Senate Republicans, including McConnell, dismiss Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses. The Senate also passed a resolution reaffirming its support for such a transition. / NBC News, The Hill Letters from presidents to their successors show what a peaceful transfer of power
We were unable to publish the newsletter yesterday due to, you know, life. Today’s edition includes extra links. Thanks for understanding. A large genetic study shows the coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid its rapid spread in the United States. / The Washington Post Johnson & Johnson says it hopes
France and Spain, currently Europe’s hardest-hit countries, are tracking a rise in coronavirus cases even worse than their springtime peaks. / Vox Over the weekend, multiple states including Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Utah experienced a record number of new daily cases. / Esquire Charting the pandemic over the next 12
The CDC has now reverted its guidance on COVID-19, removing language added on Friday stating the virus can spread through the air. / CNN What we've learned over the past six months of the pandemic: You don't need to disinfect your groceries, but you do need
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87. / The Washington Post Ginsburg in 2004: "My heritage as a Jew and my occupation as a judge fit together symmetrically. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of Jewish history and Jewish tradition." / The Washington Post Ginsburg
A new allegation accuses the President of the United States of sexual assault, increasing the tally to at least two dozen. / The Guardian Trump's former lawyer says Trump hit on his 15-year-old daughter in front of him. The daughter told her version to CNN earlier this
The US National Hurricane Center says the flooding caused by Hurricane Sally on the Alabama-Florida coastline is "historic and catastrophic." / The Guardian Following the CDC director's Senate testimony in which he said a coronavirus vaccine wouldn't be widely available until at least mid-
The last 10 years have broken fire records in California, and 2020 tops them all. / The Los Angeles Times Photos from a month of wildfires in Brazil, Greece, and Argentina, during what may go down as the hottest year yet recorded. / Heated Can you slap an HVAC filter on a
Phosphine, a gas produced by bacteria, has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, phosphine hints at the presence of life. / CNN The air quality in Portland, Ore., currently ranks as the worst among the world's cities. / NPR Smoke from the fires on the West Coast
Firefighters across the American West brace for strong winds that may fan uncontrolled blazes. / The New York Times A large chunk breaks away from the Arctic's biggest remaining ice shelf. / BBC News A food critic gathers three weeks of packaging from ordering takeout to understand his role in
