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2:50 PM ET, November 9, 2020

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump privately discussing 2024 run  —  President Trump has already told advisers he's thinking about running for president again in 2024, two sources familiar with the conversations tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: This is the clearest indication yet that Trump understands he has lost …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump allies brace for 30-day legal war  —  GOP leaders and confidants of President Trump tell Axios his legal fight to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory — which they admit is likely doomed — could last a month or more, possibly pushing the 2020 political wars toward Christmastime.
Washington Post:
A little-known Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to Biden — and she isn't budging  —  A Trump administration appointee is refusing to sign a letter allowing President-elect Joe Biden's transition team to formally begin its work this week, in another sign …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump campaign adviser: Conceding ‘is not even in our vocabulary right now’  —  Jason Miller, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump's reelection effort, said Monday that the campaign was not remotely considering conceding to President-elect Joe Biden after the Democratic nominee was declared the winner of the 2020 White House race.
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and National Review
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ousted vaccine expert on Biden virus task force  —  President-elect Joe Biden has announced the members of his coronavirus task force, which will put together a blueprint for fighting the pandemic.  —  The co-chairs are former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy …
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Georgia's Republican Lt. Gov.: No “credible incidents” of systemic voter fraud  —  Georgia's Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) told CNN on Monday that no “credible incidents” of systemic fraud or voter disenfranchisement had been reported to his office by the state's attorney general or secretary of state.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump to continue to hold campaign-style rallies as legal team girds up
Howard Monroe / CBS Philly:
UPenn Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel To Serve On President-Elect Biden's Coronavirus Task Force
Discussion: National Review and Instapundit
CNN:
Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday that he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and that Christopher Miller, who serves as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become acting secretary “effective immediately.”
New York Times:
Pfizer's Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective  —  Pfizer announced positive early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded at record-breaking speed.  —  The drug maker Pfizer announced on Monday that an early analysis …
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Matthew Herper / STAT:
Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, early data from large trial indicate  —  Pfizer and partner BioNTech said Monday that their vaccine against Covid-19 was strongly effective, exceeding expectations with results that are likely to be met with cautious excitement …
Pfizer:
Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study  — Vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis
Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in first analysis, company reports
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Man featured at Giuliani press conference is a convicted sex offender  —  The first person Rudy Giuliani, the attorney for President Donald Trump, called up as a witness to baseless allegations of vote counting shenanigans in Philadelphia during a press conference last week is a sex offender …
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Richard Hall / The Independent:   I saw Donald Trump's presidency come crashing down at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's election night party adds to virus scrutiny  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was supposed to be a scene of celebration.  —  Instead, the Trump campaign's election night watch party in the White House East Room has become another symbol of President Donald Trump's cavalier attitude toward …
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Axios
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: CNN, CBS News and Politico
Norma Gonzalez / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah governor orders statewide mask mandate, new coronavirus restrictions  —  Editor's note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus.  Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning.
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
How Democrats Missed Trump's Appeal to Latino Voters  —  The election was a referendum on Trump's America, but plenty of Latino voters liked it just fine.  —  PHOENIX — Democrats thought it would be enough.  —  After four years of draconian Trump immigration policies and divisive messaging …
Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
Biden-Harris Transition Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board  —  Leading Public Health and Scientific Experts to Advise the Transition on COVID-19 Response  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the Biden-Harris Transition announced the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans already racing to fill Trump power vacuum  —  President Donald Trump's defeat has set off a flurry of activity as would-be successors start to position themselves for 2024 and a battle to lead a Trump-less Republican Party begins to take shape.  —  Likely Republican candidates …
Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post and Raw Story
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Ossoff says Georgia Dems ‘have the wind at our backs’ ahead of Senate runoffs  —  Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said Monday that Democrats in the state “have the wind at our backs” as they seek to dispatch two incumbent Republican senators in a pair of January runoff elections that will determine control of the chamber.
 
 
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Josh Christenson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dems Turn Away From ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Socialism’
Discussion: RedState and HotAir
Jeff Peterson / The Hill:
Progress toward managing rising seas
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
MOLLIE HEMINGWAY ON THE MEDIA: ‘THEY LIE, THEY LIE, THEY LIE. AND THEN THEY LIE’
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Sara Kehaulani Goo / Axios:
Worried pollsters admit huge problem
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The post-Trump era begins
Politico:
Pandemic on course to overwhelm U.S. health system before Biden takes office
 

 
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
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Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but says it is not blocking Canadians' access to the app

Bloomberg:
The US SEC's crypto-related enforcement is slated for a major rollback under President Trump, who has pledged to fire Gary Gensler on the first day in office
 
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