Epstein Secrets

<https://www.reuters.corn/article/usa-biden-cabinet-senate/biden-cabinet- picks-may-face-rough-republican-reception-in-senate-idUSICBN2842X0> (11/24, Zengerle) reports other Senate Republicans "fired warning shots to... Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments, despi

berg <https://vvww.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-11-24/trump-epa-chief-wheeler-scraps-taiwan-visit-after-cost- scrutiny?smd=politics-vp> (11/24, Dlouhy, 4.73M) reports EPA Administrator Wheeler "is canceling a planned trip to Taiwan next month that had threatened to stoke anger with Beijing, after c

om/article/us-usa-election-congress/trump-relents-after-steady- drumbeat-of-fellow-republicans-urge-start-of-biden-transition-idUSICBN2832O7> (11/23, Zengerle) reports Trump "gave some ground on Monday to allow...Biden's transition to the presidency after the ranks grew of prominent Republicans calling fo

c." Bloomberg <https://vvww.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-11-23/biden-wins-access-as-agency-gives-him-transition- authority?smd=premium> (11/23, Dlouhy, 4.73M) reports the designation "triggers a formal transition process, giving Biden and his team access to current agency officials, briefing books

en. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), "who is often aligned with Manchin, sits on that committee but has not declared her position on Tanden." Reuters (2/22, Zengerle) says the fight over her nomination "underscored the influence a small group of moderates will have as Biden seeks to achieve his policy goals in th

loration on public land and her fierce opposition to the natural gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking." Bloomberg (2/22, Dlouhy, 3.57M) says Haaland's "opposition to fracking, early endorsement of the Green New Deal and participation in protests against an oil pipeline in So

continued delays threaten national security and hamper the incoming Biden administration's pandemic response planning." Meanwhile, Reuters (11/23, Zengerle) reports Trump "gave some ground on Monday to allow...Biden's transition to the presidency after the ranks grew of prominent Republicans calling fo

coming administration from communicating with key national security and health officials despite the raging coronavirus pandemic." Bloomberg (11/23, Dlouhy, 4.73M) reports the designation "triggers a formal transition process, giving Biden and his team access to current agency officials, briefing books

as well as the world." However, the AP (11/24, Mascaro, Daly) reports Senate Majority Leader McConnell remains "notably silent" and Reuters (11/24, Zengerle) reports other Senate Republicans "fired warning shots to... Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments, despi

ncluding a series of last-minute actions focused on Taiwan." Wheeler Cancels Planned Visit To Taiwan Amid Questions About Costs. Bloomberg (11/24, Dlouhy, 4.73M) reports EPA Administrator Wheeler "is canceling a planned trip to Taiwan next month that had threatened to stoke anger with Beijing, after c