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1. Coronavirus
2. White House transition
The Biden transition team is scheduled to receive briefings from the Pentagon’s intelligence agencies starting today, after some controversy about whether the Pentagon blocked the Biden team from certain Department of Defense intelligence agencies. (The Pentagon said such claims are “demonstrably false and patently insulting.”) After losing favor with some Republicans for saying the Justice Department found no evidence of voter fraud during the election, Attorney General William Barr is considering leaving his post before the end of President Donald Trump’s term, a source told CNN. Elsewhere in Trump’s circle: Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus.
3. Marijuana
The House has passed a bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The MORE Act would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and eliminate criminal penalties for individuals who manufacture, distribute or possess marijuana. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the bill would be an important step in addressing the “racial disparities in conviction rates” for drug-related offenses. The bill passed largely along party lines, and has little hope of passing the Republican-led Senate. But it’s historic nonetheless. This is the first time a…
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