WELCOME TO MATIN in the Life Cycle of Covid Emergency Conversations. Artificial hope, followed by the bursting of the bubble.
WASHINGTON’s most promising man, Treasury Secretary STEVEN MNUCHIN, said this morning at CNBC that he would settle for Covid’s check and President NANCY PELOSI’s Covid language insinuation, one of many obstacles to an aid agreement. review of accountability, public and local funding, etc. , in other words, many of the biggest problems.
– DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENT at FOX BIZ, QUINT FORGEY: “In an interview on Fox Business, Trump said he had legal Mnuchin to offer more than $1. 8 trillion in federal spending to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) to help the US pandemic. America’s economy. ” I told him,” Trump said. So far, he hasn’t come home with bacon. “” (This will attract the attention of the White House, but it is true that MNUCHIN has not yet returned home with an agreement in this round. )
And then everything deflates . . .
– TRUMP IS ALWAYS NOT IN THE STATE AND LOCAL! . . . STUART VARNEY: “So why go for President Pelosi’s $ 2. 2 billion deal?” TRUMP: “Because she asks for all kinds of goodies. She needs to bail out badly controlled Democratic states and cities. She needs cash for things you would never have – you just couldn’t – your pride couldn’t let that happen. “
– SENATE LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, after voting in Louisville this morning, said there is more cash for PPP, schools and fitness services on a Covid relief bill. But while TRUMP is asking for a “big deal,” MCCONNELL said he would put a $500 bill on the floor. “What I’m going to put on the floor is part of a trillion dollars, that’s a lot effective, a dollar bill part program to target the country’s genuine desires,” he said.
MCCONNELL went through with this (h/t the wonderful ERICA WERNER): “You’re right, we’re in talks with the Treasury Secretary and the speaker about a higher amount. That’s not what I’m going to put in the room. Ericawerner: “McConnell in particular asked if there could be a compromise between $1. 8 billion and $2. 2 billion: “I don’t think . . . That’s where management is in a position to go. My members that what we have proposed, part of a billion dollars, which is very oriented, is the most productive way forward ».
Forget it, the Covid paramedics are back.
THE GAME – “8 million have fallen into poverty since May, while federal aid has run out,” through NYT’s Jason DeParle: “The number of deficient people has risen to 8 million since May, according to Columbia University researchers, after falling through 4 million at the beginning of the pandemic after a $2 billion emergency program known as the Cares Act.
“Using another definition of poverty, researchers at the University of Chicago and Notre Dame found that poverty had increased by six million people in the past 3 months, and the scenario made the most worse for blacks and children. peak in the last month: While Columbia’s style showed improvement in September, analysts in Chicago and Notre Dame found that poverty continued to grow.
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THE IMAGE OF THE CHEMICAL – “The number of unemployment claims in the USBut it’s not the first time It amounts to 898,000 with even higher layoffs,” through AP’s Christopher Rugaber: “The number of Americans claiming unemployment rose last week to the maximum in two months, at 898,000, a traditionally higher number and evidence that layoffs remain an impediment to the economic recovery from the pandemic recession.
Thursday’s report by the Ministry of Labour coincides with recent knowledge that has signaled a slowdown in procurement.
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Good Thursday afternoon.
VP THURSDAY – MIKE PENCE is located in Miami, where he will participate in a “Faith in America” roundtable at 3 p. m. He’ll be out at 4:20. et p. m. 20, arrive in Washington at 6:40 p. m.
MORE DEM BONKERS FUNDRAISER. . . MARK KELLY raised $38. 7 million in the last quarter of the Arizona Senate race, which would have set the JAIME HARRISON all-time record. . . . STEVE BULLOCK raised $26. 8 MILLION in Montana.
MAJOR – “YouTube bans QAnon, conspiracy content that targets Americans,” through Nbc’s Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins: “YouTube said Thursday that it would no longer allow content that targets Americans and teams with conspiracy theories, especially QAnon and his background,” Pizzagate. “
“The new rules, an extension of YouTube’s existing hate and harassment policies, will prohibit content that “threatens or harasses someone by suggesting that they are complicit in one of those destructive conspiracies, such as QAnon or Pizzagate,” the message says. without delay it would put the updated policy into force and planned to “intensify it in the coming weeks. “Nbc
WHAT ABOUT US?. . . ANNA GRONEWOLD in Albany, NY: “The Governors Group asks Trump to initiate discussions about the role of states in the immunization plan”: “The nation’s governors ask President Donald Trump for a recommendation on how state governments will do so with Washington when and if a coronavirus vaccine develops in the coming months. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, president of the Bipartisan Association of National Governors, announced Thursday that he had sent a letter to the president on behalf of the organization.
“The letter, which is signed by Cuomo, a Democrat, and through NGA Vice President Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, says states have been at the ‘peak’ of combat opposed to Covid-19 and that Governors are in a position to assist their management in efforts to ensure that a national immunization crusade is implemented smoothly and effectively. “But states want more recommendations on distribution and implementation expectations,” the governors wrote.
AP: “United States warned Nevada to use COVID checks from the United Arab Emirates,” through Jon Gambrell and Michelle Price in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: “U. S. diplomats and security officials privately warned the state of Nevada to use Chinese-made coronavirus control kits donated through the United Arab Emirates due to patient confidentiality considerations Fix the accuracy of Chinese government controls and participation , based on documents received through the Associated Press.
The documents illustrate how the U. S. governmentIt has actively, albeit discreetly, tried to keep the state out of an assignment involving China’s BGI Group, which is the world’s largest genetic sequencing company, and has expanded its success in the coronavirus pandemic. Intelligence agencies have warned that foreign powers like China can use samples to uncover candidates’ medical history, ailments or genetic characteristics, although they have not provided public evidence. with a public registration application showing that the US government is not going to be able to do so. The U. S. made these considerations in particular about BGI. “
THE COVID RIPPLE EFFECT – “Covid-19 outbreaks have led to a harmful delay in cancer diagnoses,” through Anna Wilde Mathews and Mike Cherney of the WSJ: “A decrease in mammograms and other screening procedures after the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on delayed cancer diagnoses, according to knowledge of insurance claims , lab orders, Medicare billing and oncology records. Organize an emerging trend that is alarming for oncologists.
“Hundreds of thousands of cancer screenings have been postponed after covid-19 considerations put an end to much of the US fitness care formula. But it’s not the first time Starting this spring. Because many cancers can progress rapidly, undiscovered months can mean fewer remedy functions and worse outcomes, adding more deaths. Wsj
– WSJ: “University enrolments have declined this fall this fall this fall, with a 16% drop in the population in the first year,” through Melissa Korn: “University enrolments have fallen this fall this fall in many schools and universities across the country, due to a sharp drop in freshman students whose school plans have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Overall, the population of college students decreased by 4% and the number of freshmen fell by 16. 1%, according to new knowledge from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Graduate enrolment increased by 2. 7%, from the one reporting knowledge to the Exchange Center. »
AU-DELDU BELTWAY – “Devastated by closures, Hawaii’s troubled tourism industry is raising its hopes for the first symptoms of reopening,” through WaPo’s Rachel Siegel: “No state economy has been more affected by the coronavirus crisis than Hawaii’s. one in six jobs in the archipelago disappeared in August, according to data from the Ministry of Labour. The state’s economic recovery has stagnated since June and is now good for all other EU states.
“And unlike other popular tourist sites, Hawaii’s problems come from its remote geography and, so far, a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone entering the islands, preventing almost all tourism. Hawaii was the only state that went in the wrong direction in August: it lost jobs, even as its continental peers began reopening and rehiring.
USPS CRISE – “Postmen falsifying knowledge, according to the archives. Workers say it’s to improve delivery statistics on time, through WaPo’s Julie Zauzmer and Jacob Bogage: “Postal Service staff and supervisors have routinely falsified knowledge about package deliveries, probably so as not to be penalized for delays, according to postal staff and internal knowledge received through The Washington Post , and practice has intensified as Americans ordered more articles online about coronavirus. Pandemic.
“A review of postal service knowledge through The Washington Post and interviews with nearly a dozen existing and former staff showed that staff scanned millions of packages with delivery designation codes, for example, claiming that a customer’s entry was blocked or that the recipient was not at home, for example, when the package never actually left the post office.
TRUMP VS. TWITTER – “The Trump Crusade Twitter account seems suspended,” via Quint Forgey: “President Donald Trump’s official Twitter account of the re-election crusade gave the impression that it was suspended on Thursday. Mike Hahn, a member of the Trump Crusade’s social media staff, shared a screenshot of an account sent from Twitter informing the crusade that his “account has been blocked. “
The account stated that the crusade account had violated ‘Twitter rules that oppose the posting of personal information’. The account was punished by a tweet accusing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of being a “liar” and “defrauding our country for years. “The tweet also included a link to what Hahn said was a video similar to a New York Post report released Wednesday that raised questionable accusations against Biden and his son Hunter.
– “The Senate judiciary will vote on the appointment of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey”, through Cristiano Lima: “Sense. Lindsey Graham (RS. C. ), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Josh Hawley (R -Mo. ) They told reporters that the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Tuesday on whether or not to allow subpoenas to force Dorsey to testify before the committee on Friday. Cruz, who chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, said he will be will ask Dorsey “why Twitter is abusing its corporate strength to silence the press and cover up allegations of corruption. “” POLITICAL
TALKER – “John Kennedy is the top popular senator in the United States. Some other people who know him say it’s an act,” via BuzzFeed’s Paul McLeod: “In the Senate, Kennedy is the ultimate production known for distilling dry, complex or even serious bass disorders to a memorable sound clip. . . But some other people who met Kennedy of Louisiana Politics say the politician they see on TELEVISION is another one they remember.
“They say he used to approach a lawyer trained at Oxford, which is, like a source of popular aftershocks. Kennedy’s public symbol may be similar to that of the crusade; however, in fact, he is one of the best educated. “members of the Senate. “
AD WARS . . . HOLLY OTTERBEIN: “Justice Democrats Are All Over Biden”: “A leading progressive organization that attacked Joe Biden at number one is launching a six-figure publicity to choose him this fall. she recruited Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN. Y. ) to run for Congress, broadcast a new virtual announcement in the battlefield states of Pennsylvania and Arizona as a component of her efforts for Biden.
“Ad buying marks the first time the organization spends cash for Biden, which it does through independent spending. The virtual ad, first reported through POLITICO, features a tired mother who has lost her homework due to coronavirus and is taking care of he or she. “her son at home, while frustrated by President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
CLIMATIC FILES – “Smoke from wildfires in the United States exposes millions of others to harmful pollutants,” through Matthew Brown and Camille Fassett of ap in Santa Cruz, California. Millions of others at pollutant levels in emergency room visits and potentially thousands of deaths among the elderly and the sick, according to an Associated Press investigation into knowledge of contaminants and interviews with doctors, governments and fitness researchers.
“Smoke in concentrations that have exceeded government health hazard tables and lasted at least one day surrounded by counties inhabited by more than 8 million people in five states in recent weeks,” according to the AP analysis. Major Oregon cities, which have been severely affected, suffered the degrees of pollutants recorded last month when strong winds overburdened fires burning in remote spaces and sent them to the densely populated Portland border. “
#THISTOWN – “With the nomination of Barrett, a couple of DC’s conservative power approaches her dream,” through NYT’s Elizabeth Williamson: “[Carrie] Severino, president of the Judicial Crisis Network, and her equally conservative husband, Roger Severino, who heads the Office of Human Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services is precisely where he hoped to be. Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s imminent confirmation to the Supreme Court can simply usher in a new era of socially conservative jurisprudence: abortion, physical care, homosexuality. and the rights of transgender people and other problems embraced for a long time through the Severinos.
“And the couple of Washington’s conservative force can rightly claim more than a minimum of credit. [In] the Catholic and conservative media are the ubiquitous champions of social-conservative causes, the public faces of a nested network of teams and Americans inside and outside the government that promote social conservatism. In an interview, Ms. Severino indexed the names of the judges her organization had helped confirm, and said the “common goal” of pushing president Trump’s applicants for confirmation “is to have someone approach the law looking for the original text and “constitution. “Nyt
TRANSITION – Julie Andreeff Jensen joins the Washington football team as senior vice president of External Engagement and Communications and, prior to that, served as Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications at Citadel.