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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump prepares to launch a second term early, even without winning — President Donald Trump has struggled to convince the country he already won the election. So he's just going to do the next best thing: Act like he's starting his second term early. — Trump and his aides have settled …
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Washington Post:
Trump turns angry and despondent as possible defeat looms — By Thursday morning, President Trump was angry and defiant. — The polls had closed more than a full 24 hours before, and as several key states continued to update their ballot counts, the election increasingly felt …
NBC News:
Long at odds with Trump, Defense Secretary Esper has prepared a resignation letter, say officials — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper has prepared a letter of resignation, according to three current defense officials. — It's not uncommon for Cabinet secretaries to prepare undated letters …
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Nicole Via y Rada / NBC News:
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says Trump could run in 2024 if he loses
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says Trump could run in 2024 if he loses
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The Daily Beast:
Local GOP Pushes Trump Voters to Cast Ballots After Election — An email obtained by The Daily Beast shows Republicans in Wisconsin urging volunteers to contact Pennsylvania Trumpers to get them to turn in ballots days after the election … Hours before President Donald Trump went …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Whines: Why Isn't Barr Coming to Save Me? — The desire within Trump and his senior staff for a DOJ rescue was palpable, as the vote count kept going more and more in Joe Biden's direction. … In the days since an inconclusive election night likely threw his presidency into the heap of one-termers …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump National Security Officials Horrified by His Election Lies — Top national security officials are preparing for the president of the United States to refuse to listen to the election results, even when they are officially declared. … Even members of President Trump's own national security team …
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6abc:
Philly police investigating alleged plot to attack Pennsylvania Convention Center — PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Thursday night. — Action News has learned that police got a tip about a group …
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Politico:
Biden notches more gains as vote counting grinds on
Biden notches more gains as vote counting grinds on
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Talia Kaplan / Fox News:
Trump ‘turning up the heat’ with rhetoric does not help his legal case over ballots, says Andrew McCarthy
Trump ‘turning up the heat’ with rhetoric does not help his legal case over ballots, says Andrew McCarthy
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
What's Trump's Endgame if the Race Is Called for Biden? — This piece was originally published on the Election Law Blog. — Although things remain uncertain, it appears that Joe Biden could soon be declared by news organizations as the winner of the presidential race.
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New York Times:
In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen — Most television networks cut away from the statement President Trump gave Thursday night from the White House briefing room on the grounds that what he was saying was not true. — WASHINGTON — Even for President Trump …
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Trump to speak from White House as vote count leans toward Biden
Trump to speak from White House as vote count leans toward Biden
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘Come on Now’: Michigan Judge Scoffs at and Tosses Trump Campaign Lawsuit Backed by ‘Hearsay’ Evidence — In President Donald Trump's second loss in court in a single day, a Michigan judge rejected the Trump campaign's bid to stop counting ballots without their inspectors present.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Georgia Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit That Produced Exactly Zero Evidence of Fraud
Georgia Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit That Produced Exactly Zero Evidence of Fraud
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump campaign presses legal challenges as count continues in swing states
Trump campaign presses legal challenges as count continues in swing states
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Washington Post:
Judges in two states reject Trump campaign lawsuits as the president continues to press unsubstantiated claims of fraud
Judges in two states reject Trump campaign lawsuits as the president continues to press unsubstantiated claims of fraud
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump supporters, protesters clash outside Detroit absentee ballot counting center
Trump supporters, protesters clash outside Detroit absentee ballot counting center
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Politico:
Dem leaders warn liberal rhetoric could blow Georgia races — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants had a stark warning for Democrats on Thursday: Swing too far left and they're all but certain to blow their chances in the Georgia runoff that will determine which party controls the Senate.
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New York Times:
Election 2020 Live Updates: Protests and Legal Skirmishes as Counting Continues in Final Six States … Senate tally includes 65 seats not up for election. — Nevada has about 190,000 ballots still to be counted, the secretary of state said. Ninety percent of them are from Clark County …
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BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Has An Internal Metric For “Violence And Incitement Trends.” Right Now It's Rising. — As votes are being tallied across the country to determine the next US president, internal Facebook data shows that the company has seen a significant increase in what it calls “violence and incitement trends.”
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook, Alarmed by Discord Over Vote Count, Is Said to Be Taking Action
Facebook, Alarmed by Discord Over Vote Count, Is Said to Be Taking Action
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia vote count: About 14,000 absentee ballots still being tallied — 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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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Declares Election Fraud, ‘If You Count the Legal Votes I Win’
Donald Trump Declares Election Fraud, ‘If You Count the Legal Votes I Win’
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Biden Appears to Hold Edge in the Key Votes Left to Be Counted
Biden Appears to Hold Edge in the Key Votes Left to Be Counted
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Twitter bans Steve Bannon after call for beheadings; YouTube removes video — Twitter banned an account associated with Steve Bannon on Thursday and YouTube removed one of his videos after the former Trump adviser called for the beheadings of two federal officials.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
‘Home stretch’: Penn. secretary of state says majority of ballots to be counted by Friday
‘Home stretch’: Penn. secretary of state says majority of ballots to be counted by Friday
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Chris Christie tells Trump to stop inflaming and show the evidence — One of President Trump's top allies publicly rebuked him on Thursday night for failing to produce evidence to support his unfounded claims that Democrats were stealing the election from him.
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Associated Press:
Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump — U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a surprising twist: In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support.
Adav Noti / Just Security:
No, State Legislatures Cannot Overrule the Popular Vote — One of the very last-ditch efforts Trump proponents have floated since Election Day has been that state legislatures should simply overrule the results of the presidential election in their states. This proposition is so radically un-American …
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Washington Post:
USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day, jeopardizing thousands of votes — The number of mailed ballots not delivered by Nov. 3 is expected to grow as more postal data is released in the coming days. — More than 150,000 ballots were caught in U.S. Postal Service processing facilities …
New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Anti-Harassment Official Accused of Racist Rants — The official was relieved of his command after City Council investigators amassed evidence that he posted vitriolic messages online under the name “Clouseau.” — For more than 20 years, an online chat board called the Rant …
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Elisha Maldonado / Washington Examiner:
Taiwan fears it will become the next Hong Kong — In 1997, the British ceded administrative control of Hong Kong to the Chinese under the “one country, two systems” stipulation that the defiantly democratic region would maintain most of its independence until 2047.
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