President Donald Trump delighted supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday with a slow motorcade drive-by through downtown Washington on the way to his Virginia golf club. A week after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden, thousands of Trump loyalists converged on the nation’s capital to protest the election results and falsely assert the vote was stolen. Trump persists with his claims and complaints even though a broad coalition of top government and industry officials has declared that the Nov. 3 voting and the following count unfolded smoothly with no more than the usual minor hiccups — “the most secure in American history,” they said, repudiating his efforts to undermine the integrity of the contest.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that parents should “be prepared” for the possibility of schools shutting down “as early as Monday” as the city’s rolling positivity rate continued to climb towards the key benchmark of 3%. The mayor said the city will “immediately alert parents” if public schools plan to close, and he’s urging families to plan for that potential announcement as soon as this weekend. “People should get ready,” de Blasio said in a radio interview. “This is not something any parent wants to deal with. But we should get ready. And parents should have a plan for the rest of the month of November. I think that’s the safe way to think about it.

China has become one of the last major countries to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to U.S. policy toward Beijing on trade, technology and other conflicts that have soured relations. China, along with Russia, avoided joining the throng that congratulated Biden last weekend after he and running mate Kamala Harris secured enough Electoral College votes in the Nov. 3 election to win the White House. “We respect the choice of the American people. We congratulate Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. (AP)

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of terror organization Hezbollah, said on Wednesday that he was happy to hear about U.S. President Donald Trump’s “humiliating downfall.” However, Nasrallah isn’t relaxing his guard yet and warned regional allies to watch out for U.S. or Israeli “folly” during Trump’s remaining term, in a speech broadcast on television. Nasrallah added that Trump’s administration was “among the worst, if not the worst” in U.S. history but lamented the fact that he doesn’t expect the pro-Israel policy in the U.S. to be changed under a new president. Nasrallah is not the only regional leader to be elated by Trump’s “downfall,” joining Iran,  the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free coronavirus vaccines after they are approved and become available to the public. The goal eventually is to make getting a COVID-19 vaccine like getting a flu shot. Thursday’s agreement with major chain drug stores, grocery market pharmacies and other chains and networks covers about 3 in 5 pharmacies in all 50 states and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico. It looks ahead to a time next spring when yet-to-be-approved vaccines will start to become available beyond priority groups such as health care workers and nursing home residents.

President Trump reportedly wants to start a digital media company to “wreck” Fox News. The president has been speaking with friends about starting a digital media channel to rival the network, which he has had a falling out with, sources told Axios in a report Thursday. “He plans to wreck Fox. No doubt about it,” one source told the outlet. Trump was enraged after Fox News called President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Arizona before other networks. While there’s been speculation Trump might start a cable channel, that would be a pricey and drawn-out endeavor, so instead Trump is thinking about a channel that would stream online. The channel could compete against the Fox Nation streaming service. Like that service, Trump’s channel could charge a monthly fee to users. READ MORE: AXIOS

Warning that 1,000 more Chicagoans could die by year’s end, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday issued a stay-at-home “advisory” and slapped a mandatory, 10-person lid on social gatherings to control a second surge of coronavirus cases that’s worse than the first. The stay-home advisory takes effect at 6 a.m. Monday. Chicagoans are urged to leave home only for work, school, medical appointments, groceries, take-out food and pharmaceuticals. The 10-person limit on meetings and social events also takes effect at 6 a.m. on Monday. It impacts everything from weddings, birthday parties and business dinners to social events and funerals.

As COVID cases continue to rise in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio says there is still time to prevent a second wave of coronavirus but warns restrictions could be coming. Se Blasio said Tuesday that if the city’s seven-day average positive test rate exceeds 3%, schools will return to remote learning. The seven-day average Wednesday stood at 2.52%, according to de Blasio. De Blasio said that there are no current plans for new restrictions but cautioned that they could be coming in the days or weeks ahead and include businesses and schools. He said that people need to avoid indoor gatherings and to wear masks at all times in public. “This is our LAST chance to stop a second wave,” de Blasio wrote on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman urged the world on Thursday to stand up to Iran’s continuing efforts to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs in an annual speech delivered early Thursday. “The kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran’s regional project, its interference in other countries, its fostering of terrorism, its fanning the flames of sectarianism,” the king said in a virtual speech to Shura Council members, adding that the world needs to “find a radical solution to ensure Iran does not acquire weapons of mass destruction.” The speech was the king’s first public remarks since September, when he spoke at the United Nations General Assembly – in a speech that also targeted Iran.

Team Trump says they have 234 pages of sworn affidavits under penalty of perjury alleging election irregularities from just ONE county in Michigan. All types of allegations of fraud are mentioned.