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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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Bob Mayo / WTAE:
First on 4: Pa. US Sen. Toomey says Trump administration should start cooperating with Biden transition team — “We're on a path it looks likely Joe Biden is going to be the next president of the United States. It's not 100% certain but it is quite likely.
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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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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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Pompeo refuses to say Biden has won election
Pompeo refuses to say Biden has won election
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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
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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Washington Post:
Postal worker admits fabricating allegations of ballot tampering, officials say — A Pennsylvania postal worker whose claims have been cited by top Republicans as potential evidence of widespread voting irregularities admitted to U.S. Postal Service investigators that he fabricated the allegations …
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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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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Still Vetting for Job Openings For a Second Term That's Not Happening
Trump White House Still Vetting for Job Openings For a Second Term That's Not Happening
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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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Jones Day:
Jones Day Statement Regarding Election Litigation — Jones Day is not representing President Trump, his campaign, or any affiliated party in any litigation alleging voter fraud. Jones Day also is not representing any entity in any litigation challenging or contesting the results of the 2020 general election.
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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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CNN:
John Roberts has heard just about enough of Obamacare for one lifetime — (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts twice saved Obamacare, and he appears ready to uphold it again. But Roberts is growing weary of it all. — His message to the many parties represented at the court on Tuesday was essentially: Just stop.
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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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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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Politico:
Supreme Court appears wary of striking down Obamacare
Supreme Court appears wary of striking down Obamacare
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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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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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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
Top Pentagon adviser resigns after Esper firing
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Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
Top policy, intelligence civilians resign amid Pentagon shakeup
Top policy, intelligence civilians resign amid Pentagon shakeup
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CNBC, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, The Week and Fox News
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
U.S. Republicans hint at limited time for Trump to make his post-election case — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress for now are supporting President Donald Trump's attempt to challenge President-elect Joe Biden's victory, but some senior aides said Trump must soon …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Inside the Lincoln Project's new campaign targeting Trump's law firm
Inside the Lincoln Project's new campaign targeting Trump's law firm
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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Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Biden Dismisses Trump's Refusal to Concede; Pompeo Backs the President — Cal Cunningham, the Democrat challenging Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, conceded the race on Tuesday after a protracted vote count, as the incumbent appeared headed for a narrow victory …
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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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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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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Hospitalizations Top 61,000, a Record — U.S. health officials are detailing a possible time for treatments and vaccines. Italy is sealing off more parts of the country as the number of new coronavirus cases rises. — RIGHT NOW The C.D.C. updates its findings …
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
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
QAnon Struggles After Trump Election Defeat
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 …
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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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Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offers $1 million reward for evidence of voter fraud — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is offering $1 million in rewards to people who can help uncover voter fraud in the presidential election. — Patrick on Tuesday said in a press release to the media that any person …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede - Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election after most media organizations called …
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Calif. governor faces pressure to choose a Latino to replace Harris in the Senate — SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Since California was carved out of Mexico and joined the union more than a century and a half ago, the state has never had a Latino representing it in the U.S. Senate.
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Hamilton Nolan / In These Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Actively Running for Labor Secretary … He has spent the past decade writing about labor and politics for Gawker, Splinter, The Guardian, and elsewhere. You can reach him at Hamilton@InTheseTimes. com.