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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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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Associated Press:
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
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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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Politico:
Dems and GOP gear up for overtime in Georgia with Senate on the line — Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for an unprecedented two-month battle for control of the Senate that centers on just one state: Georgia. — Democrats failed to deliver in Senate battlegrounds this week …
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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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Washington Post:
Centrist House Democrats lash out at liberal colleagues, blame far-left views for costing the party seats
Centrist House Democrats lash out at liberal colleagues, blame far-left views for costing the party seats
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Axios:
All eyes — and $$$ — on Georgia — Hundreds of millions of dollars are about to pour into the Georgia …
All eyes — and $$$ — on Georgia — Hundreds of millions of dollars are about to pour into the Georgia …
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Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kelly Loeffler donates to Trump recount fund
Kelly Loeffler donates to Trump recount fund
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Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg:
Biden Takes Lead From Trump in Georgia for First Time — Democratic nominee Joe Biden edged ahead of President Donald Trump in the state of Georgia, a major shift in the Republican stronghold that hasn't backed a Democrat for president since 1992. — Biden only needs a win in one more state …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Election 2020 live updates: Biden takes lead over Trump in Georgia count; Pa. continues to tighten
Election 2020 live updates: Biden takes lead over Trump in Georgia count; Pa. continues to tighten
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia vote count: About 14,000 absentee ballots still being tallied
Georgia vote count: About 14,000 absentee ballots still being tallied
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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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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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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump told one falsehood after another about the presidential race. Here are the facts.
Trump told one falsehood after another about the presidential race. Here are the facts.
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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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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 A Metric For “Violence And Incitement Trends.” 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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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.
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.
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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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 …
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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.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service plans to ramp up protection of Biden in anticipation of his possible win — The Secret Service is sending reinforcements to Wilmington, Del., starting Friday to help protect former vice president Joe Biden as his campaign prepares for the possibility he may soon claim victory …
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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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Arizona Republic:
Trump draws closer to Biden in Arizona ballot count, but falls off pace needed to win state — President Donald Trump inched closer to former Vice President Joe Biden as results from Thursday's ballot counting were released, but he fell off the pace needed to win Arizona's 11 electoral votes.
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