Barr to AP: No evidence of fraud that would change election; Biden vows to build back an economy for all Americans; Average of U.S. daily cases increased by 95% during November; Hospitalizations have doubled since Nov 1 & tripled since Oct 1;
AG Barr appoints special counsel to investigate 2016 campaign & Russia; Trump Campaign dismisses DOJ conclusion there’s no widespread election fraud; Trump Atty says his comments that top election official should be “shot” were “sarcastic” and “made in jest”; Biden promises a new stimulus deal once he takes office; Biden introduces economic team, as 12 million unemployed after Covid; Biden says he hasn’t spoken to McConnell yet; Finding parallels between Harry Truman and Pres-elect Biden; Study: Virus may have been circulating in U.S. last December; Any moment: CDC Advisers to vote on who gets vaccine first; Airlines ramp up cargo fleets for vaccine distribution; Musician and Latino activist dies from coronavirus; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Dec 202044min
Biden, Harris receive first presidential daily brief today; Operation warp speed official: 100% of Americans who want a vaccine will have gotten one by June;
Trump repeats baseless, debunked election conspiracies; Biden names econ team, picks Janet Yellen for treasury secy; Biden announces all-female senior WH coms team; Arizona certifies Biden’s win, as Trump lawyers fight results; Former DHS official debunks Trump’s election fraud claims; Republicans encouraging Trump to consider attending inauguration; McConnell refuses to answer questions on Biden’s win; Who will President-Elect Biden pick for defense secretary?; Biden pick to lead OMB slammed by progressives, conservatives; NYT: Biden picks raise concerns over ties to consulting, investment firms; Moderna applying for emergency use approval from FDA for vaccine; How will vaccine distribution work?; 4.3 million new COVID cases in U.S. in November; Nearly one-third of all cases; TSA: highest number of travelers since start of pandemic; Experts fear post-holiday surge; ER doctor asks people to make sacrifices: “be a hero”; Record 93k Americans hospitalized with COVID-19; U.S. sets new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations; California sets new pandemic record for hospitalization; Exclusive: leaked Chinese documents reveal early mishandling of COVID-19; Exclusive: Chinese documents show chaotic early COVID-19 response; Iran: remote-controlled machine gun, self-detonating car used in assassination; Iran blames Israel for scientist assassinated, vows revenge; NYT report: Nike, Coca Cola among companies lobbying against bill to ban imports of products made using slave labor in China; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Nov 202044min
Trump announces full pardon for Michael Flynn; Biden urges Americans to recommit to fighting pandemic; Staggering Covid numbers going into Thanksgiving
Biden: “every decision we make matters” in fighting Covid; Biden urges unity: “we’re at war with a virus, not each other”; Trump cancels PA trip, makes baseless claims of voter fraud at GOP event on speaker phone; Trump calls into PA event with baseless election claims; Sources: pardon for Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos under discussion at White House; Trump announces full pardon for Michael Flynn; CA shatters single-day record with nearly 17-thousand cases; “This is Life” premieres Sunday at 9p & 10p ET/PT To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Nov 202048min
Biden announces his first cabinet picks, names top members of foreign policy and national security team; Astrazeneca: vaccine shows 70% “average efficacy”; Michigan State board votes to certify Biden’s election win
Biden names Antony Blinken as Secretary of State; Trump campaign drops lawyers who pushed conspiracies; Biden nominees include first immigrant as Homeland Security secretary & first woman to lead intel community; Trump’s “election defense” donations also go to his leadership PAC; Millions travel for Thanksgiving amid Covid-19 surge; Doctor: n95 masks are still in short supply; NJ Gov: GSA chief’s failure to recognize Biden’s win poses “devastating impacts” in New Jersey To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Nov 202043min
Biden, Harris meet with Dem leaders Schumer, Pelosi; Pfizer requests FDA emergency use today for its COVID vaccine; U.S. sees record -setting 187,000+ cases in a single day; President stalls transition process by refusing to concede;
Trump falsely claims “I won” the election; President Trump continues quest to overturn election, meeting with Michigan GOP lawmakers; President-elect Biden speeding up key cabinet decisions; Biden adds more staff to incoming administration; Michigan state lawmakers at WH for meeting with Trump; Source: Handful of alarmed Republicans discussing Trump intervention; In latest fundraising pitch, 75% of donations to legal battle go to Trump Post-Presidency PAC; Distribution of first doses of COVID vaccine could begin by mid-December, second dose by early January; Johnson & Johnson expects to know effective rate of its single-dose COVID vaccine by January or February; CNN’s Dr. Gupta talks exclusively with Dr. Birx in rare interview; Dr. Birx: “faster” and “broader” spread of COVID-19 worries me; Dr. Birx: instead of limit on guests, Americans should limit Thanksgiving to those in immediate household; California imposes 10pm curfew tonight; Parents protest over New York City closing in-person school; CDC recommends avoiding travel for Thanksgiving holiday; California shatters daily case record, adding 13,000+ cases; Fauci: “default position” keep schools open; Mnuchin declines to extend fed emergency lending programs; Sens. Romney, Sasse, Ernst, Alexander object to Trump’s tactics on transition, election claims; Vice President Pence campaigns in Georgia for senate runoff elections; Georgia’s two senate runoffs will decide if Republicans or Democrats control senate; Source: GA Gov. expected to certify votes for Biden any minute; 30-year old dies three days after testing positive; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Nov 202045min
Trump fires election security chief who debunked his fraud claims; Biden meets with health care workers about Covid response; U.S. hospitalizations at record 76,830, up 20% in one week; GA Secy of State: audit found no widespread voter fraud
Source: HHS staffers told not to communicate with Biden team; official: Trump in “bunker mentality” as he stayed behind closed doors; Biden: if Trump keeps delaying transition briefings, our Covid response will be “behind by weeks or months”; Biden coronavirus adviser: “we will be ready on day one”; Sources: Biden considering RI, NM govs for HHS secretary; WH: Trump canceled Thanksgiving trip because he’s “hard at work”; GOP split on Trump’s decision to fire DHS official; NYC schools close due to Covid positivity rate rise; Georgia to announce election audit results tomorrow; GA Secy of State: audit found no widespread voter fraud; Great-grandmother and gospel singer dies of coronavirus; Berlin police clash with anti-Covid restriction protestors; South Australia entering six day lockdown following outbreak; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Nov 202043min
Biden team seeks Covid backchannels as transition blocked; New daily cases skyrocket to 153K; Hospitalizations hit record 67K; White House: Two Covid vaccines may be authorized by end of year; Trump speaks for first time since election loss to Biden;
Biden to take "deliberative" approach to filling cabinet; SF halts all indoor dining, NY closes bars & restaurants at 10pm in effort to curb spread; Influential model predicts 439K deaths in U.S. by March 1; Two Covid vaccines, two therapeutics may be granted emergency use authorization before end of this year; Study: New mutant Covid strain could spread more easily; Trump touts vaccine & economy; says no more lockdowns; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Nov 202035min
Trump remains out of public sight, refusing to concede; Biden talks COVID stimulus with Pelosi, Schumer in first post-election call with Dem leaders; Dr. Gupta: COVID surge “humanitarian disaster”; 14-day quarantine before Thanksgiving should start today;
Some Republicans begin to recognize Biden as President-elect; Record 144,000 new cases in one day in U.S.; Sources: Trump children split on post-election approach; Biden moves forward with transition without help from Trump admin; President-elect Biden names Ron Klain as his WH Chief of Staff; Pope Francis congratulates Biden in phone call; President-elect Biden blocked from getting intel briefings; Bernie Sanders says he would accept Labor Secretary if Biden asks; Biden transition aide clarifies: 4-6 week lockdowns is “not in line” with Biden’s view; McCarthy: Biden doesn’t need access to intel right now; Dr Fauci doubts COVID will ever be eradicated even with vaccine; Record 65K Americans hospitalized with COVID; Karl Rove: Trump lawsuits won’t change election outcome; Some Trump advisers say no chance legal challenges will succeed; Airlines adding more flights ahead of holiday rush; NJ Health Dept: At least five COVID-19 outbreaks linked to Halloween parties; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Nov 202043min
