12 Nov November 6, 2020
Top News
- As Biden’s lead grows, U.S. allies cautiously weigh outreach amid Trump threats. Washington Post
- Georgia Senate Race Between David Perdue And Jon Ossoff Edges Closer To A Runoff. NPR
- Democrats are projected to lose House seats but keep their majority. CNBC
- Mitch McConnell says he’s open to stimulus during lame duck — but there are a lot of wild cards. Vox
- More state officials announce restrictions as US tops 100,000 new Covid-19 infections for second day in a row. CNN
- Republicans Maintain Advantage in Control of State Legislative Chambers. RouteFifty
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- The U.S. Left the Paris Climate Pact. Allies and Rivals Are Pressing Ahead. New York Times
- 5 ballot initiatives poised to propel states, cities to 100% clean energy. Smart Cities Dive
- A Lesson in Learning to Live With Fire, and Each Other. Bloomberg CityLab
- 5 ways climate issues played out in the US election. Climate Homes News
- Trump ousts Chatterjee, taps Danly to lead FERC. Utility Dive
Indian Affairs
- A record-breaking 6 Native Americans were elected to Congress on Tuesday. CBS
- Trump investment in North Carolina’s Native American Lumbee Tribe pays off. Fox News
- In Indian Country, COVID-19 Yet Another Obstacle To Casting A Vote. NPR
- ‘Jim Crow, Indian style’: How Native Americans were denied the right to vote for decades. Washington Post
Labor
- Job growth stronger than expected in October, unemployment rate slides to 6.9%. CNBC
- Fed chief says pace of economic recovery is moderating while pandemic threat looms large. Washington Post
- NLRB At Work: Case backlog drops to lowest level in 40 years. Reuters
- Union members voted for Biden after Trump ‘abandoned’ them: AFL-CIO president. Yahoo Finance
Taxation & Trade
- US trade deficit falls to $63.9 billion in September. ABC News
- How U.S. states tax wage income may be forever changed by remote work. CNBC
- The U.S. is as corporate tax-friendly as it’s ever been. Axios
- Illinois Voters Reject ‘Fair Tax’ Amendment. WTTW
- Arizonans approve tax on wealthy to fund education. Now what? Arizona Public Media
Technology
- Prop. 22 passed, a major win for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash. What happens next? Los Angeles Times
- The Rise and Fall of the ‘Stop the Steal’ Facebook Group. New York Times
- Europe and the US are drifting apart on tech. Joe Biden wouldn’t fix that. Politico
- Why Big Tech may be hoping for a Joe Biden presidency. CNN
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Transit, Police Reform and Drug Policy See Some Big Ballot Wins. Bloomberg CityLab
- House committee leaders request study on safety of opening up 5.9Ghz Spectrum Band. Transportation Today
- Congressional Transportation Leaders Win Re-Election. Transport Topics
- Mass timber reaches for new heights to unlock zero-carbon cities. Smart Cities Dive
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