Sep 14, 2017

Clinton: Electoral College "needs" to go

"I think [the Electoral College] needs to be eliminated ... I'd like to see us move beyond it, yes," Hillary Clinton said to CNN's Anderson Cooper Wednesday. Clinton writes in her new book "What Happened" that "the godforsaken Electoral College" is one of the factors that led to her 2016 election loss — when she won the popular vote but lost the election.

Clinton has been consistent in this position, calling for America to rid itself of the Electoral College following the 2000 election.

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OPEC+ and G20 energy meetings mark zero hour for oil diplomacy

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The next two days will be pivotal for determining whether large oil-producing countries can partially stabilize an industry reeling from very low prices and the historic, coronavirus-fueled collapse in demand.

Driving the news: The OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia begin meeting remotely later Thursday morning to discuss production cuts, to be followed by a virtual Friday meeting among G20 energy ministers that includes the U.S.

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Global: Total confirmed cases as of 9:30 a.m. ET: 1,498,833 — Total deaths: 89,733 — Total recoveries: 337,074 — Map.
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 9:30 a.m. ET: 432,438 — Total deaths: 14,808 — Total recoveries: 24,125 — Map.
Business: Fed will lend up to $2.3 trillion amid coronavirus crisis — Another 6.6 million jobless claims filed last week
Public health latest: The federal government is in the process of deploying 90% of its stockpiled medical equipment to fight the pandemic.
States latest: New York has reported more cases than the most-affected countries in Europe — Chicago's Cook County jail is largest-known source of coronavirus in U.S.
Poll: 1 in 10 Americans believe economy will never return to normal from coronavirus.
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Fed will lend up to $2.3 trillion amid coronavirus crisis

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at a press conference in March. Photo: Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images

The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it will support with the coronavirus-hit economy with up to $2.3 trillion in loans to businesses, state and city governments — made possible by Treasury funds set aside in the government stimulus package.

Why it matters: The Fed has taken more action amid the coronavirus outbreak than it has in any other financial crisis in U.S. history in an effort to blunt the effects of the resultant economic shutdown.

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