7. As the Steele dossier continues to disintegrate, Biden official is implicated
- Last week, special counsel John Durham indicted Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman and Russian analyst Igor Danchenko, forcing the American media to admit that the infamous Steele dossier, which the Trump-Russia collusion was based on, was a farce. Now, it appears that President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan was the “foreign policy advisor” referenced in Sussman’s indictment, which makes him a liability at the White House.
- Sullivan was serving as Hillary Clinton’s chief foreign policy adviser on the campaign trail when, according to the indictments, Sussman shared emails with Clinton’s campaign manager, her communications director and Sullivan himself. Reporters are now asking if there is “any conflict that would preclude Sullivan from carrying out his duties” because being part of this mess in 2016 probably should preclude him from working at the White House.
6. Court documents being sent to those who entered the country illegally
- It’s been confirmed by a spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the organization will be sending documents to the immigrants who entered the country illegally for charges.
- There will be 78,000 migrants who will be given orders to appear in court. It was reported that 107,817 had been released without notice to appear in court, and 28% never reported to ICE as of September 10. The spokesperson said, “Action will be taken against those that do not appear consistent with the law and Department priorities. By mailing out these charging documents, ICE is initiating removal proceedings in a timely way.”
5. AOC wonders if Democrats can move the “Build Back Better” bill
- While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is in Glasgow, Scotland, rambling about how the not-yet-passed “Build Back Better” plan recognizes the “interconnectedness of climate change and gender justice…Our legislation advances our mission to decarbonize and realign every sector of the economy,” U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is fuming about how the bill probably isn’t going to move any time soon.
- In a letter to her constituents, Ocasio-Cortez advised that she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill because moving that bill jeopardized “immigration reform, funding for NYCHA and any chance to meaningfully address climate change.” She correctly added, “The President and House leadership has promised that BBB will still pass. We hope they’re right, but how much of the bill survives now that we’ve given away so much leverage is the question.”
4. Trump goes after the Republicans who sided with Democrats
- There were 13 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives that voted in favor of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, and former President Donald Trump has called out those Republicans for siding with Democrats.
- Many of the Republicans have said that they voted in favor of the bill for the beneficial parts they saw in it, but Trump reportedly “railed on” the 13 Republicans during his speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner.
3. 900 jobs coming to Alabama through Amazon
- There will be more than 900 jobs created through Amazon opening new facilities in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery. The company has also announced plans to add about 500 new full-time jobs in the state this year. Things might look different if the Amazon plant in Bessemer had unionized.
- In Birmingham, there’s a new Delivery Station planned that will create 150 jobs, while the new Fulfillment Center in Huntsville will create 250 jobs, and in Montgomery, there will be 500 jobs added for the Receive Center.
2. Britt with a slight lead over Brooks
- U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) has been the frontrunner with a generous lead in the U.S. Senate race for several months, but new internal polling from U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt’s campaign shows that she has taken a 1% lead over Brooks. This would be quite the gain for Britt, and it would have to mean that Mike Durant’s entry into the race and ultra-positive big ad spending for Britt knocked 20-points off Brooks and gave them to Britt. That seems unlikely.
- The poll was conducted by TargetPoint, and there is a 5.6% margin of error in the survey taken from November 3-8. Britt had 31%, Brooks had 30%, veteran and businessman Mike Durant was at 12%, and businesswoman Jessica Taylor had 7%. The poll indicates that when respondents heard “more about each of the front-running candidates,” Britt went to 56%, Brooks dropped to 7%, and Durant stayed at 12%. Britt said that it’s “clear the people of Alabama are ready for fresh blood in the Senate and are tired of ineffective career politicians like Joe Biden and my opponent who have made a living only serving themselves on the taxpayer dime.”
1. 1-in-5 of those hospitalized are vaccinated
- The Alabama Hospital Association has reported that of those who are hospitalized with the coronavirus in the state, about 20% have been fully vaccinated. Previously, there had been 12-13% of people who were hospitalized were fully vaccinated.
- According to Alabama Hospital Association president Dr. Donald Williamson, this is not a surprising development. Williamson said this could be a “statistical phenomenon” as there are more people vaccinated in the population. He added, “[P]eople who got vaccinated with just two doses, and have now been vaccinated more than six months, we know that immunity does weaken over time. I suspect some of that is waning immunity.” This raises the question about what “fully-vaccinated” will mean in the future.
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