>> kimberly atkins, as steve mentioned, it's not just about demographic representation. sanders world not happy, for instance, that neera tanden is the designee for budget director. what does the biden campaign have to worry about politically, both on these ideological appointments and on the demographic appointments? >> i think the main issue here isn't so much necessarily counting the numbers. are there "x" number of progressives, "x" number of black and brown folks in his cabinet? it's who they are, where they are, and what they are doing. and i think that applies in both these situations. you have the biden administration coming in, in the middle of a pandemic, and right on the heels of things like protests, demands for justice in the form of policing reform. and so, you see the people. and while it's true that what steve said is true, the share of black and brown voters shrunk, but it was black and brown voters in states like georgia, in states like wisconsin and michigan that helped joe biden win. and what i am hearing from folks who are not entirely pleased with h

kimberly atkins, senior opinion writer for the "boston globe." reuters white house correspondent jeff mason. and danielle pletka of the american enterprise institute. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. consider what has happened over the past week. hospitalizations in the u.s. for covid-19 exceeded 100,000 for the first time. daily cases of covid-19 exceeded 200,000 for the first time and the second and the third and the fourth. the confirmed daily death toll from covid-19 exceeded 2,000 for the second time. and the third and the fourth and the fifth and the sixth. this past week covid was the leading cause of death in america. if only that were the worst of it. robert redfield, the head of the centers for disease control, says december, january, and february, will be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation. >> i do think, unfortunately, before we see february, we coul

for more, we're joined by senior opinion writer at "the boston globe" and msnbc contributor kimberly atkins much for being up early with us. and you have pointed out that while barr is being praised pretty widely for contradicting trump, in the past he's done his part to push voter fraud-related claims, or at least allow the justice department to open the door to looking into these things in a way that wasn't necessarily how he did it in the past. >> that's absolutely right. i mean, right up until election day, the attorney general has been one of the president's biggest defenders when it comes to the rhetoric that suggested leading up to the election that there was going to be fraud. as you said, he opened up -- he changed policy within the department of justice, which normally would not publicly announce investigations or open investigations into elections, if it could have an impact, if it could somehow sway voters one way or the other. and bill barr explicitly changed that policy to allow such investigations. so, now that he's saying, there is no evidence that shows any level of fraud t

. >> joining us now, senior opinion writer at "the boston globe" and msnbc contributor kimberly atkinsfor getting up early with us this morning. i've just got to go back to what we just heard ron johnson say there, which is that this hearing that he held was necessary because there are americans who believe that the election was fraudulent. and while, certainly, polling shows that that is, in fact, the case, the reality is, it's the case because that's what donald trump has been telling people in the face of almost no evidence of any of that, certainly not enough evidence to show that there was enough fraudulent voting to change the outcome of this election. >> kasie, you're absolutely right. i mean, it's a circular argument. ron johnson is essentially saying, well, americans are confused and they distrust the electoral process because of all of these conspiracy theories, so we have to give a platform to these conspiracy theories so that we can further promote them. it's a continuation by johnson and several of his gop colleagues to try to cast dispersions on the result of the election

and i expect that to carry on to election day. >> kimberly atkins, let's talk about what the outcomece it's going to make in a biden administration because, obviously, it is a critical difference. what kind of policy areas are going to be most affected? one i hear from my sources is climate change, for example. that joe biden will have a lot more leeway to work on climate policies if, in fact, chuck schumer is the majority leader than mitch mcconnell. what other impacts do you see? >> you read my mind. that's going to be one of the top issues that joe biden will really need congressional help to pass. and if there is a clear republican majority, there's going to be a lot less that he can do there on the issues of climate, on emissions, even on the potential fight for the people who will be ahead of the epa and other agencies. another one certainly will be criminal justice reform. we saw that the issue of defund the police was central in the 2020 election. and served as a rallying cry for democrats to push forward and for republicans to push against. and it will be a lot more difficul

kimberly atkins, previously of both wbur and the boston herald, now a member of "the boston globe" editorialoard. and jonathan lemire, white house report were the associated press. good to see all of you. jonathan, the white house has confirmed trump is returning to d.c. early. what can you tell us about that and what does it tell us about where his head is now? >> the white house hasn't said, chris, publicly why the president is cutting short his trip. he was slated to remain in florida in palm beach for the new year's eve celebrations tomorrow night and attend a thousand dollar a ticket gala, his usual new year's eve bash at mar-a-lago. there will be some disappointed revelers there who thought they were buying a ticket to mingle with the president. who no longer will be. it should be noted the president had to be convinced to go at all. he and the first lady almost skipped this trip entirely in favor of staying at the white house and trump has decided to return. a lot of this the backdrop is of course his ongoing fight to overturn the election. let's be clear as you pointed out there is n

and "washington post" senior writer kimberly atkins. so great to see you both.n, war you hearing from the president-elect's team how this is being slow-walked. saying, oh, no, this is a planned holiday break. not so much said joe biden. said it's critical for a smooth transition to be getting this information. >> yeah. andrea, we have heard from the president-elect's team that they haven't had a briefing at the pentagon and they haven't really been getting their questions answered for more than a week now. and this is not something that the biden team agreed to as the pa acting pentagon chief said last week that they had. quite the contrary, the biden folks have been asking, basically banging on a closed-door, for more than a week now, trying to get ahead of the new year's break which they will take a couple of days off. you know, trying to get greater information, including about the current status of the drawdown of troops in afghanistan. and the peace talks ongoing related to that war. the president's incoming national security adviser jake coleman who you an

and kimberly atkins, senior opinion writer for the "boston globe" and msnbc contributor. let's begin with mike, if we can, mike, so xavier becerra wasn't really on the short list of names believed to be under consideration for health and human services secretary when we were kind of talking about the remaining slots and the possible names over the past couple weeks. what are your sources telling you about how this nomination came about, and what he brings to the job? >> yeah, ayman, you're exactly right because as our team in wilmington here covering the transition has been tracking all the possible selections for all the digfferent cabinet roles. it speaks to a number of factors, really. first, as you look at the team that biden is rolling out today, you have a great mix of expertise and experience in that team. of course, dr. fauci staying on in his position with an expanded portfol portfolio. you have vivek murthy coming back to serve as surgeon general, a post he held in the obama administration. you have rochelle welinski, expert in infectious diseases from massachus

kimberly atkin and jonathan, the white house's aide reporter. leanne, what do we know of the timing? >> reporter: seems like the vote is going to take place tomorrow and it will not happen tonight. the vote will happen in the house and then a.it will move io senate. it will move to a one-day extension of government funding. government funding is expected to run out at midnight tonight. what congress needs to do is extend their deadline so that they have more time to pass this covid relief bill. the deal is set, in addition to some of the things that you mention is in this bill, there are other important items as well. including the eviction moratorium for one month until the end of january, giving renters more relief. also, $25 billion for rental assistance and that's something that renters are going to need as well. small businesses are going to deduct. >> leigh anne, we have house speaker about to deliver remarks on this deal. let's take a listen. >> i am honored as well as tonight happy to welcome the distinguished leaders of the democrats an

also with us kimberly atkins previously of wbr, boston herald, and member of the boston globe editorial board. and neal katyal, acting former solicitor general, he has argued dozens of cases before the u.s. supreme court. good evening and welcome to you all. and, counsellor, because of the late news tonight, i'd like to begin with you. what in layman's terms, mind you, happened and didn't happen at the supreme court, and what should we read into or not read into the brevity of a one-sentence unanimous ruling? >> well, first of all, brian, the big picture is that never has a legal team lost so much so fast. i mean, i've never seen another team lose 50 plus losses in this period of time. at every level there's losses. there's losses at the federal court, state court, trial court, appellate court, the supreme court. it's really remarkable. trump's ability to lose is like unmatched. it's basically like the georgia tech cumberland football game 1916 -- 222-0. as you say, it's only going to get worse because we're at the safe harbor date today. that means basically these other state challenge

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. >> as we start a new week this last monday of november, our thanks to ashley parker, to kimberly atkins, to jeremy bash. greatly appreciate the three of you helping to start off this week. >>> coming up for us, the prominent doctor who says if you went away, went home for thanksgiving, you should assume you've been exposed to the coronavirus. we'll talk to an e.r. doctor who's standing by. >>> and later, it wasn't so much an interview as it was free airtime that allowed the president to lie about the election. tonight we'll show you the fact check that fox business viewers didn't get to see. all of it as "the 11th hour" just getting under way on this monday night on this day when some saw reason for shall we call it hope and change at the white house? e. understanding how to talk to your doctor about treatment options is key. today, we are redefining how we do things. we find new ways of speaking, so you're never out of touch. it's seeing someone's face that comforts us, no matter where. when those around us know us, they can show us just how much they care. the first steps of checking

joining me, senior opinion writer from boston globe, kimberly atkins, and also with me dino about a dal a. host on sirius xm satellite. we have a lot to get through. talk about the relief bill first. it is tied to a bill that keeps the government operating. in the constitution, the only thing congress has to do is appropriations to pay for things to keep the government running, they haven't been able to do it. they hope to get a bill out by sunday. lots of people are slipping into poverty. is the urgency there to get this done? are they close? >> the urgency has been there for awhile. unfortunately this stop gap measure is an example of the ineffectiveness of congress that long predates the trump administration. we have seen stop gap measures passed to keep lights on in the government for years and years. it is getting worse. keep in mind, lawmakers when it comes to covid relief, they have been working for nearly nine months, since the last time covid relief was passed and signed into law by the president. americans got one additional payout, then had a period of time where unemployment

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kimberly atkin and jonathan, the white house's aide reporter. timing? >> reporter: seems like the vote is going to take place tomorrow and it will not happen tonight. the vote will happen in the house and then a.it will