WHAT'S BREWING
HOW CORONAVIRUS IS CHANGING HOLIDAY PLANS In a new HuffPost/YouGov survey of registered voters, 56% of respondents say they’re expecting the upcoming holiday season to be less fun than usual, with 30% expecting it to be about the same as usual and just 3% expecting it to be more fun than usual. One-third expect the holidays to be unusually stressful this year, with 15% that they’ll be less stressful than usual. This alongside surgeon general Jerome Adams' "dire" warning about celebrations this year. [HuffPost]
BIDEN BACKS DEMS' PURSUIT OF BIGGER RELIEF DEAL Biden supports congressional Democrats in holding out for a more comprehensive coronavirus relief package than Republicans have been willing to support. The New York Times reported over the weekend that advisers to Biden want Democratic leaders in Congress to “reach a quick stimulus deal with Senate Republicans, even if it falls short of the larger package Democrats have been seeking.” On Monday, Biden’s spokesman called the story “incorrect.” [HuffPost]
WISCONSIN LAWYER TAKES ACTION TO THROW OUT OWN BALLOT In a surreal twist, the lawyer leading Trump’s Wisconsin election challenge is seeking to throw out thousands of “illegal” votes, including his wife’s and his own. Attorney Jim Troupis, a former Dane County judge, voted early and in person, which is one of a number of classes of votes Troupis and the Trump campaign have argued is illegal. [HuffPost]
TENNESSEE CAN ENFORCE ABORTION BAN BASED ON DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS A Tennessee law outlawing abortion based on a patient’s reason for the procedure, including a potential Down syndrome diagnosis or the sex or race of the fetus, can take effect, a federal appeals court ruled. The measure, dubbed a “reason ban” by reproductive rights advocates, was part of an extreme anti-abortion bill signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee (R) in July. [HuffPost]
GM DROPS SUPPORT FOR LAWSUIT AGAINST CLEAN AIR STANDARDS General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards. CEO Mary Barra said in a letter to environmental groups that GM will pull out of the lawsuit, and it urges other automakers to do so. She said the company agrees with Biden’s plan to expand electric vehicle use. [AP] | 
