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7:00 PM ET, November 6, 2020

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New York Times:
Steve Bannon Loses Lawyer After Suggesting Beheading of Fauci  —  Mr. Bannon, the former adviser to President Trump, said the heads of the F.B.I. director and Dr. Anthony Fauci should be put on pikes, leading Twitter to ban one of his accounts.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, the former adviser …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Steve Bannon's Lawyers Are Running for the Hills After Client's Insane Call for Dr. Fauci's Head  —  The day after Steve Bannon mused about beheading FBI Director Christopher Wray and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Trump loyalist's powerhouse lawyers asked a federal judge on Friday to postpone …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Is Trump campaign urging Pennsylvania supporters to mail late ballots?  —  President Donald Trump's campaign in Wisconsin has desperately sought volunteers to call Pennsylvanians and urge them to mail in absentee ballots by Friday — even as the president himself rails against late votes and the ongoing vote count.
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Reuters:
Pennsylvania court orders some provisional election ballots set aside  —  WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania court on Friday ordered election officials to set aside provisional ballots cast on Election Day by voters whose absentee or mail-in ballots were received on time.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trumpworld rages behind the scenes  —  Senior White House and Trump campaign officials are complaining bitterly about poor internal communication, blaming colleagues, pondering what jobs they might try to get next year, and lashing out at their new enemy: Fox News.
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CNN:
Fox News tells anchors not to call Biden ‘President-elect,’ then seems to change its tune
CNN:
Trump has told people he has no plans to concede even if his path to victory is blocked  —  (CNN)Facing a disappearing pathway to victory, President Donald Trump offered little indication on Friday he was prepared to concede defeat, leading those around him to wonder who might be able to reckon …
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Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
David Axelrod not on board with ‘aggressive’ Biden team statement about escorting Trump out of White House
Discussion: Townhall and 6abc
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Donald Trump doesn't need to concede
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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Washington Post:
Trump-associated firm helped send unmarked texts urging vote protests in Philadelphia
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Philadelphia mayor says Trump needs to ‘put his big boy pants on’ and accept defeat
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Ronna McDaniel asks for ‘time’ to produce specific claims of alleged voter fraud  —  Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel did not present concrete examples of alleged voter fraud in her home state of Michigan and elsewhere when pressed by Fox News anchors on Friday …
Discussion: Vox, ABC News and Bridge Magazine
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Ricardo Lopez / Minnesota Reformer:
MNGOP Chair recruiting Minnesota Republicans to amplify Trump claims of ballot fraud
Kevin Draper / New York Times:
Election 2020 Live Updates: Biden Inches Closer to the Presidency With Lead in Pennsylvania … Senate tally includes 65 seats not up for election.  —  More than 4,000 votes are left to be counted in Georgia, as well as an unknown number of overseas and military ballots that are still arriving, an elections official said.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, WJBF-TV, UPI and Forbes
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump's odds of winning through a recount are nearly impossible
Discussion: New York Times
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Rick Scott to run for leadership of Senate GOP campaign arm  —  Sen. Rick Scott will run for leadership of the Senate Republicans' campaign arm, according to a spokesperson for the Florida Republican.  —  Senate Republicans are slated to hold their leadership elections on Tuesday …
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Nancy Pelosi seeks reelection as speaker of the House
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
So You Want to Go to War With Philadelphia?  —  Donald Trump's loyalists are fixated on Philadelphia, and its affection for Joe Biden, as the president's reelection prospects fizzle.  Ted Cruz called Philadelphia “lawless” and “the worst in the country.”  Another pro-Trump pundit tweeted, “I'm going to Philly tomorrow.
David Priess / The Bulwark:
An Embarrassing Presidential Display That Will Live in Infamy  —  Other presidents' worst moments didn't involve tantrums about valid vote counting.  —  Last night, from a podium in the White House—the People's House, provided to the president, at public expense, as living and working quarters …
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
How Claims of Dead Michigan Voters Spread Faster Than the Facts  —  Run-of-the-mill clerical errors have been used as false evidence of voter fraud in Michigan.  —  The tweets began to arrive Wednesday night, carrying explosive claims that people in Michigan were voting under the names of dead people.
Discussion: Twin Cities
Cade Metz / New York Times:
Study Considers a Link Between QAnon and Polling Errors  —  Polls in several key states underestimated the breadth of support for President Trump before the Nov. 3 election, just as they did in 2016.  —  But why?  —  Early results from a study by researchers at the University …
Discussion: Washington Post and hotair.com
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump, the Pathetic Loser  —  On the edge of defeat, the president clings to his lies.  —  On Thursday night, staring down the abyss of defeat, President Trump marched into the White House briefing room and did what he has always done when backed into a corner.  He unfurled lies.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
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New York Times:
In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen
Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Set to Tap Gary Gensler as Adviser on Wall Street Oversight  —  Joe Biden is expected to tap Gary Gensler to advise on plans for Wall Street oversight in a prospective administration, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that likely would please Democrats who cheered …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Post Shifts Tone on Trump as a Top Editor Plans His Own Exit  —  Rupert Murdoch's tabloid has turned critical as the president seems headed to defeat.  Col Allan, a wizard there, says he plans to retire next year.  —  Last month The New York Post called President Trump …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams draws credit and praise as Biden inches ahead in Georgia.  —  If Joseph R. Biden Jr. manages to hold his slim lead in Georgia, he has one person to thank above all others, according to many Democrats and local officials: Stacey Abrams.  —  Ms. Abrams, a former minority leader …
Discussion: The Hill, Vogue and Political Wire
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw to Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘Start acting’ like a member of Congress  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't even made it to Capitol Hill yet, and she's already being told to behave by a fellow Republican.  —  The controversial Trump-supporting, QAnon-spreading House candidate …
Bryn Stole / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Here's how Louisiana lawmakers are reacting to Trump claims of massive voter fraud  —  In prepared statements, six of Louisiana's Republican members of Congress avoided criticizing the unsupported claims of widespread voter fraud and a “stolen” election that President Donald Trump made Thursday …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Photo: Naked Cowboy exchanges words with Biden supporter in N.Y.C.'s Times Square  —  GOP Sen. Perdue's campaign is preparing for ‘coming runoff’ in Georgia  —  NBC News has yet to make a projection in their race, but Sen. David Perdue's campaign said Friday that it's preparing for a runoff election …
Discussion: CNN, NPR, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Townhall, COURIER and J.
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Joe Biden's Magic  —  He has the power to make real, transformational progress look like common sense.  Will he use it, given the chance?  —  Mr. Giridharadas is the author of “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.”  —  Let's never do that again.
 
 
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Second highest-ranking official at USAID ousted
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
How Joe Biden gained an edge in Michigan
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Bill Laitner / Detroit Free Press:
Fixed computer glitch turns losing Republican into a winner in Oakland County
Discussion: Breitbart and The Federalist
Politico:
Trump-linked figures have boosted #StopTheSteal movement
Discussion: USA Today and Breitbart
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