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14.2M) reports Trump also mocked Fauci in Arizona "for his botched ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park on 
Opening Day and misrepresenting some of the doctor's positions on the coronavirus in tweets." 
The New York Daily News <https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-fauci-trump-white-
house-20201019-o3r57pybz5cvrnlw6p7u5656xm-story.html> (10/19, Goldiner, 2.52M) says that "with the U.S. 
still in the grip of a deadly pandemic, President Trump is turning the nation's top infectious disease expert into 
his political punching bag." The New York Post <https://nypost.com/2020/10/19/trump-piles-on-fauci-over-first-
pitch-and-covid-19-response/> (10/19, Bowden, Nelson, 4.57M) reports, "Trump, who has shunned wearing a 
mask, also accused the ardent Washington Nationals fan of wearing an ineffective facial covering." Mark 
Shanahan of the Boston Globe <https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/19/nation/why-does-trump-go-after-
faucii> (10/19, 972K) writes, "It would seem unwise, picking this fight with Fauci — so close to Election Day —
instead of using the waning days of his teetering reelection campaign to, say, reassure worried voters, especially 
seniors terrified of being infected." 
The Hill <https://thehill.com/homenewskampaign/521743-biden-slams-trump-for-calling-fauci-a-disaster> 
(10/19, Greenwood, 2.98M) reports Biden said in a statement, "Coronavirus infections are spiking across the 
country, but President Trump decided to attack Dr. Fauci again today as a 'disaster' and call public health experts 
`idiots' instead of laying out a plan to beat this virus or heeding their advice about how we can save lives and get 
our economy moving again.... The American people have never backed down from a challenge, but they need a 
leader to show the way and all President Trump has done is cower and wallow in self-pity." 
Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/trump-ties-fauci-to-biden-430217> (10/19, Niedzwiadek, 
4.29M) says "the Biden campaign seemed gleeful to be linked with Fauci, who has continually rated as one of 
the most trusted voices in the country on Covid-19, according to numerous public opinion polls." The 
Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/10/19/trump-fauci-tweet-bob-
hope/> (10/19, Rao, 14.2M), meanwhile, writes, "Nearly a week after mocking [Biden] as elderly and disabled, 
President Trump tweeted a reference to Bob Hope, the mid-century comedian who died in 2003 at 100 years 
old." 
The Tennessean <https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/19/tn-sen-lamar-alexander-praises-
anthony-fauci-after-trump-slam-coronavirus/5981387002/> (10/19, Wegner, 458K) reports Sen. Lamar 
Alexander (R-TN) "voiced his support" for Fauci on Monday, saying in a statement, "Dr. Fauci is one of our 
country's most distinguished public servants. He has served six presidents, starting with Ronald Reagan. If more 
Americans paid attention to his advice, we'd have fewer cases of COVID-19, and it would be safer to go back to 
school and back to work and out to eat." 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corrilopinions/of-course-were-tired-of-the-coronavirus-mr-
president-wishful-thinIcing-wont-make-it-go-away/2020/10/19/840a864a-1238-11eb-ba42-
ec6a580836ed_story.html> (10/19, 14.2M) editorializes, "Of course we are tired of covid. More than 8 million 
Americans have been infected by the novel coronavirus and at least 219,000 have died, more than in any other 
country. Some number of those deaths can be attributed to Mr. Trump's adoption of wishful thinking as policy. 
He has resisted a national testing plan and a national public health strategy, and he continually encourages 
reckless behavior and mocks prudence. The result is more unemployment, more illness, more misery." The Wall 
Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-criticizes-dr-fauci-during-call-with-campaign-staffers-
11603128384> (10/19, Bender, Lucey, Subscription Publication, 7.57M), the CNN 
<https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-coronavirus/index.html> (10/19, 
Collins, Liptak, 83.I6M) and Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-anthony-fauci-criticism-
coronavirus> (10/19, Singman, 27.59M) websites, and Axios <https://www.axios.corn/trump-calls-fauci-disaster-
42428ddc-01e9-44a6-9f19-55aakc5f55Ehtml> (10/19, Fernandez, 521K) also have reports. 
WPost Report: Atlas "Succeeded In Largely Sidelining" Other Task Force Members. 
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Under the headline "Trump's Den Of Dissent: Inside The White House Task Force As Coronavirus Surges," the 
Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/politicsitrumps-den-of-dissent-inside-the-white-house-task-
force-as-coronavirus-surges/2020/10/19/7ff8ee6a-0a6e-lIeb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html> (10/19, Abutaleb, 
Rucker, Dawsey, Costa, 14.2M) reports, "As summer faded into autumn and the novel coronavirus continued to 
ravage the nation unabated, Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist whose commentary on Fox News led President Trump 
to recruit him to the White House, consolidated his power over the government's pandemic response." According 
to the Post, Atlas "shot down attempts to expand testing" and "openly feuded with other doctors on the 
coronavirus task force." The Post says Atlas "succeeded in largely sidelining them," and then "advanced fringe 
theories, such as that social distancing and mask-wearing were meaningless and would not have changed the 
course of the virus in several hard-hit areas." 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.comilive/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions#trump-
officials-tweet-and-its-removal-set-off-flurry-of-anti-mask-posts> (10/19, Wu, 18.61M) reports that a tweet by 
Atlas on Saturday questioning the efficacy of masks in containing coronavirus "was rapidly debunked by 
experts, who pointed to a wealth of evidence showing that face coverings reduce the risk that the coronavirus 
will hop from person to person." According to the Times, "Not long after, Dr. Atlas reshared his first tweet with a 
message that seemed to walk back his original statement: 'Use masks for their intended purpose — when close to 
others especially hi risk,' he said. 'Otherwise, social distance. No widespread mandates.' On Sunday, "Twitter 
removed Dr. Atlas's first tweet, saying it violated the company's policy against false or misleading information 
about the coronavirus that could lead to harm." However, "the damage had already been done: The post had been 
retweeted at least 1,800 times, and generated over 7,300 likes and replies. The removal then set off a flurry of 
anti-mask posts, and accusations of tech censorship, across social media." 
Atlas Praises "Herd Immunity" Declaration, Though Other Experts Alarmed By Idea. The New York Times 
<https://vvwvv.nytimes.comilive/2020/10/19/world/covid-coronavirus> (10/19, Eddy, Pianigiani, Schaverien, 
Zraick, Gillet, 18.61M) reports Atlas and other Administration officials have praised ideas in a declaration by 
fellow Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya that "calls for allowing the coronavirus to spread in order 
to achieve 'herd immunity' — the point at which enough people have been infected to stall transmission of the 
pathogen." The "central proposition is that to contain the coronavirus, people 'who are not vulnerable should 
immediately be allowed to resume life as normal' while those at high risk are protected from infection." 
According to the Times, the idea "has alarmed and angered other public health researchers," and "on Wednesday, 
about 80 published a manifesto of their own...saying that this approach would endanger one-third of the US 
population who have conditions that put them at high risk from severe Covid-19, and result in perhaps a half-
million deaths." 
In an op-ed for the New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/opinion/coronavirus-herd-
immunity.html> (10/19, 18.61M), Tulane University School of Public Health professor John Barry argues, "Even 
if herd immunity can be achieved with only 40 percent of the population infected or vaccinated," the Institute for 
Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington "estimates that a total of 800,000 Americans 
would die," and "the real death toll needed to reach herd immunity could far exceed one million." Moreover, "as 
horrific a price as that is, it could prove much worse if damage to the heart, lungs or other organs of those who 
recover from the immediate effects of the virus does not heal and instead leads to early deaths or incapacitation. 
But we won't know that for years." 
GAO To Investigate Administration's Influence Over CDC, FDA. 
USA Today <https://www.usatoday.corn/story/news/politics/2020/10/19/gao-investigate-trump-administration-
influence-over-fda-cdc/5981174002/> (10/19, Behrmann, 10.3IM) reports the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) "has agreed to investigate alleged political influence from the Trump administration over the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration." The independent legislative 
agency "accepted a Senate request on Monday to examine potential political interference and 'determine whether 
this interference has violated the agencies' scientific integrity and communication policies." GAO spokesman 
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Charles Young said, "We expect the work will start in January, as staff who cover those issues become 
available." 
Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/govemment-watchdog-trump-cdc-fda-430175> (10/19, 
Diamond, 4.29M) reports that in their request, Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Elizabeth 
Warren (D-MA) "cited [a] report that administration officials sought to interfere with the CDC's flagship 
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports in order to align with Trump's more optimistic message about the 
pandemic." Other incidents cited "include pressure on CDC to loosen its guidelines on re-opening schools" and 
HHS Secretary Azar overruling FDA officials on coronavirus testing rules. In a joint statement on Monday, the 
senators said, "The GAO's decision to conduct an independent audit is a good first step towards making sure that 
guidance coming from federal agencies is based on science and facts, not on the Trump Administration's political 
agenda or the President's whims." 
CDC Issues Recommendation For Masks On Planes, Other Public Transportation. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/19/cdc-mask-plane-train-bus/> (10/19, 
Sun, 14.2M) reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday "strongly recommended in 
newly issued guidelines that all passengers and workers on planes, trains, buses and other public transportation 
wear masks to control the spread of the novel coronavirus." The interim guidance "was issued following pressure 
from the airline industry and amid surging cases of the coronavirus and strong evidence on the effectiveness of 
masks in curbing transmission, according to CDC officials." However, "the recommendations fall short of what 
transportation industry leaders and unions had sought, and come long after evidence in favor of mask-wearing 
was well established." Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-10-19/cdc-issues-strong-
call-for-wearing-masks-on-airplanes-trains?smd=premium> (10/19, Court, 4.73M), citing the Post's coverage, 
says the change "followed airline industry pressure and a request from Vice President Mike Pence," and "a note 
at the bottom of the web page states it was last reviewed on Monday." 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/u-s-cdc-issues-strong-
recommendation-for-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-trains-idUSKBN2742V7> (10/19, Shepardson) reports the 
guidance "also calls for facial coverings at transportation hubs like airports and train stations." In its guidance, 
the CDC said, "Broad and routine utilization of masks on our transportation systems will protect Americans and 
provide confidence that we can once again travel more safely even during this pandemic." Reuters says many 
airlines, as well as "Amtrak and most public transit systems and US airports already require all passengers and 
workers to wear facial coverings, as do most airports, and ride-sharing firms Uber and Lyft." However, "the 
White House in July opposed language in a bill before Congress that would have mandated all airline, train and 
public transit passengers and workers to wear masks." 
USA Today <https://www.usatoday.corn/story/travel/news/2020/10/19/coronavirus-cdc-says-travelers-who-wont-
wear-masks-should-get-booted/5983253002/> (10/19, Woodyard, 10.31M) reports the CDC also said that if 
passengers refuse to wear masks, transportation providers should, "at the earliest opportunity, disembark any 
person who refuses to comply." 
One Million Air Passengers Screened For COVID Sunday. The AP <https://apnews.com/articleivirus-outbreak-
travel-pandemics-air-travel-airlines-326d60a9629075376e0bca7b00357899> (10/19, Ott) reports that the 
"number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the US topped one million for the first time since 
COVID-I9 infections began to spike last March." The "notable milestone, reached Sunday, signifies both the 
progress made since the darkest days of pandemic for the devastated US airline industry, when fewer than 
100,000 people were screened per day in April, and how far it still has to go." The "million plus passengers 
screened Sunday compares with 2.6 million on the same day last year, or roughly 60% fewer, according to the 
Transportation Security Administration." 
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Top Military Leaders Permitted To Return To Pentagon For Work. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/virus-outbreak-business-politics-coast-guard-
78836d8fde308322eelc5589d371610b> (10/19) reports, "The nation's top military leaders have been cleared to 
return to work at the Pentagon after having self-quarantined as a precaution following the positive COVID-19 
test of a senior Coast Guard official in early October." The approval "to resume work from the Pentagon was 
given last week, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and after members of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff had multiple negative tests for the virus, officials said Monday." 
FEMA Threw Out Faulty Russian Ventilators. 
BuzzFeed News <https://www.buzzfeednews.corn/article/christopherm5 Iffema-russia-ventilators-coronavirus> 
(10/19) reports, "As the US was bracing for a major wave of seriously ill coronavirus patients in March, 
President Donald Trump asked President Vladimir Putin in a phone call for help. In response, Moscow sent 45 
ventilators and other medical supplies in crates stamped `From Russia, With Love.'" They "were part of a 
lopsided aid deal between the countries that would ultimately see Russia delivering a little more than $1 million 
worth of supplies to the US in April, followed by the US sending about $5.6 million to Russia over the following 
two months." These Russian ventilators "were received by Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in 
New York on April 1 and divided up between hospitals there and in New Jersey," but "there were problems with 
the Aventa-M ventilators from the moment they landed and they were never used," and "now, according to 
FEMA, they have essentially been tossed in the trash." 
COVID Cases Surging By 50% In Nearly One-Third Of States. 
NBC Nightly News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/442a885647f74d1fafc722a3d6159ab2? 
pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 5, 2:00, Holt, 5.28M) reported, "COVID cases aren't just climbing in 38 states; in 
nearly a third, new infections are surging by at least 50%. Some big cities, small towns, and entire states are 
overwhelmed by the crushing wave of new patients. ... For the first time since July, our nation recording nearly 
70,000 daily infections, a grim benchmark experts say certain to be shattered." The "surge in new cases doesn't 
appear to be coming from businesses and schools that have reopened, but instead smaller gatherings with people 
you don't live with, often inside a private home where not everyone is wearing a mask." 
On ABC World News Tonight 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/d14110f492ca425c9be80a5c0627c862?pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 3, 
3:00, 7.31M), David Muir reported there are new warnings "about the dangerous spread of the coronavirus," 
with "mayors and governors urging people to take the virus seriously." El Paso Director of Public Health Angela 
Mom said that the 500% increase in cases this month alone in the city is "out of control" and encouraged 
residents to wear masks. Meanwhile, University of Minnesota CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm said, "The 
next six to 12 weeks are going to be the darkest of the entire pandemic." 
The CBS Evening News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/2547a8938c9a4dcla 1 5e556d670cd28a? 
pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 3, 2:35, O'Donnell, 4.4M) reported, "Health experts are warning tonight the months 
ahead will be some of the hardest of the pandemic, and it comes as the US climbs towards a third peak, and 
nowhere is it more true than Wisconsin, the country's hot spot. The state is setting records for new cases, hospital 
admissions, and deaths." On NBC Nightly News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/ff24f324ebf74db491dc0b7d81fc3a9a?pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 4, 
2:10, Holt, 5.28M), Gabe Gutierrez reported, "Hospitalizations in Wisconsin have tripled over the last month, 
about 85% of the state's beds are full. ... COVID hospitalizations are at their peaks in at least 16 states, including 
North Dakota and New Mexico, where they have spiked more than 100% in two weeks. Healthcare workers have 
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noticed a dramatic difference." He added, "There's also growing evidence that damage from COVID can be 
long-term." 
State Public Health Officials Finalizing Vaccine Distribution Plans. 
USA Today <https://www.usatoday.corn/story/news/health/2020/10/19/covid-19-vaccine-states-finalizing-their-
distribution-plans/3713600001/> (10/19, Weise, 10.3IM) reports, "State public health departments say they're 
ready to leap into action as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is approved but caution so many things are still 
unknown that exactly what that leap looks like is hard to say right now." On Friday, state officials "submitted 
vaccination distribution plans" to the CDC; the plans "were as detailed as they could be given the many things 
that are still unknown," including when a vaccine will be available and what storage requirements it will have. In 
"a call with reporters Monday, public health officials talked about how they're preparing and what they still 
need." USA Today paraphrases Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah as saying that preparation is "like planning an 
outdoor picnic for 1.3 million...without knowing how much food he has, who's coming, how he's going to invite 
them and what they can and can't eat." 
Newsom: California Will "Independently Review" FDA-Approved COVID Vaccines Before Releasing. The Los 
Angeles Times <https:/Avww.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-19/newsom-califomia-statewide-plan-covid-
19-vaccine-availability-review> (10/19, Luna, 4.64M) reports California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday 
that the state "will review the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines that receive federal approval before distributing 
them to the public, adding an extra safeguard amid concerns that the White House could rush the process." 
Newsom, at a news conference, "announced the creation of a new work group of physicians and scientists 
working with the California Department of Public Health that will `independently review' all federal Food and 
Drug Administration-approved vaccines, he said." The Times says Newsom is "insisting on a state review at a 
time when polls show declining confidence in future COVID-19 vaccines," and his announcement "also raised 
new uncertainty about COVID-19 vaccines just days after Dr. Anthony Fauci said he felt `strong confidence' in 
the safety of those approved by the Food and Drug Administration." 
The San Francisco Chronicle <https://www.sfchronicle.corn/politics/article/California-will-review-any-FDA-
approved-15658951.php> (10/19, Koseff, Ho, 2.67M) reports Newsom "announced the creation of an 11-
member scientific review committee to check the process for any vaccine approved" by the FDA; members 
"include San Francisco's health officer, Tomas Aragon, as well epidemiology experts from UC Berkeley, 
Stanford University and Kaiser Permanente." 
Cuomo May Lift Restrictions On Some COVID Red Zones. 
The Wall Street Journal <https://wwvv.wsj.corn/articles/new-york-city-may-soon-lift-restrictions-on-some-covid-
19-hot-spots-11603133738> (10/19, Yang, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that in a conference call on 
Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said that on Wednesday he will announce changes to New York 
City's red zones, which he said could mean adjusting the rules around reopening so that they are contingent on 
local community response and infection rates. 
The New York Daily News <https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-cuomo-restrictions-red-
zones-20201019-wzr3xrfybza71gfetf2gg22uby-story.html> (10/19, Sommerfeldt, 2.52M) reports Cuomo "said 
the changes will be unveiled...roughly two weeks after the color-coded shutdowns of schools and non-essential 
businesses were first implemented in parts of southern Brooklyn, central Queens, Rockland County, Orange 
County and some areas of upstate." Cuomo "did not divulge the exact nature of the tweaks, but said they could 
be made on a `block by block' basis within the zones. For example, Cuomo said a bar tied to a specific outbreak 
could remain shuttered while schools and other businesses return to normal." 
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Catholic Leaders Voice Disapproval Of Cuomo's COVID Measures. The New York Times 
<https://vvww.nytimes.cotn/2020/10/19/nyregion/covid-catholic-church-cuomo.html> (10/19, McKinley, 
18.61 M) reports that in the last two weeks, "Catholic leaders in New York have voiced their deep disapproval" 
with Gov. Cuomo "over his decision to sharply limit attendance at houses of worship in areas that are seeing a 
surge of new coronavirus cases." The governor's decision "was largely aimed at trying to rein in congregants in 
Orthodox Jewish synagogues in New York City and in Orange and Rockland Counties, where some members 
have flouted social distancing and mask regulations." However, "it also affected other houses of worship, 
including about two dozen parishes in the diocese covering Queens and Brooklyn, where Catholic officials have 
sued Mr. Cuomo in federal court, insisting that they have been abiding by the rules and should not be punished." 
New Jersey COVID Cases Spike. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/10/19/nyregion/nj-virus-cases.html> (10/19, Tully, Gold, 
18.61 M) reports, "Coronavirus cases in New Jersey, an early epicenter of the pandemic, are on the rise again, 
doubling over the last month to an average of more than 900 new positive tests a day, a worrisome reversal of 
fortune for a state that had driven transmission rates to some of the nation's lowest levels." Gov. Phil Murphy 
(D) "said Monday that residents should refrain from all but necessary out-of-state travel." Murphy, "who has 
been conservative in allowing the state to reopen, said he would consider targeted shutdowns to curb the spread, 
as Connecticut and New York have done, but he suggested that would not cure the problem." The "new cases, he 
said, do not appear linked to reopened schools or businesses, and are instead believed to be connected with 
private indoor gatherings that are harder to regulate." 
Politico <https://www.politico.cotn/states/new-jersey/story/2020/10/19/rising-covid-case-totals-could-hinder-
plans-for-new-jerseys-economic-reopening-1327439> (10/19, Sutton, 4.29M) reports that during his regular 
briefing on Monday, Murphy said the "numbers are sobering." He added, "While these numbers are a far cry 
from where we were during our springtime peaks, they are also significantly higher than where we were 
throughout the summer and until just a few weeks ago.... Especially as the cooler weather pulls more of us back 
inside, we have to remain extra vigilant." 
Wisconsin Judge Reimposes Governor's Capacity Limit Order. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/virus-outbreak-wisconsin-1421a78b48dc2e58c2a7609fe613648d> (10/19, 
Bauer) reports Barron County, Wisconsin, Circuit Court Judge James Babler on Monday reimposed an order 
from Gov. Tony Evers (D) "limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor 
venues to 25% of capacity." The limits order "was issued Oct. 6 by Andrea Palm, secretary of the state 
Department of Health Services, in the face of surging coronavirus cases in Wisconsin." On October 14, a 
different judge blocked the order "after it was challenged by the Tavern League of Wisconsin, which argued it 
amounted to a `de facto closure' order for the bars and restaurants it represents." Babler "declined a request from 
the Tavern League to keep the capacity limit order on hold while the lawsuit is pending and declined to stay his 
ruling while the Tavern League and others appeal his decision." The Wall Street Journal 
<https://www.wsj.corn/articles/wisconsin-judge-restores-restrictions-on-bars-restaurants-amid-surge-in-covid-
19-11603128572> (10/19, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports Babler said there was nothing in the case 
filings indicating bars and restaurants were complying with the limits, so it is unclear whether they were 
negatively affected by the rule. 
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel <https://www.jsonline.corn/story/news/politics/2020/10/19/tony-evers-order-
limiting-gatherings-bar-capacity-revived-judge/3711676001/> (10/19, 632K) reports Babler "also said the May 
state Supreme Court ruling that knocked down Evers' stay-at-home order did not make clear what authority the 
administration has in placing such limits, despite the plaintiffs arguing the decision prevents Evers from issuing 
the latest order." Babler said, "I beg the Supreme Court for clarity because should this issue be decided by them, 
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trial judges need to know how they need to rule." 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/wisconsin-judge-reimposes-covid-
restrictions-as-u-s-nursing-homes-sound-alarm-idUSICBN2742LG> (10/19, McKay, Shumaker) reports 
Wisconsin, "one of several battleground states in the Nov. 3 US presidential election, is scrambling to contain a 
resurgence that officials fear could overwhelm the state's hospitals." 
Racism Blamed For High Rates Of Asian American COVID Deaths In San Francisco. 
In a 3,800-word analysis, USA Today <https://www.usatoday.comfin-depth/news/nation/2020/10/18/coronavirus-
asian-americans-racism-death-rates-san-francisco/5799617002/> (10/19, della Cava, 10.3IM) details how "many 
Asian American immigrants" in San Francisco County "lead a fragile existence rendered even more precarious 
with the arrival of COVID-19." Of the county's 123 COVID deaths, 38% "are Asian American residents, the 
most of any ethnicity." Experts "also are concerned that positivity rates among Asian Americans in San 
Francisco could be far higher than the 12% reported, a by-product of the decades-in-the-making model minority 
myth, which characterizes this ethnic group as financially successful, physically healthy and upwardly mobile." 
According to USA Today, "This belief has caused segments of the Asian American community to long be 
overlooked when it comes to social services for housing, employment and health." In many cases, Asian 
Americans in San Francisco "have received imprecise or no information in their native language about testing, 
safety tips, housing and other critical care services during the pandemic." 
Large School Districts Are Reopening Campuses. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/school-districts-reopening-
coronavirus/2020/10/19/3791c952-0ffb-11eb-8074-0e943a9lbfO8_story.html> (10/19, A 1 , Meckler, Strauss, 
14.2M) reports, "Large school districts across the country are reopening campuses to students, a slow-moving 
reversal driven by fear that students are falling behind and early evidence that schools have not become the 
coronavirus superspreaders as feared." Of "the 50 largest school districts, 24 have resumed in-person classes for 
large groups of students, and nine others plan to in the coming weeks, according to a Washington Post survey." 
Another four "have opened, or plan to open, for small groups of students who need extra attention." Many of 
these schools "are in Florida and Texas, where Republican governors are requiring in-person classes, but schools 
are also open in New York City, Greenville, S.C., and Alpine, Utah, the state's largest district. Returns are 
planned in Charlotte, Baltimore and Denver." 
The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/more-schools-are-reopening-as-covid-19-cases-rise-
nationwide-11603114570> (10/19, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that determining how and when to 
bring students back into classrooms has been a difficult process as district officials and families weigh the risk of 
infection with parents' need to work, student loneliness, and fear that children will lose important academic 
skills. 
David Zweig, in The Intelligencer <https://nymag.comfintelligencer/2020/10/school-openings-covid-19.html> 
(10/19, 1.1M), describes the schools in Chappaqua and Bronxville, New York, that have reopened to students, 
asking, "It's become a platitude that `we all want children to be in school.' Yet considering the case rate for 
hybrid and remote learning is two-hundredths of a percent higher than it is for [full time in-person] learning 
(which a number of experts months ago had warned could happen), in Westchester, and the regional positivity 
rate has been hovering around 1% for months, why have so many districts been unable to achieve this aim?" 
Doctors With Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Pushing For Better Care. 
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The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-doctors-have-long-term-covid-now-theyre-pushing-
for-better-care-11603144474> (10/19, Reddy, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that doctors and other 
healthcare professionals are overly represented among COVID patients who are experiencing persistent 
symptoms, and some are turning to one another to advocate for better treatments and greater awareness. 
DOJ Says Trump Denied Rape Accusation In Official Presidential Capacity. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/nyregion/jean-carroll-trump-rape-lawsuit.html? 
referringSource=articleShare> (10/19, Weiser, Feuer, 18.61M) reports the Justice Department "said on Monday 
that President Trump should not be sued personally for having denied a rape allegation because he made the 
statement while acting in his official capacity as president." The government's lawyers made the argument as 
they defended Attorney General Barr's "decision to intervene in a defamation lawsuit filed in a New York court 
against...Trump by E. Jean Carroll." The Times adds Carroll "has said that Mr. Trump raped her in a department 
store two decades ago and then falsely denied the attack while in office, branding her a liar and harming her 
reputation." The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/jean-carroll-trump-
lawsuit/2020/10/19/5300dd42-1251-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html> (10/19, Barrett, 14.2M) reports 
Carroll's lawyers "have argued that the Justice Department's legal argument is `inconceivable' because no 
American, not even the president, has a job description that 'includes slandering women who they sexually 
assaulted."' 
Supreme Court Controls Fate Of Subpoena For Trump Tax Returns. 
CNN <https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/trump-tax-retums-supreme-court/index.html> (10/19, Orden, 
83.16M) says on its website that with "two weeks until the presidential election, a decision on whether to further 
delay handing over" President Trump's financial records "to New York prosecutors now rests with the Supreme 
Court after Trump's attorneys argued for a stay of the 'unprecedented' document request." CNN describes the 
new brief as "the final filing by the two sides before the court can decide whether to again push off enforcement 
of a subpoena by the Manhattan district attorney's office for years of Trump's financial records, including tax 
returns, from his longtime accountant, Mazars USA." 
Administration Facilitates Ability To Discipline Federal Workers. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/politics/trump-discipline-federal-
employees/2020/10/19/d87a8136-1228-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html> (10/19, Yoder, 14.2M) reports the 
Administration "has told federal agencies to make the fullest use of their discretion allowed by law to order 
disciplinary actions against their employees for reasons such as poor performance or misconduct." The final 
rules "published Friday and effective Nov. 15 either strongly discourage or ban practices that many agencies 
have adopted, repeatedly stressing management's 'sole and exclusive' authority to choose a penalty." 
Republican Voters Embracing QAnon. 
In a 2,600-word article, the New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/qanon-trump-
republicans.html> (10/19, Rosenberg, 18.61 M) reports Republicans nationwide "are embracing QAnon." With 
the encouragement of President Trump, "whose espousal of conspiracy theories has only intensified in the 
waning weeks of his campaign, QAnon adherents are pushing such ideas into the conservative mainstream 
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alongside more traditional issues like low taxes and limited government." According to the Times, "Many of the 
Republican Party's leaders and powerful donors are similarly concerned, as are a great many voters. Yet few 
high-profile Republicans have spoken out, demonstrating the thin line they are trying to walk between the 
moderate voters they need to win over and the members of their base who adore Mr. Trump." 
California State Senator Highlights Dangers Posed By QAnon. In a New York Times 
<https://vvwvv.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/opinion/scott-wiener-qanon.html> (10/19, 18.61M) op-ed, California 
state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) writes that "before I became the center of a QAnon conspiracy theory, I followed the 
news about this intemet cult with alarm, but also from afar. I saw it as a scary thing happening to people I didn't 
know. Then QAnon followers sent me over a thousand death threats." According to Wiener, "What happened to 
me was a perfect QAnon storm: I'm a progressive, gay, Jewish Democrat working to end discrimination against 
L.G.B.T.Q. people. I'm just the right target for an intemet cult obsessed with pinning pedophilia and child 
trafficking on progressives, gays, Jews and Democrats." He concludes, "If we want QAnon to go away, yes, we 
must increase people's media literacy and hold social media platforms accountable. But we also need to make 
people's lives better. That's the hard truth of 2020." 
Devastating Wildfires Continue In Colorado. 
Lester Holt reported on NBC Nightly News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corraccc98412lee4723beb3edcbaa8c1333?pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 6, 
1:20, 5.28M), "In Colorado, explosive wildfires including the largest in state history have forced thousands to 
evacuate their homes." NBC's Steve Patterson: "In Boulder County, the fast-moving fire sparked over the 
weekend exploding to nearly 9,000 acres, leaving whole neighborhoods in ruins, destroying at least 20 homes." 
ABC World News Tonight <hftps://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/eba96fcf3fe942clafa57c62b5408392? 
pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 8, 0:15, Muir, 7.OIM) and the CBS Evening News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/7a3824e950564661a10707d31d920bd0?pubid=lbi> (10/19, story 9, 
0:20, O'Donnell, 4.4M) had brief updates on the fires. 
Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.5 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska Coast. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/alaska-tsunamis-earthquakes-70c2c261c95e3becd17cf67e95915af7> (10/19, 
Bohrer) reports that the National Tsunami Warning Center on Monday issued tsunami warnings "for a vast swath 
of communities, leading some schools to evacuate and send students to higher ground," after a 7.5 magnitude 
earthquake off the coast of Sand Point, Alaska. 
New Yorker Suspends Toobin Following Report Of Improper Behavior. 
The AP <https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-media-jeffrey-toobin-bc9a7c63e6bd0405a6ecbcbe4lbd117> 
(10/19, Italie) reports Jeffrey Toobin "has been suspended by the New Yorker and is stepping away from his job 
as CNN's senior legal analyst pending what the cable network is calling a 'personal matter.' According to the 
AP, Vice "reported earlier Monday that Toobin had exposed himself during a Zoom meeting with staffers of the 
New Yorker and WNYC radio." 
SCOTUS Allows Pennsylvania To Count Ballots Received By November 6. 
The AP <https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-campaigns-pennsylvania-elections-
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62bb4957766f436e27ed7de52921aab3> (10/19, Sherman) reports the Supreme Court "will allow Pennsylvania 
to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea. The justices divided 4-4 
Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed election officials to receive and 
count ballots until Nov. 6, even if they don't have a clear postmark." The New York Times 
<https://www.nytimes.cotn/2020/10/19/us/supreme-court-pennsylvania-voting.html> (10/19, Liptak, 18.61 M) 
reports, "It takes five votes to grant a stay," and Chief Justice Roberts sided with "the court's three-member 
liberal wing....Neither side gave reasons." The Washington Post 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-pennsylvania-
ballots/2020/10/19/4fd106a6-08a6-11 eb-a166-dc4296380d I 0_story.html> (10/19, Barnes, 14.2M) says the order 
"was the latest is a string of election procedure battles waged in the states between Democrats and Republicans." 
The Philadelphia Inquirer <https://www.inquirer.corn/politics/election/spl/pa-mail-ballots-republican-voters-
donald-trump-20201020.html> (10/19) reports that as of Monday, Pennsylvania voters "had requested 2.8 
million mail-in and absentee ballots — 1.79 million by Democrats and nearly 694,000 by Republicans, according 
to Pennsylvania Department of State data. Already, nearly 900,000 had been returned." Reuters 
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-court-pennsylvania/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-republican-bid-
to-limit-mail-in-voting-in-pennsylvania-idUSICBN2742ZH> (10/19, Hurley), Bloomberg 
<https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-10-19/top-court-rejects-pennsylvania-gop-allows-count-of-
late-ballots?sred-premium> (10/19, Stohr, 4.73M), the Wall Street Journal 
<https://www.wsj.corn/articles/supreme-court-allows-extension-for-mail-in-ballots-in-pennsylvania-
11603149426> (10/19, Bravin, Kendall, Subscription Publication, 7.57M), Politico 
<https://vvwvv.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/supreme-court-declines-to-block-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballot-
extension-430244> (10/19, Gerstein, Montellaro, 4.29M), The Hill <https://thehill.com/regulation/court-
battles/521783-supreme-court-sides-with-democrats-on-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballot> (10/19, Kruzel, 2.98M), 
and Axios <https://www.axios.corn/supreme-court-pennsylvania-mail-in-voting-cd322239-57bb-Thae-aabe-
a4116e5bf6d5.html> (10/19, 521K) also cover the decision. 
In related stories, the Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/politics/voter-confusion-rattles-
election-officials-in-pennsylvania-near-mondays-deadline-to-register/2020/10/19/87f9ab9c-0ff8-11eb-ble8-
I 613591392636d_story.html> (10/19, I4.2M) reports Pennsylvania elections officials were "inundated with 
complaints from first-time and absentee voters having difficulty registering to vote or requesting a mail ballot, 
fueling anxiety in the critical swing state just as the 5 p.m. Monday deadline approaches to join the voting rolls 
in time for the November election." And the Philadelphia Inquirer 
<https://www.inquirer.cotn/politics/election/poll-workers-volunteers-philadelphia-suburbs-20201019.html> 
(10/19, Goodin-Smith, Lai) reports that "people are volunteering to be poll workers in record numbers" in the 
Philadelphia area. In an editorial, the Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.cotn/opinions/some-good-
news-about-election-day-for-once-poll-workers-have-stepped-up-in-droves/2020/10/19/f94873ba-0ff2-11eb-
8074-0e943a9 1 bf08_story.html> (10/19, I4.2M) praises volunteer poll workers, writing that "even with an 
unprecedented number of ballots being cast absentee, millions will vote in-person, and poll workers are critical 
to that running smoothly.... Younger Americans have been particularly responsive to the call to relieve 
traditionally older poll workers.... Hopefully, this influx will mean a more sustainable workforce for decades to 
come." 
Early Voting Begins In Florida. David Muir reported on ABC World News Tonight 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/cat93d68afa54418b4764b82a9c334987pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 2, 
2:30, 7.01M) that "nearly 30 million Americans have voted already," and early voting got underway in Florida 
on Monday. ABC's Victor Oquendo said, "Torrential downpours didn't dampen enthusiasm on the first day of 
early voting in Florida. Lines starting at dawn stretched for more than an hour in the battleground state." The 
Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/politics/florida-early-vote/2020/10/19/ea961148-1221-1Ieb-
ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html> (10/19, Gardner, Majchrowicz, Rosza, 14.2M) reports, "In Miami, Fort 
Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and many other Florida communities, voters lined up before 
polls opened Monday to cast their ballots in person at the first available moment." The Miami Herald 
<https://www.miamiherald.cotn/news/politics-government/article246505920.html#storylink=bignews_latest> 
(10/19, 1.09M) reports, "More than 2.5 million Floridians have already voted by mail. But with [President] 
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Trump casting aspersions about the legitimacy of mail voting, Monday morning offered the first opportunity to 
vote in person for those voters who don't want to cast a mail ballot." Politico 
<https://vvwvv.pol itico.com/states/florida/stoty/2020/10/19/florida-shatters-opening-day-record-for-early-voting-
1327488> (10/19, Dixon, 4.29M) also covers the start of early voting in Florida. 
More Than 4M Texans Have Already Voted. The Houston Chronicle 
<https://www.chron.com/news/election2020/article/Texas-leads-the-country-in-early-voting-numbers-
15658481.php> (10/19, Rosenthal) reports, "With more than 4 million votes counted as of Sunday, Texas is 
leading the pack when it comes to early voting.... California has counted 3 million ballots, and Florida has seen 
2.5 million people vote." 
Official Says Problems With Georgia Voting Systems Have Been Resolved. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
<https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-election-chief-says-tech-issues-resolved-as-turnout-
soars/QUIM42ATAVBVLEGZEMCK4FBLTY/> (10/19, 895K) reports Georgia Secretary of State Brad 
Raffensperger (R) "said Monday that problems with a sluggish voter check-in system have been resolved and 
wait times have fallen as early voting turnout surges." He said voters "should expect a smooth early voting 
process after technical changes were made last week to the state computer system that looks up voter registration 
and check-in information at polling places." 
Absentee Ballot Delivery Delayed In Parts Of Ohio. The Cleveland Plain Dealer 
<https://www.cleveland.corn/election/2020/10/thousands-of-ohio-voters-still-awaiting-absentee-ballots-due-to-
delays-with-cleveland-based-printer.html> (10/19, 895K) reports, "Nearly two weeks after absentee ballots were 
to be sent to Ohio voters, thousands are still waiting for their ballots due to delays with a Cleveland-based 
printing company serving 16 counties, including Cuyahoga, Lorain and Summit." Midwest Direct "is keeping 
mum on exactly how many ballots are still delayed." 
Fire Inside Los Angeles County Ballot Dropbox May Have Been Intentional. The Los Angeles Times 
<https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-19/ballot-box-fire-baldwin-park-may-be-arson> (10/19, 
4.64M) reports that "a fire inside an official ballot drop box" at a Los Angeles County library Sunday night "may 
have been set intentionally, authorities said." The county "did not immediately respond to requests for 
information about the burned ballots, but voters who suspect their ballot may have been damaged in the Baldwin 
Park blaze can check the county's official ballot tracker for status updates." 
In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-ballot-harvest-boomerang-
11603149062> (10/19, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) says California Democrats who used ballot harvesting 
during the 2018 election are being hypocritical by criticizing state Republicans for setting up private ballot 
dropboxes. 
GOP Hopeful About Latest Voter Registration Data In Three Key States. The New York Times 
<https://vvww.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/vote-registration-Florida-North-Carolina-Pennsylvania.html> 
(10/19, Saul, 18.61M) reports that with Trump "trailing in public polls in nearly every major battleground state, 
Republicans are pointing to what they see as more promising data: Updated voter registration tallies show that 
Republicans have narrowed the gap with Democrats" in Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The Times 
says Republicans "hope that gains in voter registration in the three states...and heavy turnout by those new party 
members might just be enough to propel Mr. Trump to a second term." 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/how-prepared-are-these-7-
battlegrounds-for-the-election-a-readiness-report.html> (10/19, Corasaniti, Epstein, 18.61M) looks at election 
preparations in seven key states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and 
Wisconsin. 
Chicago Police Save Man Hanging From Trump Tower. 
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The Chicago Tribune <https://vvwvv.chicagotribune.corn/news/breaking/ct-trump-tower-man-20201019-
mIsdel2nvzbplmb3pg70f75di-story.htmlftnt=pf-double%20chain—top-news-chain-
1--recommender--automated-top-news-reo-MLSDEL2NVZBPLMB3PG7FJF75DI-5-5-5-5-art%20no> 
(10/19, Fry, Rosenberg-Douglas, 2.65M) reports Chicago police "said Monday morning they had `resolved 
peacefully' a standoff at Trump Tower more than 13 hours after a man suspended himself with a rope and 
harness from the 16th-floor landing of the downtown high-rise." A police SWAT unit "and the Chicago Fire 
Department had responded to a call of a man threatening to kill himself at the Trump International Hotel & 
Tower, 401 N. Wabash Ave. in the Near North neighborhood, about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to police." The 
Chicago Sun-Times <https://chicago.suntimes.corn/2020/10/18/21522344/person-hanging-off-trump-tower-
demanding-speak-president> (10/19, Camarillo, 875K) reports the man had been demanding to speak to 
President Trump. 
International News 
US Borders With Mexico And Canada To Remain Closed Until November 21. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-border/u-s-borders-with-canada-mexico-
to-stay-closed-to-non-essential-travel-until-nov-21-idUSKBN2741VM> (10/19, Shepardson, Scherer) reports 
that the Homeland Security Department announced on Monday that the US land borders with Canada and 
Mexico "will remain closed to all non-essential travel until Nov. 21." Acting DHS Secretary Wolf tweeted, "To 
continue to limit the spread of COVID, the U.S., Mexico, and Canada will extend the restrictions on non-
essential travel through Nov. 21. We are working closely with Mexico and Canada to identify safe criteria to ease 
the restrictions in the future and support our border communities." 
Countries, Cities Impose Targeted Restrictions On COVID Hot Spots. 
The AP <https://apnews.corrilarticle/virus-outbreak-business-new-york-health-europe-
0290537bba07e62acdle564b468aa315> (10/19, Peitz) reports that some US states and other countries are 
"trying more targeted measures" to battle the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases "rise again around the world, 
especially in Europe and the Americas." Countries are imposing restrictions on travel in certain cities or closing 
schools and businesses in individual neighborhoods that are identified as COVID hot spots. While "the concept 
of containing hot spots isn't new," the AP says, it is "being tested under new pressures as authorities try to avoid 
a dreaded resurgence of illness and deaths, this time with economies weakened from earlier lockdowns, 
populations chafing at the idea of renewed restrictions and some communities complaining of unequal 
treatment." Worldwide coronavirus infections "surpassed 40 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University 
tally early Monday." 
UNICEF To Stockpile More Than 500M Single-Dose Syringes For COVID Vaccine. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/world/anticipating-coronavirus-vaccines-unicef-
plans-to-stockpile-more-than-half-a-billion-syringes.html> (10/19, Gladstone, 18.61M) reports that "UNICEF, 
the world's largest single buyer of vaccines...said Monday that it was purchasing and distributing more than half 
a billion single-dose syringes and other critical equipment in countries where it operates, to be ready" for a 
coronavirus vaccine "when the time comes." In a statement, UNICEF "said the advance stockpiling — a 
collaboration with GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance — was part of a larger plan to amass one billion syringes by 2021 
to guarantee a supply `and help ensure that syringes arrive in countries before the Covid-19 vaccines.' 
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Issues With Storage May Leave 3B Without Access To COVID Vaccine. The AP 
<https://apnews.corn/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-immunizations-epidemics-united-nations-
fc4c536d62c5ef25152884adbl c14168> (10/19, Hinnant, Mednick) reports that "the world's most promising 
coronavirus vaccine candidates need non-stop sterile refrigeration to stay potent and safe," but "despite 
enormous strides in equipping developing countries to maintain the vaccine 'cold chain,' nearly 3 billion of the 
world's 7.8 billion people live where temperature-controlled storage is insufficient for an immunization 
campaign to bring COVID-19 under control." As a result, "poor people around the world who were among the 
hardest hit by the virus pandemic are also likely to be the last to recover from it." 
COVID Cases Hitting Record Highs In Europe. 
ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/bcle179577bf4269a9f027375a9a1743? 
pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 4, 1:25, Muir, 7.31M) foreign correspondent James Longman said Europe is "battling 
through COVID's second wave. France hitting record cases, over 32,000 on Saturday alone. ... In France, the 
positivity rate is up, now at 13.4%, and so are the deaths. Hospitals are starting to fill up, too." He added, "Like 
the USA, the majority of France's COVID cases affect the young. But now, the elderly are getting it again." 
Moreover, "In Belgium, a 79% increase in cases over last week. Bars, restaurants, and cafes closed. And in the 
UK, Wales ordered to go into total lockdown from Friday. We seem to be at the beginning of a trajectory, and if it 
continues in this fashion, hospitals like these will be overwhelmed. It's a fear many across Europe share." 
Moreover, "Ireland has announced it is going to go into a full six-week lockdown from Wednesday, among the 
harshest in Europe, and other countries are considering doing the same." 
Manchester, London Grievances Flare Up As Britain Moves Toward Lockdowns. The New York Times 
<https://www.nytimes.cotn/2020/10/19/world/europekoronavirus-manchester-britain.html> (10/19, Landler, 
18.61 M) reports that, for days, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham "has been engaged in a war of words" 
with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "and his ministers over the government's plan to elevate hard-hit 
Manchester to the highest level of restrictions," which "would shut down pubs, bars and gyms and forbid all 
socializing by people from different households." Burnham "says that the restrictions would devastate the city's 
economy, and that the central government has not offered adequate financial aid to the people who would lose 
their jobs during the lockdown." He "has been a nearly ubiquitous presence on television, waging a fierce 
rebellion on behalf of his 2.8 million constituents." 
Iran Sets New Record For Daily Deaths. 
The AP <https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-iran-b7ddb48ae452695583e3099b3bdcb868> (10/19, 
Vandat) reports, "Iran's single-day death toll from the coronavirus smashed a record set less than a week ago, 
with 337 dead confirmed Monday as a resurgence of infections is overwhelming hospitals." The AP says 
Monday's total "represented a significant increase over Iran's previous one-day record of 279 set Wednesday." 
According to the AP, "The Islamic Republic emerged early in the pandemic as a global epicenter of the virus and 
has since seen the worst outbreak in the Middle East, with deaths topping 30,000, as fatalities have soared in 
recent weeks." 
Top Palestinian Diplomat On Ventilator In Israeli Hospital. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/world/middle_east/palestinian-saeb-erekat-
covid/2020/10/19/88eb9110-11f0-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_stoty.html> (10/19, Hendrix, 14.2M) reports that 
Saeb Erekat, "a top Palestinian leader who tested positive for the novel coronavirus earlier this month, was 
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placed on a ventilator Monday and is in critical condition at an Israeli hospital, the facility said in a statement." 
The Post says Erekat, "well known to diplomats as the Palestinians' chief negotiator and the leader most 
frequently quoted by Western media, was rushed his from West Bank home to a hospital in Tel Aviv on Sunday, 
then transferred to Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center." According to the Post, "The 65-year-old 
has a history of respiratory illness and underwent a lung transplant in 2017." 
Kenya Health Minister Warns Of Second Coronavirus Wave. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/10/19/world/kenyas-health-minister-wams-of-a-second-
wave-as-cases-rise.html> (10/19, Dahir, 18.61M) reports that on Sunday, Kenyan Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe 
said the recent relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions could lead to another wave of the virus. During a press 
briefing on Sunday, he "said the percentage of positive test results had increased this month, after restrictions 
were lifted, and admissions to intensive care units had increased in recent days." Kagwe said, "We can 
confidently point to a potential crisis unless we take some immediate action to avert this.... We can choose to 
sink or swim." The Times says Kagwe "blamed the rise in cases on the resumption of large public events 
including political rallies, weddings and burials" and "said club owners weren't enforcing social distancing and 
were not asking their patrons to wear masks." Kagwe "also accused health workers — hundreds of whom have 
tested positive and have protested lack of adequate protective gear — of getting lax about protection." 
Abrams: US To Enact Preemptive Sanctions On Iran. 
US Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams told the Washington Free Beacon <https://freebeacon.com/national-
security/u-s-may-impose-preemptive-sanctions-to-thwart-new-iran-arms-dealsk (10/19, Kredo, 78K) in an 
interview that the Administration "will preemptively sanction any country that tries to deliver arms to Iran, 
effectively blocking new arms deals well before they develop." Abrams "said that in the aftermath of restoring 
all international sanctions on Iran in late September, the administration would not wait for new weapons to be 
transferred to Iran — in violation of sanctions — but would act preemptively to obstruct new deals as they 
advance." Abrams said, "We don't have to wait until a transaction is completed and someone has physically sent 
arms to Iran or imported arms from Iran." Abrams added, "We can go after people engaged in exploratory visits 
or negotiations as well." 
In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-arms-embargo-reckoning-
11603149103> (10/19, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) says the expiration of the international arms embargo 
on Iran illustrates the flaws within the 2015 nuclear deal and raises questions for how Joe Biden would respond 
given he supports returning to the terms of the agreement. 
Turkey Abandoning Outpost Surrounded By Syrian Army. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.corn/article/us-syria-crisis-turkey/turkey-withdraws-from-base-in-northwest-syria-
sources-say-idUSKBN27428Y> (10119, Al-Khalidi, Coskun) reports that Turkey is "withdrawing troops from a 
military post in northwest Syria that was surrounded by Syrian government forces last year, but is consolidating 
its presence elsewhere in the region." According to Reuters, "The observation post at Morek was one of a dozen 
set up by Turkish soldiers in 2018 under an ill-fated deal to calm fighting between Syrian government troops and 
Turkey-backed rebels controlling the northwestern Idlib region." Reuters says Morek, as well as "several other 
Turkish posts," were "surrounded last year by advancing Syrian government forces," but the Turkish military 
"has kept them manned and re-supplied since then." 
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Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/business/pakistan-tiktok-ban.html> (10/19, 
Masood, 18.61M) reports Pakistani authorities said Monday they were reversing their decision to ban TikTok 
"after receiving assurance from the Chinese-owned social media platform that it would moderate content 
according to local laws." Just 10 days after introducing the ban, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said 
in a statement, "TikTok is being unlocked after assurance from management that they will block all accounts 
repeatedly involved in spreading obscenity and immorality." 
US Rescue Mission In Yemen Helped Pave Way For Israel-UAE Peace Deal. 
The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/a-secret-u-s-rescue-in-yemen-played-a-role-in-mideast-
peace-deal-11603099801> (10/19, Nissenbaum, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports an August 2017 
mission conducted by US special forces to rescue Emirati soldiers, including a member of the royal family, 
whose helicopter crashed in Yemen during an offensive against al Qaeda militants played a key role in making 
the Israel-UAE peace deal possible three years later. 
Navalny Calls On Trump To Condemn His Attempted Assassination. 
ABC World News Tonight <hftps://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/31313679d8265343128bde385dc3563f5ff 
pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 6, 1:25, Muir, 7.31M) reported Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivered "a 
defiant warning tonight and a message for President Trump." ABC's Ian Pannell said Navalny was critical of 
Trump "for not joining world leaders in condemning the attack" on him. On NBC Nightly News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/b92383bcd97543b398394a19a3677e1a7pubid=fbi> (10/19, story 9, 
1:30, 5.28M), Keir Simmons reported Navalny is demanding Trump "condemn his attempted assassination by, he 
claims, Russian President Vladimir Putin's people." Navalny: "I think it's extremely important that everyone, of 
course, including and maybe in the first of all, the President of United States, to be very against using chemical 
weapons in the 21st century." 
Retirees Demonstrate Against Lukashenko In Belarus. 
The AP <https://apnews.com/article/intemational-news-alexander-lukashenko-belarus-minsk-
0a191263da30185921baad671f2 1848d> (10/19) reports that for the third straight Monday, "about 3,000 retirees 
rallied in the Belarusian capital of Minsk...to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander 
Lukashenko as mass protests of a disputed election continue to roil the country." In the wake of Aug. 9 voting 
that was "widely seen as rigged," retirees "marched through the streets of Minsk carrying flowers and chanting 
for Lukashenko to `Go away!"' The AP Adds that some 2,000 "pro-Lukashenko pensioners also rallied in the 
capital." A Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/trouble-in-putins-neighborhood-11603149025> 
(10/19, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) editorial cites the unrest in Belarus as evidence of Russian President 
Vladimir Putin's declining influence in the former Soviet Republics. 
Armenian, Azeri Leaders Both Say They Would Meet In Moscow For Peace Talks. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/fighting-and-recriminations-shake-nagorno-
karabakh-ceasefire-hopes-idUSKRN2740T8> (10/19, Bagirova, Hovhannisyan) reports that on Monday, "a new 
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ceasefire in the mountain territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was in jeopardy...with Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian 
forces reporting shelling and heavy fighting." According to Reuters, "The ceasefire was agreed on Saturday after 
an earlier deal brokered by Russia failed to halt the deadliest clashes in the South Caucasus since the 1990s." 
Reuters says that "so far, the main driver of diplomacy between the ex-Soviet enemies has been Russia." Reuters 
adds that Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev "both told 
Russia's TASS news agency in separate interviews on Monday that they were ready to come to Moscow for 
talks." 
Morales Ally Triumphs In Bolivian Presidential Election. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/virus-outbreak-bolivia-evo-morales-elections-voting-fraud-and-
irregularities-a3a68ec5df5889cc4010d5329603cb20> (10/19, Valdez) reports that former Bolivian President Evo 
Morales' party "has claimed victory in a presidential election that appears to sharply shift Bolivia away from the 
conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power after the leftist leader resigned and 
fled the country a year ago." According to the AP, "The leading rival of Morales's handpicked successor, Luis 
Arce, conceded defeat on Monday, as did interim President Jeanine Anez, a bitter foe of Morales." The AP says 
Bolivian officials "released no formal, comprehensive quick count of results from Sunday's vote, but two 
independent surveys of selected polling places showed Arce with a lead of roughly 20 percentage points over his 
closest rival — far more than needed to avoid a runoff" The New York Times 
<https://vvww.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/world/americas/morales-arce-bolivia-election.html> (10/19, Turkewitz, 
18.6IM) says Bolivia's "voters appear to have spoken clearly: They want [Morales') socialist project to go on." 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/world/the_americas/bolivia-election-evo-arce-mesa-
camacho/2020/10/18/205b6b5c-Of11-11eb-8a35-237efleb2ef7_story.html> (10/19, Machicao, Faiola, 14.2M) 
and Reuters <https://wwvv.reuters.corn/article/us-bolivia-election/bolivias-socialists-seal-comeback-win-after-
tumultuous-year-idUSKRN2742FN> (10/19, Rochabrun, Ramos) provide similar coverage. 
Thai Authorities Move To Censor Coverage Of Student Demonstrations. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/intemational-news-bangJcok-thailand-prayuth-chan-ocha-
7b95e22660478d257647785c53952638> (10/19, Peck, Blake) reports Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's 
government on Monday sought to quell growing protests "calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening 
to censor news coverage, raiding a publishing house and attempting to block the Telegram messaging app used 
by demonstrators." The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/world/asia_pacific/thailand-hong-
kong-protests-students/2020/10/19/05c757da-1130-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html> (10/19, Mahtani, 
Wangkiat, I4.2M) says "young, digitally savvy Thai protesters...are at the forefront of a swelling anti-
government movement that has broken the mold in Thailand — both by shattering the long-held taboo against 
criticizing the powerful monarchy, and by revolutionizing mass protests and dissent in the country." 
Demonstrators "have borrowed from their Hong Kong counterparts, subscribing to the `be water' strategy of 
fluid gatherings.... The result so far has been harder for police to control, even in the context of Thailand's long 
history of crackdowns on political movements." 
A Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/a-student-movement-offers-a-
ray-of-hope-for-democracy-in-thailand/2020/10/19/f16e5844-1231-11eb-bc1040b25382fl be_story.html> 
(10/19, 14.2M) editorial says the student movement offers "a ray of hope that democracy in Thailand could be 
revived after years of repression. ... But, as in so many other nations where opponents of autocracy struggle to 
gain traction, the Trump administration has been silent. No doubt Mr. Prayuth sees that as a vote of confidence, 
and a green light for more repression." 
Indian Army Detains Chinese Soldier Who Strayed Over Border. 
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The AP <https://apnews.com/article/international-news-china-india-asia-013016a6lcc4c62be2578981ac16fbe9> 
(10/19, Hussain) reports that on Monday, the Indian army "said it apprehended a Chinese soldier...in the remote 
Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military standoff along their disputed 
mountain border." The AP adds, "The soldier, Cpl. Wang Ya Long from China's People's Liberation Army, was 
apprehended inside Indian-controlled Ladakh's Demchok area and was to be released soon, the army said in a 
statement. It said the soldier 'had strayed' across the de facto border along the eastern section of what's known as 
the Line of Actual Control, a loose demarcation separating Indian- and Chinese-controlled areas." According to 
the New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/10/19/world/asia/india-china-border-soldier-
captured.html> (10/19, Gettleman, 18.61 M), "The Indian troops fed the captured Chinese soldier a meal. They 
gave him oxygen and some warm clothes. They treated him respectfully, both sides indicated." 
Chinese, Taiwanese Envoys Engaged In Fistfight During Fiji Event. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/world/asia/china-taiwan-fiji-fight.html> (10/19, 
Hernandez, 18.61M) reports that "a reception hosted this month by Taiwan officials in Suva, the capital of Fiji, 
gave way to a fistfight between officials representing China and Taiwan, in the latest example of rising tensions 
between the two governments." The Times adds, "Officials in Taipei and Beijing on Monday offered competing 
accounts of the altercation after reports about the clash spread widely on social media. They accused each other 
of initiating the feud and causing injuries." According to the Times, while Taiwan "said the Chinese government 
was trying to surveil its staff and guests," the Chinese government "said its officials were carrying out normal 
duties, and complained that a cake at the event was decorated to look like Taiwan's flag." 
Beijing Blasts Trump's Climate Policies. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/10/19/china-delivers-
diatribe-against-us-climate-policies/> (10/19, Mufson, 14.2M) reports Beijing's Foreign Affairs Ministry 
"delivered a diatribe against U.S. climate policies on Monday, saying that under President Trump," the US "is 
widely viewed as a consensus-breaker and a troublemaker." The Ministry "blamed Trump's `negative stance' and 
`retrogression on climate change' for undermining progress on an international climate accord." A fact sheet 
from the Ministry said Trump had "seriously undermined the fairness, efficiency and effectiveness of global 
environmental governance." The Post says the comments "resembled the tit-for-tat criticism that China and the 
United States have traded on subjects such as human rights, trade and the expulsion of reporters and diplomats, 
but climate policies have been largely the exception." 
Differing Administration Response To Diplomats' Symptoms In China, Cuba Draw Scrutiny. 
The New York Times <https://vvww.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/diplomat-attacks-havana-
syndrome.html> (10/19, Swanson, Wong, Barnes, 18.6IM) reports, "What began as strange sounds and 
symptoms among more than a dozen American officials and their family members in China in 2018 has turned 
into a diplomatic mystery spanning multiple countries and involving speculation about secret high-tech weapons 
and foreign attacks." One of the major questions involves "whether Trump administration officials 
believe...diplomats in China experienced the same mysterious affliction as dozens of diplomats and spies at the 
American Embassy in Cuba in 2016 and 2017, which came to be known as Havana Syndrome." The 
government's "treatment of the episodes has been radically different." The State Department "has produced 
inconsistent assessments of patients and events, ignored outside medical diagnoses and withheld basic 
information from Congress, a New York Times investigation found." While the Administration "withdrew most 
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of its staff members from the embassy" in Cuba, it "took a softer approach with China." 
The Big Picture 
Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
Wall Street Journal: 
Intel Enters Deal To Sell NAND Memory Unit To SK Hynix <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/intel-nears-deal-to-
sell-nand-memory-unit-to-sk-hynix-11603 129781> 
U.S. Charges Six Russian Intelligence Officers With Hacking <https://wvvw.wsj.com/articles/u-s-charges-six-
russiart-intell igence-officers-with-hacking-11603 126931> 
Auto Makers Grapple With Battery-Fire Risks In Electric Vehicles <https://wvvvv.wsj.com/articles/auto-makers-
grapple-with-battery-fire-risks-in-electric-vehicles-11603099800> 
One Man Vs. The Fax Machine: A Battle To Defeat Old Tech In Japan <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/one-man-
vs-the-fax-machine-a-battle-to-defeat-old-tech-in-j apan-11603 118551> 
Farmers Stick With Trump, Despite Trade-War Pain <hops://www.wsj.com/articles/farmers-election-trump-
biden-trade-war-11602693377> 
Washington Post: 
Big School Districts Start To Open Their Doors, Slowly <http://www.washingtonpost.corn/education/school-
districts-reopening-coronavirus/2020/10/19/3791c952-Oftb-lleb-8074-0e943a9lbf08_story.html> 
Distrust, Lethargy Worsening Within Virus Task Force <http://wvvw.washingtonpost.corn/politics/trumps-den-of-
dissent-inside-the-white-house-task-force-as-coronavirus-surges/2020/10/19/7ft8ee6a-0a6e-lleb-859b-
f9c27abe638d_story.html> 
Trump: People Tired Of Tauci And All These Idiots' <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fauci-
campaign-biden/2020/10/19/30b2fe58-1226-11eb-82af-864652063d61_story.html> 
Turkey Farmers Fear Disastrous Drop In Demand <https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-
recovery/2020/10/19/thanIcsgiving-turkey-shortaget,
6 Russian Officers Charged In Hacks <http://www.washingtonpost.corn/national-security/russia-cyberattacks-
election-interference/2020/10/19/51a84208-1208-11eb-bc10-40b25382flbe_story.html> 
Justices Allow Extended Deadline For Pa. Ballots 
<http://www.washingtonpost.corn/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-pennsylvania-ballots/2020/10/19/4fd106a6-
08a6-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html> 
Financial Times: 
Bolivia's Socialists Proclaim Election Victory <https://www.ft.com/content/663b4e65-aele-4ad3-8a5b-
bfe429fdd78b?FTCamp=engage/CAPUemail/Channel_Bulletin//B2B> 
Eurozone Budget Deficits Rise Almost Tenfold To Counter Pandemic <https://www.ft.com/content/5579361f-
5aac-4cd3-9e93-190fffdcObaf?FTCamp=engage/CAPI/email/Channel_Bulletin//B2B> 
UK And Brussels Fight Over European Mergers Ahead Of Brexit Deadline 
<https://www.ft.com/content/f7c5e4e8-d0af-4a30-9b04-38a8130bbfc8? 
FTCamp=engage/CAPUemail/Channel_Bulletin//B2B> 
Taiwan Accuses Chinese Officials Of Beating Up Diplomat In Fiji <https://www.ft.corn/content/53d687cc-1194-
4a4e-b0c8-edd45dd293ad?FTCamp=engage/CAPI/email/Channel_Bulletin//B2B> 
Story Lineup From Last Night's Network News: 
ABC: Trump-Fauci; Early Voting; COVID-Cases; COVID-Europe; US Park Police Officers Charged with 
Manslaughter; Russia-Alexei Navalny; Alaska-Earthquake; Wildfires; New York-Elderly Couple Rescued From 
Canal; Utah-Stranded Hiker Found After Two Weeks; Family Refurbishes Desks For Kids In Need. 
CBS: Trump-Fauci; Campaign Trail; COVID-Cases; DOJ-Russian Cyberattack; Unemployment; Utah-Stranded 
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Hiker Found After Two Weeks; Iowa-Snow Storm; Tropical Storm Epsilon; Wildfires; Honoring Women Judges. 
NBC: Trump-Fauci; Campaign Trail; Trump-Rallies; COVID-Cases; COVID-Surge; Wildfires; Iowa-Snow 
Storm; DOJ-Russian Cyberattack; Russia-Alexei Navalny; Misinformation Campaigns; Boeing 737 MAX; 
Holiday Shopping; Third Graders Write Postcards Reminding Adults To Vote. 
Network TV At A Glance: 
Trump-Fauci — 9 minutes, 0 seconds 
COVID-Cases — 7 minutes, 45 seconds 
Wildfires — 1 minute, 55 seconds 
Story Lineup From This Morning's Radio News Broadcasts: 
ABC: Early Voting; Pennsylvania-Mail In Ballots; Final Presidential Debate-New Rules; California-Gov.'s 
Comments on Vaccine; Jeff Bridges-Lymphoma. 
CBS: Final Presidential Debate-New Rules; Pennsylvania-Mail In Ballots; Pelosi/Mnuchin Stimulus Talks; 
COVID-Cases; DOJ-Russian Cyberattack. 
FOX: Final Presidential Debate-New Rules; Trump-Arizona Rally; Sen. Harris-Florida Visit; SCOTUS 
Nominee. 
NPR: Pennsylvania-Mail In Ballots; Pelosi/Mnuchin Stimulus Talks; COVID-Cases; Wisconsin-COVID 
Restrictions. 
Washington's Schedule 
Today's Events In Washington. 
White House: 
* President Trump — Participates in a Sinclair Town Hall event; delivers remarks at a Make America Great 
Again Rally in Erie, PA. 
* Vice President Pence — No public schedule released. 
US Senate: 
* No schedule published. 
US House: 
* House meets in pro forma session — House of Representatives meets in pro forma session * Chamber on recess 
from 2 Oct — 16 Nov 
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM 
* House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing on `Maximizing Health Coverage Enrollment Amidst 
Administration Sabotage' — Oversight Subcommittee hearing on 'Maximizing Health Coverage Enrollment 
Amidst Administration Sabotage', with testimony from New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance 
Commissioner Marlene Caride; Connect for Health Colorado CEO Kevin Patterson; United States of Care Board 
Chair Andy Slavitt; and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Chris Pope; 12:00 PM 
* Dem Rep. Raul Grijalva unveils his Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act — House Committee on Natural 
Resources Chair Raul Grijalva leads press conference unveiling his Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, to 
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address the ocean impacts of climate change and reform federal ocean management to better account for climate 
mitigation. Other speakers include House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor and fellow 
Democratic Reps. Deb Haaland, Jared Huffman, and Suzanne Bonamici, former President's Counselor John 
Podesta, former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco, National 
Geographic explorer-in-residence Enric Sala, and Gullah/Geechee Nation head Queen Quet; 1:30 PM 
Cabinet Officers: 
* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds U.S.-United Arab Emirates Strategic Dialogue 
Location: Washington, DC 
* OAS General Assembly — Organization of American States General Assembly — annual meeting of the supreme 
political institution within the OAS, attended by the foreign ministers of the 35 member states of the Americas, 
with decisions made guiding the activities and priorities of the hemispheric organization for the forthcoming year 
ahead — held online * Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leads U.S. delegation 
* Treasury Secretary Mnuchin concludes Israel / Bahrain / United Arab Emirates trip at head of U.S. delegation —
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin concludes three-day trip at the head of a U.S. delegation to Israel, 
Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to support expanded economic cooperation under the Abraham Accords, 
with agenda today including concluding stop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before joining Israeli officials 
in returning to Israel on the first-ever direct commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv. Other delegation 
members include International Development Finance Corporation CEO Adam Boehler, U.S. Ambassador to 
Israel Amb. David Friedman, and National Security Council officials 
* Heritage Foundation virtual event on immigration, including recorded interview with Acting DHS Secretary 
Wolf — `The State of the Wall and Immigration' Heritage Foundation virtual event, including recorded interview 
with Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, followed by a panel discussion featuring The 
Remembrance Project Director Maria Espinoza, Jackson County, TX, Sheriff AJ Louderback, former 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan, and Heritage Foundation Election Law 
Reform Initiative Manager Hans von Spakovsky; 1:00 PM 
* Defense Secretary Esper discusses U.S. alliances on Atlantic Council online event — Secretary of Defense Mark 
Esper speaks on Atlantic Council #ACFrontPage online event on 'strengthening U.S. alliances and partnerships 
in an era of great-power competition'; 1:00 PM 
* Labor Secretary Scalia marks 75th NDEAM and 30th anniversary of ADA - `Building a Future that Works': 
Department of Labor virtual celebration of the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month 
and the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with featured guests 
including Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, futurist Cathy Hackl, Google Vice President and Chief Internet 
Evangelist Vint Cerf, disability policy expert Bobby Silverstein, Microsoft Research postdoctoral researcher Dr 
Martez Mott, University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Professor Dr Rory Cooper, and attorney Haley Moss; 2:00 
PM 
Visitors: 
* No visitors scheduled. 
This Town: 
* U.S.-Brazil Connect Summit continues - U.S.-Brazil Connect Summit continues, virtual conference hosted by 
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Brazil-U.S. Business Council, to promote effective engagement and 
collaboration to deepen bilateral economic cooperation in a post-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic world. Day 
two speakers include Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman, Brazilian 
Ambassador to the U.S. Nestor Forster, and The Boeing Company Brazil Managing Director and Vice President 
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