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Reuters:
Senior U.S. cybersecurity official tells associates he expects to be fired: sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs has told associates he expects to be fired by the White House, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Senior U.S. cybersecurity official asked to resign amid Trump transition tumult — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. cybersecurity official is leaving government after being asked to resign, an official familiar with the matter said Thursday, part of a wider thinning of President Donald …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump eyes digital media empire to take on Fox News — President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios. — The state of play: Some Trump advisers think Fox News …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump voters are flocking to a TV channel that claims Biden is not president-elect — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. — President Trump's fans who don't think Fox News …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Parts Ways With John Solomon, Architect of Trump's Ukraine Conspiracies — The pro-Trump writer became a paid contributor as he was a fixture on Fox's right-wing opinion programming, despite the network's research arm warning of his “disinformation.”
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump criticizes Fox: ‘They forgot the Golden Goose’
Trump criticizes Fox: ‘They forgot the Golden Goose’
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Barack Obama / The Atlantic:
I'm Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America — The Atlantic is pleased to offer, below, an adapted and updated excerpt from former President Barack Obama's new memoir, A Promised Land, which will be published on Tuesday by Crown. Yesterday, The Atlantic's editor in chief …
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie / New York Times:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama's ‘A Promised Land’ — A PROMISED LAND — Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come. It is not merely that this book avoids being ponderous, as might be expected, even forgiven, of a hefty memoir, but that it is nearly always pleasurable to read …
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CNN:
Obama memoir confronts role his presidency played in Republican obstructionism and Trump's rise — Photos: — Barack Obama's presidency — U.S. President Barack Obama attends the Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague, Netherlands, in March 2014. As Obama's second term nears its close …
CNN:
Trump's eldest children split on his path forward — (CNN)President Donald Trump has long sought advice from different perspectives throughout his career, but at a pivotal moment in defining his legacy as President, he is receiving conflicting advice from his closest and most trusted advisers …
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Political Wire and The American Independent
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Pennsylvania court: Secretary of state lacked authority to change deadline 2 days before Election Day — Judge ruled ballots that were previously set aside should not be counted — Pennsylvania Supreme Court change to state election law challenged — A Pennsylvania judge ruled in favor …
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Wall Street Journal:
As Trump Focuses on 2024, Aides Mull Agenda for Final Days — The president's attention has been on his legal fight and a possible comeback bid, not a policy to-do list for the next two months — WASHINGTON—President Trump in recent days has expressed increasing interest in running for president again in 2024.
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CNN:
‘Dejected’ Trump continues to waffle over waging baseless election fight
‘Dejected’ Trump continues to waffle over waging baseless election fight
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Notes on the State of the 2020 Election — Dear Readers: Check out our YouTube channel, UVACFP, later today for our latest Crystal Ball webinar. It will feature the 22nd annual American Democracy Conference: We'll be hearing from New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie; CNN commentator Tara Setmayer …
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President-Elect Joe Biden:
Readout of President-elect Biden's Call with His Holiness Pope Francis — President-elect Joe Biden spoke this morning with His Holiness Pope Francis. The President-elect thanked His Holiness for extending blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation for His Holiness' leadership …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Ex-national security officials warn of risks in Biden transition delay
Ex-national security officials warn of risks in Biden transition delay
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Nicole Via y Rada / NBC News:
Pope Francis congratulates Biden on projected election win
Pope Francis congratulates Biden on projected election win
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Trey Grayson / New York Times:
Republicans Should Be Defending Georgia's Election Process — The G.O.P. is trying to scapegoat Brad Raffensperger for Trump's apparent loss in Georgia. — Mr. Grayson, a Republican, is a former secretary of state of Kentucky. — There has hardly ever been a tougher time to be the chief election administrator of a state.
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race
Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race
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CNN:
Senior Republican senators say Biden should have access to classified briefings — GOP senator says he will ‘step in’ if Biden doesn't get intelligence briefing — (CNN)Two top GOP senators told CNN on Thursday that Joe Biden should have access to classified briefings …
John Nichols / The Nation:
Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions — The president may deny reality, but it's still reality. He's losing the popular vote and the Electoral College by far greater margins than many past elections. — Republicans have their differences, but they generally agree on Ronald Reagan …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The crisis isn't too much polarization. It's too little democracy.
The crisis isn't too much polarization. It's too little democracy.
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NBC News:
Justice Department probe ends with no action against prosecutors who oversaw Epstein deal — A Justice Department investigation found that federal prosecutors who oversaw a controversial non-prosecution deal with Jeffrey Epstein in 2008 exercised “poor judgment” but did not break the law, Sen. Ben Sasse said Thursday.
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CNN:
As Trump wrestles with defeat, pardons loom for allies — and himself — 6 post-presidency lawsuits waiting for Trump — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is refusing to concede the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden, but once Trump moves to the acceptance stage of his defeat …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Transition marks precarious period for Russia and Hunter Biden probes
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County GOP chair resigns after skipping election equipment verification test — Rae Chornenky, the chair of the Maricopa County Republican Party, has resigned from her position after Democrats called her out for skipping a meeting ahead of the election where the county's ballot tabulation machines were tested.
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Melissa Blasius / KNXV:
Maricopa County Republican chairman Rae Chornenky steps down
Maricopa County Republican chairman Rae Chornenky steps down
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Katie Paul / Reuters:
Zuckerberg says Bannon has not violated enough policies for suspension: recording — PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Facebook FB.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting on Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not violated enough of the company's policies …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Pompeo to make unprecedented visit to West Bank settlement — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to visit the Golan Heights and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank next week, both firsts for a U.S. secretary of state. — Why it matters: Since 1967, all previous U.S. administrations …
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Washington Examiner and Sputnik News
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
How to cover a coup — or whatever it is Trump is attempting — President Trump lost. The nation knows it. The world knows it. And, although he won't admit it, he certainly knows it, too. — But because he is claiming otherwise — with his Republican enablers joining the chorus …
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Stacey Abrams Will Run for Governor Again, Allies Say — Stacey Abrams is credited with making President-elect Joe Biden's mission of flipping Georgia blue possible. … Stacey Abrams' political future is the subject of intense speculation after she helped turn Georgia blue for President-elect Joe Biden.
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CNN:
Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil — Starr: White House is cleaning house for political reasons — (CNN)The top US general is standing firm amid sweeping changes at the Pentagon which have seen senior officials replaced by Trump idealogues and alarmed senior defense officials.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Polling on The 2020 Presidential Election Missed the Mark — As politics becomes a high-stakes spectator sport, pollsters are reviewing their latest failures. But is part of the problem the public's overly high expectations of precision? — Senator Susan Collins did not lead …
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WHYY
People.com:
Passenger Aboard First Cruise Ship to Return to Sailing in Caribbean Tests Positive for COVID-19 — Passengers and non-essential crew are now isolating in their cabins as the ship heads back toward its departure point in Barbados — The first cruise ship to set sail in the Caribbean since …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Can Trump still win? No. He's already lost. — Five days after television networks and other major news organizations called the presidential election for Joseph R. Biden Jr., President Trump continues to maintain that he “will win.” — That is false. — Mr. Biden's winning margins …
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Washington Post and Newsbusters
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Appeals court rules in favor of Harvard in affirmative action case, paving way for Supreme Court challenge — A federal appeals court on Thursday agreed with a lower court ruling that Harvard University does not intentionally discriminate against prospective Asian American students.
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Tori B. Powell / The Daily Beast:
Utah Man Driving 115 MPH Said He Was on His Way to Kill Former Missouri Senator: Police — STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS — A Utah man who was arrested after police clocked him driving more than 100 mph told state troopers he was on his way to Missouri to kill former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Desert News reports.
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Will Carless / USA Today:
Police response to Washington, D.C., stabbing another sign law enforcement favors Proud Boys — As protests over police brutality and racial justice broke out this summer, often resulting in harsh responses from law enforcement, police officers across the country have been accused of favoring …
Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
NeverTrump #Winning — 2020 finally pays off for someone. — For NeverTrump, this is not the end—but it's a great beginning. — I was a small-government Never Trumper. I regarded Donald Trump as unfit for office and wanted him out, but I didn't want to sign on for the full Democratic party agenda.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Uline founders Liz and Dick Uihlein test positive for COVID-19. She has criticized coronavirus restrictions. — Mary Spicuzza Daniel Bice Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — Liz and Dick Uihlein, founders of the shipping supply giant Uline and major donors to President Donald Trump …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats' 2024 Problem Is Already Clear — Joe Biden often describes himself as a bridge between the Democratic Party's past and future generation of leaders. But the 2020 election results signal that he may play an even more indispensable role, as a bridge between the party's past and future electoral coalitions.
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