Dec. 3 - Throughout the campaign, President-elect Joe Biden has repeatedly said that he would follow the science when it came to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He'd even mentioned a national mask mandate, saying, "It's time to end the politicization of basic, responsible public health steps like mask-wearing and social distancing. The single most effective thing we can do to stop the spread of COVID: Wear a mask" (via Vox).
During his first joint interview with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biden followed through on a campaign promise to try and de-politicize mask-wearing in an effort to bring the spread of COVID-19 under control by asking Americans to wear masks. "Just 100 days to mask, not forever. 100 days. And I think we'll see a significant reduction," he said in the interview with Jake Tapper. There is one place where Biden actually can impose a mask mandate, which will be in federal buildings, or on buses, trains, and planes that cover interstate routes (via CNN).
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Dec. 4, 2020
Thursday on the NewsHour, COVID-19 kills more in the U.S. in a single day than ever before, the history-making moment of Kamala Harris' election as vice president, pressure on the incoming Biden White House to choose a diverse staff, and how China's economic rise comes with a human cost.
Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden's choice to be national security adviser, defended Australia on Twitter.
Biden adviser says US stands 'shoulder to shoulder' with Australia
Dec. 3, Washington - One of US President-elect Joe Biden's most senior advisers has declared that the United States will continue to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Australia in an apparent response to China's increasingly hostile actions towards the country.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's fabricated tweet depicting an Australian soldier cutting the throat of a child in Afghanistan has drawn bipartisan criticism in Washington, with a Trump administration spokesman describing it as "a new low, even for the Chinese Communist Party".
Jake Sullivan, whom Biden has chosen to be his national security adviser, tweeted on Thursday (AEDT): "The Australian people have made great sacrifices to protect freedom and democracy around the world.
"As we have for a century, America will stand shoulder to shoulder with our ally Australia and rally fellow democracies to advance our shared security, prosperity, and values." continue to read
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