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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 …
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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Ian MacDougall / ProPublica:
If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here's What Happens — It's easy enough for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit claiming improprieties, but a lot harder to provide evidence of wrongdoing or a convincing legal argument. Here's what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount.
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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.
Trump Cannot Just “Go” To The Supreme Court To Fight Election Results. Here's What Would Need To Happen To End Up There.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Trump seeks to stop ‘all voting,’ but only counting remains
Trump seeks to stop ‘all voting,’ but only counting remains
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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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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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Politico:
‘Dumpster fire’: House Democrats trade blame after Tuesday's damage — House Democrats are asking themselves one question after Tuesday's election stunner: What the hell happened? — In the House, bleary-eyed Democrats were still sorting out the wreckage when they awoke Wednesday with dozens …
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Facebook anti-lockdown group mobilizes to drive people to vote-counting location in Detroit
Facebook anti-lockdown group mobilizes to drive people to vote-counting location in Detroit
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Associated Press, Crain's Detroit Business, Mother Jones and Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats frustrated, GOP jubilant in Senate fight — Senate Democrats are feeling frustrated and disappointed as their effort to retake the majority appears to have fallen short once again. — The likelihood of being relegated to the minority for the next couple years hit home Wednesday …
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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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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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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Fox News and CBS Sacramento
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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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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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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VBgov.com, WAVY-TV, Gizmodo and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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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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Bloomberg
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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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 …
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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Brigitte S. / Senator Jake Corman:
Senate Republican Leaders Call for PA Secretary of State to Resign Immediately — (HARRISBURG) - In light of Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar's numerous actions to undermine public confidence in Pennsylvania's elections, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) and Majority Leader Jake Corman …
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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 …
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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David Chanen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Hundreds protest in Minneapolis, head onto freeway — Opposition to Trump's presidency, racism, police violence among protesters' concerns. — TEXT SIZE — MORE — Several hundred people marched in Minneapolis, including onto Interstate 94, Wednesday evening to protest President …
Media Matters for America:
Lou Dobbs demands Republicans “surround” Philadelphia and exert a “demanding presence” — THE LATEST — Even though votes are still being counted, One America News claims Trump won the election and Democrats are delaying results “to create confusion” — Sean Hannity: It's …
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Washington D.C. / OSCE:
Highly competitive elections in US tarnished by legal uncertainty and unprecedented attempts to undermine public trust, international observers say — Yesterday's vote was hard-fought and competitive with a high degree of engagement by election workers and citizens in the face …
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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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