Cabbage News Network Week #199

Monday 11/23

• GSA acknowledges Biden's victory, officially begins transition process (source).
  
• DJT to require visitors from 24 (mostly African) countries to post $15,000 bond in order to visit the U.S. (source).
  
• U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies treaty with Russia becomes official (source).

Tuesday 11/24

• Initial vaccine distribution to be based on population rather than risk (source)
  
• Biden is now getting intelligence briefings (source).

Wednesday 11/25

• DJT pardons Michael Flynn (source).
  
• DJT considering a military strike on Iran (source).
  
• DoJ appeals decision not letting it defend DJT in rape case (source).
  
• Dems seeking a list of DJT appointees that are switching to career positions (source).
  
• Dems also seeking to block any mass firings of Federal employees (source).
  
• EPA says there's no reason to require energy and mining companies to have hazard or accident insurance (source).
  
• DJT still pursuing legal challenges to the election, none that are likely to succeed and they wouldn't change enough votes to make a difference even if they did (source).
  
• DJT also still touting Covid-19 "cures" that aren't actually available (source).

Thursday 11/26

• Happy Thanksgiving!
  
• DJT encourages people to gather together for Thanksgiving, despite what every medical professional in the world says (source).
  
• Supreme Court blocks Covid-19 restrictions on churches, wants this pandemic to never end (source).
  
• DJT says he won't concede, but he will leave the White House (source).
  
• DoJ appeals decision preventing it from deporting children (source).
  
• Court rejects attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census (source).

Friday 11/27

Map of the week

• Covid-19 changes over the last 2 weeks.

Legislative update - no action