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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
Republicans echo Trump's baseless election claims, undermining Biden's transition
Ryan Merrifield / Mirror.co.uk:
Melania follows Trump's lead by refusing to offer meeting with new First Lady Jill Biden
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: Twitchy
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Inside the Lincoln Project's new campaign targeting Trump's law firm
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.
Discussion: Axios
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Post, The Root and AFP
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Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Supreme Court seems likely to keep Obamacare intact in blow for Trump
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 …
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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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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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Michelle Lee / Washington Post:
Trump solicits ‘election defense’ donations that also finance his new leadership PAC
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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘We need his voters’ in Georgia: Why Republicans embrace Trump's last stand
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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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 …
Discussion: Forbes and The Hill
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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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
LaCrai Mitchell / CBS News:
North Carolina 2020 election results  —  North Carolina has 15 electoral votes up for grabs and CBS News considers this race a toss-up.  Ahead of Election Day, CBS News' Battleground Tracker showed Joe Biden with a slight edge over President Trump.  —  Mr. Trump has visited North Carolina 13 times …
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina
New York Daily News:
Hate-spewing Staten Island sex offender arrested for threatening to kill Biden supporters  —  A sex offender was arrested Tuesday after posting explosive social media posts that allegedly threatened to kill celebrants of Joe Biden's presidential win, derided Sen. Chuck Schumer as …
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
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 …
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.
David Rovella / Bloomberg:
Your Evening Briefing: Republicans Ramp Up Bid to Undo Election  —  For perhaps the first time in American history, a coordinated effort to taint or even overturn a presidential election may be underway.  With no evidence of wrongdoing, the Republican Party and Trump administration officials …
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Petr Svab / theepochtimes.com:
Tens of Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Returned Earlier Than Sent Date: Researcher
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump has not reached out to Jill Biden either
Discussion: The Hill
Todd Bice / The Nevada Independent:
The current cries of voter fraud are the fraud
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jaime Harrison would ‘definitely take a good look’ at DNC chair if offered the job
Alex Schultz / About Facebook:
What Do People Actually See on Facebook in the US?
Hamilton Nolan / In These Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Actively Running for Labor Secretary
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
A road to defeat for Trump: How the 2020 election is different from 2016
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Post
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Calif. governor faces pressure to choose a Latino to replace Harris in the Senate
Discussion: The Week and New York Times
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Discussion: The Wrap
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
One pollster's explanation for why the polls got it wrong
Discussion: National Review
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
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UMG and Amazon Music strike a new deal to collaborate on audiobooks and livestreams, address unlawful AI-generated content, protect against fraud, and more

 
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