Man on Down Low Saddled With Particularly Unfortunate Name

The network settled with the slain DNC staffer’s parents over three years after suggesting his involvement in the 2016 hack of the Democratic Party.

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U.S. Surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths in a Day for First Time Since May

coronavirus

Tuesday also marked three straight weeks of new daily cases above 100,000 and 15 straight days of new hospitalization highs.

David Dinkins Deserved Better

1927-2020

By Christopher Bonanos

His mayoralty was not the overt failure it once seemed.

New York Democrats Gain Veto-Proof Majority in State Senate

new york

By Charlotte Klein

The supermajority gives lawmakers enhanced negotiating power over Governor Cuomo and could set pandemic-related eviction protections in motion.

CDC Director: COVID Vaccine May Be Ready for Nursing-Home Residents in December

coronavirus vaccine

Robert Redfield said a vaccine may be distributed to nursing-home residents, then health-care providers, as early as mid-December.

11/24/2020

The wheels are in motion

CONFIRMED: Biden transition is now in talks with all federal agencies, transition official tells @Forbes

—@AndrewSolender

We’ll Soon Be Rid of Steve King — But Not His Demagoguery

politics

By Zak Cheney-Rice

The outgoing Republican congressman’s questioning of Kamala Harris’s ancestry shows his racist impulses have not been blunted — nor have his party’s.

11/24/2020

But what about alienating our allies for no good reason?

USUN nominee Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “America is back. Multilateralism is back. Diplomacy is back”

—@jeneps

11/24/2020

Wall Street does not exactly seem upset about Biden’s victory

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones Industrial Average trades above 30,000 points as stocks continue to climb on vaccine hopes, Biden transition.

—@JonLemire

11/24/2020

Another state down

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania governor: Democrat Joe Biden certified as winner of presidential election in state.

—@JonLemire

Trump: I’ll Keep Charging Fraud Until Randy Quaid Is Satisfied

the national interest

By Jonathan Chait

The issue isn’t fraud; it’s the perception of fraud now.

11/24/2020

That’s a lot of people

BREAKING: Biden/Harris just became the first presidential ticket in history to surpass 80 million votes…

Biden 80,033,996 (51.0%)
Trump 73,878,907 (47.1%)

Prior to 2020, no ticket had ever hit 70 million.

—@Redistrict

What Happens If Outdoor Dining Pauses in New York?

streeteries

By Rachel Sugar

People need spaces to gather. Do we want to see what happens when those go away?

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The Cost of Closing NYC’s Public Schools

education

By Benjamin Hart and Lisa Miller

Talking through the effects of an irrational decision.

What Happened to Quawan Charles?

crime

By Bridget Read

A Black teen was found dead in a field. His family says he looked “like he’d been tortured.” Law enforcement still hasn’t ruled his death a homicide.

11/24/2020

Here’s what’s next for Jaime Harrison, who lost his Senate campaign despite raising a staggering $130 million

On the heels of his record-breaking but unsuccessful bid to oust U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina’s Jaime Harrison on Tuesday launched a political action committee, utilizing his newly minted status as a fundraising powerhouse to try to provide a sustained boost to other Democrats that he hopes can help flip more areas from red to blue.

Dirt Road PAC will focus on long term investments in state-level Democratic candidates and parties like intensive voter registration efforts in areas that have been seen by Democrats as harder to win, Harrison told The Associated Press ahead of the official launch.

“The days of just swooping in every few years and putting up a candidate, having no grassroots infrastructure and thinking that we’re going to win - that’s just not working,” Harrison told the AP on Monday. “I’m going to focus on investing and doing it in a much deeper manner, and going into areas where people have just been forgotten, or been given up on.”

After senate run, Harrison launching PAC to boost Democrats

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Sports Are Making COVID Look Like No Big Deal

games

By Will Leitch

Coaches and athletes’ casual approach to the virus doesn’t exactly set a great example for the rest of the country.

What Organized Labor Wants From Biden

2021

By Sarah Jones

After years of fiery activism, unions won’t be satisfied with returning to the pre-Trump status quo.

The Children of Quarantine

parenting

By Lisa Miller

What does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain?

David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Has Died at 93

new york city

Dinkins, who served as mayor from 1989 to 1993, was reportedly found at home in Lenox Hill on Monday and appears to have died from natural causes.

U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Break Record for 14th Day in a Row

coronavirus

The surge in hospitalizations is just one indicator of the massive third wave in the U.S., where there have been 3 million new cases this month alone.

Joe Biden’s Cabinet Begins to Take Shape

biden administration

By Intelligencer Staff

A running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to name its top personnel.

Biden Transition Begins After Trump Appointee Calls Him ‘Apparent Winner’

presidential transition

While Trump still hasn’t conceded, he indicated support for a federal agency’s decision to start the process of turning over the government.

Biden to Nominate Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary

biden administration

By Eric Levitz

The 74-year-old labor economist would be the first female Treasury head in America’s history.

Biden Names First Cabinet Picks, None of Whom Want to Destroy World Order

this is normal

By Margaret Hartmann

A brief update on President-elect Joe Biden and his confoundingly conventional daily activities.

11/23/2020

The drama is over in Michigan

BREAKING: Michigan’s election results have been certified via a 3-0 vote by the Board of State Canvassers. Republican board member Norm Shinkle abstained.

—@freep