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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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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.
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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HillReporter.com, TheGrio, SCOTUSblog, Eschaton, Raw Story and Washington Free Beacon
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Newt Gingrich: Bill Barr Should Arrest Poll Workers — “Any precinct, any precinct that we were not able to observe, strip those votes out. Do not count them. Because they are by definition corrupt,” Newt exclaimed at one point. — Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich seemingly demanded …
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Business Insider, hotair.com and ABC News
ABC News:
Lawyers from both parties puzzled by Donald Trump's election legal strategy — Some see a public relations motive, likening cases to “tweets with filing fees.” — When to take election lawsuits seriously l FiveThirtyEight — FiveThirtyEight senior writer Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux explores …
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The Guardian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, Raw Story and Fox News
Axios:
Trump's stalling legal strategy
Trump's stalling legal strategy
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BuzzFeed News, Bloomberg, Sputnik News and The Week
Miguel Martinez-Valle / NBC10 Philadelphia:
Two Arrested With Guns After Police Get Tip of Convention Center Threat
Two Arrested With Guns After Police Get Tip of Convention Center Threat
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime, VICE, PAhomepage.com, Mashable, The Daily Beast and WHYY, more at Techmeme »
Associated Press:
Trump predicts ‘lot of litigation’ in fight to keep his job
Trump predicts ‘lot of litigation’ in fight to keep his job
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The Hill, redstate.com, American Prospect, Boston Herald, Bangor Daily News and KTLA
CBS Philly:
2 Heavily Armed Men Found Outside Pennsylvania Convention Center Taken Into Custody As Police Investigate Threat Of Attack
2 Heavily Armed Men Found Outside Pennsylvania Convention Center Taken Into Custody As Police Investigate Threat Of Attack
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USA Today, The Intellectualist, TheBlaze and Forbes
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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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Pennsylvania — A close margin and a large number of outstanding votes are what's making the Pennsylvania contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden too early to call. — The Democrat opened a lead of about 6,000 votes Friday morning over Trump …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
‘This election is not over’: Trump campaign defiant after Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania
‘This election is not over’: Trump campaign defiant after Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania
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ABC News, Politico, Metro.co.uk and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Election 2020 live updates: Biden edge expands in Nevada; he leads count in Pennsylvania and Georgia
Election 2020 live updates: Biden edge expands in Nevada; he leads count in Pennsylvania and Georgia
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Al Jazeera, CNBC, Arab American News, TheBlaze, Daily Kos, alicublog and The Guardian
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump prepares to launch a second term early, even without winning
Trump prepares to launch a second term early, even without winning
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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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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Top Republicans are giving Trump a pass on his ‘illegal vote’ claims — Even if some aren't going all in on it, they're using language Trump wants them to use. — With President Trump on the verge of losing reelection, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) didn't have to tweet this on Friday morning:
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Washington Examiner, CNBC, CNN, Townhall, DCReport.org and The Root
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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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.
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The Moderate Voice
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Some in GOP break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims
Some in GOP break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims
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Vox, Politico, KTLA, IJR and Sputnik News
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
USPS rushes to deliver another 2,000 ballots in Pennsylvania, North Carolina before deadline — Postal workers found more than 1,000 ballots in Philadelphia facilities Thursday and 300 in Pittsburgh, as the Postal Service races to deliver uncounted votes to election officials …
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Barbara Burns / Justice News:
Postal Worker Arrested And Charged With Failing To Deliver Over 800 Pieces Of Mail Which Included Three Absentee Ballots
Postal Worker Arrested And Charged With Failing To Deliver Over 800 Pieces Of Mail Which Included Three Absentee Ballots
David Ingram / NBC News:
Twitter bans Steve Bannon after call for beheadings; YouTube removes video
Twitter bans Steve Bannon after call for beheadings; YouTube removes video
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner and UPI, more at Mediagazer »
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Heart of John Lewis' district deals blow to Trump — It wasn't absentee ballots in populous Fulton or DeKalb counties that pushed Joe Biden beyond President Donald Trump in Georgia, nor was it one of the newly-minted Democratic northern suburbs.It was Clayton, the south metro county that's …
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Washington Post, The Hill and Vox
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Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Georgia secretary of state says ‘there will be a recount’ due to the razor-thin margin in election count
Georgia secretary of state says ‘there will be a recount’ due to the razor-thin margin in election count
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Reuters, Washington Times and The Gateway Pundit
Deena Zaru / ABC News:
All eyes on Stacey Abrams as Joe Biden passes Donald Trump in traditionally ruby-red Georgia
All eyes on Stacey Abrams as Joe Biden passes Donald Trump in traditionally ruby-red Georgia
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, The Root and TheGrio
USA Today:
Donald Trump's attack on election integrity cries for Republican come-to-Goldwater moment — Our View: It's time for GOP elders to truly put America first and stand up for the nation's democratic processes. … Americans have been blessed with steady leadership at critical moments …
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Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
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Ryan Taylor / Rev:
Donald Trump White House Press Conference as Election Counts Continue Transcript November 5
Donald Trump White House Press Conference as Election Counts Continue Transcript November 5
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redstate.com and Althouse
Politico:
Pelosi formally seeks another 2 years as speaker — Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants another two-year term running the House, cementing her role — for now — as the most powerful woman in Washington. — The 80-year-old Pelosi is coming off a disappointing Election Day, where her party lost …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Breitbart and Twitchy
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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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Jake Lahut / Business Insider:
Why Decision Desk HQ and Insider called the election for Joe Biden … - Insider and our partners at Decision Desk HQ called the 2020 election for Joe Biden on Friday morning, while many other outlets had not. — Different media outlets and wire services use various criteria for declaring a winner in elections.
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POLITICUSUSA and Outside the Beltway
Politico:
Georgia preps for war with Senate majority 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, but both parties are still short of a majority in the chamber.
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Washington Post:
Trump-associated firm helped send unmarked texts urging vote protests in Philadelphia — A Republican firm run by a top aide to President Trump's 2020 campaign appears to have helped send unmarked text messages on Thursday that urged supporters in Philadelphia to converge outside a building where local election officials counted votes.
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The Daily Beast
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How this can get even more turbulent — DRIVING THE DAY — JOE BIDEN is continuing his steady march toward the White House. We don't quite know when the race will be called — or even how — but he's now ahead by 917 votes in Georgia. He's also up in Arizona and Nevada.
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