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New York Times:
Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims  —  The attorney general said that he had authorized “instances” of investigative steps but that inquiries should not be based on specious claims.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr …
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Washington Post:
Top Republicans back Trump's efforts to challenge election results  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans on Monday backed President Trump's efforts to contest his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, despite the lack of evidence of significant fraud and sharp rebukes …
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Barr OKs election probes despite little evidence of fraud  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud.
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
DOJ's election crimes chief resigns after Barr directs prosecutors to probe voter fraud claims  —  The head of the branch of the Justice Department that prosecutes election crimes resigned Monday hours after Attorney General William Barr issued a memo to federal prosecutors to investigate …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Barr clears Justice Dept. to investigate alleged voting irregularities as Trump makes unfounded fraud claims
Washington Post:
White House, escalating tensions, orders agencies to rebuff Biden transition team  —  The Trump White House on Monday instructed its senior government leaders to block cooperation with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, escalating a standoff that threatens to impede his takeover of the federal government in January.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden transition starts congressional outreach
Discussion: Political Wire
Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Top USAID Official Tells Agency Leadership: ‘There Is No Transition In Place’
Discussion: Politico
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New York Times:
Helping to Shape the Words of the President-Elect: A Presidential Historian  —  Jon Meacham, best known for writing about past presidents like Andrew Jackson and George Bush, has helped shape some of Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s most significant speeches.  —  WASHINGTON — Jon Meacham …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Plans PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P.  —  The PAC could accept donations from an unlimited number of people and spend to benefit other candidates, allowing the president to retain influence in a party remade largely in his image.  —  President Trump is planning to form …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP fears conceding Trump loss would spark base revolt and loss of seats
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Top Mississippi Republicans Fail to Acknowledge Biden Victory as Fitch Joins Trump Lawsuit  —  Two days after all major national networks called the 2020 presidential election for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, none of Mississippi's top Republican leaders has acknowledged the Democrats' victory.
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
As an ex-president, Trump could disclose the secrets he learned while in office, current and former officials fear  —  As president, Donald Trump selectively revealed highly classified information to attack his adversaries, gain political advantage and to impress or intimidate foreign governments …
Jack Khoury / Haaretz:
Saeb Erekat, Top Palestinian Peace Negotiator, Dies at 65 After Contracting COVID  —  He was close to both Arafat and Abbas, and considered one of the main voices of the Palestinians on the world stage  —  Dr. Saeb Erekat, a prominent Palestinian negotiator and Secretary General …
Discussion: CBS News and The Week
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Religion News Service:
Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., Trump evangelical adviser, has died  —  Bishop Harry Jackson of Maryland speaks at the unveiling of the “Justice Declaration,” a statement by Christian leaders on criminal justice, in Washington, D.C., on June 20, 2017.  RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks  —  Flip
Los Angeles Times:
Trump slows Biden transition with denials, lawsuits  —  As the morning sun bathed the White House grounds on an unseasonably warm November Monday, the rattle of construction could be heard nearby as workers began erecting the viewing stands for the next president's inaugural ceremony.
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Removes Scientist in Charge of Assessing Climate Change  —  Michael Kuperberg was told he would no longer oversee the National Climate Assessment.  The job is expected to go to a climate-change skeptic, according to people familiar with the changes.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
ABC News:
The Note: Georgia races loom as tests of Trumpism and Trump's GOP  —  Trump's political ideology will get at least one more big series of tests.  —  Obamacare in the balance before the Supreme Court  —  ABC News' Devin Dwyer reports on arguments before the Supreme Court this week …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Nate Cohn Explains What the Polls Got Wrong  —  Last week, Joe Biden was elected the forty-sixth President of the United States, defeating Donald Trump by what is likely to be several percentage points nationwide.  The margins in crucial swing states, however, were closer than polling averages suggested that they would be.
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
No Evidence of Systematic Fraud in U.S. Elections, International Observer Mission Reports  —  A team of international observers invited by the Trump administration has issued a preliminary report giving high marks to the conduct of last week's elections—and it criticizes President …
Politico:
'We're not some demonic cult': Democrats fume over faulty messaging  —  House Democrats have the majority and are ripping each other to shreds.  Senate Democrats fell short for the third cycle in a row, but are only grousing about getting out-messaged by Republicans.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Be Alarmed  —  I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill-omen amongst us.  —Abraham Lincoln, Lyceum Address, January 27, 1838 I know, I know.  Donald Trump is a petulant child, and congressional Republicans are just humoring him.
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Did Sen. Kelly Loeffler take advantage of a Trump tax loophole to write off campaign jet?  —  Records suggest Loeffler may have deducted a jet she used on campaign trips, letting the government eat the cost  —  Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican now seeking to hold her seat …
Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
Former Marine Paul Whelan speaks from Russian prison: ABC News exclusive  —  It's his first interview since his arrest on spying allegations two years ago.  —  Referendum will allow Putin to stay in power until 2036  —  The referendum allows Russian President Vladimir Putin to run again …
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
White House official and former GOP political operative Michael Ellis named as NSA general counsel  —  The Pentagon general counsel has named a White House official and former GOP political operative to be the top lawyer at the National Security Agency, the U.S. government's largest …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Washington Examiner:
Election Day should not last two months  —  The absurd delays in ballot-counting across the country add weight to arguments against the wide use of early- and mail-in voting.  They also should make opponents of early voting consider other alternatives that would make voting easier.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Valerie Biden Owens previews brother's governing style  —  Valerie Biden Owens, her brother's closest political adviser for 49 years, told me in an interview for “Axios on HBO” that President-elect Joe Biden plans to ignore the distractions of President Trump while building and launching a government.
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.
Ann Saphir / Reuters:
In first for Fed, U.S. central bank says climate poses stability risks  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time called out climate change among risks enumerated in its biannual financial stability report, and warned about the potential for abrupt changes in asset values in response to a warming planet.
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine's Next Big Challenge: Giving It to Enough People
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Los Angeles Times:
Letters to the Editor: It's time for the media to start ignoring Donald Trump
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Albert Hunt / The Hill:
This election wasn't a zero-sum game, and it's going to be messy
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Trump team tries to appeal Michigan ruling, fails to provide necessary documents
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Final Hissy Fit Is Petty, Illegal and Stupid
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Why Texas's overwhelmingly Latino Rio Grande Valley turned toward Trump
Discussion: Politico
Tim Stickings / Agence France-Presse:
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Cenk Uygur / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats, Let Progressives Lead
New York Times:
No, Software Glitches Are Not Affecting Vote Counts
Mariel Padilla / The 19th:
Jill Biden will be the first first lady to work full time
Liz Navratil / Star Tribune:
Minneapolis to consider bringing in outside police officers amid shortage
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Too many men of color got conned by Trump
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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