Republican leaders and many lawmakers have repeatedly attacked Biden for leading in a partisan manner after campaigning as a moderate who would seek out bipartisan solutions. GOP lawmakers point to the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which Biden and the Democrats pushed through with no Republican votes. Biden has taken a different approach with his proposed American Jobs Plan—focused on infrastructure—as he and White House officials continue to meet with Republican negotiators....

“If there’s any chance whatsoever that Joe Biden will be the next president, and it looked like he has a very good chance, the Trump administration should provide the Biden team with all transition materials, resources, and meetings necessary to ensure a smooth transition so that both sides are ready on day one. That especially should be true, for example, on vaccine distribution,” Alexander’s statement read. The statement continued, “Recounting votes and resolving disputes after a close election is not unprecedented and should reassure Americans that election results are valid....

Blackburn—a prominent China critic who has long lobbied for closer scrutiny of U.S. ties with Beijing—published her white paper Wednesday against a backdrop of deteriorating Washington-Beijing relations and the closing of the Chinese consulate in Houston. In her paper, Blackburn describes 2020 as a “momentous” year in U.S.-China relations, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a raft of trade tensions, territorial disputes and human rights issues. Though these issues are pushing lawmakers and voters towards more China-skeptic sentiment, Blackburn told Newsweek Tuesday that her paper offers detail on how to translate that into policy....

In his new book, One Damn Thing After Another, which releases next month, Barr criticized Trump and his behavior towards the 2020 presidential election as he urged Republicans to drop the former president as the party’s dominant figure. He said Republicans should focus on “an impressive array of younger candidates” who share Trump’s conservative agenda, according to extracts from his book. However, the former attorney general didn’t reveal the names of specific candidates....

Hayward was injured late in the first half in San Antonio. He collided with Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge while trying to guard a driving Dejounte Murray. Hayward’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Hayward will be examined by a specialist on Monday. If surgery is needed, Bartelstein added, it will be peformed the same day. Hayward, 29, came into the night averaging 20.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4....

Hayward, an unrestricted free agent, moves to the Hornets along with second-round draft picks in 2023 and 2024 in exchange for a protected 2022 second-round selection. The deal also creates a salary cap wrinkle known as a traded player exception. Boston gains a reported NBA-record $28.5 million in cap space that can be used to add players over the next 12 months. MORE: Best and worst contracts of NBA free agency 2020...

Gordon took the lead during the final cycle of green-flag pit stops and held off Kevin Harvick for the 89th victory of his career. Harvick held a 1.5-second lead on Gordon when the leaders started pitting for the final time under green. But Harvick ran out of fuel coming to pit road and had a slow pit stop, handing Gordon the lead when the cycle of pit stops was complete....

The 24-year-old, who returned to Signal Iduna Park in July after struggling to settle completely at Bayern Munich, has scored just two goals in 15 appearances in all competitions this season. Ronaldo & Real’s unbeaten run long gone Scrutiny of Gotze’s form has been intensified at times due to suggestions that he has a cold attitude towards the media and supporters, both of Dortmund and the Germany national team....

A total of 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 24, when 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fire in the school with an assault-style weapon. In a news conference after the shooting, Abbott praised police for displaying “amazing courage,” and said that officers worked to quickly engage and kill the gunman. Bullet points written in his notes that day said that Uvalde school district police “approached gunman + engaged” and that “Border Patrol, ISD officers, Police, Sheriffs + DPS converged on classroom,” according to ABC 13, which obtained a copy of the documents....

According to Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa, the bus will be unveiled in the New Year. This comes hours after President Uhuru Kenyatta also promised to give Sh10m to the team for winning Cecafa title. An elated Mwendwa has taken to his official twitter account to break the news. “Sh10M more for the boys from @UKenyatta, thank you sir, official Harambee Stars bus in the new year, 50M for team to qualify for the cup of nations all via @WilliamsRuto....

For all the leaks, speculation and rumors leading up to the NFL Draft every year, we’re reminded annually how inexact a science mock drafts are. Best guesses, best estimations, but still imperfect — very much so. MORE NFL DRAFT: SN’s latest 2021 mock draft | Top 100 big board Like throwing a Mentos breath mint in a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke, these experiments usually go awry. And that’s fine....

Still the folk-based Bridgers, 26, is having a banner year musically. Punisher, her second album, was released this past June to critical acclaim. It’s the follow-up to her 2017 debut record Stranger in the Alps. In between those two albums, Bridgers also made records as a member of the supergroup boygenius (with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) and the duo Better Oblivion Community Center (with Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst). And capping off an amazing 2020 for her, Bridgers was recently nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album (Punisher), Best Rock Song (“Kyoto”), and Best Rock Performance (“Kyoto”)....

Torchy Swinson is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to 19 who lost her husband three years ago. To ease her sadness, Swinson has the hope that how she will one day see him again and she shared it in a now-viral TikTok video on July 14. Studies show that 11 percent of people in the United States are very afraid of death, while 25 percent say they are not. Swinson’s vision of life after death has seemingly been moving people from one side to the other, confronting them with her beautiful image of how it will be....

In a viral post on U.K. based discussion site Mumsnet, user Smarshian, wrote a lengthy post explaining how “gutted” she is about the move. But respondents are behind her parents, in their 70s, and encourage the original poster to be “happy” for them as they are “following their dream.” Smarshian wrote: “The place looks amazing and it really is a wonderful place to be, but I am so gutted that they won’t be around to see the kids more often and just to see them myself....

The scars, from three surgeries that derailed the Orlando Magic forward’s career for two full seasons, represent just the visible challenge to Hill’s comeback. In 2000, after six all-star seasons in Detroit, Hill jumped to Orlando for $93 million over seven years. But the ankle injury he suffered during his final months in Detroit proved far more severe than he realized. “It bothered me all the time, but you know how it is–when you’re a man, you’re supposed to play through the pain and not complain,” he says....

Players Conventional Wisdom Politics - The prez is a joke, the Dems are a disaster, Newt’s “contract” is a fraud. And they know it. Sports - Football’s fine. But what do we do the rest of the week? And now hockey’s iced? Sex - Rumored new U.S. survey says no one’s getting any. Maybe that’s why we’re cranky… O.J. - Cut to the chase. We’re sick of the lawyers, O....

The sighting caused officials to close the beach for an hour on Saturday morning, marking the fourth time this week swimmers at Nauset Beach have been prohibited from getting in the water at the famed Massachusetts destination. It’s also the second time this week a great white shark has been reported attacking an animal near the beach. Barely 24 hours before Saturday’s spotting, a great white shark was reported swimming about 60 yards offshore at the beach....

While they are mostly solitary, the animals do sometimes congregate in some locations. For example, scientists already knew that large numbers of great whites periodically flock to certain areas, depending on the season, to hunt baby seals in their colonies. “White sharks are unlikely to ‘gather together’—aside for mating—but they can be found at the same location at the same time, for example, around seal colonies,” Charlie Huveneers, an author of the study from Flinders University, Australia, told Newsweek....

Naturalis stocks an eclectic inventory: lots of earth-friendly goods, plus, as Whitehead’s husband, Gareth, puts it, products evoking “things that are natural, wildlife and everything that is good and wholesome in the world.” Hmm. Does that explain the $9,300 four-poster bed made of bronze-embellished re-bar? (When not found in bedrooms, re-bar is used to reinforce concrete.) Customers don’t seem interested in debating the logic. In the two weeks since Naturalis opened its doors, business has been strong....

Green Bay announced Tuesday it has hired Darner to replace Brian Wardle, who left last month to take the Bradley job. MORE: Grant returns to Florida | Ellis coming back for senior year | Media still not understanding Bo Ryan Darner is coming off a nine-year run at the helm of the Florida Southern program in which he went 218-72. He was the Division II National Coach of the Year this season after leading the Moccasins to a 36-1 season capped by a national championship....