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Trump lost — so what happens to the GOP?

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 09:42 AM PST

Trump lost — so what happens to the GOP?The question of what happens to the Republican Party after the Trump presidency is not one that will be resolved by think tanks, symposiums or tidy theories. The most devoted and intense Republican partisans who vote reliably in primary elections will be the tail that wags the dog.


Biden Camp: AOC Won’t Be Disappointed by ‘Incredibly Progressive and Aggressive’ Agenda

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 09:42 AM PST

Biden Camp: AOC Won't Be Disappointed by 'Incredibly Progressive and Aggressive' AgendaThe Biden team is promising that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) will not be disappointed by the president-elect's "incredibly progressive and aggressive agenda" once he takes office.Asked by NBC host Chuck Todd whether the New York progressive would be "disappointed or not when she sees the agenda of the Biden administration in the first six months," Biden's campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield answered in the negative."No. I think that Vice President Biden campaigned on an incredibly progressive and aggressive agenda," Bedingfield responded Sunday on NBC. "Take a look, for example, at his climate plan. It's the boldest, biggest climate plan that's ever been put forward by a nominee running for president and now a president-elect. He's going to make good on those commitments. He spent time during this campaign bringing people together around this climate plan.""It's a big, aggressive plan," she continued. "It's the perfect example of the kind of big effort that he is going to make to meet this moment and meet these crises we're in."Ocasio-Cortez expressed frustration in a New York Times interview published Saturday, several days after the general election, that Democrats frequently fail to keep their more progressive promises after they win elections.The Democratic party has been "extremely hostile to anything that even smells progressive," the 31-year-old self-described "democratic socialist" lamented told the Times.Democrats "learned that progressive policies do not hurt candidates," she declared, adding that "sponsoring the Green New Deal was not a sinker."In a CNN interview on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez said she believes Biden won the election in part because he worked to unify progressives and more moderate members of the Democratic Party.


California students say they're 'deeply disappointed' after voters cast ballots against affirmative action

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 08:16 AM PST

California students say they're 'deeply disappointed' after voters cast ballots against affirmative action"It would have been a game-changer in increasing diversity and representation at UC," one student from UCLA said of the rejected Proposition 16.


Texas dog accidentally shoots owner after its paw got stuck in trigger of gun, tucked in the man's waistband

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 06:03 AM PST

Texas dog accidentally shoots owner after its paw got stuck in trigger of gun, tucked in the man's waistbandPolice said the dog owner had a lucky escape as the bullet passed clean his leg.


A New York couple drowned on their Turks and Caicos honeymoon four days after their wedding, report says

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 05:09 PM PST

A New York couple drowned on their Turks and Caicos honeymoon four days after their wedding, report saysAccording to Newsday, 35-year-old, Mohammad Malik and 29-year-old, Dr. Noor Shah riptides caused the couple to drown during their honeymoon.


Beijing loyalists target Hong Kong judges after protester acquittals

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 07:04 PM PST

Beijing loyalists target Hong Kong judges after protester acquittalsThe acquittal of dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters -– often accompanied by withering court criticism of police –- has triggered a backlash from Beijing loyalists demanding an overhaul of a judicial system long known for its independence.


Queen returns to London for private tribute to the fallen

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 10:07 AM PST

Queen returns to London for private tribute to the fallenIt was 97 years ago that her mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, laid her wedding bouquet on the grave of the Unknown Warrior. Almost a century later, this poignant gesture cannot have been far from the Queen's mind as she took part in an intensely personal and emotional service at the sacred tomb in Westminster Abbey. The monarch paid a private tribute to the fallen during a brief service held at her own request. Returning to London for the first time since March, the Queen, dressed in black and wearing a face mask for the first time, designed by Angela Kelly, was in good spirits, chatting animatedly to the Dean of the Abbey beforehand. Yet as she stood in sombre reflection at the poppy-lined grave in the centre of the cavernous Abbey, the monarch appeared lost in thought as she paid her own tribute.


Trump campaign, falling behind in the count, is failing in the courts

Posted: 06 Nov 2020 05:01 PM PST

Trump campaign, falling behind in the count, is failing in the courtsIn the days following the election, President Trump's baseless allegations of rampant fraud in the vote-counting process have been incorporated into a hasty, slapdash legal strategy that so far has yielded limited results.


Biden adviser: Presidential campaign 'was less consultant-driven than any' in 'modern history'

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 05:00 AM PST

Biden adviser: Presidential campaign 'was less consultant-driven than any' in 'modern history'President-elect Joe Biden's path to victory wasn't an easy one — at one point it even seemed like he could wind up an afterthought early in the Democratic primaries — but he ultimately emerged as the projected winner Saturday. And it appears that sticking to his own personal vision during his campaign, even if it seemed unpersuasive at times to other Democrats, is at least part of what pushed him over the line, The New York Times reports."It was his campaign," Anita Dunn, one of his closest advisers, told the Times. "It was less consultant-driven than any presidential campaign in modern history."Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) recalled hearing Biden's original pitch for the White House back in 2019, before he announced his candidacy. Casey said he wasn't convinced by Biden's messaging "about the soul of the country," especially at a time of intense ideological division across the United States. "I was worried at the time at the time that it wasn't hard-hitting enough," Casey told the Times, but he admitted the former vice president "was prescient in his ability, even in the primaries when almost nobody else was doing it, to say, 'We have to bring the country back together.'" Read more at The New York Times.More stories from theweek.com Fox News brings Trump to his knees The day the world stopped paying attention to Donald Trump The left just got crushed


Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 01:46 AM PST

Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh cityAzerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with Armenia has raged for more than a month, the country's president said Sunday. In a televised address to the nation, President Ilham Aliyev said "Shusha is ours — Karabakh is ours," using the Azerbaijani version of the city's name.


AOC says she might quit politics: ‘I didn’t even know if I was going to run for re-election this year’

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 08:37 AM PST

AOC says she might quit politics: 'I didn't even know if I was going to run for re-election this year'Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said that she might quit politics if Democrats continue to be "hostile" towards progressive causes. In an interview with The New York Times, shortly after president-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 election, AOC admitted that she wasn't even initially sure if she was going to run for reelection this year.


Three teens charged in French teacher's beheading

Posted: 06 Nov 2020 11:21 AM PST

Three teens charged in French teacher's beheadingThree teenagers were indicted Friday in the murder of French history teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded last month after showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed to his students during a free speech lesson, a judicial source told AFP.


GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw tells Marjorie Taylor Greene to 'start acting like a member of Congress'

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 11:01 AM PST

GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw tells Marjorie Taylor Greene to 'start acting like a member of Congress'Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw tells Marjorie Taylor Greene that she's "a member of Congress now" and to "start acting like one" over election remarks.


How Joe Biden's 'folksy' style has caused him trouble

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 12:36 PM PST

How Joe Biden's 'folksy' style has caused him troubleIn a public service career spanning six decades, former US vice president Joe Biden has developed a folksy style with a reputation for speaking off the cuff, which has occasionally landed him in hot water. Since being elected to the senate for Delaware in 1972, Mr Biden has espoused the working class values he learned in his youth in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But the everyman persona has at times exposed "Uncle Joe" to accusations of racism and sexism for unguarded comments. In one off-script moment from the presidential campaign trail last year, Mr Biden said "poor kids are just as talented as white kids", when he presumably meant to say rich kids. President Donald Trump tried to exploit Mr Biden's gaffes, repeatedly questioning the mental acuity of his 77-year-old rival and labelling him "Sleepy Joe".


I visited a Delta's airport lounge during the pandemic and couldn't believe how luxurious and close to normal the experience was

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 05:04 AM PST

I visited a Delta's airport lounge during the pandemic and couldn't believe how luxurious and close to normal the experience wasDelta has kept most of the luxuries in its Sky Clubs including a full-service bar, hot food buffet, and near-endless spread of snacks and fresh food.


Cambodia shuts schools in capital area as virus precaution

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 06:10 AM PST

Cambodia shuts schools in capital area as virus precautionSchools in Cambodia's capital and the surrounding area will be shut for two weeks as a precaution after Hungary's foreign minister tested positive for the coronavirus after visiting Cambodia last week, the Education Ministry said Sunday. Schools throughout Cambodia reopened last Monday after being closed since March due to the coronavirus, but with limited class sizes and hours. Public and private schools in Phnom Penh, the capital, and the surrounding province of Kandal will be closed again for two weeks, the Education Ministry said in a statement.


Much of South Florida under hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Eta closes in on Cuba

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 03:22 PM PST

Much of South Florida under hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Eta closes in on CubaFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A large stretch of southern Florida from the Keys through Broward County are under a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning as Tropical Storm Eta closed in on central Cuba Saturday afternoon on a path toward Florida. The 4 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center also placed Palm Beach County under a tropical storm warning. Eta was moving northeast at 16 mph ...


How many US presidents have lost a second term? All the one-term presidents (old)

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 09:53 AM PST

How many US presidents have lost a second term? All the one-term presidents (old)The office of the US president was established in 1789, and in the 231 years since the first man was elected to the highest office in the country, 44 have people have held the title. US Presidents are only allowed to sit for a maximum of two, four year terms, but although any gender can hold the position, every president so far has been a man. Of the 44 who have held office, only ten presidents have failed to win re-election for a second term, when they have attempted to.


Heavy fighting near key town in Karabakh

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 08:03 AM PST

Heavy fighting near key town in KarabakhArmenia reported Saturday that "fierce combat" with Azerbaijani forces took place overnight near the town of Shusha, a key stronghold in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.


DOJ Paralegal Leaked Informant Names to Drug Traffickers Who Outed Them on ‘Haterz & Snitches’ FB Page

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 08:04 AM PST

DOJ Paralegal Leaked Informant Names to Drug Traffickers Who Outed Them on 'Haterz & Snitches' FB PageAn Iowa paralegal working for the Department of Justice admitted to illegally revealing the identities of at least two cooperating witnesses in a federal drug trafficking investigation, providing the highly-sensitive information to someone who subsequently posted the informants' names, addresses, and phone numbers to a "stop snitching" Facebook page with nearly 10,000 members.Danielle N. Taff, 37, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of computer fraud. She was a contractor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa between June 2017 and June 2018.Taff is from Ankeny and, according to a Facebook page that appears to belong to her, has three children and a soft spot for Jesus, reality TV, and morel mushrooms.In early 2018, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement opened an investigation into a meth trafficking ring operating in Iowa and Arizona, according to court filings. Confidential reports, records, and documentation used by investigators was stored on a shared computer drive maintained by the U.S. Attorney's Office.The data was kept in a sub-folder named after the lead defendant in the case, and getting to it required some effort, said investigators. That May, Taff accessed the shared drive and pulled up a chemical analysis report, a search warrant, and transcripts of interviews between law enforcement and two individuals assisting the feds. Taff then used her cell phone to take some 30 pictures of the documents on her monitor.Taff "had no official, work-related reason" to view the non-public records, said prosecutors, "nor was she authorized to access them. In order to access them, the defendant searched through multiple layers of folders and subfolders, all of which were located under a parent folder for criminal files."She then met two friends for lunch, identified in court filings as "Person 1" and "Person 2." Taff showed the pair the photos, and let Person 1 take pictures of them. Later, Person 1 contacted Taff on Facebook Messenger, saying that they "forgot" to photograph one of the documents Taff had. She went to see Person 1, who got the shot they said they needed.Person 1 subsequently shared the pictures with nine more people, outing the two cooperating witnesses as "snitches." A few months after that, 27 of the 30 photos Taff took showed up on the "des moines haterz & snitches" Facebook group—a private group boasting 9,900 members. "Exposing the truth n keepin it real," the group's description page says.Taff at first told investigators that Person 1 photographed the images on her phone without permission while she was in the bathroom. She later admitted this wasn't true.The government's case was delayed for more than a year after the witnesses' names were exposed.Taff, who is free on bond pending sentencing, faces up to five years behind bars. Her attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.


Congress' QAnoner is already picking fights with her Republican colleagues

Posted: 06 Nov 2020 12:49 PM PST

Congress' QAnoner is already picking fights with her Republican colleaguesRep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) made a pretty mild statement about the ongoing presidential vote count and President Trump's attempts to hold on to the White House. Incoming congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene spun it into a show of loyalty to the president.Crenshaw, a frequent ally of Trump, made clear Friday that, perhaps unlike the president, he would accept Trump's potential election loss. But he also called for "investigations" and "the court process" to happen before there's a final call.> It should not be partisan to suggest calmly that investigations occur and the court process plays out. > > Americans need to be sure of the winner and loser. The winners should especially want that.> > — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 6, 2020That's where Greene, a QAnon conspiracy-supporting, newly elected House Republican, came in. She declared in a response to Crenshaw that "Republicans can't back down," and that Crenshaw's "loser mindset is how the Democrats win.""You're a member of Congress now, Marjorie. Start acting like one," Crenshaw shot back.> Did you even read past the first sentence? Or are you just purposely lying so you can talk tough? No one said give up. I literally said investigate every irregularity and use the courts. You're a member of Congress now, Marjorie. Start acting like one. https://t.co/47a7Gqq4lH> > — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 6, 2020Greene was elected to Congress on Tuesday and has been sharing nonstop misinformation and conspiracies ever since, retweeting every pro-Trump talking point out there and getting repeatedly censored in the process.More stories from theweek.com Fox News brings Trump to his knees The day the world stopped paying attention to Donald Trump Biden adviser: Presidential campaign 'was less consultant-driven than any' in 'modern history'


Joe Biden will walk into the Oval Office facing a litany of weighty issues. Here's what they are.

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 07:47 AM PST

Joe Biden will walk into the Oval Office facing a litany of weighty issues. Here's what they are.Joe Biden's path to the White House was difficult. When he takes office, he faces challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic and economic turmoil.


Thieves 'take €600,000 worth of luxury goods' from Paris home of Saudi princess

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 09:02 AM PST

Thieves 'take €600,000 worth of luxury goods' from Paris home of Saudi princessThieves stole €600,000 worth of luxury goods from the home of a Saudi princess in Paris, a source close to the case said on Friday, including designer bags and fur coats. The 47-year-old princess, who had been away on holiday in the South of France and had not set foot in the opulent apartment in Paris's 8th arrondissement since August, discovered on returning that bags, watches, jewellery and furs were missing. The princess, whose name has not been revealed, was hospitalised on Thursday in a state of shock, and prosecutors have opened a formal investigation which will be handled by the Paris police force's special anti-organised crime unit. But it was unclear if there had been a break-in, according to Le Parisien newspaper. The thief or thieves appear to have entered the apartment, situated near the swanky Avenue George V in the heart of the French capital, without using force, the source said, adding that the bounty included more than 30 Hermes bags worth between €10,000 and €35,000 each and a Cartier watch worth €8,000. A spare set of keys to the home was also missing. Paris has seen a spate of luxury thefts in recent years, and it is not the first time that members of the Saudi royal family have been targets. In 2018, a Saudi princess reported that hundreds of thousands of euros' worth of jewellery had been stolen from her room at the Ritz, and in 2016, an unidentified female member of the Saudi royals claimed she was robbed of a €1 million watch while walking near the Louvre. In a headline-grabbing incident in 2014, a Saudi prince lost hundreds of thousands of euros in cash and diplomatic documents during an armed attack on his convoy as it travelled through the city.


Lots of finger pointing as Honolulu rail runs out of money

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 07:24 AM PST

Lots of finger pointing as Honolulu rail runs out of moneySusan Galicha can see Honolulu's rail cars being tested on elevated tracks just minutes from her home. The rail line — one of the nation's most expensive per capita — may have to end a long way from both downtown and the hotel district in a nondescript light industrial area featuring a bus depot and a highway interchange. The latest cost estimate for the 20-mile (32-kilometer) rail line is $9.1 billion — nearly double the $5.5 billion budgeted at the time of the project's 2011 groundbreaking.


Ikea partnered with a tiny home maker to unveil its own 'Tiny Home Project' — see inside the $63,350 Vista Boho XL

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 05:26 AM PST

Ikea partnered with a tiny home maker to unveil its own 'Tiny Home Project' — see inside the $63,350 Vista Boho XLThe home sits inside of Escape Homes' 187-square foot Vista Boho XL, and the interior is primarily lined with eco-friendly Ikea furniture.


Rep. Jim Jordan on election 'misconduct'

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 07:26 AM PST

Rep. Jim Jordan on election 'misconduct'Republican Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan reacts to the latest on the election on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'


Austria's Muslims wary of backlash after attack

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 05:24 PM PST

Austria's Muslims wary of backlash after attackWhen Osama Abu El Hosna found himself under a hail of bullets during the shooting rampage in Vienna, he heroically risked his life to save a policeman at the scene.


House Dems brace for more losses

Posted: 06 Nov 2020 04:56 PM PST

House Dems brace for more lossesDemocrats lost a net five seats. That could double.


Major US media news outlets called the presidential race for Biden on Saturday

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 09:33 AM PST

Major US media news outlets called the presidential race for Biden on SaturdayThe AP, along with networks including CNN, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and Fox News, all made the call for the vice president on Saturday.


Young murder victim helps solve her own cold case

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 08:09 PM PST

Young murder victim helps solve her own cold caseThe 1979 case of a murdered 18-year-old baffled local police officers for decades, until they got a break from evidence Michelle Martinko left behind.


A televangelist who referred to the coronavirus as a 'privilege' has died from it

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 07:42 PM PST

A televangelist who referred to the coronavirus as a 'privilege' has died from it"This coronavirus may be a privilege, because I'll tell you right now, there is a much bigger judgment coming," televangelist Irvin Baxter once said.


New York coronavirus positive test rate soars over 2% and records most daily cases in six months: Cuomo

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 04:31 PM PST

New York coronavirus positive test rate soars over 2% and records most daily cases in six months: CuomoNEW YORK — New York's coronavirus positivity rate has soared over 2% and the state recorded the most COVID-19 cases in six months, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Nearly 3,600 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and 18 died. That amounted to a 2.2% positive rate, up 10% in just a single day. There were 3,586 new coronavirus cases, a number that has soared in ...


This is when — and how — you’ll feel Eta’s weather effects in South Florida and the Keys

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 06:54 AM PST

This is when — and how — you'll feel Eta's weather effects in South Florida and the KeysSouth Florida and the Keys woke up this weekend to the reminder that hurricane season doesn't officially end until Nov. 30 (and Mother Nature doesn't have to follow the calendar, either).


Use this fast, free check to see if your email address is spreading spam

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 05:00 AM PST

Jared Kushner is reportedly not a 'restraining' voice advising Trump to concede

Posted: 08 Nov 2020 08:03 AM PST

Jared Kushner is reportedly not a 'restraining' voice advising Trump to concedeJared Kushner is not suggesting to President Trump that he should concede the presidential election, Axios' Jonathan Swan reported Sunday morning.CNN's Kaitlan Collins had previously reported that two sources told her Kushner had approached his father-in-law about the possibility, though it was unclear whether Kushner was actually in favor of the move or if he was just trying to gauge Trump's preference. Swan's latest report doesn't contradict that such a conversation took place, but it does indicate Kushner is in favor of pursuing "legal remedies" to the election, which Trump has claimed, without evidence, was stolen from him by the Democrats through widespread voter fraud. As Swan put it, Trump doesn't need anyone to convince him to keep fighting the results, but he clarified Kushner does not appear to be in the opposition camp, if there even is one. Read more at Axios. > Trump doesn't need any pushing not to concede. But Kushner has been encouraging the legal strategy and is not some conciliatory / restraining voice telling him to concede. https://t.co/CDlWdbiDoW> > -- Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) November 8, 2020More stories from theweek.com Fox News brings Trump to his knees The day the world stopped paying attention to Donald Trump Biden adviser: Presidential campaign 'was less consultant-driven than any' in 'modern history'


Jacob Blake accepts plea bargain, dropping sexual assault charges

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 08:55 AM PST

Jacob Blake accepts plea bargain, dropping sexual assault chargesJacob Blake, a Black recovering after being shot in the back by Wisconsin police officers earlier this year, had been facing charges of sexual assault prior to his shooting. Prosecutors decided to drop two of those charges on Friday in exchange for a guilty plea to lesser charges. Blake, 29, back in May was accused of one count of third-degree sexual assault and one count of criminal trespass, according to New York Times.


Tony Blinken Will Get a Top Job in Biden Admin, Sources Say

Posted: 06 Nov 2020 04:06 PM PST

Tony Blinken Will Get a Top Job in Biden Admin, Sources SayBefore all votes were counted in the states that will determine the next president, conversations within Democratic nominee Joe Biden's foreign policy orbit had intensified around one person: Tony Blinken.According to multiple sources who spoke to The Daily Beast, Blinken, who served as deputy secretary of state during former President Barack Obama's second term, is being considered for two influential positions in a potential Biden administration: secretary of state and national security adviser. The talks have occurred more frequently in recent days and weeks as the campaign has neared a tentative close, sources familiar said.The discussions come as Biden campaign officials have insisted that their focus is simply to win the still-ongoing election against President Donald Trump."He's up for two jobs," said a source with knowledge of the conversations, referring to secretary of state and national security adviser. "He's going to be one or the other."Blinken has been a central fixture in Bidenworld for decades. He was Biden's chief foreign policy adviser on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where his geopolitical convictions—and profile as a negotiator—were honed. He then followed Biden to the White House in Obama's first term, serving as the vice president's national security adviser. As deputy secretary of state, Blinken was a key figure in selling Congress on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.While secretary of state remains perhaps the most sought-after prize for which Blinken is a top contender, two sources familiar told The Daily Beast that he is also being reviewed for national security adviser and that Biden's decision would depend on whether he wants to keep one of his closest political hands nearby in the White House."Because he's so close to Biden and has been for years, that kind of relationship usually leads first to national security adviser, then maybe you move over to State," the source familiar said. "The logic seems pretty strong."Blinken was the Biden campaign's premiere foreign policy surrogate and spokesperson during the general election, presenting a Biden agenda as a return to traditionalist multilateralism, particularly on a restoration of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate-change accords. Biden himself has embraced that posture on the trail."Not a single one of the big challenges we face, whether it's climate change or mass migration or technological disruption or pandemic disease, can be met by any one country acting alone, even one as powerful as our own," Blinken told the "Intelligence Matters" podcast last month, echoing a line from Biden's July 2019 foreign policy speech.Blinken did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Biden-Harris transition spokesperson said: "The Biden-Harris Transition team is not making any personnel decisions pre-election."Blinken's expected nomination for either job will come as little surprise to Biden observers. He was long thought to be one of the likeliest picks for secretary of state. Others up for running Foggy Bottom include Obama's United Nations ambassador and national security adviser Susan Rice, and the relative longshot Sen. Chris Coons, Biden's fellow Delawarean. Close friend Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is also a dark-horse candidate, one source said.Rice, for her part, still stands a chance to be secretary of state, provided the Biden team could convince partisan Senate Republicans to not block her nomination, the source familiar with the discussion said. Conversations about senior positions are expected to escalate among Biden aides and advisers this weekend.Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) interviewed Blinken in September as part of his investigation into Biden, his son Hunter, and Burisma, the Ukranian energy company. Johnson sought testimony from Blinken and other former top Biden advisers in an attempt to glean more information about whether the Obama administration changed policy toward Ukraine because of Hunter's Burisma board membership. Johnson's report was inconclusive and only mentioned Blinken twice in passing.While Blinken is deeply associated with Biden, whose foreign policy has often been far too hawkish for the progressives with whom he has promised to work closely, he has made a point of reaching out to a rising branch of dovish policy professionals during the election. Some have taken it as an indication that Biden's expedited agenda for government work abroad may incorporate some left-leaning priorities.The Biden campaign has been quiet about their transition process since its formation publicly became known. But they have dropped clues, some rather overt, in recent days signaling that they were taking the usual steps associated with a changing of administrations.Earlier this week, officials launched a website landing page meant to vaguely tease the upcoming appointments. As of Friday afternoon, it featured just one paragraph: "The American people will determine who will serve as the next President of the United States," the text read. "Votes are still being counted in several states around the country. The crises facing the country are severe—from a pandemic to an economic recession, climate change to racial injustice—and the transition team will continue preparing at full speed so that the Biden-Harris Administration can hit the ground running on Day One."Election 2020: Live ResultsRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.


A car collector is selling 5 iconic '80s cars for a combined $1.3 million, including an extremely rare Lamborghini truck

Posted: 07 Nov 2020 05:25 AM PST

A car collector is selling 5 iconic '80s cars for a combined $1.3 million, including an extremely rare Lamborghini truckThe collection features a Mercedes-Benz AMG, a Lotus, and three Lamborghinis, including an exceedingly rare pickup often called the "Rambo Lambo."


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