November 10, 2020 News Brief

Attorney General William Barr stated yesterday “investigations ‘may be conducted if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State’”. The Justice Department official who oversees investigations of voter fraud, Richard Pilger, to step down from the post within hours.

Sens. Perdue and Loeffler, Georgia Republicans, called on the Georgia secretary of state to resign after TRUMP lost the state.

President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper via tweet yesterday, announcing Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christopher Miller as his replacement on an acting basis.

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have signed an agreement to end six weeks of fierce fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

[Russian peacekeepers head to Nagorno-Karabakh: Live news | Nagorno-Karabakh | Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/10/tensions-mount-despite-nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal-live-news)

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and HUD Secretary Ben Carson have tested positive for the coronavirus, as has David Bossie, a Trump adviser who was set to head up the effort to contest election counts in Nevada and Georgia.

The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act and President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris will hold a briefing on health care. 

Emily Harrington last week became the first woman  to free-climb the 3,000-foot granite formation known as El Capitan  in Yosemite National Park in less than 24 hours.

Beth is covering the status of election lawsuits on the Nightly Nuance tonight.

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