The Hill Articles: November 16, 2020

Maryland CEO charged with allegedly paying $1.5M to fencing coach to get sons into Harvard South Korea to impose more social distancing rules in Seoul area amid new coronavirus outbreak Tucker Carlson assures viewers his show ‘not going anywhere’ following presidential election Trump senior advisers dissuaded president from military strike on Iran: report Senators clash on the floor over wearing masks: ‘I don’t need your instruction’ $73 million settlement reached in University of California sex abuse lawsuit Stanford seeks distance from Trump adviser over coronavirus comments Biden campaign manager to serve as deputy chief of staff: reports Schumer: Lack of coordination on transition ‘endangers lives’ Iowa governor reverses course, issues statewide mask mandate Macron says English-language media legitimizing violence in France amid Muslim protests Pose’s Angelica Ross kicks off Transgender Awareness Week with technology summit Three attorneys withdraw from representing Trump campaign in Pennsylvania suit Graham denies pressuring top Georgia election official to throw out some ballots Hispanic Caucus endorses Cárdenas to lead DCCC Vote recount in Georgia finds over 2,600 ballots in Floyd County Sustainable fisheries are facing a moratorium Tesla set to join S&P 500 It’s time for Congress to act: Save jobs and stabilize the aerospace industry Virginia professor resigns after anti-Biden post Georgia secretary of state says Graham, other Republicans have pressured him to toss legal ballots With the election nearly behind us, what about 2021 GDP growth? Overnight Health Care: Moderna says coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective | Biden slams Trump for lack of cooperation on vaccine plans | Trump officials preparing to move forward with major step to lower Medicare drug prices Rep. Cedric Richmond to join Biden administration Bickering Democrats return with divisions On The Money: Biden urges Congress to pass Democrats’ COVID-19 relief package | Fears of double-dip recession rise | SEC’s Clayton to resign at end of 2020 Fox News, ABC, CNN journalists win awards for Washington reporting OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump takes major step toward Alaska wildlife refuge drilling opposed by Biden | Grijalva backs Haaland for Interior Secretary | Obama alumni considered top picks for Biden Energy secretary McAdams concedes to Owens in competitive Utah district Hillicon Valley: Trump national security advisor says Huawei threat ‘No. 1 concern’ moving forward | Silicon Valley eager for Biden to reverse Trump visa rules | Democratic senators urge Facebook to take action against anti-Muslim bigotry Why Trumpism is here to stay Overnight Defense: Pentagon prepping for Trump order to draw down in Afghanistan, Iraq | Questions swirl after DOD purge | 10th service member killed by COVID-19 Progressives urge Biden away from including Obama energy secretary in administration Vaccine optimism runs up against distribution challenges Twitter hires famous hacker to head security operations Moderna’s vaccine doesn’t need to be stored in deep-freeze conditions We must decriminalize mental illness to save lives Hate crimes hit highest level in more than a decade China and Taiwan: Can Biden be like Ike? Grijalva backs Haaland for Interior Secretary Pence to campaign in Georgia with Loeffler and Perdue on Friday More than 1 million US children diagnosed with COVID-19: report South Dakota nurse says many dying patients still insist COVID-19 ‘not real’ Amanpour says she ‘regrets’ Trump-Kristallnacht comparison after criticism Biden vents frustration with Trump on transition Lankford says comments about Biden intel briefings were blown out of proportion Philadelphia announces new restrictions as coronavirus cases surge State GOP lawmakers say they’ll seek to impeach Whitmer Biden urges Congress to pass Democrats’ COVID-19 relief package Reforming the National Security Council to confront the China challenge Third grand juror in Breonna Taylor case: Prosecutors wanted to give officers ‘slap on the wrist’ California pulling ’emergency brake’ to slow record surge of COVID cases Bush’s 2000 recount team: Trump has no path to win Biden: ‘More people may die’ if Trump refuses to coordinate on vaccine plans McConnell warns Trump against troop drawdown in Afghanistan Bezos donates more than $790 million to environmental organizations Howard Stern: New Trump TV network would fail within a year Park Service needs a new conservationist leader Hurricane Iota is first Category 5 hurricane of a record-breaking season Karl Rove overseeing Republican financial effort to hold Georgia Senate seats Inmates working in El Paso morgue amid surge in coronavirus-related deaths Trump administration makes last-minute move to sell oil rights in Arctic refuge Virginia’s largest county delays plan to expand in-person education US needs to play constructive role in development of the Amazon Don Young says he’s been discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19 Bustos tests positive for COVID-19 Michigan Republican announces positive coronavirus test Michelle Obama on presidential transition: ‘This isn’t a game’ Olivia Wilde, Jameela Jamil defend Harry Styles wearing a dress for Vogue cover Candace Owens might not like seeing Harry Styles in a dress, but his fans certainly seem to Michigan Gov. Whitmer says she has authority to issue second stay-at-home order Hate crimes at highest level since 2008: FBI Biden’s administration must promote peace, democracy and justice in the Sudans Support for national mask mandate slips to 75 percent: poll Third GOP senator comes out against controversial Trump Fed nominee Gov. Cuomo: ‘We spend too much time’ trying to understand Trump 65 coronavirus cases recorded at WHO headquarters: report NCAA in talks to host all of March Madness in Indianapolis Pentagon prepares for Trump order to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Iraq Trump officials preparing to move forward with major step to lower Medicare drug prices New Jersey limits indoor, outdoor gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving as COVID-19 surges Republicans need a good woman for 2024 Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund Huawei threat ‘No. 1 concern’ moving forward, Trump national security adviser says Virginia’s governor says he backs legalizing marijuana 65 World Health Organization staffers have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic started Democrats must use this moment of history to move the country forward CEO: ‘Newsmax would never become Trump TV’ David Fincher calls Oscar-winning blockbuster ‘Joker’ a ‘betrayal of the mentally ill’ Browns closing facility after second positive COVID-19 test Scientist questioning ties between climate and extreme weather to oversee critical program: report SEC’s Clayton will depart as chairman at end of 2020 The culture war is a distraction Biden meets with top CEOs, labor union leaders Obama on bipartisanship: ‘There is a way to reach out and not be a sap’ What America’s Thinking: November 16, 2020 South Korea bets on Biden’s principled diplomacy 45-year-old reservist becomes military’s 10th COVID-19 death Trump takes major step toward Alaska wildlife refuge drilling opposed by Biden Watch live: President-elect Biden delivers remarks on the economy Sunrise Movement leader: ‘It’s on us’ to make sure Biden embraces environmental ‘mandate’ UN warns of ‘famines of biblical proportions’ within the next year NYT’s Bruni suggests Ivanka Trump, Kushner move to North Korea or Saudi Arabia LSU suppressed sexual misconduct accusations against football star and other students: paper The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Capital One – World reacts to news of second COVID-19 vaccine with 90 percent efficacy Democrats must think big to win big Journalist Zaid Jilani discusses lawsuit involving ACLU-affiliated attorney More than 80,000 sexual abuse claims filed against Boy Scouts House launches new COVID-19 testing program Biden’s dangerous COVID taskforce pick says living too long is a loss NORAD reducing volunteers for Santa tracking due to coronavirus Democratic senators urge Facebook to take action on anti-Muslim bigotry Obama calls Trump ‘Richie Rich’ Africa’s activist generation deserves US support Chuck Todd: Every GOP senator declined interviews this weekend Citizen journalist could be jailed for reporting on COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan Trump wants to see Austin Tice home before he leaves office, says national security adviser Faced with needs, voters unsurprisingly chose school choice Hearst to lay off nearly 60 staffers at Oprah Magazine Georgia elections chief fires back at Trump over claims about recount process O’Brien says he ‘never wanted Mark Esper’s job’ Tests show Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective It’s time for a grand agreement on Social Security Trump national security adviser calls lifting blockade on Qatar ‘priority’ in next 70 days Rising: November 16, 2020 HHS secretary: FDA will move ‘as quickly as possible’ on Moderna, Pfizer vaccines Trump says Ohio governor’s race will be ‘hotly contested’ after DeWine acknowledges Biden win Trump national security adviser vows ‘professional transition’ of power Macron urges Europe to ‘build our independence’ from US House must take the first step to modernize how Congress works Fauci distances himself from Trump adviser Atlas: ‘I totally disagree with the stand he takes’ Stocks rise after Moderna vaccine announcement Obama to Trump on conceding election: ‘Think beyond your own ego’ Perdue declines to participate in debate with Ossoff ahead of Georgia Senate runoff Former US ambassador: Biden’s lack of access to intel briefings ‘potentially catastrophic’ With Biden, a Saudi reboot Fauci ‘concerned’ about slow transition between Trump and Biden Pfizer vaccine creator: Life could be back to normal late next year UK’s Boris Johnson to rely on Zoom after COVID-19 contact Trump’s Pentagon shakeup may be more than perceived disloyalty Dolly Parton: America so divided ‘because people just seem to love to hate’ France appears to have ‘passed the peak’ of second surge, health minister says Fewer Americans say justice system is ‘not tough enough’ 50 years after the start of the war on drugs, Americans have a chance to fix the harm it created America has a civic education problem — here’s how to fix it Obama: Trump has accelerated ‘truth decay’ Trump adviser: Michigan should ‘rise up’ against coronavirus restrictions Moderna says coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by UAE – US records 1 million COVID-19 cases in a week; governors crack down This week: Clock ticks on coronavirus, government funding deals Juan Williams: Defeated Trump is in legal peril Get early Black Friday savings on Kodak scanners, printers, and projectors Judd Gregg: A little, big idea for Biden Democrats look to sharpen message after Senate setback Trump will get portrait, library no matter his future plans