that requires the GSA ascertainment. To be clear, I did not receive any direction to delay my determination. She also questioned the effectiveness of containing the virus at the hospitals. Canada's Foreign Ministry did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment on Ms Hua's remarks. Contrary to media reports and insinuations, my decision was not made out of fear or favoritism. The new parliament, which is costing 2 billion, is part of a wider revamp of India's administrative capital that Mr Modi believes will underline India's emerging status as an economic giant. Instead, Biden has been focused on picking women and people of color for his top spots something that has frustrated those looking for LGBTQ leaders in the Democratic administration, Washington Blade reports. In another video posted in May, she recorded herself outside a major train station in Wuhan where she tried to interview travellers but hardly found any. I did, however, receive threats online, by phone, and by mail directed at my safety, my family, my staff, and even my pets in an effort to coerce me into making this determination prematurely. Russian military experts speculated that the items had been stolen because some of the units had been assembled using precious metals such as gold and platinum. Zhang has denied the allegation of falsifying information, and told her lawyer that she gathered the information on the ground through interviews with Wuhan residents. Below is the letter from GSA Administrator Emily Murphy: November 23, 2020 U.S. General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy informed President-elect Joe Biden on Monday that her agency has formally ascertained him as the apparent winner of the 2020 presidential election and would move ahead with transition proceedings. When the election is certified, we fully anticipate the GSA to take appropriate action as necessary. I mean, they give it to us here at the hospital. And it could complicate both his efforts to reform that departmentamid widespread worry that it has been used by Trump as a tool for carrying out political vendettasas well as the start of his time in office.The president-elects team has bristled at the notion that Hunter Bidens exploits are material to their agenda. The Pentagon said Monday night that it is ready to conduct the transition. The critic said they told him to stop threatening the donor on social media. In 2000, the GSA Administrator took a no-action stance on ascertaining a winner of the presidential election, initially claiming it was because neither candidate had Another senior FBI official left after he was found to have sexually harassed eight employees. But that isn't stopping Trump appointee Emily Murphy from looking for a new job herself. Narendra Modi pressed ahead with the ceremony at the new triangular-shaped parliament, a post-independence building which replaces the existing circular one built in colonial times. But they became the primary focus of their attacks after the presidents attorney, Rudy Giuliani, claimed in the elections closing weeks to have obtained a copy of the younger Bidens laptop from a computer repairman in Delaware named John Paul MacIsaac. Two FBI agents visited the critic at his home in 2017, the agency confirmed. Despite that, China has consistently linked the fate of the two Canadians to its demands that Ms Meng be released immediately. Even if the GSA waits until the EC formally votes on Dec. 14th, though, his team will still have enough (albeit substantially reduced) time to do the stuff (getting office space at every federal agency & getting access to senior officials, working with the OGE to process financial disclosure & conflict-of-interest forms for their nominees, etc.) We are moving full speed ahead. GSA administrator Emily Murphy, who has been criticized for slowing down the process, informed the Biden team in a "letter of ascertainment" on Monday that it may begin the formal transition process and access the resources that come along with that. Even in the face of thousands of threats, I always remained committed to upholding the law. Long-term, unrecognized spread of SARS-CoV-2 in northern Italy would help explain, at least in part, the devastating impact and rapid course of the first wave of COVID-19 in Lombardy. The little boy, from a town near Milan in the Lombardy region, began to feel ill on November 21, suffering from flu-like symptoms and a rash, and it was initially thought that he was suffering from measles. DEMOCRATS vs. the GSA on Monday asking her to explain by Wednesday evening why she hadnt certified that JOE BIDEN won the election. ", What Biden can and can't do without the GSA's cooperation. (NEXSTAR) The head of the agency tasked with allocating funds to the presidential transition changed course Monday, now recognizing President-elect Joe Bidens electoral victory earlier this month. I strongly urge Congress to consider amendments to the Act. Will never concede to fake ballots & Dominion. Section 7 of the Act and Public Law 116-159, dated October 1, 2020, which provides continuing appropriations until December 11, 2020, makes $6,300,000 available to you to carry out the provisions of Section 3 of the Act. And on Tuesday, Biden announced Fudge would be his nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ", Murphy wrote that she has faced "threats online, by phone, and by mail directed at my safety, my family, my staff, and even my pets in an effort to coerce me into making this determination prematurely.". General Services Administration Chief Emily Murphy had held off formalizing the transition process after the Trump administration challenged the legitimacy of the general election. This included lots of screaming.> > Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 9, 2020Fudge and Richmond's seats are both in safely blue districts, so the Democratic majority will likely grow again once special elections are held to replace them. The federal General Services Administration on Monday officially recognized Joe Biden as the president-elect, clearing the way for him to begin a formal presidential transition and handover of power. The lack of GSA cooperation hasn't entirely hampered Mr. Biden's preparations. Chen Qiushui was among the first to be detained in January and disappeared after he broadcasted live on social media showing scenes of crowded hospitals. Otherwise, you let the fear of illness drive your entire life." She was arrested in May and accused of picking quarrels and stirring up trouble, a charge often used against government critics and activists in China. An assistant FBI director retired after he was accused of drunkenly groping a female subordinate in a stairwell. Police in Russia said on Wednesday they were searching for thieves who plundered technical equipment from a top-secret military aircraft known as the Doomsday Plane that is designed for use during a nuclear war. "I just have to hope that we can hold together long enough to make sure that something like that would happen if I should leave," she told Politico.More stories from theweek.com 7 criminally funny cartoons about Trump's potential pardon spree Trump gets a judicial reality check Why Trump supporters won't accept election results. The head of an obscure federal agency that is holding up the presidential transition knew well before election day that she might soon have a messy The US is seeking Ms Meng's extradition from Canada on fraud charges. Rice,56,served as national security adviser to former President Barack Obama and is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. A former lawyer detained for more than six months due to reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been fitted with a tube so she can be force-fed after she went on hunger strike, her lawyer said. Biden has previously said publicly that he did not keep the diamond. Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital based in Washington, D.C. The Electoral College will meet to vote to certify the election results on December 14. The finding would suggest that the coronavirus was circulating in Italy much earlier than expected the pandemic was not officially detected until late February. The statement released by the transition gives the impression that the Department of Justice did not make any requests of Hunter Biden, but rather simply notified his team of the investigations existence.Target letters are basically, We have you, come talk if youd like to make it worse, a federal law enforcement official familiar with the distinction told The Daily Beast.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. The New York Times reported that the money-laundering aspect of the inquiry appears to have died out but that investigators with the Internal Revenue Service continued to examine Mr. Bidens taxes. Hunter Biden had owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes in addition to facing credit card debt and two mortgages. "I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country," the president wrote. Below is the letter from GSA Administrator Emily Murphy: November 23, 2020. Tasked with a California familys historic getaway on Patmos, John Stefanidis gives the once-neutral house a vibrant polychrome presenceOriginally Appeared on Architectural Digest. Bush, said that because Trump is contesting the election The General Services Administration has told President-elect Joe Biden they're ready to start the formal transition process, allowing Mr. Biden access to key funding, office space, classified intelligence briefings and agency access, according to a letter GSA sent to reporters. As you know, the GSA Administrator does not pick or certify the winner of a presidential election. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Moments after the letter was released,President Trump tweeted that he has recommended the GSA administrator "do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and I have told my team to do the same" but he said they will still fight. One of those sources said a recording of Hunter speaking about the Chinese executive who gifted the ring, Ye Jianming, is on the device. The law simply states the GSA administrator must "ascertain" the winner in order to begin the formal transition process. The Electoral College will meet to vote to certify the election results on December 14. The Electoral College will meet to vote to certify the election results on December 14. Buttigieg shook off talks of being Biden's Office of Management and Budget director because he wanted a "real Cabinet" position and not a "staff-level" job, a Democratic insider tells Washington Blade. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch officialincluding those who work at the White House or GSAwith regard to the substance or timing of my decision. Can Trump run again in 2024 after losing 2020 election to Biden? "I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country," the president wrote. Below is the letter from GSA Administrator Emily Murphy: November 23, 2020 GSA has to certify that election to start turning it around. The Electoral College will meet to vote to certify the election results on December 14. USA TODAY'S coverage of the 2020 election continues this week as states certify their vote counts after President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the hard-fought presidential race. The IRS issued a lien on him and his estranged wife for $112,805 in unpaid taxes from 2015.In anticipation of the announcement of an investigation, the Biden presidential transition team put out a statement on Wednesday under Hunter Bidens name.I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. attorneys office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs, it read. She was wearing thick pyjamas with a girdle around the waist, her left hand pinned in front and right hand pinned behind, he wrote. I do not think that an agency charged with improving federal procurement and property management should place itself above the constitutionally-based election process. 102 note (the "Act"). But when asked about keeping the Democratic caucus united for a few months, Fudge didn't seem incredibly confident. First published on November 23, 2020 / 6:32 PM. She reiterated that their cases and Ms Meng's were "different in nature," with Ms Meng's being a "purely political incident." The idea is to make this look like the capital of an independent country with landmark buildings. But conservationists say it is a poor substitute for the 93-year-old Parliament House, built by architects Sir Edward Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker when the British Empire moved its capital from Calcutta to Delhi. "The actual winner of the presidential election will be determined by the electoral process detailed in the Constitution. Its not the first time that Zhang has been arrested on such charges. It is unclear if federal investigators are relying on the contents of the laptop as part of their probe.According to CNN, federal authorities at the FBI and the IRS Criminal Investigation Agency have been working with prosecutors in Delaware to investigate Bidens business dealings in foreign countries, primarily in China, and that the probe started back in 2018. Donald Trump appointed Murphy in 2017, and she's so far refused to certify Biden as the election's winner as Trump attempts to overturn the election result in court. As you know, the GSA Administrator does not pick or certify the winner of a presidential election. But the comparison doesnt hold up. The case involvedthree men who claimed that FBI agents put them on the government's no-fly list because they would not spy on fellow Muslims. Zhang attempted to report the virus outbreak on social media and streaming account, and is now being held at a detention centre near Shanghai. November 20, 2020. Zhang posted videos on Youtube - which is banned in China - consistently from February until her arrest in May. In her letter, Murphy defended the slowness of her decision to formally begin the transition process, and called on Congress to change the law to make it more clear. When the British built these buildings, they never had an independent India on the horizon, Hardeep Singh Puri, the minister of housing and urban affairs, told the Financial Times. In those days, they had TOM DELAY and earmarks to keep things in line -- and they never lost a vote. Canadian diplomats had been denied all access to the two men from January to October because of coronavirus precautions cited by the Chinese side. But evidence of the larger probe was apparent in the markings on a series of documents that were made publicbut went largely unnoticedin the days leading up to the November election, according to two individuals familiar with the matter.Hunter Biden Says Hes Under Federal Investigation Over His TaxesHunter Bidens business dealings were always a ripe target for President Donald Trump and his allies. The Pentagon said Monday night that it is ready to conduct the transition. I take this role seriously and, because of recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results, am transmitting this letter today to make those resources and services available to you. Until then, our priority must be on ensuring that this race was a fair and free election with an honest count, said Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Hice. That would leave Democrats with just 220 seats in the House once the next Congress is sworn in, and their margin over the GOP could shrink even more when the last two House races are called. He also reportedly squashed talks of leading the Department of Veterans Affairs.Now, Biden is considering giving Buttigieg a high-profile ambassadorship, potentially even sending him to China, Axios reports. Bush, said that because Trump is contesting the election CBS News' Bo Erickson contributed to this report. The General Services Administration informed federal departments Monday night that it has ascertained Joe Biden to be the winner of the presidential election, according to an email obtained by CNN. The actual winner of the presidential election will be determined by the electoral process detailed in the Constitution. Will never concede to fake ballots & Dominion. Learn more. Trump administration allows Biden transition What Biden can and can't do without the GSA's cooperation, Biden taps Lloyd Austin as defense secretary, California Privacy/Information We Collect. Until the election results are certified, Bidens transition team cannot begin the process of taking over the White House. The law simply states the GSA administrator must "ascertain" the winner in order to begin the formal transition process. Mr. Trump's tweet is also the closest he's come to conceding. Murphys letter to Biden came hours after Michigans four-member elections board voted to certify Bidens win in that state by 154,187 votes. Her arrest severely damaged relations between Canada and China, which has also sentenced two other Canadians to death and suspended imports of canola from Canada. Murphys letter to Biden came hours after Michigans four-member elections board voted to certify Bidens win in that state by 154,187 votes. GSA does not dictate the outcome of legal disputes and recounts, nor does it determine whether such proceedings are reasonable or justified. According to Axios, two Fox News bookers - employees who book guests on TV shows - who said they and several others had been approached. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the goodfight, and I believe we will prevail! One woman, Emily Murphy, a GSA official appointed by Trump, stands in the way. He announced his national security team on Monday. "She has been harassed, threatened, and abused and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA. The Biden transition team reacted swiftly to the GSA's determination. In her letter, Murphy defended the slowness of her decision to formally begin the transition process, and called on Congress to change the law to make it more clear. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has described China's approach as coercive diplomacy, spoke last month with US president-elect Joe Biden about the case of the two men and said he expects Mr Biden to be a good partner in persuading Beijing to release them. Donald Trump appointed Murphy in 2017, and she's so far refused to certify Biden as the election's winner as Trump attempts to overturn the election result in court. In one video posted in February, she explained her experience of visiting hospitals in Wuhan, and said that the number of infected patients was higher than the government figures. Zhang refused to stop the hunger strike even after her lawyer told her that her family and loved ones urged her to put an end to it. I remind you that Section 6 of the Act imposes reporting requirements on you as a condition for receiving services and funds from GSA. Unfortunately, the statute provides no procedures or standards for this process, so I looked to precedent from prior elections involving legal challenges and incomplete counts. In past elections, the GSA has sent a letter identifying the winner within days of the AP and networks calling the election, long before the results are made official by the Electoral College. She was formally charged with spreading false information in November. To consider amendments to the Act sign up now! Daily Beast Membership Beast The Chinese side assistant FBI director retired after he tested positive for Covid-19 arrest in. 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