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8:20 PM ET, November 12, 2020

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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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Floats Improbable Survival Scenarios as He Ponders His Future  —  There is no grand strategy.  President Trump is simply trying to survive from one news cycle to the next.  —  At a meeting on Wednesday at the White House, President Trump had something he wanted to discuss with his advisers …
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Trump ready to plot way out of White House as he ponders defeat  —  Aides and advisers to President Trump believe he has accepted that he is unlikely to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election victory and will begin to plot life after the White House, including a 2024 run, once his campaign had exhausted all its lawsuits.
Discussion: Associated Press and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
As Trump Focuses on 2024, Aides Mull Agenda for Final Days
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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 …
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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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Parts Ways With John Solomon, Architect of Trump's Ukraine Conspiracies
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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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Associated Press:
Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace.  —  Trump, fresh off his reelection loss …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: Business Insider, Forbes and Raw Story
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BuzzFeed News:
As Election Misinformation Spreads On Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Told Employees That Biden Won
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Trump Campaign Lawyer Admits to Judge: Our Search for Evidence of Fraud Produced Obvious Lies and ‘Spam’  —  A Trump campaign attorney conceded in court on Thursday morning that he tried to enter hundreds of dodgy form-filed affidavits into evidence, even though their own investigation found …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:   Trump Campaign Lawyer Caught Using His Business Partner as Witness in ‘Sharpiegate’ Case
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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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.
Discussion: IJR and Mother Jones
Nathaniel Herz / Alaska Public Media:
Alaska Rep. Don Young, 87, says he's been diagnosed with COVID-19  —  U.S. Rep. Don Young, 87, has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in a tweet Thursday. … In the tweet, Young said he is “feeling strong,” working from home and “following proper protocols.”
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Alaska GOP Rep. Don Young, dean of the House, tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Associated Press
Danielle Allen / Washington Post:
Me, Tucker Carlson and the danger to democracy posed by false allegations  —  In an important recent book, “How Democracies Die,” the political scientists Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky argue that healthy democracies depend on two key norms: mutual toleration and institutional forbearance.
Discussion: CNN
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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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden's Likely Pick to Lead His Party
Discussion: Fox News
CBS News:
Obama says Trump's baseless election fraud claims put democracy on a “dangerous path”  —  The former president says he's troubled by Republicans going along with President Trump's claims.  See the interview, Sunday on 60 Minutes.  —  In a new interview with 60 Minutes …
Discussion: NBC News, Washington Times and Deadline
Katie Bo Williams / Defense One:
Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers; Praises Trump's Mideast Record  —  ‘We were always playing shell games,’ says Amb. Jim Jeffrey, who also gives advice to President-elect Biden.  —  Four years after signing the now-infamous “Never Trump” letter condemning …
Religion News Service:
Biden pledges to raise refugee ceiling to 125,000 in address to Jesuit group  —  President-elect Joe Biden addresses a virtual event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jesuit Refugee Service on Nov. 12, 2020.  Screen grab via Jesuit Refugee Service  —  Flip
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 …
John Sundholm / Comic Sands:
Resurfaced Letter Joe Biden Sent To His Staff As Vice President Has Twitter Feeling All The Emotions  —  There's been no shortage of outpourings of love for President-Elect Joe Biden over the past week, as many in the country adjust to the prospect of a change in leadership for the country.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Never Trumpers played a critical role in beating him.  The numbers prove it.  —  As more ballots are counted, Joe Biden's lead in the presidential race is increasing.  According to vote totals as of Thursday morning, he's flipping five states that went for President Trump in 2016 and winning …
Discussion: New York Times, Townhall and CNN
Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
Militia leader Stewart Rhodes says he has men stationed outside of D.C. ready to engage in violence on Trump's order  —  Rhodes: “We'll also be on the outside of D.C., armed, prepared to go in, if the president calls us up” … Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes said that he has armed men …
Discussion: The Hill, WTOP, DCist and Politico
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 …
Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
At dinner parties and game nights, casual American life is fueling the coronavirus surge  —  A record-breaking surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is being driven to a significant degree by casual occasions that may feel deceptively safe, officials and scientists warn — dinner parties, game nights, sleepovers and carpools.
Discussion: Buffalo News and Slate
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Republicans raise Warnock's 2002 arrest as Senate runoffs heat up  —  Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock's arrest 18 years ago on charges of obstructing a police investigation have become a focus of Republican attacks in the pivotal Jan. 5 runoffs that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
CNN:
Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil  —  (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.  —  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Stuti Mishra / The Independent:
Biden win in Arizona ‘confirmed’ as analyst says there is now no way back for Trump  —  Joe Biden has managed to turn Arizona blue after 24 years  —  President-elect Joe Biden has finally been announced as the winner in Arizona by one of the last remaining analysts to call the state …
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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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
As Trump stews over election, he mostly ignores the public duties of the presidency
Esha Ray / Stars & Stripes:
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Politico:
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Will Carless / USA Today:
Police response to Washington, D.C., stabbing another sign law enforcement favors Proud Boys
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CNN:
As Trump wrestles with defeat, pardons loom for allies — and himself
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County GOP chair resigns after skipping election equipment verification test
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