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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.”
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Meghann Myers / Military Times:
Exclusive: Esper, on his way out, says he was no yes man — As had long been expected, President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, cutting short what would have otherwise been his final months at the Pentagon, in anticipation of President-elect Joe Biden's transition in January.
New York Times:
Live Updates: President-Elect Joe Biden Unveils Coronavirus Team, and Trump Fires Defense Secretary — Mr. Biden urged mask-wearing as he laid out his strategy to fight the pandemic. The incoming administration is starting to make decisions about filling cabinet posts.
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper
President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper
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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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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.
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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 …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham: Trump should consider running again in 2024 if he loses
Graham: Trump should consider running again in 2024 if he loses
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Money raised for Trump's election fights would help cover campaign debt
Money raised for Trump's election fights would help cover campaign debt
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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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Pfizer:
Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study
Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study
Matthew Herper / STAT:
Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, early data from large trial indicate
Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, early data from large trial indicate
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in first analysis, company reports
Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in first analysis, company reports
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—'great day for science and humanity'
Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—'great day for science and humanity'
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CNBC:
Dow rallies 1,100 points, hits record as Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective
Dow rallies 1,100 points, hits record as Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective
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Haley Ott / CBS News:
Pfizer says trials show its COVID vaccine is “more than 90% effective”
Pfizer says trials show its COVID vaccine is “more than 90% effective”
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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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Washington Post:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for the coronavirus — Carson was at the White House for an election night party — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson has tested positive for the coronavirus, a HUD spokesman confirmed. — Carson, who tested positive Monday morning …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Adviser Leading Post-Election Legal Fight Has Coronavirus
Trump Adviser Leading Post-Election Legal Fight Has Coronavirus
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus
Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's election night party adds to virus scrutiny
Trump's election night party adds to virus scrutiny
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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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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 …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden unveils coronavirus crisis team tasked with curbing surging cases
Biden unveils coronavirus crisis team tasked with curbing surging cases
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Howard Monroe / CBS Philly:
UPenn Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel To Serve On President-Elect Biden's Coronavirus Task Force
UPenn Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel To Serve On President-Elect Biden's Coronavirus Task Force
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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 …
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Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Utah governor declares emergency, issues mask mandate: ‘We cannot afford to debate this issue’ — For months, even as coronavirus cases have dramatically risen in his state, Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert (R) has refused to order residents to wear a mask. But on Sunday, after the state's worst week yet …
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Norma Gonzalez / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah governor orders statewide mask mandate, new coronavirus restrictions
Utah governor orders statewide mask mandate, new coronavirus restrictions
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Politico:
Cheri Bustos won't run for DCCC chief after House Dem losses — House Democratic campaign chief Cheri Bustos announced Monday that she would not seek reelection, days after an unexpected string of losses that could end up costing the caucus nearly a dozen seats, according to multiple sources.
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
We're still living in a 49% nation — In early 2001, in the wake of the closely contested 2000 presidential election, I wrote an Introduction to The Almanac of American Politics called “The 49 percent nation.” Not only was the popular vote for president 49% to 49%, but in each …
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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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 …
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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 …
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