News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: The daily COVID death average in the U.S. has increased to more than 1,150—up 57% in the last week, according to federal data. https://t.co/pPEJIBdAOo pic.twitter.com/FkpbcjA88u
— ABC News (@ABC) December 7, 2021
Plant-based coronavirus vaccine shows "positive efficacy and safety results," developers say https://t.co/yvRG4sbIdF pic.twitter.com/1PtJdYsoT4
— The Hill (@thehill) December 7, 2021
60% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC. https://t.co/WFrypWocpX
— Axios (@axios) December 7, 2021
It's now possible the committee could bring a floor vote holding Meadows in contempt of Congress, which could lead the Department of Justice to pursue criminal charges as they have already done with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. https://t.co/z1Xkoxx5Vc
— ABC News (@ABC) December 7, 2021
In his new memoir, former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows says the President's blood oxygen levels dipped down to a "dangerously low level" hours after he announced his positive Covid-19 diagnosis. https://t.co/aJGFzfZzUz
— CNN (@CNN) December 7, 2021
Steve Bannon will go to trial July 18 on criminal charges that he defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee https://t.co/U6SGvx7tw5
— POLITICO (@politico) December 7, 2021
Michael Bolton, the inspector general of the US Capitol Police, plans to tell Congress that the agency has not done enough to improve its activities in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. https://t.co/QhvLRXHTsr
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 7, 2021
Donald Trump's social media startup is under investigation by federal securities regulators, before it's even launched a product, and every new disclosure seems to invite new questions. https://t.co/wrsgWBkePP
— Axios (@axios) December 7, 2021
Biden warned Putin that the U.S. and European allies would impose “strong” economic penalties and other punitive actions on Russia should it mount an invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/P3idmwujc7
— POLITICO (@politico) December 7, 2021
A Saudi man accused of being a member of the hit squad that murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been detained in Paris while boarding a flight to Riyadh, French media reported Tuesday. https://t.co/wRct19thYz
— CNN (@CNN) December 7, 2021
.@RepMattGaetz: "We are going to take power after this next election. When we do, it's not going to be the days of Paul Ryan, and Trey Gowdy, and no real oversight, and no real subpoenas. It's going to be the days of Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Dr. Gosar, and myself." pic.twitter.com/8ID1vMN8IZ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 7, 2021
Remembering December 7, 1941, when a Japanese air attack on Hawaii pulled the U.S. into World War II. https://t.co/4eHYMUjmhM
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 7, 2021
