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Biden Presses
Nation Salutes and Remembers Its Veterans
What’s
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A2|Wednesday,November11,2020 THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL.
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U.S. NEWS
Fed Lending Meets Political Resistance More Job
Openings
BYNICKTIMIRAOS newed economic weakness or
marketvolatility. Signal a
The success of the Federal “If it were me, I would ex-
Reserve’s emergency lending tend all of them,” Cleveland
programsinstabilizingfinan- Fed President Loretta Mester Recovery
cialmarketsisfuelingapoliti- told reporters Monday. “The
cal battle over whether the fact that they exist provides
programsshouldbeextended. confidencetothemarkets.” BYGWYNNGUILFORD
Democrats,lookingaheadto ThedecisionrestswithMr.
President-electJoeBiden’sin- Mnuchin and the Fed’s board Thenumberofjobopenings
augurationinJanuary,seethe ofgovernors,ledbyMr.Pow- in the U.S. has climbed since
programsasapotentialtoolto ell. The Fed and Treasury es- the spring and is now nearly
deliver more aid if Congress tablishedanarrayofprograms back to the levels before the
doesn’tact,whilesomeRepub- inthespring,includingfivein coronaviruspandemichitthe
licansareworriedaboutrely- which the Treasury provided labormarket,asignofcontin-
ing on central bank lending $195 billion in funding ap- ued economic improvement
powersasasubstituteforcon-OL proved by Congress to cover despite a surge in infections
gressionalspendingdecisions.PO any losses. Those followed andfadingfiscalsupport.
Thetusslecouldopenadi-SS emergencyactionsbytheFed Therewere10.8millionjob
videbetweentheFedandthePRE to cut its benchmark interest openingspostedononlinesites
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Treasury Department, whichDY rate to near zero and to pur- across the U.S. so far this
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have mostly collaboratedA chasevastsumsofgovernment month,onaverage,upfromsix
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smoothlyoverprovidingemer-L. securitiesaftermarketsbegan millionatthelowpointinMay,
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gency support after the coro-O seizingup. after the pandemic triggered
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navirus pandemic convulsed TreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchin,left,andFederalReserveChairmanJeromePowellinSeptember. When the programs were widespread business closures
Wall Street. The Treasury settoexpireattheendofSep- andotherrestrictionsonactiv-
launched the programs with low-costcreditifmarketcon- hoped.Wedon’tneedtobear- SecretaryStevenMnuchinlast tember,theFedandTreasury ity,accordingtodatafromjob-
thecentralbankinMarchand ditionsworsen. tificiallysteppinginwhenthe week,SenateMinorityLeader announcedanextensionmore search site ZipRecruiter. The
Aprilafterthatturmoilthreat- “Inthemidstofarecovery, marketshavereturnedtonor- Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and than two months beforehand, currenttotalislessthan2%be-
ened to freeze the flow of itwouldbedifficultforTrea- mal,”saidSen.PatToomey(R., three colleagues urged a giving borrowers and banks lowtheFebruaryaverage,com-
credit to small businesses, surytojustifysuchadecision Pa.),whoisinlinetobecome speedyextensionofthosetwo thatarrangesomeoftheloans paredwitha46%gapinMay.
large companies, cities and on economic policy grounds,” chairmanoftheSenateBank- programs and warned that plentyofadvancenotice. Thereturnofthismeasure
states. saidGlennHubbard,aColum- ing Committee if Republicans banks would stop taking new Eric Rosengren, the presi- of labor-market activity to
Stockmarketsreboundedin biaUniversityeconomistwho maintainSenatecontrol. loanapplicationswithinweeks dentoftheBostonFed,which pre-pandemic levels suggests
thedaysaftertheyannounced served as a senior adviser to Democratic lawmakers see toavoidbeingstuckwithloans is administering the Main thattherecoveryiscontinuing
the programs and staged a President George W. Bush. atleasttwooftheprograms— thatcan’tbedeliveredbyDec. Street Lending Program that amid numerous headwinds,
rapidrecoveryinthefollowing “Thereisaprecautionaryargu- onethatbuysshort-termdebts 31.“Thefast-approachingexpi- targetssmallandmidsizebusi- saidJuliaPollak,alaborecon-
months. mentforcontinuingthefacili- of states and municipalities ration date…is dangerously nesses,saidTuesdayitwasim- omistatZipRecruiter.
Adecisionnottorenewthe ties.” andanotherthatislendingto premature,”theywrote. portanttoreachadecisionon “Thenumbersareastonish-
programsrisksunsettlingmar- Withmarketsinmuchbet- small and midsize businesses Some Fed officials say the any extension soon so that inglygoodgivenwaningfiscal
ketsbyweakeningakeysource tershapeandtheeconomyim- and nonprofits—as potential programs should be renewed lendersarrangingthoseloans support,givenalltheterrible
ofinsurancethatfueledinves- proving,theTreasuryisfacing tools to deliver additional re- because they appear to be couldplanaccordingly.“Banks newson[virus]casecounts,”
tors’ optimism, said Roberto pressurefromsomeRepublican lieftohard-hitcompaniesand workingeffectivelyasaback- probablyneedsomecertainty shesaid.“Thereareallkinds
Perli,aformerFedeconomist lawmakers and some within governments,especiallyifCon- stop.Theyarewaryaboutroil- about how long the program of headwinds and yet the
whoisnowananalystatCor- the Trump administration to gress doesn’t provide more ing financial markets before willbeinexistence,”hesaid. economy keeps hiring and
nerstone Macro. They could windtheprogramsdown. stimulus. the pandemic is over, espe- addingjobsandrecallingfur-
also deprive some businesses “They have served their InalettertoFedChairman ciallyamidconcernsthatrising (cid:2)HeardontheStreet:Fedposts loughedemployeesandthat’s
andgovernmentsofaccessto purpose better than we had Jerome Powell and Treasury virus cases might yield re- complicateregulation.............B12 reallyquiteencouraging.”
However,hiringwillhaveto
U.S.WATCH pickuptoregainthejobslost
duringthepandemic,saidMs.
Pollak.Andthatholeisdeep.
ThelabormarkethadbyOcto-
CENSUS ber recouped 12.1 million of
the 22 million jobs lost in
Bureau Denies Fake
MarchandApril,accordingto
Data Allegations LaborDepartmentdata.
How fast the labor market
TheU.S.CensusBureaude- heals depends on the pace of
niedanyattemptstosystemi- hiring,whichwasstronginOc-
callyfalsifyinformationduring tober.Privateemployersadded
the2020headcountusedto 906,000jobs,includinginlei-
determinetheallocationofcon- sureandhospitality,retailand
gressionalseatsandfederal construction. Those gains
spending,evenasmorecensus morethanoffsetadropingov-
takerstoldtheAssociatedPress ernmentjobs,whichpartlyre-
theywerepressuredtodoso. flected the release of tempo-
TheCensusBureaustatement raryCensusbureauworkers.
wasissuedMondaynightinre- The number of workers’
sponsetoAPreportsofcensus weeklyshifts,anothermeasure
workerswhosaidtheyweretold oflabordemand,increased0.8%
bysupervisorstoenterfakean- inOctoberfromSeptember,ac-
swersonthehead-countforms cording to UKG, a workforce
inordertoclosecasesinthe SS management software com-
waningdaysofthecensus. RE pany. That marked the sixth
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ningfromNorthCarolinato ing in the zone of full eco-
Washington,toldofbeingin- HURRICANESEASON Almostfromthestart,2020’s MISSOURI pitalized,includingoneininten- nomicrecovery.”
structedtomakeupanswers pacehadmeteorologistswon- sivecare,Ms.Brownsaid.
Theta Breaks Record Poll Workers Report
abouthouseholdswherethey deringifitmightbreakthe TheJacksonCountyboard Averagedailyvolumeof
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inoneinstancebylookinginthe fastthattheNationalHurricane 200,000people.
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windowsofhomesandinan- WiththenamingofSubtropi- Center’s21-namelistfor2020 Twenty-eightemployeesof Amongthemweremorethan
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prosecution,ifappropriate.” tionalHurricaneCenter,thensix berofnamedstormstomake thateightfull-timeand20part- theyfeltill.Theboardalsoof- 2
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U.S. NEWS
Justices Voice Doubts in ACA Challenge
Questioningsuggests provisions protecting Ameri- framework,withincentivesto
cans with pre-existing condi- getcoverageandpenaltiesfor
skepticismofstates’
tions,shouldstand. avoiding it, said Mr. Verrilli,
lawsuitthattargeted “It’s hard for you to argue whoassolicitorgeneralinthe
thatCongressintendedtheen- Obama administration, suc-
AffordableCareAct
tireacttofallifthemandate cessfully defended the law in
were struck down when the previouscases.
BYJESSBRAVIN same Congress that lowered “It’s turned out that the
the penalty to zero did not carrots work without the
WASHINGTON—Several eventrytorepealtherestof stick,”Mr.Verrillisaid.“Con-
conservative Supreme Court the act,” Chief Justice John gressisallowedtolearnfrom
justicesjoinedliberalsvoicing Roberts told Texas’s lawyer, experience, empirical experi-
skepticismthattheentireAf- KyleHawkins,thestatesolici- enceintheworld,andadjust
fordableCareActmustfallbe- torgeneral. itspolicychoices.”
causeofonechangeCongress Mr. Hawkins argued that Someconservativejustices
made in 2017, suggesting the themove,evenifinadvertent, appeared more open to the
lawmaysurviveitslatesttest madetheentirelawunconsti- RESS challengers’arguments.
inthehighcourt. tutional, because the statute DP New Justice Amy Coney
ATexas-ledgroupofRepub- stillsaysthatmostAmericans ATE Barrettaskedlargelytechnical
lican-leaningstates,backedby “shall”carryhealthinsurance, OCI questionsthatavoidedsignal-
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tionalfoundation.TheSupreme saidthatevenifeliminationof PeoplegatheredinfrontoftheSupremeCourtbuildingasargumentsontheACAgotunderway. no adverse consequences for
Court found in 2012 that the thepenaltymadethemandate failing to carry insurance,
law was justified under Con- unconstitutional, the court’s “It does seem fairly clear makeaprivateinsurancemar- would be necessary to estab- therewasnoremedythecourt
gress’spowertolevytaxes. precedentsrequiredupholding thattheproperremedywould ket providing near-universal lish the expanded private in- couldprovide.
Californiaandacoalitionof asmuchofastatuteaspossi- betoseverthemandateprovi- coverage economically feasi- surance marketplace envi- One of President Trump’s
liberal-trendingstates,joined ble.Hesaidthatallindications sionandleavetherestofthe ble.Thatlanguageeffectively sioned by the ACA. But by top goals, frequently voiced
by the Democratic-controlled werethattherestoftheACA, actinplace,theprovisionsre- indicated that lawmakers 2017,hesaid,itwasclearthat duringhis2016campaign,was
House,defendedthelaw,argu- with provisions extending garding pre-existing condi- wouldhavepreferredneverto themarketswerefunctioning getting rid of the ACA. How-
ingthatamandatewithouta Medicaidcoveragetothework- tionsandtherest,”JusticeKa- have passed the ACA rather adequately and would con- ever,whilehehaslongsaidhe
penaltymakescarryinginsur- ing poor, allocating subsidies vanaughtoldMr.Hawkins. than see it continue without tinue to do so without the hasanalternativehealthplan
anceapersonalchoicerather forlower-incomeAmericansto TheTexaslawyerreturned the insurance mandate, he compulsiontocarryinsurance. intheworks,hehasneverre-
than a legal command, but purchase private insurance, to the core of his argument: said. The 2010 Congress, then leasedone.
thatevenifthemandateisun- andprotectingindividualswith thatthe2010Congresswhich TheHouse’slawyer,Donald under Democratic control, President-elect Joe Biden
constitutional,thebalanceof pre-existing conditions, could passed the ACA had referred Verrilli, said the 2010 Con- used “a carrot and stick ap- on Tuesday reiterated his
the 1,000-page law, including independentlystand. tothemandateasessentialto gress expected the mandate proach” to create the ACA planstobuildonObamacare.
John Paul II Was Told of McCarrick
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ANDIANLOVETT
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knewaboutallegationsofsex-
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McCarrick but named him
archbishop of Washington,
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long-awaited Vatican report
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sex with the priests who had filebutwasneversubjectedto JohnPaulpromoted thechurch’ssexual-abusecri-
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Mr.McCarrick
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Washington in 2000, and Pope Francis has imposed despiteallegations Until the McCarrick case,
made him a cardinal a few more lenient penalties on clericalabusescandalsinthe
againsthim.
monthsafterthat. someabusersthanPopeBene- Catholic Church had focused
The envoy’s 2000 assess- dict.Hisprolongeddefenseof ontheabuseofminors.Butin
mentwasbasedoninaccurate a Chilean bishop accused of a sign of the case’s impact,
informationprovidedbythree covering up abuse provoked new rules on investigating
ofthefourbishops,Tuesday’s outrageamongvictims. theallegationsagainsthim,for bishops introduced last year
reportsays. He followed his predeces- reasons including the Ameri- also cover “abuse of author-
In 2019, a Vatican trial sors’leadwhenitcametoMr. can’sexplicitdenialthathehad ity” in forcing adults, includ-
foundMr.McCarrickguiltyof McCarrick, the report said: everhadsexualrelationswith ing nuns and seminarians, to
sexualharassmentofadultsas “Believingthattheallegations anyone,thelackofdirectcom- performsexualacts.
wellassexualabuseofminors. hadalreadybeenreviewedand plaints from any victims, Mr. Tuesday’s report is a re-
Hebecamethefirstcardinalin rejectedbyPopeJohnPaulII McCarrick’s reputation as an sponse to calls for greater
moderntimestobedismissed andwellawarethatMcCarrick “exceptionallyhardworkingand transparencyfollowingclerical
fromthepriesthood. wasactiveduringthepapacy effectivebishop,”andhisgood sex-abusescandalsonseveral
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themostimportantchaptersin did not see the need to alter Paul,thereportsays. hopesitwillhelptorestoreits
the Catholic Church’s sexual- the approach that had been “TheVaticanreportshows credibilityonthematter.But
abusecrisis.Theextraordinary adoptedinprioryears.” thatTheodoreMcCarrickwas the report is also likely to
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ANDNANCYA.YOUSSEF directoroftheNationalCoun- ment on behalf of Mr. Patel. Sequentially
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Biden’s Backers in
Finance Eye Roles
BYGREGORYZUCKERMAN moneyed influence out of
ANDLIZHOFFMAN Washington but stocked his
cabinet with supporters with
A new administration pro- tiestoWallStreet.
ducesanewcastofWallStreet “TheWallStreetDemocratic
players with lines into the crowd will have far less influ-
White House. But Joe Biden’s encethaninthepast,”saysSte-
backersintheindustryareun- fanSelig,aninvestmentbanker
likelytosharethecloseaccess whorunsBridgeParkAdvisors
enjoyedbythecoterieoffinan- LLCandwasundersecretaryof
cierswhoheldtheearofPresi- Commerce during the Obama
dentTrump. administration. “Money still
WallStreetoverwhelmingly talks,soWallStreetwillalways
putitsmoneybehindMr.Biden have access, but there likely
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AnofficialpollwatcherusedbinocularsonelectionnighttowatchworkerscountballotsatthePhiladelphiaConventionCenter. RogerFerguson,chiefexecu- CenterforResponsivePolitics.
Suit Centers on Observers
tive of retirement manager Mr.Nides,whowasamajor
TIAA,isinthemixforacabinet bundler for Hillary Clinton’s
post,accordingtopeoplefamil- campaignsandservedasadep-
iarwiththematter.Andfinan- uty secretary of state in the
cial executives like Morgan Obama administration, has
Stanley’sTomNidesandformer
Trumpcampaignsays blockedandwhatitcallsother and in-person voters were Judges would need evi- hedge-fundmanagerandpresi-
theyshouldhavehad irregularities. subjectedtodifferentlevelsof denceofwidespreadfraudto dential candidate Tom Steyer Executivesfrom
President-elect Joe Biden scrutiny. This different treat- stop the certification of the publicly backed Mr. Biden and
closeraccess;officials was declared the winner of ment violates the Equal Pro- Pennsylvania results before couldemergewithinfluence,or TIAAandGoldman
citesocialdistancing PennsylvaniabytheAssociated tectionclauseoftheU.S.Con- the state’s Nov. 23 deadline, jobs,inhisadministration. areamongthose
Press,withamarginofabout stitution,thecampaignsays. legalexpertssay.Republicans Somewhoareactiveinthe
beingconsidered.
47,500 votes, or 0.7%, with TheTrumpcampaign’slaw- haven’t offered evidence of partyorwhoheldpositionsin
BYSHANLI 99% of votes counted. Trump yers said in court documents fraudinPennsylvania. past Democratic administra-
ANDCORINNERAMEY campaigngeneralcounselMatt thatthelackofcloseobserva- Pennsylvaniawasamongat tions—suchasfinanceveteran
Morgansaidthisweekthele- tioncreatedtheconditionsfor least a dozen states that im- JeffreyZients,co-chairmanof
MuchofPresidentTrump’s galchallengeismeantinpart errors in the counting of posed social-distancing rules Mr.Biden’stransitionteam,and beenavocalbackerofMr.Bi-
legal challenge to Pennsylva- to reduce the margin to less 682,000mail-inandabsentee on election observers or al- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s den.Nowaseniorexecutiveat
nia’selectionresultsrestson than0.5%,whichwouldtrigger ballotsinPhiladelphiaandthe lowedcountyboardstodoso, Jake Siewert, who served as MorganStanley,heisexpected
the distance that observers arecountinPennsylvania. Pittsburgharea. including Texas and Wiscon- press secretary in the Clinton to be considered for a job,
stood from workers tallying Pennsylvanialawallowsob- The Trump campaign law- sin,accordingtotheNational WhiteHouseandintheTrea- likely in international affairs,
votes. Some election officials servers to be present for the suitalsosayssomelocalelec- Conference of State Legisla- sury Department under Presi- according to people familiar
stationed both political par- actualcountingofmail-inand tionofficialsillegallycontacted tures.Californiagavecounties dent Obama—could join the withthematter.
ties’ volunteers more than 6 absentee ballots. Observers voters who made technical somelatitudeinmakingrules new administration, Demo- Mr. Ferguson, one of the
feet away from the count for can’t challenge ballots or in- mistakes on mail-in ballots, for observers, including how craticfundraiserssay. mostprominentBlackmenon
what it said were pandemic terferewithvotecounters,but likeforgettingasecrecyenve- close they can be to ballots, Margaret Anadu, the 39- WallStreet,isbuzzedaboutas
precautions. they can watch for problems lope,andallowedthemtocast whattheycanbringwiththem year-old head of Goldman a cabinet pick. A former Fed-
Thelegalbattlespansmul- with the process of counting aprovisionalballot. whentheyobservetheprocess Sachs’s urban-investment ini- eral Reserve vice chairman
tiplelawsuitsinstateandfed- votes,suchasboxesofballots ElectionofficialsandDemo- and how many people are al- tiatives, is said to have been whohasservedinadministra-
eral courts in Pennsylvania beingtransportedwithoutse- crats said thatthe social-dis- lowedinaroom. floatedforaneconomicpolicy tionsofbothparties,Mr.Fer-
andechoescomplaintsRepub- curity.Separately,pollwatch- tancing rules were needed, Thesocial-distancingrules position. guson since 2008 has run
licans had in other states in- ersarecredentialedvolunteers thatobserverswereallowedin were publicized before Elec- Pressure from the strongly TIAA-CREF, which manages
cluding Michigan. The Penn- who watch in-person voting allcountingsitesandthatdis- tionDayinPhiladelphiaandin anti-Wall Street progressive morethan$1trillioninretire-
sylvania Supreme Court has forproblemsonElectionDay. agreements over ballot ob- AlleghenyCounty,wherePitts- wingoftheDemocraticPartyis mentandotherassets.
accepted a case about elec- The Trump campaign says serving aren’t a reason to burghis. likely to dim the influence of Theexecutivesnamedinthis
tion-observation access. The it should have been allowed changevotecounts. Republicansarguedwithlo- thefinanceindustryinthenew articleeitherdeclinedtocom-
Trumpcampaignhasaskeda much closer access to scruti- “Pennsylvania had a free, cal election officials on Elec- administration.So,too,isade- ment, wouldn’t discuss their
federaljudgetostopcertifica- nizethecounting.Inthefed- fair,andsecureelection,”said tionDayatthepollsandlater sire of Mr. Biden to distance potential ties to the new ad-
tionofthestate’selectionre- eralsuit,theTrumpcampaign aspokeswomanforthePenn- in court over how close they himselffromtherecordofMr. ministrationordidn’trespond
sults over observers being hasarguedthatmail-invoters sylvaniaDepartmentofState. couldbetovotecounting. Trump,whospokeofdraining toarequestforcomment.
Trump Is
mationthatwouldcomewith topWhiteHousepositions,in-
anofficialadministrationdes- cluding chief of staff, in the
Pressed on ignation.Healsosaidhistran- comingdays.
sitionteamcanoperatewith- ThreedaysaftertheAssoci-
out millions of dollars in ated Press and other media
Transition government funds that he outletssaidMr.Biden,aDem-
wouldreceivetosetupanew ocrat, had won enough Elec-
administration. toral College votes to secure
Mr.Bidensaidhehasspo- the presidency and declared
ken to six world leaders, and himthewinneroftheelection,
ContinuedfromPageOne on Tuesday, his team an- Mr.Trumphasn’tconcededthe
thatthey’renotwillingtoac- nouncedgroupsofpeoplewho raceandmanyfellowRepubli-
knowledge we won at this will study each department, canshaven’tacknowledgedMr.
pointisnotthatmuchconse- thoughtheycannotyetembed Bidenasthepresident-elect.
quence in our planning and atgovernmentagencies. “Every American deserves
whatwe’reabletodobetween Thepresident-electsaidhe to be able to trust that our
nowandJan.20,”hesaid. would name “at least a cou- elections are free, fair, safe,
“Itwouldbenicetohaveit, ple”ofchoicesforhiscabinet andsecure.Thepresidentowes
butit’snotcritical,”hesaidof before Thanksgiving. He is thattoeveryonewhovotedfor
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longstandingrelationshipwith success. A GSA spokeswoman ingtoaTrumpadministration untilareviewofballotscould
Mr.McConnellfromhistimein saidTuesdaythatthedesigna- official, agencies have begun beconducted.
the Senate and as vice presi- tionhadnotbeenmade. preparingbriefingdocuments Biden adviser Bob Bauer
dent. In past elections, the GSA forMr.Bidenbutcannothand said earlier that the Trump
“IthinkthatthewholeRe- sent a letter identifying the them over until the GSA campaign lawsuits were
publicanPartyhasbeenputin winnerwithindaysoftheAP makesitsdetermination. “noise, not really law,” and
aposition,withafewnotable and television networks call- Mr.Bidenisalsounableto would have no effect on the
exceptions,ofbeingmildlyin- ing the election, long before receive the same intelligence outcomeoftheelection.
timidatedbythesittingpresi- theresultsweremadeofficial briefings as the president Attorney General William
dent. There’s only one presi- by the Electoral College. The without the formalization, a Barrbrokewithlongstanding
dentatatime,he’spresident,” only time the results of the spokespersonfortheOfficeof policy on Monday when he
Mr. Biden said. “We’re going election weren’t formalized theDirectorofNationalIntel- sentamemotofederalprose-
to have the Electoral College quicklywasin2000,whenthe ligence said. As the Demo- cutors authorizing them to
make their judgment in De- resultsoftheelectionweren’t craticnominee,Mr.Bidenwas pursue “substantial allega-
every
cember. It will be announced knownuntilDecember. given intelligence briefings, tions”ofvotingandvote-tabu-
in early January, but in the Mr. Biden is leading Mr. buttheywerenotasdetailed lationirregularitiesbeforethe
meantime I hope to get the Trumpbymorethan4.8mil- aswhatthepresidentreceives. presidential election is certi-
chancetospeaktoMitch.” lionvotesnationally.Thefor- Mr. Trump is mounting a fied.
one
Mr. Biden, appearing with mervicepresidentisprojected series of legal challenges to “It is deeply unfortunate
Vice President-elect Kamala to win at least 290 Electoral theelectionprocess.Askedon thattheAttorneyGeneralBarr
Harris, expressed confidence Collegevotes,accordingtothe TuesdaywhethertheStateDe- chosetoissueamemorandum
thatRepublicanswouldeventu- AP’stally.Atleast270arere- partment is hampering a that will only fuel the ‘spe-
allyrecognizehiswinandwork quiredtowinthepresidency. smooth transition to a Biden cious, speculative, fanciful or
with his administration. He The AP hasn’t yet called administration, Secretary of far-fetched claims’ he pro-
also said his transition team Alaska, Georgia and North StateMikePompeosaidwitha fesses to guard against,” Mr.
wasalreadyfleshingoutdetails Carolina.Mr.Trumpisleading smile,“Therewillbeasmooth Bauersaid.
deserves a decent
ofahealth-careplan,whichhe inNorthCarolinaandAlaska, transitiontoasecondTrump TheJusticeDepartmentof-
hoped to work on with Con- and Mr. Biden is leading in administration.” ficialwhooverseesinvestiga-
place to live. gressrightafterhetakesoffice. Georgia. Mr. Pompeo added, “I’m tions of voter fraud, Richard
On Mr. Trump’s continued Trumpadministrationoffi- veryconfidentthatwewilldo Pilger,steppeddownfromhis
refusal to concede, Mr. Biden cials have instructed federal all the things that are neces- postMonday,sayinghisdeci-
said: “I just think it’s an em- agenciesnottomoveforward sary to make sure that the sion was in response to Mr.
barrassment, quite frankly. withtransitionactivitieswith UnitedStatesgovernmentwill Barr’smemo.
HowcanIsaythistactfully?I Mr. Biden’s team until a win- continue to perform its na- Thoughhehasn’tconceded
thinkitwillnothelpthepresi- ner is formally identified by tional-securityfunctionaswe defeat,Mr.Trumphasstarted
dent’slegacy.” the GSA, according to people goforward.” a political-action committee
Learnmoreat Mr.Biden’sadvisersareurg- familiarwiththematter. Mr. Trump tweeted, “WE thatwouldallowhimtoback
habitat.org. ing the General Services Ad- Typically,intheweeksafter WILLWIN!” candidatesandexertfinancial
ministrationtoidentifyhimas an election the president- The Trump campaign said influenceinWashingtononce
thewinneroftheelection,ar- elect’s transition operation Tuesday night it was filing a hispresidencyends.
guingthatMr.Trump’sefforts sendsateamofpeopletoem- federal lawsuit in Michigan —ByronTau,ChadDay
to contest the results of the bedingovernmentagenciesto seekingtoblockthecertifica- andJoshuaJamerson
election have little chance of planhowtotakeover.Accord- tion of election results there contributedtothisarticle.
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Inlame-ducksession, ter Joe Biden defeated Presi- their unexpectedly strong inthatstate.
dentTrump.Membersofboth DemocratsKeep clawingbackseatstheyhad showingincongressionalraces. Mr. Biden has pushed for
Congresswilltryto
parties say they are eager to wonin2016andlostin2018. The party picked up House Congress to pass a fifth relief
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avoidashutdownas pass another relief bill after Headingintotheelection, seats,andSenateresultsshow bill,andsomeDemocratsindi-
months of delays, though the Democratshadamajorityof aGOPadvantageof49-48,after cated Congress could always
talksforaidcontinue
disagreements that plagued 232to197,withoneLibertar- the party won North Carolina take up yet another package
previouseffortspersist. WASHINGTON—Democrats ianandfiveopenseats.That onTuesday.Republicansarefa- nextyearaftertheytakecon-
BYANDREWDUEHREN Mr.McConnellsaidTuesday haveclinchedamajorityinthe balanceisnowat218Demo- vored to win an outstanding troloftheWhiteHouse.
ANDKRISTINAPETERSON thatthetwopartiesremainfar HouseofRepresentativesby cratsto201Republicans.Some seat in Alaska, and there are Meanwhile,fundingforgov-
apart on how large another reaching218seats,theAssoci- racesarestilltobedecided. specialelectionsinJanuaryto ernment operations runs out
WASHINGTON—Republi- package should be, as Demo- atedPresssaidTuesday,hold- HouseSpeakerNancyPelosi determinetwoGeorgiaraces. after Dec. 11, and Senate Re-
cansandDemocratsonCapitol cratsseekabilltopping$2tril- ingontopowerinthewakeof (D.,Calif.)hasacknowledged Talks between House publicans released proposed
Hillareracingtofinishasub- lion and Republicans favor a aweaker-than-expectedshow- thattheoutcomewasmuch SpeakerNancyPelosi(D.,Calif.) spending legislation on Tues-
stantialto-dolistbeforeyear- $650billionproposal.“Itseems ingintheelection. differentthaninthe2018cycle, andTreasurySecretarySteven day. While both parties have
end, trying again to pass an- tomethesnagthathungusup Democratslostseveral whenthepartywon43seats Mnuchin faltered for months said they want an agreement
othercoronavirusreliefbilland formonthsisstillthere.Idon’t seatstoRepublicansinthe heldbyRepublicans,pointingto andhaven’trestarted. on yearlong spending legisla-
seekingtoavoidagovernment thinkthecurrentsituationde- Nov.3election,shrinkingtheir Mr.Trump’spresenceonthe Democrats haven’t budged tion,theywilllikelyultimately
shutdownafteramixedresult mands a multitrillion-dollar Housemajority,inpartdueto ballotthistime. from their insistence on a passanotherstopgapmeasure.
forthepartiesonElectionDay. package. I think it should be PresidentTrumpandtheGOP —NatalieAndrews broadpackage,withMrs.Pelosi That could leave funding the
Lawmakers and the Trump highlytargeted,”hesaid. lastweekrejectingMr.McCon- governmentasanearlytaskof
administrationhadpausedne- Virus cases are spreading nell’s call for a smaller bill. theBidenadministration.
gotiationsonareliefbilluntil rapidlyacrossthecountry,rais- remains unclear. He has de- Each party sees itself gain- WiththeGeorgiarunoffssetto Another looming task is
after the election, and Senate ingtheprospectofnewrestric- clinedtoconcedethepresiden- ing an advantage in the new determine control of the Sen- passinganannualdefense-pol-
MajorityLeaderMitchMcCon- tionsonbusinessesthatcould tialelection,andhiscampaign roundoftalks,withDemocrats ate, some Democrats say Re- icybill.TheHouseandSenate
nell (R., Ky.) is set to take a hurttheeconomicrecovery.Mr. ismountinglegalchallengesto bolsteredbyMr.Biden’svictory publicans will want to pass a have each passed their own
moreactiveroleinthetalksaf- Trump’sroleinanynewtalks theresults. andRepublicansencouragedby majorbilltobolstercandidates versionsofthebill.
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willPresident-electJoeBiden.
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for deal making that were
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conceded the election to Mr. VicePresidentJoeBidenandSenateMajorityLeaderMitchMcConnellattendthe2017ElectoralCollegecount,above,andthe2016StateoftheUnionaddress,below.
Biden and Mr. McConnell is
currently joining many of his last eight years, the parties Hagel,aNebraskaRepublican plainedaboutMr.Biden’spro-
fellow Senate Republicans in have just gotten more polar- who served with both in the pensitytostrikebargainswith
decliningtoacknowledgeMr. ized.It’sonethingforMcCon- Senate. Mr.McConnell,concernedthat
Biden’svictory. nell and Biden to agree to Mr. Biden and Mr. McCon- the Republican leader always
“Let’snothaveanylectures something.It’sanotherthing nellhaveofferedpublicpraise gotthebetterendofthedeal.
about how the president togetthevotesforit.Thatto ofeachotherinthepast,de- Buttheyshowedtheirdisplea-
shouldimmediately,cheerfully meisthetrillion-dollarques- scribingarelationshipofcan- suremostlythroughsilence.
acceptpreliminaryelectionre- tion.” dorandtrust.Mr.McConnell After Mr. Biden agreed in
sultsfromthesamecharacters Mr.Bidenislikelytoenter wastheloneRepublicansena- 2010 to extend the Bush tax
whojustspentfouryearsre- office as the first president torwhoattendedthe2015fu- cuts for two years, including
fusingtoacceptthevalidityof sinceGeorgeH.W.Bushnotto neralofMr.Biden’sson,Beau thetaxcutsforthewealthiest
thelastelection,”Mr.McCon- haveamajorityintheSenate Biden. Americans, neither then-Sen-
nellsaidonMonday. at the start of his first term. “Never have we said one ate Majority Leader Harry
Politicaloperativesonboth Democratswouldneedtopre- thingtooneanotherinwhich Reid (D., Nev.) nor House
sides say there may yet be vailintworunoffelectionsin wehaven’tkeptourword—as SpeakerNancyPelosi(D.,Ca-
room for Messrs. Biden and Georgia in early January to bitter as our disagreements lif.)showedupatthesigning
McConnelltobridgethegap- create a 50-to-50 tie that may be,” Mr. Biden said in a ceremony. In 2016, as Mr. Bi-
ing divide. “The two have a wouldbebrokenbyVicePresi- 2011speechattheMcConnell denpresidedovertheSenate
trust in each other and we’ll dent-electKamalaHarris. Center at the University of forpassageoflegislationthat
findoutwhetherthatcontin- Mr.Bidenhasvowedtoact Louisville, as Mr. McConnell included funding he had
uesinhisnewrole,”saidSen. quicklytosteeracoronavirus lookedon.Mr.Bidenrespects soughttocombatcancer,but
Richard Burr (R., N.C.), who relief package through Con- ery single day,” said former Mr. Biden was popular in Mr.McConnell’sabilitytoback that also ushered in speedier
hasservedintheSenatewith gressandtotakestepstosta- Sen.EvanBayh(D.,Ind.),who school;Mr.McConnelllearned uphisdealmakingbydeliver- ways for the Food and Drug
bothmen.“Thelengthoftheir bilize economic growth af- saidtheforcesthatarelikely toadvancebyidentifyingthe ingthevoteshehaspromised. Administration to approve
relationshipIthinkovercomes fected by the coronavirus to be applied by Mr. Trump popularstudents,seekingout Mr. McConnell had similar new drugs and medical de-
anyshort-termactionsbyone pandemic. In a narrowly de- would act as “a strong coun- cheerleadersandathletesand praiseforMr.Biden.“Therea- vices,Sens.ElizabethWarren
ortheother.” cidedSenate,hisagendainhis terweighttocompromise.” then touting their endorse- sonwecouldgetadealdone— (D.,Mass.)andBernieSanders
Ted Kaufman, a longtime first year may hinge on his Mr. Biden’s personal rela- mentsinhissuccessfulbidto and that I could work with (I.,Vt.)wereamongahandful
Biden adviser who filled Mr. ability to reach consensus tionships within the Republi- winelectionasstudent-coun- Joe—wasthatwecouldtalkto oflawmakerstovote“no.”Mr.
Biden’sSenateseatfornearly with Mr. McConnell, who can caucus go beyond Mr. cil president, he wrote in his each other,” Mr. McConnell McConnell,meanwhile,praised
the first two years of the thwarted President Obama’s McConnell. He served along- 2016 autobiography, “The wroteinhisautobiography.“I Mr.Biden.
Obama administration, said initiativesassoonastheGOP side 13 Republican senators LongGame.” could tell him how far we InnavigatingCongressnext
thetwomenhaveknowneach regainedthemajorityin2014.. whowillbeinofficenextyear Bothsharethetraitofper- couldgo,andhewouldrecip- year, Mr. Biden could face
otherforalongtimeandun- Mr. Biden told reporters andhaslongstandingrelation- severance. Mr. Biden spent rocate,unlikeObama.” pressure from liberals within
derstandeachother. Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., ships with Susan Collins of In the heat of the cam- his party whose ambitions
“I don’t think there is any- that he hadn’t yet spoken to Maine, Lindsey Graham of paign, the gloves have come could be curtailed if Republi-
body better in the country to Mr.McConnellbutadded,“my South Carolina and Lisa ‘Thetwohavea off. Mr. Biden frequently as- cansgainanarrowmajorityin
sit down opposite Mitch expectation is that I will do MurkowskiofAlaska. sailedMr.McConnellandSen- the Senate. Those dynamics
trustineachother
McConnellandworkoutsome- thatinthenot-too-distantfu- “Icanunderstandwhyalot ateRepublicansforfailingto could make it more difficult
thing that helps the country ture.” of people like the vice presi- andwe’llfindout passadditionalCovid-19relief forhimtopassmajorpartsof
thanJoeBiden,”hesaid. Senatorswhoworkedwith dent. I’ve always compared and panned Mr. McConnell’s hisagenda,suchasrepealing
[if]thatcontinues.’
By next year not quite a Mr.McConnellforyearsthink him,inabusinesssetting,he’d suggestion that states con- partsofMr.Trump’s2017tax
thirdoftheSenate’smembers that any Biden charm offen- be the sales manager,” said sider using “the bankruptcy lawandaddingapublicoption
will have had the experience sive may have its limits. “My Sen.RonJohnson(R.,Wis.). route” as a way to deal with totheAffordableCareAct.
ofservingalongsideMr.Biden, own impression is that they AddedformerWhiteHouse thecrisis. It could also limit Mr. Bi-
whose last full year in the were not close,” said former chiefofstaffRahmEmanuel,a morethanthreedecadespur- “Whatinthehellishetalk- den’sabilitytonominatepro-
Senatewasin2008.Onlyfour DemocraticSen.KentConrad former Chicago mayor and suingthepresidencywhileMr. ingabout?”Mr.Bidensaidof gressives for positions in his
will have served with Mr. Bi- of North Dakota. “McConnell DemocraticlawmakerfromIl- McConnellhasspentaboutthe Mr. McConnell during a June cabinetdespiteapushwithin
den as far back as 1987, ac- isn’t somebody that I think linois: “There are many GOP same amount of time amass- fundraiserwithCaliforniaGov. the party to reward liberals
cording to a database main- wasreallyclosewithanyDem- senators’ cell numbers in Bi- ing power within the Senate. GavinNewsom. who helped the former vice
tained by the University of ocrat.” den’scellRolodex.McConnell And they share challenges After the death of Justice president.
California, Los Angeles, in- Mr. Trump’s advisers, knowsthat.” from their childhood. Mr. Bi- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mr. Bi- “There is no doubt in my
cludingMr.McConnellhimself. meanwhile,havesaidthepres- In many ways, Mr. Biden denconqueredstutteringasa dencriticizedMr.McConnell’s mind that the progressive
A large majority of Senators identhasn’truledoutmount- and Mr. McConnell are polar child, frequently reciting po- attempttoquicklywinconfir- community deserves strong
will have never experienced inganothercampaignin2024 opposites.Mr.Biden,afriend etry in front of his mirror, mationofJusticeAmyConey representation in the Biden
bipartisan cooperation as a andhiscommentaryandpres- oflaborunionswhowasmoti- whileMr.McConnellovercame Barrett,sayingMr.McConnell administration—millions of
routineoccurrence. sure from his social media vatedtoenterpoliticsbythe polio and learned to walk at “cares more about jamming people support our agenda,”
“They, more so than any- channels could shape the Civil Rights era, is famously age 4, undergoing treatment throughaSupremeCourtcon- Mr.SanderssaidMonday.
body, have the muscle mem- views of the Senate Republi- gregarious and backslapping at the same Warm Springs, firmation than helping work- Centrist Democrats have
oryonhowtodoabipartisan cancaucus,whichwillinclude with political allies and foes Ga., center where President ingpeoplewhoarehurting.” more modest hopes. “I do
deal,”saidMr.Kumar,thefor- severallawmakerseyeingpo- alike.Mr.McConnellisknown Rooseveltwouldvisit(Mr.Bi- Working with Mr. McCon- hope that all those years of
mer McConnell aide who is tential presidential bids of byfellowRepublicansas“the den delivered a speech there nellholdsspecialperilforMr. serving together might make
now co-leader of PwC’s Na- theirown. lockbox” who shares so little lastmonth). Biden, whose party this year for a different dynamic than
tional Tax Office. “What I “Theright-wingbaseisnow thatonalongoverseasplane “Where they came from, has raised a lot of campaign McConnell-Obama,”saidRep.
don’t know is whether their going to be led by a former flightheonceescapedtalking howtheycameup,Ithinkthat cashbypaintingtheKentucky Don Beyer (D., Va.). “I don’t
respective parties will allow president who is going to be toafellowsenatorbyputting reallybondedthem,”saidfor- Republican as a bogeyman. knowthatitistrue.Iwantit
thattohappen.Becauseinthe out there inflaming them ev- hisnoseinabook. merDefenseSecretaryChuck Progressives had long com- tobetrue.”
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tions, however, will require be counting on allies in Con- “Realistically,togetsome- But several energy experts ThomTillis. afteritwasdisclosedthatMr.
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fewer workers were handling comingtoworkinitslabs,of- earlysurvivor,incollaboration mally takes about 17 months. andinjectthemwiththedrug. Regeneronsuspendedastudy
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Amid Spike,
Testing Woes
Impede Action
BYSARAHKROUSE donetohelptampdownout-
breaks because the examina-
The U.S. is running more tionsaren’tcapturingthetrue
Covid-19 tests each day than prevalenceofthevirus.
atanyotherpointduringthe Theseven-dayaveragepos-
pandemic, but the increased itivityrateintheU.S.was8%
testing doesn’t fully explain asofSunday,accordingtoes-
recentcasesurgesacrossthe timatesfromtheCovidTrack-
nation,datashow. ingProject.
The seven-day average of SujalMandavia,chiefmedi-
newlyreportedcaseshasmore calofficerofprimary-andur-
thandoubledsincetheendof gent-care provider Carbon
September, while the seven- Health,saidthereneedstobe RS
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ofteststhatcomebackpositive as big of a problem as we also sometimes unclear Percentagechangein tially asymptomatic carriers, findthosewhoarelikelytobe
continuestogrow.Andtensof thinkwehave,”hesaid. whetherandwhatthosebeing seven-dayaverageofCovid-19 he said. It is operating surge infectious. In another rapid-
millions of available tests are Eightmonthsintothepan- testedwillhavetopayoutof testingandpositivecases testingsitesinhard-hitstates testing initiative, HHS will
going unused, prompting the demic, U.S. testing data re- pocket,test-seekerssaid. intheU.S.sinceSept.30 includingTexas,Kentuckyand provide 250,000 BinaxNOW
federal government to pause mainsinconsistent.Somestate The logistics of making an NorthCarolinathathelpraise rapidantigentests,developed
somedistributionofrapidtests agenciesreportthenumberof appointmentandtravelingto 125% Cases awarenessabouttesting,Adm. by Abbott Laboratories, to
until states use the supplies samples tested while others ahealth-carefacilityhavede- GiroirsaidinlateOctober. create surge testing sites in
thathavebeensent. report the number of people terredsomepeople.Statesin- 100 Thefederalgovernmenthas partnership with the Univer-
Altogether,testingdatasug- tested,muddyingcomparisons cluding California are now so far dispatched millions of sityofWisconsinSystem,the
gestCovid-19diagnostictests ofstatepositivityrates. joiningwithtestingcompanies 75 rapidantigentests,whichlook first such federal site to use
arestillseverelyunderusedin For example, individuals tocreatemoresamplecollec- for virus proteins, to nursing those rapid tests, an agency
theU.S.Andinconsistenciesin who have tested positive and tion and drop-off sites at homesandstategovernorsfor spokeswomansaid.
50
data collection and reporting get follow-up tests to see if schools, churches and work- use in schools, prisons and Somepublic-healthofficials
systemsarehamperingefforts theyhaveclearedtheinfection places to ease access. Boston othersettings,andadvocated championthedevelopmentof
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tounderstandandcontainthe mightbereportedasmorethan in recent weeks launched a 25 for more broad screening of more convenient at-home
virus’sspreadastheholidays onepositivecase.Still,others “Get the Test” campaign to peoplewithoutsymptoms. Covid-19 tests. Testing-com-
approach, public-health and who are tested frequently to encouragemorepeopletoseek 0 Adm.GiroironMondaysaid panyexecutivessayless-inva-
testingexecutivessay. makesuretheyaren’tinfected Covid-19testingascasesrose. the government is pausing sive sample-collection meth-
The seven-day average of and repeatedly test negative In October, 34 million shipmentsofrapidtestsitwas odssuchasaskingpatientsto
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fasterthanthe14-dayaverage negativeresultsastatereports. in the U.S., according to the tilthesuppliestheyhavesent of having their noses or
in50statesasofSunday,ac- Demand for testing is an- DepartmentofHealthandHu- areused.“Givenwhereweare throatsswabbedmightleadto
Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity(cases);
cordingtoaWallStreetJour- otherchallenge.Availabilityof manServices.TheU.S.hadthe CovidTrackingProject(testing) intheoutbreak,wecannotlet greaterinterestintesting.
nalanalysisofJohnsHopkins Covid-19testsandwaittimes capacity to run 106 million testssitunused,”hesaid. Ed Dougherty sought a
Universitydata,while105,927 for results have fluctuated Covid-19diagnostictestsdur- supplyandtestingbeingdone, Some of the tests sent to Covid-19testinearlyOctober,
new cases were reported duringthepandemic,causing ing the month, the agency “the predominant one being nursinghomeshavealsogone after attending a crowded
acrossthecountrythatday. confusion among many test said. That suggests tens of demand,” said Adm. Brett Gi- unused because of contradic- wedding in Pennsylvania.
The U.S. in October again seekers. Some people have millionsofavailabletestswent roir, who has led the Trump toryguidancefromsomestate Whiletheprevalenceofthevi-
crossedthe5%positivityrate been told they aren’t eligible unused. In the past 30 days administration’stestingefforts. and federal agencies about rus was low there, a lack of
threshold the World Health for testing as states have about 36 million tests have Thegovernmentcontinues howbesttousethemandcon- mask wearing and distancing
Organization says govern- changedtheircriteria. been run, according to Covid to urge testing for diagnosis, cernsabouttheiraccuracy. led him to seek a test for
ments should try to stay be- Othershavebeenfrustrated TrackingProjectestimates. contact tracing, screening, While rapid antigen tests peaceofmind. Histestresults
low.Public-healthofficialssay bylongwaitsforresultsover The federal government protectionofvulnerablecom- trade speed for some accu- came back negative, but he
arateabove5%indicatesthat the summer and have since says there are many reasons munitiesandtargetedsurveil- racy,Adm.GiroirsaidinOcto- saidtheexperiencewasare-
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Hospitalizations Reach
New High as Cases Soar
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ANDTALALANSARI average, as it has been since manServicesMarkGhalysaid AT FIRST BLUSH
Oct. 5, it suggests infections Tuesday.Thecountiesinclude
Hospitalsinsomestatesare areaccelerating. someofthestate’smorepopu-
grapplingwithcrowdedinten- OhioonTuesdayreporteda lated areas, including Sacra- ORANGY PINK DIAMOND
sive-care units, as confirmed record 6,508 new infections mento and San Diego. In San
coronavirus infections surge over the past 24 hours, with Francisco, Mayor London
nationallyandacrossmoreru- anadditional386peoplehos- Breed said the city would no Rare color. Stunning clarity. Natural beauty. This
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Monday, and on Tuesday the Arizona on Tuesday re- reached a point of serious
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cording to data compiled by when the state was in the group or any type of activity
JohnsHopkinsUniversity. midstofadifficultsurgeinin- that’s driving it,” said Ms.
Thenation’sdeathtollsur- fections. Neighboring New Reynolds,aRepublican.
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across a wide geographic re- logged a record 1,408 new from4.2%to8.3%.
gion,withtheseven-daymov- confirmedcasesonMonday. Mark Dworkin, professor Since1912,M.S.Rauhasspecializedintheworld’sfinestart,antiquesandjewelry.
ingaverageofnewcasesout- In California, which re- andassociatedirectorofepide- Backedbyourunprecedented125%Guarantee,westandbehindeachandeverypiece.
pacing the 14-day moving ported more than 8,000 new miologyattheUniversityofIl-
average in all 50 states, ac- infectionsonMonday,11coun- linois at Chicago, said he be-
cordingtoaWallStreetJour- ties were being put under lievestheriseinnewconfirmed
nalanalysisofJohnsHopkins morerestrictiveguidelinesbe- casesisduetoalackofcompli-
data.Whentheseven-dayav- cause of rising cases, state ancewithhealthdirectives.
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WORLD NEWS
Wider Russian Vaccine Rollout Hits Snags
Firstnationto andmemberoftheGlobalVi-
rusNetwork,aninternational
approveinoculation
scientificcollaboration.
forCovid-19struggles OnMonday,HealthMinister
Mikhail Murashko said a first
tospeedupproduction
large-scalebatchofthevaccine
would be supplied to medical
BYGEORGIKANTCHEV establishments from the pro-
ductionsitesthisweek,without
MOSCOW—Russia’splanto specifyingthenumberofdoses.
rolloutitscoronavirusvaccine “These are the initial sup-
tothewiderpopulationispro- plies, which are growing on a
gressingataslowerpacethan dailybasis,”Mr.Murashkosaid.
expectedaspolicymakersen- Russia’shealthministryand
counterchallengesinramping ministryofindustryandtrade
upproduction. didn’trespondtorequestsfor
Russia in August became commentontheproductionis-
thefirstcountrytoapprovea suesandplannedvaccinevol-
Covid-19vaccine,calledSput- umes.
nik V, despite skepticism in Thelatestproductionesti-
theWestoverthespeedwith matesvary.IndustryMinister
which it was developed and Denis Manturov said last
the fact that trials were con- monththatRussiacouldpro-
tinuing.Moscowhassincereg- duce 1.5 million doses in De-
istered a second vaccine andS cember, 3.5 million doses in
R
authorities say a third couldUTE January and then 15 million
beapprovedinDecember. S/RE eachmonthbyspring.
Since mass production ofNE KirillDmitriev,theheadof
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struggle with fine-tuning the MedicalspecialistsonFridaytransferredastretcherbearingapatientinfectedwithCovid-19fortransporttoahospitalinYakutsk,Russia. headedthevaccineeffort,said
technical processes and en- that Russia may reach a pro-
counterissueswiththeequip- vaccines, experts say, and in- duction volume of seven mil-
ment,officialsandexpertssay. volvethekeytechnicalaspects BrazilTrialHalt a“severeadverseevent”onOct. tions.WhileMr.Doriahasspear- lion to 10 million a month in
Russianofficialshavedialed of the production process. AlarmsDoctors 29.PresidentJairBolsonaro, headedeffortstohelpdevelop December or January at the
backtheirearlierforecaststhat Sputnik V uses a genetically whohasopposedtheChinese CoronaVac,promisingtovacci- latest.
upto30milliondosesofSput- altered form of a virus that vaccine,tooktoFacebooktocel- nateSãoPaulo’spopulationas Westerncompaniesarealso
nik V could be produced this causes the common cold, ebratethemove,callingit“an- earlyasMarch,Mr.Bolsonaro facingchallengeswithvaccine
year.Theynowexpectbetween known as the adenovirus, to SÃOPAULO—Brazil’sdeci- otherwinforJairBolsonaro.” hasbackedarivalvaccinebeing rollouts,suchaswithliningup
two million and 10 million serve as a vehicle for a frag- siontosuspendtrialsofanad- Thevaccine’sresearchers,in- developedbytheUniversityof therawmaterials,factoryca-
doses by the end of the mentofgeneticmaterialfrom vancedChinesecoronavirusvac- cludingarespectedstate-runin- OxfordandAstraZeneca. pacityandequipmentneeded
year,andalarge-scalevaccina- the new virus. The modified cinehasraisedfearsamong stitute,disputedthatclaim,say- “I’mveryworried—everything totransportmanymillionsof
tioncampaignissettobeginin virus is then fed into a so- doctorsthatpoliticswilldelay ingtheOctobereventhad aboutthispointstoapolitical doses.
lateNovemberorearlyDecem- called bioreactor, where it immunizationeffortshere nothingtodowiththetrials. dispute,”saidAndréPrudente, OnMonday,PfizerInc.and
ber,havingpreviouslybeenan- goes through fermentation, againstadiseasethathasal- CoronaVachasbeenatthe headoftheGiseldaTrigueiro BioNTech SE said that their
ticipatedinOctober. growthandmultiplication. readyclaimedthelivesofmore centerofapoliticaldisputebe- hospital.“We’reinapandemic—a vaccine—which is based on a
President Vladimir Putin Theproductionspecifications than160,000Brazilians. tweenMr.BolsonaroandSão vaccineshouldbeusedregard- differenttechnologythanRus-
acknowledgedinOctoberthat differforeverybioreactor,de- HealthregulatorAnvisa Paulo’sstategovernorJoão lessofitsnationality,whatmat- sia’s,knownasmRNA—proved
there was “only one issue to pendingonsize,yieldandother haltedclinicaltrialsonMonday Doria,whoisexpectedtorun tersishoweffectiveitis.” tobemorethan90%effective.
resolve now—the necessary characteristics,expertssay.Sci- oftheCoronaVacvaccine,citing againsthiminthe2022elec- —SamanthaPearson Thevaccinecouldgointodis-
productionvolumes.” entiststhenneedtotweakpro- tribution this month or next,
Russia, one of the world’s duction methods as they go, dependingonaregulatoryre-
worst-affected countries with basedonvariablessuchastem- ofhealth-careinvestmentfirm mostofitsvaccine-production recentweekstocomeupwith view.
over1.8millioninfections,has peratureandairpressure. ATEMCapital. facilities, including five phar- solutions for increasing pro- Following Pfizer’s an-
recently seen new daily cases “It’sabitoftrialanderror Mr. Gopka said scaling up maceutical companies as well duction,thepersonsaid. nouncement, the Russian
hit records, stretching the in finding the right method productionisanunpredictable asaproductionsiterunbythe “It’s one thing to make a healthministrysaidthatSput-
health-caresystemtothelimit. and it can’t be done in ad- processthattakestimeandis state-run Gamaleya Institute few thousand doses in small nik V is also more than 90%
Dailydeathshavealsoreached vance,” said Anton Gopka, “justimpossibletodoinafew forEpidemiologyandMicrobi- flasks in a lab and quite an- effective, though the claim
highs,withatotalof31,161of- deanoftheSchoolofTechnol- weeks.” ology, which developed the other to manufacture tens or was based on the ministry’s
ficiallyrecordedfatalities. ogyManagementandInnova- To speed up the pro- vaccine, a person close to the hundredsofmillionsofdoses,” observationsfromthoseinoc-
The challenges Russia is tionsatSt.Petersburg’sITMO cess of manufacturing the processsaid.Expertsfromthe said Konstantin Chumakov, a ulated so far rather than on
facing are typical with many Universityandgeneralpartner shot, Russia has employed companies have met daily in U.S.-based Russian virologist datafromaclinicaltrial.
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EU Alleges AppleInc.,FacebookInc.and trustanddigitalpolicy. smallminorityofproducts. AWallStreetJournalinves- long to prosecute and were
AlphabetInc.’sGoogle,which She said the preliminary “This marginalizes third- tigation this year found that too weakly enforced to undo
the bloc has already fined conclusionofherinquirywas partysellersandcapstheirabil- Amazonemployeesuseddata thecompany’sdominantposi-
Amazon morethan$9billion,inthree thatAmazon“illegallyabused itytogrow,”Ms.Vestagersaid. from other sellers to develop tion. Antitrust officials have
decisionsunderappeal. its dominant position as a The EU said on Tuesday it competing products. Amazon saiditisn’ttheirroletocreate
TheAmazoncaseislikelyto marketplace service provider was also opening a formal launchedaninternalinvestiga- specificmarketoutcomes,but
Broke Laws informcomingEUregulationof in Germany and France, the probeintoAmazon’s“BuyBox” tionandsaidemployeesdoing rathertostopabuses.
onlineplatforms,includingapo- biggestmarketplacesforAma- feature.Theseboxesonprod- sowouldviolateitspolicies. Meanwhile, officials are
tentialbanonpromotingtheir zonintheEuropeanUnion.” uct-listing pages include but- Amazon employees are al- proposing new legislation to
ownproductstothedetriment U.S. authorities have also tons to add a product to a lowedonlytouseaggregated beef up competition enforce-
ContinuedfromPageOne of smaller rivals, and specific beenprobingAmazon’salleged data from third-party sellers, ment.Theideaunderconsid-
as10%ofitsannualglobalrev- obligationsondatasharing. anticompetitivebehavior. ChiefExecutiveJeffBezossaid erationwouldallowthecom-
enue—or up to $28 billion, In the U.S., the House of Ms. Vestager launched the Thechargesarepart ataU.S.congressionalhearing missiontoactmorequicklyin
basedon2019numbers.Ama- Representatives issued a re- investigation into Amazon in in July, but added: “I can’t casesinvolvingso-calledgate-
ofanewroundof
zoncanchallengeanysuchde- port in October calling for June 2019, in part to look at guaranteeyouthatthispolicy keepercompanies,likebigin-
cisioninanEUcourt. stricter rules to curb the how the online marketplace probesofbigtech hasneverbeenviolated.” ternetfirms.
Amazon said it disagreed powerofonlineplatforms.Eu- gathers data from customers On Tuesday, Ms. Vestager Tuesday’s charges are the
companies.
withtheallegationsandwould rope’s regulatory efforts are and vendors and how it uses saidtheEU’scasedoesn’tfo- EU’s first against Amazon on
continue to engage with the more advanced, with a first that data to inform its busi- cus on how Amazon gathers competition grounds, but the
commission“toensureithas draft of new rules scheduled ness decisions. Investigators data about individual sellers, company has dealt with Ms.
anaccurateunderstandingof tobeputforwardDec.2. analyzed 80 million transac- butratherhowitsaggregation Vestagerbefore.In2017,Ama-
the facts,” adding, “No com- “Wedonottakeissuewith tionsandfoundthatgranular shoppingcartorbuyitdirectly. of data from many sellers al- zonsettledanEUinvestigation
pany cares more about small the success of Amazon or its data, for instance about sell- Thesellerwhowinsthatslot lowsittoavoidrisksindivid- into its e-book contracts with
businesses or has done more size.Ourconcernisveryspe- ers’ordersandshippingtotals, canget80%ofsalesforsome ualvendorsface. publishers.Thatsameyear,the
tosupportthemoverthepast cific business conduct which isfedintoAmazonalgorithms, products, Ms. Vestager said. Critics and rivals of big blocorderedLuxembourgtore-
twodecadesthanAmazon.” appears to distort genuine Ms.VestagersaidonTuesday. The concern is whether Ama- techcompanieshavecriticized coup€250million($295.4mil-
The EU’s charges are part competition,” said European She alleged the data allow zon and third-party vendors theEU’santitrustapproachas lion)fromthecompany,saying
of a new round of investiga- Commission Executive Vice Amazon to reap the bulk of thatuseitsdeliveryandlogis- lacking impact. They said its ithadgrantedillegalstateaid
tions against big technology PresidentMargretheVestager, salesfromprofitableproduct ticsservicesgetanunfairboost casesagainstGoogleoverthe intheformofasweethearttax
companies.Thetargetsinclude thebloc’stopofficialforanti- categories, while selling a whenselectedforthebox. past decade have taken too deal.Amazonhasappealed.
When Pigs 50%morelivestockflightsthis ernmenttomovepersonalpro- imal handlers had take a 28-
yearinresponsetohigherde- tective equipment, said Mike hourtrip,firstonfreighterair-
mand.Onatypicalday,theair- VanSchepdael,vicepresident craftfromFrancetotheMiddle
Fly: Drinks, line transports 10 horses and of Canadian-headquartered East,andthentoSouthAfrica
500 farm animals, including pig-breedingcompanyGenesus before arriving in Mauritius,
cows,goatsandsheep. Inc. due to border closures and
Leg Room Morecatsanddogsarealso A new flight was secured theirinabilitytogodirectlyto
travelingduringthepandemic, 2½monthslater,buttheorigi- theislandnationonapassen-
ofteninthecargoholdsofreg- nal young hogs had become gerplane,Mr.McMullensaid.
ularpassengerflights,because muchbigger—tooheavyforthe The“flyinggrooms”arelike
ContinuedfromPageOne thenumberofexpatriatefami- 85tonstheplanecouldhandle. theanimals’flightattendants,
breathers,”saidJerryChavez, lies returning to their home Anewsetofyoungpigswas hesaid.“Horsesrequirehour-
a former cargo manager at a countries from all over the shipped, Mr. Van Schepdael to-hour care and interaction
commercialairlinewhoisnow worldhasincreased. said.Thewait“wasfrustrating during flights,” he said, and
executivedirectoratAirBridge- ManypetsmovingfromAsia for the buyer,” he said. The they need to be kept happy
CargoAirlines,acompanythat and the Middle East back to costoftheflight—notinclud- throughout the journey, just
transportsalotofwhatitcalls the U.S. and other countries ing the price of the hogs: likehumans.
“special cargo,” including live transit at the Doha airport, $485,000.Thecargoitselfcost The company was worried
animalsandvaccines.Allthat wherethedogsgetabreakto closeto$4million. abouttwoextremelylargestal-
hot air can create humidity, run around in a yard stocked Pandemic border controls lions getting loaded into the
whichcandamagetheelectri- withtheairline’sdogtoys. have made things tricky for special horse stalls that are
calpartsoftheplane. Qatar Airways recently be- crews. Workers on flights to thenloadedontotheplanes—
“They’recleananimals,but gantakingphotosofthedogs Chinahavehadtoimmediately anoddsituationthatcanmake
theyleaveamess,”Mr.Chavez and cats coming through and get back on the planes and thempanic.
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andodtheidn.g“lTehaeksstoaulltsoafrtehbemui,ltbsuot emmeassilainggethe“iGrroewentienrgsswithfrtohme MULLE lceaarvgeo,aacfctoerrdinugnltooaMdirn.gMctMheuilr- araTtehdeyfraolmsotnheeefdeemdatloebheorsseeps-,
Murphy’sLawiswhatcanhap- Doha,”saidChiefOfficerCargo MC len,theIntradcodirector. far enough so they couldn’t
penwillhappen.” GuillaumeHalleux. RLIE Livestock flights from Eu- smell them. “Otherwise they
A
Chinahasbeenbuyinglots “People keep sending us H rope to China often stop in might get frisky,” Mr. Carroll,
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of pigs abroad after losing thankyoumessages,”hesaid. AhorsetravelsfromIrelandtoFranceonanIntradcoflight. places such as Kazakhstan or theIntradcogroom,said.
manyofitsownhogstoAfri- Someanimalflightshaven’t eastern Russia to swap crews Mr. Carroll’s favorite pas-
can swine fever. China is ex- pannedout.Earlierthisyear,a had grown too tall for the said. who can fly, unload animals sengers:elephants.
pected to import 25,000 live QatarAirwaysflighttoJohan- crates they were supposed to Pigsgrowquickly,too.Ear- andreturntoanothercountry “LasttimeIdidanelephant
hogsfromaroundtheworldin nesburgtopickupsomeyoung travel in, Mr. Halleux said. lierthisyear,1,300younghogs withinthenumberofhoursthe flight, it was only a five-hour
2020,comparedwith4,000in giraffesdestinedforazoowas Adultgiraffescanbeabout18 that were scheduled to be crewcanlegallywork,hesaid. flight,andIthinkIfedthemall
2019, the Agriculture Depart- forcedtoreturnempty.Inthe feettall—butQatarAirwaysis flownfromtheU.S.tothePhil- Last month, three horse [their hundreds of pounds of
mentsaid.Manyofthosewill roughlysixweeksithadtaken onlyabletoloadyounggiraffes ippines to stock a farm were grooms flew with 31 horses food]bymyself,”hesaid.“Igot
fly. to get the paperwork sorted underabout10feet,“otherwise bumpedwhentheirplanewas fromMauritiustoBelgium.To soengrossedinfeedingthese
Qatar Airways has added before the flight, the giraffes they bump their heads,” he requisitionedbytheU.S.gov- gettothepickuppoint,thean- animals.Itwasamazing.”
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