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Washington Post:
White House tells federal agencies to proceed with plans for Trump's February budget in latest sign of election defiance — Directive is latest sign that Trump aides are acting as if he won the election and won't leave office on Jan. 20 — The White House budget office has instructed federal agencies …
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President-Elect Joe Biden:
Agency Review Teams — Meet the Biden-Harris agency review teams — Agency review teams are responsible for understanding the operations of each agency, ensuring a smooth transfer of power, and preparing for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris and their cabinet to hit the ground running on Day One.
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NBC News:
Biden not getting intelligence reports because Trump officials won't recognize him as president-elect — WASHINGTON —The Trump administration's unwillingness to acknowledge that former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to have won the election has led to an unusual restriction on the flow …
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Axios
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Pompeo on election results: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’ — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo battled reporters over President Trump's refusal to accept the results of the presidential election, predicting “there will be a smooth transition to a second …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Pompeo refuses to say Biden has won election
Pompeo refuses to say Biden has won election
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Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Biden team considering legal options if Trump administration keeps stalling the transition
Biden team considering legal options if Trump administration keeps stalling the transition
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The Mahablog, The Week and Reuters
Politico:
Biden team launches agency review teams despite GSA standoff
Biden team launches agency review teams despite GSA standoff
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NBC News, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo and The American Independent
Ryan Merrifield / Mirror.co.uk:
Melania follows Trump's lead by refusing to offer meeting with new First Lady Jill Biden
Melania follows Trump's lead by refusing to offer meeting with new First Lady Jill Biden
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
State Department watchdog nears end of one Pompeo probe
State Department watchdog nears end of one Pompeo probe
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Raw Story
Nicole Via y Rada / NBC News:
Biden on the Affordable Care Act: 'This doesn't need to be a partisan issue'
Biden on the Affordable Care Act: 'This doesn't need to be a partisan issue'
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: The ‘orchestrated’ push to discredit Georgia's election sparks more GOP infighting — By Jim Galloway - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Patricia Murphy - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tia Mitchell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jim Galloway / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Georgia secretary of state who insists that two plus two still equals four — We tell ourselves that people of character are capable of wonderous things. In fact, more often than not, they simply do ordinary things under extraordinary circumstances. — On Monday, Secretary …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘We need his voters’ in Georgia: Why Republicans embrace Trump's last stand
‘We need his voters’ in Georgia: Why Republicans embrace Trump's last stand
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Georgia Senate runoffs: NYC mayoral candidate Ray McGuire fundraising for Dem candidates
Georgia Senate runoffs: NYC mayoral candidate Ray McGuire fundraising for Dem candidates
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Politico
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
U.S. Republicans hint at limited time for Trump to make his post-election case
U.S. Republicans hint at limited time for Trump to make his post-election case
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Politico:
Supreme Court appears wary of striking down Obamacare — The Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled it's unlikely to tear down Obamacare over a Republican-backed lawsuit challenging the landmark health care law. — The justices' lines of questioning during a two-hour-long argument session suggest …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: The election lawsuit Trump should win
Byron York's Daily Memo: The election lawsuit Trump should win
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
GOP tries again to get high court to ax health care law
GOP tries again to get high court to ax health care law
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ABC News, CBS News, Crooks and Liars, National Review, KUSI-TV and Political Wire
Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Supreme Court seems likely to keep Obamacare intact in blow for Trump
Supreme Court seems likely to keep Obamacare intact in blow for Trump
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Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Brett Kavanaugh just sent a strong signal he will vote to uphold Obamacare
Brett Kavanaugh just sent a strong signal he will vote to uphold Obamacare
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Associated Press and National Review
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court appears likely to reject the latest attack on Obamacare
The Supreme Court appears likely to reject the latest attack on Obamacare
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CNN, ABC News, Washington Free Beacon, Reason, UPI, Talking Points Memo and IJR
Politico:
Official who once called Obama a ‘terrorist leader’ takes over Pentagon policy — Anthony Tata, a retired brigadier general whose nomination for a top Pentagon job collapsed this summer due to Islamophobic tweets and other controversial statements, began overseeing policy for the Defense Department on Tuesday.
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Associated Press:
Top Pentagon adviser resigns after Esper firing — U.S. defense officials said James Anderson, the top policy adviser at the Pentagon, submitted his resignation Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Anderson has been the acting undersecretary for policy since June.
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CNN:
Republican National Committee staff blindsided by layoffs — (CNN)A round of layoffs at the Republican National Committee Monday blindsided staff, three sources familiar with what happened told CNN, as President Donald Trump continues his legal push to contest Joe Biden's victory.
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle make moves to expand RNC influence and possibly takeover, sources say — (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are making moves to expand their influence at the Republican National Committee, three GOP sources, including advisers to the President tell CNN.
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Crooks and Liars, Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
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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Chris Truax / USA Today:
Worst outrage yet: Barr enlists Justice to advance Trump's baseless election fraud claims
Worst outrage yet: Barr enlists Justice to advance Trump's baseless election fraud claims
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, National Review and Alternet.org
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis wins reelection in North Carolina — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis won reelection against Democrat Cal Cunningham in North Carolina's Senate race. — Cunningham, a former state senator who became embroiled in a sexting scandal late in the campaign …
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina
Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Forms PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P. — The PAC can 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 has formed …
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Kate Kelland / Reuters:
One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days - study — LONDON (Reuters) - Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after a large study found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed …
USA Today:
Nine legal experts say Trump's lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania is dead on arrival — Kevin McCoy Kristine Phillips Dennis Wagner Donovan SlackUSA TODAY — President Donald Trump's campaign launched its broadest challenge yet to the results of the election that appears destined …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's allies want voters to think 2020 is like 2000. It's much more like 2016.
Trump's allies want voters to think 2020 is like 2000. It's much more like 2016.
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Reuters, Associated Press, New York Post and CBS Miami
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
GOP's Steel wins California House race after Democrat Rouda concedes — GOP candidate Michelle Steel will be the new representative for California's 48th Congressional District after Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) conceded on Tuesday. — “We did not win this election.
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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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Inside the Lincoln Project's new campaign targeting Trump's law firm — President Trump is trying to steal the election, but he couldn't get far if it weren't for his enablers. There's Attorney General William P. Barr, who has granted prosecutors approval to pursue fake voter fraud cases to make them appear real.
Arizona Republic:
Republican challenge to Maricopa County election involves fewer than 200 ballots, attorneys say — Maria Polletta Andrew OxfordArizona Republic — Republican officials behind a lawsuit alleging poll workers “incorrectly rejected” votes cast in person on Election Day will make their case …
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Law & Crime, Mock Paper Scissors, Commentary Magazine and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
‘My faith is shaken’: The QAnon conspiracy theory faces a post-Trump identity crisis — President Trump's defeat and the week-long disappearance of its anonymous prophet have forced supporters of the baseless movement to rethink their beliefs: ‘Have we all been conned?’
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New York Times, Bloomberg and Hackwhackers