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4:30 PM ET, November 6, 2020

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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.
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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.
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
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 …
Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
David Axelrod not on board with ‘aggressive’ Biden team statement about escorting Trump out of White House  —  Former Obama adviser David Axelrod questioned the Biden campaign's rhetoric regarding the possibility that President Trump refuses to leave the White House even if Joe Biden defeats him in the election.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How this can get even more turbulent
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Donald Trump doesn't need to concede
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service plans to ramp up protection of Biden in anticipation of his possible win
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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6abc:
Police thwart alleged plot to attack Pa. Convention Center where votes are being counted in Philly  —  PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center where ballots are being counted.  —  On Thursday, the Philadelphia …
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.
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Philadelphia mayor says Trump needs to ‘put his big boy pants on’ and accept defeat
Miguel Martinez-Valle / NBC10 Philadelphia:
Two Arrested With Guns After Police Get Tip of Convention Center Threat
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
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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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Limbaugh walks back comments referring to Biden as the winner  —  Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh walked back comments he made on his show Friday referring to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.  —  During his show …
Ricardo Lopez / Minnesota Reformer:
MNGOP Chair recruiting Minnesota Republicans to amplify Trump claims of ballot fraud  —  In a call with local GOP activists and leader, Chair Jennifer Carnahan said she would ask Minnesota Republicans to back Trump claims of ballot fraud  —  Minnesota GOP Chairperson Jennifer Carnahan told party activists …
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 …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Steve Bannon lawyers want off his criminal case after ex-Trump advisor discussed Fauci beheading
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: Political Wire
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Heart of John Lewis' district deals blow to Trump
Discussion: Vox and The Hill
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
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Nancy Pelosi seeks reelection as speaker of the House
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: Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
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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 …
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump's last-ditch US election lawsuits not going well for president, experts say … Donald Trump's campaign has filed a slew of last-ditch lawsuits this week in what seems to be a clear effort to try to drag out vote counting and create a cloud of uncertainty over an election he is on the verge of losing.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Goes to Court to Avoid Being a ‘Loser’
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 …
 
 
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