Headlines:
• Covid-19 cases push limits of hospital ICU capacity: Three times in the past month, Lancaster County's number of available ICU beds has dipped to just 4. (Source: LNP)
• State legislators square off over election rules: Republicans, citing debunked voter fraud claims, want to restrict mail-in voting. The Wolf administration wants counties to be able to start counting mailed-in ballots before Election Day. (Source: Spotlight PA) Meanwhile, state Republicans are refusing to seat Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster, citing federal litigation by his opponent, Nicole Ziccarelli. (Source: Spotlight PA)
• Rep. Lloyd Smucker will oppose recognizing Biden's victory in Pa.: Smucker has joined Republican colleagues in a letter alleging material irregularities in Pennsylvania's election, a claim courts have soundly rejected. (Source: LNP)
• National/world roundup: Georgia runoff elections will determine U.S. Senate power balance. (Source: AP) Britain imposes Covid-19 lockdown. (Source: NPR) Proud Boys leader arrested. (Source: ABC News) In Los Angeles, battered by Covid-19 surge, ambulances are rationing oxygen and writing off the sickest patients. (Source: LA Times)
