.@robertcobrien claims today's agreement between #Israel and #UAE will bolster trade and jobs between the nations as the global economy continues to suffer from #COVID19
"They have a fairly predictable response that we've seen time and time again to all types of things that help make their peoples lives better...we can't be stuck in the past"
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NEW: One year after the violence on January 6, millions of Americans think more violence is coming, and that democracy itself might be threatened, according to a new @CBSNewsPoll. cbsn.ws/3sY5KPM
@CBSNewsPoll Despite overall disapproval of the events on Jan. 6, Republicans do offer descriptions of the event that are typically less harsh and four in 10 say most of those who forced their way into the Capitol were left-leaning groups pretending to be Trump supporters.
@CBSNewsPoll People widely call the January 6 attack a protest that went too far, but how much further becomes more partisan. Most Americans — including most Democrats, but just a fifth of Republicans — call it an insurrection. cbsn.ws/3G31DGd
NEW: Intel chiefs at @FBI announce #Iran and #Russia-linked foreign actors have obtained voter information ahead of #Election2020 "to influence public opinion"
@DNI_Ratcliffe says Iranian-linked foreign actors were behind threatening emails received by voters
.@CBSNews reported this week that dozens of voters in a heavily Democratic county in Florida and across several states reported receiving emails purporting to come from a right-wing group threatening to "come after" them unless they vote for Trump. cbsnews.com/news/florida-e…
.@DNI_Ratcliffe: "These actions are desperate attempts, by desperate adversaries."
Despite the attempts, Ratcliffe maintains that the U.S. election process is "secure"
"Rest assured, we are prepared for the possibility of actions by those hostile to democracy," he adds
The decision on #ReopeningSchools has fallen largely on local school districts and university administrators. So how can it be done safely as #COVID19 surges?
She tells @margbrennan "after consulting a lot of epidemiologists" and local officials, she made the "best decision' to change course this fall #ReopenSafely
Here's what she said: "People do want to see their leadership, that we see them and that we understand them and that we reflect who we are as a country"
NEW: @NewYorkStateAG is seeking to dissolve the @NRA, charging the org. with illegal conduct by diverting millions from the charitable mission of the organization for personal use by senior leadership
The lawsuit alleges @NRA and top execs used millions from the NRA's coffers on trips to the Bahamas, private jets, luxury hotels and fine dining. More from @MelissaQuinn97 here cbsnews.com/news/new-york-…
.@NewYorkStateAG says there are 18 causes of action against @NRA leadership, including leader #waynelapierre, that violate multiple laws, including those that govern @NRA's charitable status.
AG James has ordered that NRA execs never serve on the board of a charity in NY state
Under the terms of the agreement, the federal government will own the resulting 100 million doses of vaccine.
MORE: “Today’s investment represents the next step in supporting Janssen’s vaccine candidate all the way through manufacturing, with the potential to bring hundreds of millions of safe and effective doses to the American people," @SecAzar said in a statement
Per @HHSGov, the vaccine doses could be used in clinical trials or, if the @US_FDA authorizes use as outlined in agency guidance, the doses would be distributed as part of a #COVID19 vaccination campaign