The Hill Articles: November 25, 2020

House Democrat tests positive for COVID-19 day after her mother’s death Mayor of Denver apologizes for holiday travel after advising residents to stay put California, Texas shatter single-day nationwide record for new coronavirus cases USAID administrator tests positive for COVID-19 Union calls for three-day strike at German Amazon warehouses Governor of Wyoming tests COVID-19 positive Do you know the dark origin of Black Friday? Harris says she has ‘not yet’ spoken to Pence Obama says he ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of daughters for joining protests Arizona Supreme Court upholds ruling tossing out in-state tuition lawsuit in blow to AG Atlanta gets city’s first director of LGBTQ affairs UPS is making dry ice and supplying portable freezers for vaccine distribution Don’t mess with Thanksgiving Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams among nominees for Time magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year DOJ appeals ruling preventing it from replacing Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit Top Republicans praise Trump’s Flynn pardon Federal workers stuck it out with Trump — now, we’re ready to get back to work House Democrats subpoena private prison operator in forced hysterectomy case Obama: Republican Party members believe ‘white males are victims’ Trump administration rejects permit for major mining project in Alaska OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Trump pardons Flynn | Lawmakers lash out at decision | Pentagon nixes Thanksgiving dining hall meals due to COVID-19 How Biden can heal America’s divisions at work Kentucky coffee shop loses license over defying coronavirus order House Democrats seek list of Trump appointees “burrowing in” to Biden administration On The Money: Initial jobless claims rise for 2nd week | Dow dips below 30K | Mnuchin draws fire for COVID-19 relief move | Manhattan DA appeals dismissal of Manafort charges Overnight Health Care: Biden team to begin getting COVID briefings | Fauci says he would ‘absolutely’ serve on Biden’s COVID task force | Major glove factories close after thousands test positive for COVID-19 Hillicon Valley: Cyberattack forces shutdown of Baltimore County schools for the day | Trump administration extends TikTok sale deadline | Government watchdog urges policymakers to boost cybersecurity for 5G networks Democratic impeachment leaders blast Trump’s pardon of Flynn The free market is the best way to curtail power of technology firms Mueller prosecutor says next attorney general should investigate Trump NRA admits some executives used nonprofit money for personal benefit NYT goes free for high school students, teachers Trump administration extends TikTok sale deadline Government watchdog urges policymakers to boost cybersecurity for 5G networks France sending tax payment notices to tech firms OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump administration denies permit for controversial Pebble Mine | Progressives see red flags in regulatory official on Biden transition team | EPA won’t require industry to guarantee funding for toxic waste cleanups Beware of dehumanizing messages in the media Mexican president breaks with other world leaders, refusing to acknowledge Biden win until election is finalized ‘Don’t wait. Get what vaccine you can,’ health expert says Clyburn: Biden falling short on naming Black figures to top posts Supreme Court to hear arguments by telephone through January due to coronavirus Trump pardons Michael Flynn The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — the American Serengeti — shall not die Prepare for buyers’ remorse when Biden/Harris nationalize health care Native Americans feel ‘trapped in a house on fire’ as coronavirus surges in South Dakota Biden calls for nation to unite in COVID-19 fight in Thanksgiving address Almost 1 million Crock-Pots sold through Amazon, Target, Walmart recalled after scores of people burned Trump calls into Pennsylvania meeting to renew election claims VA reforms for the next four years Oregon governor urges hosts to ‘uninvite’ guests Scotland becomes first country in the world to make period products free Vermont governor says students will be asked if they attended large gatherings Pentagon nixes dining halls for troops’ annual Thanksgiving meal CDC data: Abortion rates rise slightly Watch live: Pennsylvania GOP holds hearing on voter fraud with Giuliani, Trump campaign Denver mayor flies to Mississippi for Thanksgiving after advising against travel Can coronavirus really survive on frozen food, as China claims? North Dakota Supreme Court won’t let governor fill seat won by dead man EU official says some citizens might be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Christmas It’s time to secure our digital sidewalks Harris shares Thanksgiving recipe: ‘During difficult times I have always turned to cooking’ Transgender Christians establish a church of their own in Pakistan Three gears of ‘Operation Warp Speed’ on the COVID-19 journey NYT reporter discusses influence of ‘indispensable’ James Baker EPA won’t require industry to guarantee funding for toxic waste cleanups Scarborough says he’ll never return to Republican Party after GOP supported Trump Cambridge University reports Darwin’s notebooks stolen after massive search Doctor films viral warning: ‘This is what you’ll see at the end of your life’ Mutations of the coronavirus do not appear to make the virus more infectious, study says Americans have more in common than they think this Thanksgiving Five federal inmates scheduled for execution before Inauguration Day Thanksgiving Ravens-Steelers game postponed due to coronavirus concerns Trump administration denies permit for controversial Pebble Mine Ghislaine Maxwell attorney says she’s woken up every 15 minutes in cell to make sure she’s alive Cuomo implores New Yorkers to stay home on Thanksgiving: ‘Forget the politics’ Mnuchin to put $455B in COVID-19 relief funds beyond successor’s reach Texas warehouse where migrants housed in ‘cages’ closed for humane renovation O’Brien on 2024 talk: ‘There’s all kinds of speculation out there’ $200 million OxyContin settlement hasn’t made it to opioid victims: report Germany expected to extend partial shutdown into December Manhattan DA appeals dismissal of Manafort charges to NY high court A way out of Trump’s continuing crisis: a President Pence World soccer great Diego Armando Maradona dead at 60 26M Americans now say they don’t have enough to eat 400 years after ‘First Thanksgiving,’ tribe that fed the Pilgrims fights for survival Alabama coach Nick Saban tests positive again, this time with symptoms The Hill’s 12:30 Report: How to celebrate Thanksgiving safely Watch live: Biden delivers Thanksgiving address Cyberattack forces shutdown of Baltimore County schools for the day Will Biden choose a values-based or transactional foreign policy? Macy’s will still hold Thanksgiving Day Parade amid pandemic House Oversight panel asks Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family to testify over opioid crisis 40 early Black Friday doorbusters just went live Terror-related deaths around the world hit five-year low: analysis Protect your data with these elite VPNs that are now 40% off ahead of Black Friday Nearly 100 whales killed in mass stranding on Chatham Islands Thousands of people with felony convictions won’t be able to vote in GA runoff 18 dead in COVID-19 outbreak in 2 Pittsburgh-area nursing homes DC restaurant providing free meals to homeless exceeds GoFundMe goal amid pandemic Twitter details plans to ‘revamp’ verification process North Carolina — still purple but up for grabs Israeli military instructed to prepare for Trump strike on Iran: report Google ordered to disclose emails in Russia oligarch’s divorce Chicago couple turns catering deposit into donated meals after canceling wedding Biden team to begin getting COVID-19 briefings Hispanic Caucus endorses Castro for Foreign Affairs gavel Millions of Americans traveling for holidays as US smashes records for coronavirus deaths Redeeming justice: the next attorney general Fauci says he would ‘absolutely’ serve on a Biden coronavirus task force Biden to receive first daily presidential briefing on Monday Trump cancels plans to attend Pennsylvania GOP event on election Houston doctor to CNN: ‘Darkest days in modern American medical history’ may be coming with COVID-19 California prisoners, death row inmates involved in $1B pandemic unemployment fraud: officials What you need to know about long hauler coronavirus symptoms The pandemic and a ‘rainy day fund’ for American charity Car covered in anti-globalization slogans crashes into gate of German chancellor’s office ‘The Daily Show’s’ Trevor Noah to host Grammy Awards Literary group to honor Obama Navy installations tightening COVID-19 restrictions Honestie Hodges, whose police encounter at 11 went viral, dies of COVID-19 ‘Remember the Titans’ high school will change its segregationist name Trump campaign adviser tests positive after attending legal team’s press conference ViacomCBS agrees to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House Gaetz: Trump ‘should pardon everyone’ including himself to quash liberal ‘bloodlust’ The Biden coronavirus task force has a mental health problem Rising: November 25, 2020 Biden soars as leader of the free world China’s Xi congratulates Biden on election Holiday spending plans stronger compared to October: Gallup Georgia secretary of state says he’s a Trump voter ‘now being thrown under the bus by him’ A reason to give thanks: Help with COVID-19 is on the way Fox News co-host quarantining after positive COVID-19 test Almost 100 pilot whales die in mass stranding on New Zealand beach El Paso moves to collect outstanding debt from 2019 Trump campaign rally Dow dips below 30,000 milestone on rising jobless claims Obama criticizes Trump on pandemic response: ‘It’s not rocket science’ Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun stumps for Interior post: ‘A natural fit for me’ Giving thanks for American ingenuity this Thanksgiving And the 2020 winner is … dangerous distrust Biden says he hasn’t heard from Trump directly US records deadliest COVID-19 day since early May Biden should grant GSA Cabinet-level status — and its independence Initial jobless claims rise for second week, reach 778,000 Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, reveals miscarriage Obama: ‘Hopeless’ to try to sell as many books as Michelle Schiff on possible Flynn pardon: Trump is ‘acting like an organized crime figure’ Let’s continue supporting our American craft brewers Illinois officials launch investigation into deadly COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home US in the ‘fight of the century’ against coronavirus, says former CDC head WHO: Pandemic has slowed down in Europe No, the government cannot seize, break or ‘bypass’ pharmaceutical patents — even for COVID-19 Trump administration reportedly mulling end to European travel ban Trump set to attend Pennsylvania Republicans’ ‘hearing’ on voter fraud: reports The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC – COVID-19 fears surround Thanksgiving holiday Progressives see red flags in regulatory official on Biden transition team Governors take heat for violating their own coronavirus restrictions Feinstein departure from top post sets stage for Judiciary fight What America’s Thinking: November 25, 2020