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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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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 …
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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Washington Post, The Conversation, 6abc, New Republic and Associated Press
Politico:
Biden campaign gears up for legal warfare as he nears 270
Biden campaign gears up for legal warfare as he nears 270
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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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Political Wire, The Week, Axios and Washington Examiner
Edward Foley / Washington Post:
Trump wants the courts to stop the counting. He's going to be disappointed.
Trump wants the courts to stop the counting. He's going to be disappointed.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Biden is Winning, Act Like It
Biden is Winning, Act Like It
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Wall Street Journal, Outside the Beltway, Climate Home News and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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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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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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Business Insider, Common Dreams, Raw Story, The Hill and Mediaite
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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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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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
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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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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Washington Examiner, Fox News and CBS Sacramento
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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Breitbart
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 …
Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
Arizona attorney general says office received hundreds of voter complaints regarding Sharpies at polling stations — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said his office has received hundreds of complaints by voters who said Sharpies were provided to them to fill in their ballot in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix.
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Beatrice Dupuy / Associated Press:
Ballots marked with Sharpie pens were not invalidated in Arizona
Ballots marked with Sharpie pens were not invalidated in Arizona
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Washington Post, WFXRtv and The Sun
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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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 …
George Packer / The Atlantic:
Face the Bitter Truth — We don't yet know the outcome of the election, but its meaning is already clear. We are two countries, and neither of them is going to be conquered or disappear anytime soon. The outcome of the 2016 election was not a historical fluke or result of foreign subversion …
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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Common Dreams
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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Washington Post, The Nation, Washington Times, Politico and KTAR.com
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 …
NBC News:
Sen. Gary Peters wins in Michigan, NBC News projects — Democratic incumbent Sen. Gary Peters defeats Republican John James in Michigan Senate race, NBC News projects. — Rebuffing Republican efforts to take a seat from Democrats in the Senate, incumber Sen. Gary Peters …
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