Republican electors in wayne county who initially opposed certifying to towards vote. You said the only ones that are at fault the city of detroit where 80 of the people who reside there are africanamericans. Shame on you. Shame on you. You are a disgrace as it relates to the ability to have a free and impartial election in the statio amy hen weook at how pfizer cid19 exits privateeavily on funding. We will speak to rob weissman of Public Citizen. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Soared past 12 million confirmed covid19 cases this weekend as the number of new cases quickly approaches 200,000 a day. Over a quarter of a Million People in the u. S. Have died from the coronavirus. Despite warnings from Public Health experts, including that centers for Disease Control and prevention, who are urging people to skip travel and indoor gatherings, a surge in Holiday Travel has already started ahead of thanksgiving. The department of h
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The new Covid Variant Omicron Hit the u. S. With dr. Fauci announcing the first detected case while speaking at the white house. This is the first confirmed case of covid19 caused by the Omicron Variant detected in the united states. We knew it was just a matter of time before the first case of omicron would be detected in the united states. The first case showing up in San Francisco according to the cdc. It got there through a person that travelled to america from south africa on november 22nd. The person was fully vaccinated and now has mild symptoms. Officials tested their contacts and found no spreading. A doctor explains how they nailed this down quickly. We were able to confirm the detection of omicron within five hours and had most of the genome within eight hours. So, 4 00 a. M. Last night we assembled most of the genome and were able to conclusively demonstrate this was indeed an infection from the Omicron Variant. As people brace for what will be a third year of the covid era
Holding trump aide steve bannon in contempt, 229 to 202. Wild democrats led the effort it was bipartisan we nine republicans joining in a statement that the rule of law matters. On this vote, the ye as are 229 and the ayes are 202 and the resolution is adopted and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. And there it is. The most concrete next step would come at the Department Of Justice, which must decide whether to indict and prosecute bannon if he continues to de lie a lawful subpoena and acing on that would be controversial given the intense views of the the allies or insurrectionist. But if the doj doesnt act, that failure to enforce the subpoena would also be controversial given the issues here, the rule of law and the message it risks sending to any other defiant witnesses who might see that ignoring subpoenas would, if there is no action, have little consequence. This will certainly be one of the first big tests that we know about of Attorney General Merrick Garland ho re