The Hill Articles: November 30, 2020

Denmark to dig up thousands of ‘zombie mink’ culled to prevent coronavirus spread Metro proposes to stop weekend rail service, close 19 stations and slash bus routes by half in upcoming budget ISIS Task Force director resigns from Pentagon post in continued post-election purge Newsom considers new California stay-at-home orders, warns hospitals could be overwhelmed by Christmas Body of Instagram influencer found on side of the road in Houston Geraldo Rivera on Trump sowing election result doubts: ‘Enough is enough now’ Pentagon reports 12th military COVID-19 death Top donor allegedly sold access to key politicians for millions in foreign cash: report Senate approves two energy regulators, completing panel Murkowski: Trump should concede White House race Watch: How assassination of scientists makes things tougher for Biden with Iran Who will replace Harris in Senate? ‘Rising’ discusses Mother of teenager killed by police hit by stray bullet at his funeral: report Michigan restaurants urged to defy governor’s COVID-19 restrictions Scott Atlas resigns as coronavirus adviser to Trump On The Money: Biden announces key members of economic team | GOP open to Yellen as Treasury secretary, opposed to budget pick | GAO: Labor Department ‘improperly presented’ jobless data Senate GOP open to confirming Yellen to be Biden’s Treasury secretary Multiple Sri Lankan prisoners dead after protest over COVID-19 response Leaked documents show China mishandled early COVID-19 pandemic: report Health experts warn of tough holiday season for seniors Graham: Trump should attend Biden inauguration ‘if’ Biden wins Biden budget pick sparks battle with GOP Senate Articles of impeachment filed against GOP Ohio governor over coronavirus orders Policy center calls for new lawmakers to make diverse hires Overnight Defense: Defense bill among Congress’s year-end scramble | Iranian scientist’s assassination adds hurdles to Biden’s plan on nuclear deal | Navy scrapping USS Bonhomme Richard after fire Biden’s first decision Georgia GOP lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 More than 7 million Americans moved last year. Here’s where they went. DOJ moves to dismiss Flynn case following pardon Conservation and U.S. National Security Chicago officials shut down party that saw 300 people in basement venue Steelers-Ravens game postponed again to Wednesday: reports Hillicon Valley: Pai formally announces plans to leave FCC | FCC ends proceeding with no changes to in-flight mobile phone call ban | Italy fines Apple $12 million over claims about waterproof iPhones A blueprint to safely open schools Biden faces new Iran challenges after nuclear scientist killed Katko fends off Democratic opponent in New York race UK bars, cinemas may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to visit Overnight Health Care: Moderna to apply for emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine candidate | Hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge | US more than doubles highest number of monthly COVID-19 cases Iowa officials certify Republican Miller-Meeks’s 6-vote victory Wisconsin formally declares Biden won election following recount Felicity Huffman to film TV pilot after serving prison time for college admissions scam OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump administration proceeds with rollback of bird protections despite objections | Trump banking proposal on fossil fuels sparks backlash from libertarians | EU 2019 greenhouse gas emissions down 24 percent Mysterious metal monolith vanishes from Utah desert Schumer: Hearings for Biden Cabinet picks must start before inauguration House Democrats urge congressional leaders to support $12.1B budget for IRS School district reports Wisconsin’s first teenage COVID-19-related death Cuomo likens COVID-19 to the Grinch: ‘The season of viral transmission’ Hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge How to make the presidency work, again Harris County GOP chairman who made racist Facebook post resigns Southwest Airlines jokes it’s responsible for Utah monolith disappearance New Jersey to halt indoor sports, cap outside gatherings Navy to scrap USS Bonhomme Richard after days-long fire Netflix’s record-breaking ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ boosts sales of chess sets, books Michèle Flournoy would undermine Biden’s best plans for defense Red and blue: Let’s talk reconciliation Aspiration and Resilience: Arab Youth & The COVID-19 Era GAO: Labor Department ‘improperly presented’ jobless data Democrats ask GAO to study COVID-19 air travel risks Doctor in viral photo comforting elderly COVID patient: I tried ‘to be a little more human’ Trump’s NATO ambassador pledges ‘seamless’ transition to Biden administration Building trust in science will require democratizing evidence Financial groups applaud Biden Treasury pick Yellen Georgia secretary of state opens investigation into voter registration groups Black Friday gun background checks were fourth-highest one-day total on record: FBI Cuomo implements surge plans as COVID-19 hospitalization rise Archeologists discover thousands of ancient rock wall paintings in Amazon forest US more than doubles highest number of monthly COVID-19 cases Melania Trump unveils White House’s Christmas ode to women’s suffrage GAO: Unemployment benefits fell below poverty line in 13 states Four ways to reform regulation and the administrative state Warren, Brown voice support for controversial Biden budget office pick Georgia secretary of state: Trump, supporters’ emotions being exploited with ‘fantastic claims, half-truths, misinformation’ This Giving Tuesday, a movement to ‘Give Back Black’ Teens apologize for damaging Miami restaurant after being barred for not wearing masks Bipartisan Senate group holding coronavirus relief talks amid stalemate National Review editors bash Trump’s ‘disgraceful conduct since losing’ reelection Georgia governor rejects Trump’s call to ‘overrule’ elections officials with emergency powers United Airlines begins shipments of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Arizona certifies Biden’s victory over Trump Hurricanes shatter records, 150 percent more than typical season An immigrant to get the job done at Homeland Security GOP lawmaker says he’s been called a ‘traitor’ by people close to him for recognizing Biden win Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com announce word of 2020: pandemic Conservative justices seem prepared to let Trump proceed with immigrant census plan for now Black Oregon teen fatally shot after argument over music FCC ends proceeding with no changes to in-flight mobile phone call ban EU 2019 greenhouse gas emissions down 24 percent since 1990 First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s hits market Rita Ora apologizes for indoor birthday party amid UK lockdown McCain, Kristol battle over Tanden nomination America must restore fiscal sanity What America’s Thinking: November 30, 2020 Judge directs state officials not to reset Georgia voting machines The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Capital One – Biden unveils batch of his White House team In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, here’s how business leaders can make America fairer, faster GM pulls planned backing from electric vehicle company Is America breaking its health care promise to you? US sanctions Chinese company for conducting business with Maduro regime Rand Paul says Fauci owes parents and students an apology over pandemic measures Moderate Democrats: Everyone’s older siblings Grassley returns to Capitol after having coronavirus Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC to persuade president’s supporters to vote in Georgia A message from CVS Poll: Democrats nearly twice as likely as GOP to call pandemic ‘extremely serious’ A message from CVS A message from CVS Time to bring federal employees home for every holiday Cyber Monday shoppers expected to spend record-setting $12.7B online A message from CVS Pai formally announces plans to leave FCC ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star Laverne Cox says she was victim of transphobic attack A message from CVS We need new allies to end violence against women Trump administration adding Chinese chipmaker, oil and gas producer to blacklist: report A message from CVS GOP lawmaker to Trump: Drop election argument ‘for the sake of our Nation’ Britannia may no longer be sinking under the waves Rising: November 30, 2020 Australian PM demands Chinese government apologize over doctored photo of soldier and child Air travel on Sunday after Thanksgiving hits highest level since March Hispanic leaders coalesce in support of Lujan Grisham as HHS secretary Fauci warns of ‘surge upon surge’ of COVID-19 cases coming soon Public gatherings limited to two people in Hong Kong Italy fines Apple $12 million over claims about waterproof iPhones James Corden says jokes about Trump are about ‘good versus evil’ Double down on community banks and PPP loans England sees 30 percent drop in COVID-19 cases after three-week lockdown: study Biden’s economic team gets mixed reviews from Senate Republicans ‘Pandemic’ named Merriam-Webster’s word of the year Oregon hospital suspends nurse over ‘cavalier disregard’ for pandemic in TikTok video Biden names Janet Yellen as his Treasury nominee Mark Kelly to be sworn in as senator on Wednesday Kushner going to Saudi Arabia, Qatar in last-ditch diplomatic push NY Times morphs into Iran Inquirer by parroting ‘peaceful’ nuclear ambitions Biden announces leaders of inauguration planning committee 12 award-winning Mac apps, including Parallels, are an extra 40% off for Cyber Monday Iranian security official: Israel used ‘electronic devices’ to remotely kill nuclear scientist 25 of the best truly wireless earbuds on sale at Cyber Monday prices Melania Trump unveils White House Christmas decorations US media layoffs on track for record high in 2020 Congress must reclaim its Article I powers in order to earn back public trust EU to discuss ways to ‘renew and reinvigorate’ relations with US in post-Trump era: report Brian Deese selected as Biden economic adviser: report Can Antony Blinken make American foreign policy great again? Biden’s favorability rating rises while Trump’s slips: Gallup Anti-bullying scholarship program offers ‘Hope’ for students — and school choice Ocasio-Cortez raises $200K to fight food and housing insecurity during video game battle Biden, Harris to receive first presidential daily briefing on Monday Moderna to apply for emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine candidate on Monday The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Mastercard – Coast-to-coast fears about post-holiday COVID-19 spread This week: Congress races to wrap work for the year Potential 2024 Republicans flock to Georgia amid Senate runoffs Incoming Congress looks more like America Juan Williams: Clyburn is my choice as politician of the year Judd Gregg: Is there a post-Trump GOP? Democrats seek new identity in post-Trump era Meet the new members of the next Congress Rep.-elect Scott Franklin (R-Fla.-15) Rep.-elect Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.-26) Rep.-elect Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.-27) Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.-03) Sen.-elect John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) Rep.-elect Michelle Steel (R-Calif.-48) Rep.-elect Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.-08) Rep.-elect Young Kim (R-Calif.-39) Rep.-elect Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.-53) Rep.-elect Darrell Issa (R-Calif.-50) Sen.-elect Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) Rep.-elect Barry Moore (R-Ala.-02)  Rep.-elect Jerry Carl (R-Ala.-01) Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Rep.-elect Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa-01) Sen.-elect Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Rep.-elect Frank Mrvan (D-Ind.-01) Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.-05) Rep.-elect Marie Newman (D-Ill.) Rep.-elect Mary Miller (R-Ill.-15) Rep.-elect Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii-02) Rep.-elect Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.-07) Rep.-elect Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.-09) Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.-14) Rep.-elect Nikema Williams (D-Ga.-05) Rep.-elect Kat Cammack (R-Fla.-03) Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.-19) Rep.-elect Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.-03) Sen.-elect Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) Rep.-elect Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.-02) Rep.-elect Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.-AL) Rep.-elect Cori Bush (D-Mo.-01) Rep.-elect Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.-07) Rep.-elect Peter Meijer (R-Mich.-03) Rep.-elect Lisa McClain (R-Mich.-10) Rep.-elect Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.-04) Rep.-elect Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.-02) Rep.-elect Tracey Mann (R-Kan.-01) Rep.-elect Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa-04) Rep.-elect Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas-24) Rep.-elect Nancy Mace (R-S.C.-01) Sen.-elect Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.-01) Rep.-elect Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.-02) Rep.-elect Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.-05) Rep.-elect Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.-11) Rep.-elect Kathy Manning (D-N.C.-06)    Rep.-elect Deborah Ross (D-N.C.-02) Rep.-elect Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.-16) Rep.-elect Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.-15) Rep.-elect Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.-17) Rep.-elect David Valadao (R-Calif.-21) Rep.-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.-10) Sen.-elect Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Rep.-elect Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.-05) Rep.-elect Bob Good (R-Va.-05) Rep.-elect Blake Moore (R-Utah-01) Rep.-elect Burgess Owens (R-Utah-04) Rep.-elect Troy Nehls (R-Texas-22) Rep.-elect Tony Gonzales (R-Texas-23) Rep.-elect Pat Fallon (R-Texas-04) Rep.-elect Ronny Jackson (R-Texas-13) Rep.-elect August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) Rep.-elect Pete Sessions (R-Texas-17)