Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Important is it for pentagon operations and for the funding that those programs require . The National Defense authorization act, the ndaa, essentially its the defense policy bill. This is seen on the hill as one of the must need bill. This is essentially how muchby pay the military, haow many plane, how many ships were going to by. It includes policies regarding troop movements in some cases, overseas exercises, things like that. Its pretty much the bill that sets the military, in some cases, the next five years of military plan. Its seen in the pentagon as something they need to get done every year. Its seen in the Defense Community as a point of pride that they get it done every year. Its largely backed by the congressional leadership. This year, it might be a little tricky, well see what happens but theres a lot of confidence, at the end of the day, members of Congress Come together and actually make sure it gets through. So there are two different versions. The house and senate ve
Pres. Bolsanaro ladies and gentlemen it is an honor to open this assembly together with other sovereign nations at a time when the world needs truth to overcome its challenges. Covid19 has become the cent over attention over the course of this year. First of all, i wish to express my sorrow for each and every life lost. From the very beginning in my country i warned that we have two problems to solve. The virus and joblessness. And that both problems had to be addressed simultaneously and with the same sense of responsibility. As determined by court ruling in brazil all measures involving social distancing and restrictions of movement were delegated to each of the 27 governors in the federation. The president in turn was assigned the responsibility for outreach nationwide. As was the case, much of the world, segments of the brazil media, have also politicized the virus. By spreading panic among the population. Which amounts to stay at home and well take care of the economy later on, th
Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers. John cleese, star of a. P. Bio, actor Glenn Howerton an allnew closer look. Featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now seth meyers. Seth hey, everyone its day two back in an empty studio and while things arent normal, they are getting closer. For example, today two different tourists asked me if jimmy fallon was as nice as he seems. So, lets get to the news. According to audiotapes from a series of interviews with Journalist Bob Woodward released today, President Trump said six months ago that the coronavirus was airborne and, quote, more dangerous than even your strenuous flu, and that he intended to play it down listen to this i wanted to always play it down i still like playing it down yes because i dont want to create a panic seth well, good job with that this countrys never been more chill. A lot of people arent even moving americas as cool as a cucumber right now. Sure, were stealing toilet paper every time we go into a starb
75th session of the United Nations general assembly. We begin now with comments from brazilian president jair bols narro. Bolsanoro. Pres. Bolsanaro ladies and gentlemen it is an honor to open this assembly together with other sovereign nations at a time when the world needs truth to overcome its challenges. Covid19 has become the cent over attention over the course of this year. First of all, i wish to express my sorrow for each and every life lost. From the very beginning in my country i warned that we have two problems to solve. The virus and joblessness. And that both problems had to be addressed simultaneously and with the same sense of responsibility. As determined by court ruling in brazil all measures involving social distancing and restrictions of movement were delegated to each of the 27 governors in the federation. The president in turn was assigned the responsibility for outreach nationwide. As was the case, much of the world, segments of the brazil media, have also politic