As timing who gets it and when, that is all still to be decided. There is a bit of a protocal for this. Well get into that with a prominent doctor as well. The left and right view on this battle, but first to blake burman on this latest news and this efficacy rate which was higher than both companies originally said, right . Reporter exactly, neil. We knew this Pfizer Vaccine candidate was effective. Pfizer though reiterating that today, in fact raising the effective rate on their covid19 vaccine candidate but just as important pfizer today also reported that they believe their vaccine candidate is safe which is why they say they are going to be applying for the eua. That is the emergency use authorization that the fda gives out. They will apply for that in the coming days. Here is what pfizer said earlier today as part of their news release they put out this morning. To date the Data Monitoring Committee for the study has not reported any serious safety concerns related to the vaccine
Standoff, a weekend a day after the election. What is the Trump Campaigns strategy in all of this . Guest the Campaign Strategy is to mount legal challenges. And the republican strategy is to stand with President Trump. It was evident on monday at the capital that Mitch Mcconnell, senator roy blunt and other members of the Republican Leadership stand in lockstep with President Trump as he pursues different recounts and litigation across the political map. Its an example of the solidarity of the gop despite President Trumps defeat, and also a challenge for Vice President elect biden who is trying to mount a transition at this point but he doesnt have formal backing from the current administration. Host what are you hearing is the mood inside the white house, officials and sources you talk to . Guest President Trump is unlikely to concede this election. He may walk away from the white the electionary if is certified formally for president elect biden. He becomes president of the united s
This generation the first part of his career overseas courtesy first of the Chicago Tribune shortly after graduating from harvard in the middle east from iraq and other countries. In 2008 shared a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and then covering politics and Foreign Affairs with the 2014 National Book award and as a finalist for the 2015 put surprise. The new book is adapted from an occasional series of new yorker articles over the past decade including most recently, the profile of biden last august for him it has become an area of accidental expertise planting the former Vice President in the book to highlight the extensive experience, fundamental decency and language of dealing. Speaking of articulate and incite the conversation with Pete Buttigieg the 2020 democratic president ial candidate he also has a new book out he did an event for that three weeks ago so recognizing evans work and also putting in the political his former primary opponent who is now the enthusiasti
Is still being done. Todays talk is the eighth this calendar year and we have one more in november when we will hear from charles stuart, Political Science professor at m. I. T. , longtime friend and supporter of this center who will talk about his coauthored book about electing the senate and direct democracy before the 17th amendment. That ought to be a pretty good talk. I have been looking forward to hosting todays guests. Since i first saw her in action at last years policy history conference chairing a panel that included members and that will include a tax historian who is in the audience today. Thank you for attending, carl. And we will hear from carl soon. Molly is an associate professor of history at Washington University and received her ph. D. Degree from the university of michigan. She is the author of the highly regarded tax and spend, the welfare state, tax politics, and the limits of american liberalism. She will also Say Something about her current book project which bu
Police clearance of a temporary migrant camp in paris. And the developers of russias new vaccine say its not just highly effective, but also highly affordable costing. As little as 20. 00. Those are world News Headlines for this hour. For more details, check out our website, r. T. Dot com. Ill be back with more in just about 60 minutes, and i hope to see you then a little in welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on puter. Now for the post mortem, how have the 2 Major Political parties changed in this election cycle . Can joe biden maintain an already weakened and divided Democratic Coalition . Is there such a thing as trump ism . Did he change the g. O. P. Or did the g. O. P. Change him . To discuss these issues and more, im joined by my guest, nick brown in washington. He is a National Coordinator with the movement for a Peoples Party also in washington. We have arvind bora. He is a former Libertarian Party president ial candidate, as well as author of the book, pull o