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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Exit Polls Point to the Power of White Patriarchy — Some people who have historically been oppressed will stand with their oppressors. — It is obscene that the presidential race is too close to call at the time this column is published: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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William Saletan / Slate:
A Warning Sign for Democrats — What the heck just happened? It's been a crazy election, and ballots are still being counted, but we can get a few ideas from the exit polls. The poll numbers that have been posted so far—which include people who voted by mail or voted early in person …
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New York Times:
Fox's Arizona Call for Biden Flipped the Mood at Trump Headquarters — The Fox News decision left the president fuming, and his team complaining. Then he began casting aspersions on other states' vote counts. — WASHINGTON — With Florida looking red early on Tuesday night …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Cannot Just “Go” To The Supreme Court To Fight Election Results. Here's What Would Need To Happen To End Up There. — WASHINGTON — In the early hours of Wednesday, with many states still going through the lawful process of tallying votes, President Donald Trump declared: “We will be going to the Supreme Court.”
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
If Biden wins, he'll inherit a mission impossible
If Biden wins, he'll inherit a mission impossible
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Ian MacDougall / ProPublica:
If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here's What Happens
If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here's What Happens
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Trump assembling all-star legal team to mount election challenges in close states
Trump assembling all-star legal team to mount election challenges in close states
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Legal experts cast doubt on Trump's bid to involve Supreme Court in election results
Legal experts cast doubt on Trump's bid to involve Supreme Court in election results
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Yes, Democrats Are Trying To Steal The Election In Michigan, Wisconsin, And Pennsylvania — In the three Midwest battleground states, vote counting irregularities persist in an election that will be decided on razor-thin margins. — As of this writing, it appears that Democratic Party machines …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Almost everything Trump has said after Election Day is wrong — ‘Shockingly disappointing:’ Tapper rebukes Trump's chilling speech — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump spent much of the year laying the groundwork for the strategy of concerted dishonesty he has deployed in the hours after Election Day.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Democrat incumbent Gary Peters is projected to win Michigan Senate race
Democrat incumbent Gary Peters is projected to win Michigan Senate race
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
About 90,000 absentee ballots still need to be counted in Georgia — By Mark Niesse - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Emily Merwin DiRico - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jennifer Peebles - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Isaac Sabetai - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Election 2020: The Votes Are In. Now Comes the Wait.
Election 2020: The Votes Are In. Now Comes the Wait.
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Axios:
GOP Senate wins wreak havoc on Biden transition plans — Republicans' likely hold on the Senate is forcing Joe Biden's transition team to consider limiting its prospective Cabinet nominees to those who Mitch McConnell can live with, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors — Former officials expressed fears that the department's legal interpretation would allow federal investigators to intimidate vote counters or interfere with their work. — WASHINGTON — The Justice …
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NBC News:
Speaker Pelosi believes Biden will have enough Electoral College votes to win White House — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to her Democratic colleagues stating she believes Biden will have enough Electoral College votes to win the White House. — “The American people …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Biden may steal an election for the elitists, but Democrats will regret it
Biden may steal an election for the elitists, but Democrats will regret it
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Associated Press:
Election observer says no evidence for Trump's fraud claims — BERLIN (AP) — The head of an international delegation monitoring the U.S. election says his team has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claims about alleged fraud involving mail-in absentee ballots.
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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — The United States reported 103,087 cases of COVID-19 today, the highest single-day total on record, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.
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Jay Heflin / Washington Examiner:
Jobless claims drop to 751,000, marking tenth straight week below a million — The number of new applications for unemployment benefits last week was 751,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday, marking the tenth straight week that jobless claims were below a million.
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Wall Street Journal and CBS News
Ali Gostanian / NBC News:
Viral ‘ballot’ burning video shared by Eric Trump is fake — A viral video claiming to show ballots for President Trump being burned is fake, Virginia Beach officials said on Tuesday. — The video shows an unidentified person putting what appear to be paper ballots in a plastic bag …
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Damon Linker / The Week:
The left just got crushed — When every legally cast vote has been counted, Joe Biden will probably have prevailed in enough states to claim victory in the presidential race, perhaps even ending up with a few more Electoral Votes than Donald Trump managed to earn four years ago.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath — The moment every Donald Trump opponent has been waiting for is at hand: Joe Biden seems to be taking the lead. So why am I not happy? — I am certainly relieved. A Biden victory would be an infinitely better result than a Trump win.
Sherin Shibu / PCMag:
Most Americans Think Social Media Has a Negative Effect on the US — The Pew Research Center looked at public attitudes towards big tech as government scrutiny intensifies. — Americans aren't too confident in technology companies ensuring there is no misuse of their platforms …
Beatrice Dupuy / Associated Press:
Ballots marked with Sharpie pens were not invalidated in Arizona — CLAIM: Votes were eliminated in Arizona because people were made to use Sharpie pens to mark their ballots. This caused the tabulation machine to cancel the vote. — AP'S ASSESSMENT: False. Sharpies were allowed in Arizona but they do not affect the vote.
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Arizona's Maricopa County has 605,000 uncounted ballots, some results released tonight
Arizona's Maricopa County has 605,000 uncounted ballots, some results released tonight
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
Israeli forces leave 41 children homeless after razing Palestinian village, UN says — Demolitions used as a ‘key means’ to ‘coerce Palestinians to leave their homes’ — Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank have razed a Palestinian village, leaving 73 people - including 41 children …
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New York Times:
Win or Lose, Trump Will Remain a Powerful and Disruptive Force — Even if he is defeated, he has made clear that he would not shrink from the scene. — WASHINGTON — If President Trump loses his bid for re-election, as looked increasingly likely on Wednesday, it would be the first defeat of an incumbent president in 28 years.
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Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
Late-night TV hosts express shock at close election: ‘I feel like I overestimated the American people’ — Most of the late-night TV hosts had a critical caveat when they delivered their monologues Wednesday night. — “There's never been a more important time to mention that we tape this show …
The American Mind:
The Fight is Now — A Statement from The American Mind. — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, breaking every rule that Democrats have screamed for months that President Trump was going to break, have all but declared themselves the winners of the 2020 election before the votes are counted.
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Three Reasons Biden Flipped the Midwest — Trump gave away his gains with key groups from four years ago and Biden reclaimed lost Democratic ground. — Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania giveth, and Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taketh away. — Joe Biden has not yet been declared …
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Washington Post:
Management company owned by Jared Kushner files to evict hundreds of families as moratoriums expire — White House adviser's company, Westminster Management, and other landlords prepare to remove tenants behind on rent during the pandemic. — Westminster Management, an apartment company owned …
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Juwan J. Holmes / LGBTQ Nation:
The sheriff fired her because she's a lesbian so she ran against him. She'll be the new sheriff now. — Charmaine McGuffey is the new sheriff in town, defeating both her former boss and a Republican challenger. — Charmaine McGuffey is going to be the new sheriff for Hamilton County, Ohio.
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
The Republicans Will Learn Nothing From a Trump Defeat — Romantic illusions die hard in America. So many fell on Election Night 2020 that it will be months, maybe years, before we compile a full inventory. We can start by acknowledging a paramount reality that contradicts …
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KLAS:
Nevada Deputy Sec. of State for Elections confirms there will be no additional results today — LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — No additional Nevada General Election results will be released today. The Nevada Deputy Secretary of State for Elections, Wayne Thorley, told 8 News Now's Vanessa Murphy earlier …
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