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12:30 AM ET, November 11, 2020

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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.
Discussion: 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 …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The crisis at the top of the Pentagon is just beginning  —  It's becoming clear that President Trump's firing of Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper by tweet Monday was only the first step in an effort to remove the entire top Defense Department leadership team and replace it with officials loyal to the president.
Washington Post:
Trump administration upends senior Pentagon ranks, installing loyalists
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump loyalists given top Pentagon roles after several officials resign following Esper's ouster
Discussion: CBS News, KTAR.com and Vox
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.
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 …
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Biden Dismisses Trump's Refusal to Concede; Pompeo Backs the President
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Pompeo on election results: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’
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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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: The Hill
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Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania Republicans are parroting Trump's false election claims as the post-Trump GOP takes shape
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:
Republicans echo Trump's baseless election claims, undermining Biden's transition
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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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Dems clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Truce Is Over  —  The battle for the party's future has begun.
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 …
Discussion: Law & Crime
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New York Daily News:
Hate-spewing Staten Island sex offender arrested for threatening to kill Biden supporters
Discussion: Reuters
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Limiting Indoor Capacity Can Reduce Covid Infections Significantly, New Study Shows  —  Research using cellphone data in 10 U.S. cities last spring could help influence officials' decisions on new restrictions as cases resurge around the country.  —  Restaurants, gyms, cafes …
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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 …
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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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
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.
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
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.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news.  It paid off on election week.  —  Robin Kemp was 12 hours into the longest day of her journalism career when she got a call from a funny number.  A British radio station wanted her on air to talk …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Fox News and USA Today
Associated Press:
US says WHO China mission to probe coronavirus origin lacks transparency  —  UN health agency accused of not sharing enough information with member states about criteria for investigation Independent panel is evaluating the organisation's management of global response to the pandemic UN health agency accused …
Todd Bice / The Nevada Independent:
The current cries of voter fraud are the fraud  —  Clark County Election Department personnel process mail in ballots on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.  (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)  —  As a longtime Nevada lawyer who has actually litigated election cases here, including those involving unlawful voting …
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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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.
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 …
Discussion: Power Line
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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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
'It's All a Farce': Trump Campaign Lawsuit Challenges Less Than One Percent of Biden's Arizona Ballot Lead
Mary Forgione / Los Angeles Times:
Veterans Day: U.S. veterans to receive free national park passes for life
Discussion: CBS News, NPR and NPS.gov
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
DHS is swatting down voter fraud claims Trump's team is pushing
Ben Weingarten / The American Mind:
Trump's Greatest Achievement
Jerome M. Marcus / The Federalist:
I WAS IN PHILADELPHIA WATCHING FRAUD HAPPEN. HERE'S HOW IT WENT DOWN
Discussion: Breitbart
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Iraq War soldier Alwyn Cashe set to receive Medal of Honor after Senate passage of legislation
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump has not reached out to Jill Biden either
Discussion: The Hill
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LaCrai Mitchell / CBS News:
North Carolina 2020 election results
David Rovella / Bloomberg:
Your Evening Briefing: Republicans Ramp Up Bid to Undo Election
Discussion: The Week
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jaime Harrison would ‘definitely take a good look’ at DNC chair if offered the job
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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