President-elect Joe Biden says the transition is proceeding and will not be derailed by a lack of assistance from the Trump administration. He also said he’s been speaking with world leaders and “letting them know that America’s back.” Biden took questions from reporters at a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware. Watch his remarks. Source
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Biden on Affordable Care Act: “This doesn’t need to be a partisan issue”
President-elect Joe Biden says millions of Americans support keeping the Affordable Care Act and he condemned the Trump administration’s efforts to overturn it as “a matter of life and death.” Mr. Biden spoke a few hours after the Supreme Court heard arguments on the law, also known as Obamacare, and he promised to improve on the system once he takes office. Watch his remarks. Source
Supreme Court hears arguments on Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court heard arguments today on a Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Harvard Law School professor Alan Jenkins joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss the implications of the case. Source
What is the GSA, and what role does it play in the transition?
The agency, which oversees a presidential transition, has not yet “ascertained” the winner of the presidential race. Source
Watch Live: Illinois governor gives COVID-19 update
The state set a new record for cases and reached a new high for testing, with more than 100,000 virus tests in the past day. Source
Actress Bellamy Young speaks at Reykjavík Global Forum
Bellamy Young, who starred as Mellie Grant on “Scandal,” speaks at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders. Source
Panel explores solutions to combat climate crisis
The 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held a panel discussion called “Climate Change, the Great Leveller.” The panelists were: Mary Robinson, chair of the Elders and adjunct professor for climate justice at Trinity College Dublin; Christiana Figueres, founding partner of Global Optimism and former executive secretary of UNFCCC; Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All. The panel was chaired by Pat Mitchell, founder of Connected Women Leaders. Source
Panel on global health and immunization
2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held a discussion on immunization and global health progress. The speakers were: Julie Gerberding, EVP and chief patient officer at MSD; Aminata Touré, former prime minister of Senegal; Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, former president of Croatia. Claudia Romo Edelman, founder of We Are All Human Foundation, chaired the discussion. Source
Republicans add record number of women to Congress
Thirty-two Republican women will join the next Congress, surpassing the record of 30 Republican women sent in 2006. Source
WHO director-general on immunization
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave a special address on immunization as part of the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders. Source