During Donald Trump’s four years at the White House, he has undone deals and splintered alliances like no other US president before him. Washington’s tone towards NATO also shifted dramatically, but that may have actually helped the alliance.
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The UK prime minister insists he will not change plans to relax Covid rules around Christmas, despite a sharp rise in cases. Johnson instead urges Britons to exercise personal responsibility, minimise social contacts, and consider delaying seeing elderly relatives until they have been vaccinated.
As coronavirus cases surge across Germany, strict new rules have forced stores to close, just when Christmas business would be at its peak.
It may be a global pandemic. But when it comes to individual nations, the response has been anything but uniform. While some governments were quick to implement lockdowns and mask wearing others only reacted when the virus had already wreaked havoc. The crisis has exposed major philosophical divides. Over questions like the role of government and the definition of individual responsibility. As a result, outcomes have varied greatly and even after months, governments still seem to be pondering over how to best battle the virus. But the experience of some countries has also helped shape the response of others. In this time of crisis The South American country of Uruguay seems to have found a viable way. So what can we learn from Uruguays pandemic response?
Hospitals across Ontario have been ordered to brace for a spike in COVID-19 patients. A memo from Ontario Health told hospitals to prepare to activate emergency plans immediately.
On the announcement that Attorney General Bill Barr will leave office before Christmas, Rachel Maddow looks at some of the lowlights of his tenure with the Trump administration, beginning with a big, public lie about content of the Mueller investigation. Aired on 12/15/2020.
Kayleigh McEnany has described Monday’s electoral college vote confirming Joe Biden as the nation’s next president as just ‘one step in the constitutional process’. The White House press secretary’s assessment is the latest example of White House officials declining to accept Biden’s victory, even after Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday broke his silence on the winner of the presidency, saying: ‘The electoral college has spoken.’
As he departed for Georgia, President-elect Joe Biden told reporters he called Sen. Mitch McConnell to “thank him for the congratulations” after he spoke on the Senate floor.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: “So, as of this this morning, our country has officially a President-elect and a Vice President-elect… The Electoral College has spoken. So, today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.”
Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, speaks to Newsnight about the impact of household mixing over Christmas and the “politicisation” of the US’ public health response to coronavirus.