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12:50 PM ET, November 9, 2020

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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.
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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.
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 …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump to continue to hold campaign-style rallies as legal team girds up  —  President Trump plans to brandish obituaries of people who supposedly voted but are dead — plus hold campaign-style rallies — in an effort to prolong his fight against apparent insurmountable election results …
Orion Rummler / Axios:   Georgia's Republican Lt. Gov.: No “credible incidents” of systemic voter fraud
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's election night party adds to virus scrutiny
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump may not, but many in inner circle accept defeat
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and USA Today
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  —  The Trump presidency ended in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to an adult bookstore. , Richard Hall was there … t began, as all good 2020 capers do, with a tweet from the president of the United States.
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
Discussion: Reuters and NBC News
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden unveils coronavirus crisis team tasked with curbing surging cases  —  President-elect Joe Biden declared tackling the pandemic “one of the most important battles our administration will face” as he announced a new 12-member Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board on Monday.
Howard Monroe / CBS Philly:
UPenn Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel To Serve On President-Elect Biden's Coronavirus Task Force
Discussion: National Review and Instapundit
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus  —  Carson, 69, has served as HUD secretary since 2017  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for November 9  —  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has tested positive for coronavirus, Fox News has confirmed.
Discussion: CBS News, Politico and CNN
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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 …
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 …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The Trump Presidency Is Ending.  So Is Maggie Haberman's Wild Ride.  —  For the last four years, the Times reporter has been the human incarnation of a nation riveted, like it or not, by Donald Trump.  —  Maggie Haberman lives rent-free in Donald Trump's head, all over the front page …
 
 
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Josh Christenson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dems Turn Away From ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Socialism’
Discussion: RedState and HotAir
New York Times:
What's Next for Trump? The Family Business Awaits His Return
Discussion: Raw Story
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’
 Earlier Items: 
Sara Kehaulani Goo / Axios:
Worried pollsters admit huge problem
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Pete Buttigieg is a near-certainty for Biden's Cabinet
Discussion: The Week and Althouse