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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 …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A furious behind-the-scenes battle to counter Trump's threat to national security — President Trump's senior military and intelligence officials have been warning him strongly against declassifying information about Russia that his advisers say would compromise sensitive collection methods and anger key allies.
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New York Times and Defense One
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Politico:
‘Devastating’: Top Pentagon leadership gutted as fears rise over national security — The firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper kicked off a rapid-fire series of high-level departures at the Pentagon on Tuesday, setting off alarms on Capitol Hill that the White House was installing loyalists …
Washington Post:
Trump administration upends senior Pentagon ranks, installing loyalists
Trump administration upends senior Pentagon ranks, installing loyalists
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NBC News and Conservative News Today
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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New York Times:
Fighting Election Results, Trump Employs a New Weapon: The Government — As President Trump and his administration insist he didn't lose, the rest of the world has increasingly moved to accept Joe Biden's victory. — WASHINGTON — President Trump, facing the prospect of leaving the White House …
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CBS News, Japan Times, Chicago Sun-Times, DCReport.org, Politico, Bark Bark Woof Woof and Irish Examiner
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Biden Dismisses Trump's Refusal to Concede; Pompeo Backs the President
Biden Dismisses Trump's Refusal to Concede; Pompeo Backs the President
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Politico, The Western Journal, CNBC, Forbes, Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, Mercury News, ABC News, The Savage Nation, Twin Cities, Raw Story, The 19th, IJR, Washington Post, The American Independent, NBC News, NPR and The Week
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Pompeo on election results: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’
Pompeo on election results: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’
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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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Washingtonian, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Politico and Washington Post
New York Times:
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud — The president and his allies have baselessly claimed that rampant voter fraud stole victory from him. Officials contacted by The Times said that there were no irregularities that affected the outcome.
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Politico, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, The Week, Talking Points Memo, UPI and Political Wire
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.
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The Hill
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey calls on Trump to cooperate with Biden transition — Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) called on President Trump to start cooperating with President-elect Biden's transition team in an interview Tuesday with Pittsburgh's Action News 4. — The big picture: Toomey said the …
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Washington Post, Denver Post and The Hill
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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Twitchy
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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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Reason, CBS News and Washington Post
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
Biden not getting intelligence reports because Trump officials won't recognize him as president-elect
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CNN, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
Washington Post:
Republicans echo Trump's baseless election claims, undermining Biden's transition
Republicans echo Trump's baseless election claims, undermining Biden's transition
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The Economist, Diplomatic,, Politico, The Hill, NBC News, HotAir, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, The National Interest, Florida Phoenix, IJR, Friendly Atheist and Snopes.com
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Man Arrested Over Threat to Schumer and Vow to ‘Blow Up’ F.B.I. — Federal prosecutors said the Staten Island man cited the reactionary anti-government novel “The Turner Diaries.” — On Sunday, as votes were still being tallied in one of the most hotly contested elections in United States history …
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Law & Crime
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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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Raw Story, Fox News, Forbes, Washington Post, NBC News, Newsbusters, Associated Press, New York Times, Mercury News, Maryland Matters, Washington Examiner and Vox
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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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 …
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Washington Examiner, The Week and New York Post
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Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Limiting Indoor Capacity Can Reduce Covid Infections Significantly, New Study Shows
Limiting Indoor Capacity Can Reduce Covid Infections Significantly, New Study Shows
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Bloomberg, myfox8.com, STAT and MIT Technology Review
Politico:
Tlaib lashes out at centrist Dems over election debacle: 'I can't be silent' — Rashida Tlaib isn't apologizing for wanting to yank money away from bad police departments. She has no second thoughts about her embrace of the Black Lives Matter movement, or for wanting to aggressively fight climate change.
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Washington Post
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Truce Is Over — The battle for the party's future has begun.
The Democratic Truce Is Over — The battle for the party's future has begun.
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Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, The Nation, Forbes, New York Post, Alternet.org, Louder With Crowder and Axios
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, UnHerd, Bloomberg, Hackwhackers and Mock Paper Scissors
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
QAnon Struggles After Trump Election Defeat
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 …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
TikTok says the Trump administration has forgotten about trying to ban it, would like to know what's up — The deadline to sell US assets expires this week — TikTok has filed a petition in a US Court of Appeals calling for a review of actions by the Trump administration's Committee …
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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Deadline, Variety and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
'It's All a Farce': Trump Campaign Lawsuit Challenges Less Than One Percent of Biden's Arizona Ballot Lead — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is fighting a legal battle in Arizona over a number of ballots so infinitesimally small that even were the outcome to go entirely the president's way …
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Arizona Republic
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John Nichols / The Nation:
This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr — The attorney general's weaponization of the Department of Justice on behalf of Trump's assault on the 2020 election is a very high crime. — Democrats have a duty to use this time of transition to define how they will respond during …
Washington Post:
As states press forward with vote counts, Trump advisers privately express pessimism about heading off Biden's win — Please note: The Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers. Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for breaking news email alerts.
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BuzzFeed News
Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
Biden landing team for Pentagon announced — WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph Biden has announced his landing team for the Department of Defense, and it contains a number of well-known names. — The team is led by Kathleen Hicks, who served as both principal deputy undersecretary …
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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Al Jazeera
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Why a Trump Loss May Be No Match for Rupert Murdoch's Realpolitik — Fox News has lasted through “multiple presidents, and they're going to be around for multiple more,” said one right-wing media executive. — Presidents come and go. Rupert Murdoch remains.
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Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Steve Cortes / The National Pulse:
The Statistical Case Against Biden's Win — The statistical case is, admittedly, circumstantial rather than conclusive. — But the numbers also firmly point to the intense improbability of the accuracy of the present Biden lead. The statistical case provides more than enough reasonable suspicion …
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Power Line
Petr Svab / theepochtimes.com:
Tens of Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Returned Earlier Than Sent Date: Researcher — More than 20,000 absentee ballots in Pennsylvania have impossible return dates and another more than 80,000 have return dates that raise questions, according to a researcher's analysis of the state's voter database.
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.
Alex Schultz / About Facebook:
What Do People Actually See on Facebook in the US? — I would like to provide a little more detail on what people have seen on Facebook leading up to the election as there are questions out there about this. — The vast majority of what people in the US see on Facebook is in their News Feed.