going to end up perhaps at...

Donna Shalala Loses

“Salazar supports Trump, who wants to eliminate the Affordable Care Act and remove coverage of preexisting health conditions,” a Shalala ad warned. Longtime National Healthcare Advocate Donna Shalala Loses House Reelection Race PLUS: Obamacare supporters lost big in Florida November 5, 2020 Kaiser Health News – Rep. Donna E. Shalala of Florida, the first-term Democratic member of Congress and former Health and Human Services secretary in the Clinton administration, lost her campaign for reelection Tuesday. Shalala’s loss to Maria...

A More Conservative Court Hears Same-Sex Foster Parent Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency's refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents. The case is a big test of religious rights on a more conservative court. Catholic Social Services, which is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, says its religious views keep it from certifying same-sex couples as foster parents. And it says...

Health Care Hangs in the Balance

Update: This story was updated Nov. 4 at 7:30 a.m. ET to add more details about vote tallies from states. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News – With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care...

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