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4:05 PM ET, November 13, 2020

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Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
Charles Koch Says His Partisanship Was a Mistake  —  At 85, the libertarian tycoon who spent decades funding conservative causes says he wants a final act building bridges across political divides  —  Four days before this year's presidential election, Charles Koch—the voluble Kansas billionaire …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Charles Koch congratulates Biden and says he wants to work together on ‘as many issues as possible’  —  Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch expressed hope that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will roll back President Trump's tariffs …
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump's campaign travel  —  More than 130 Secret Service officers who help protect the White House and the president when he travels have recently been ordered to isolate or quarantine …
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Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:   At least 40 in Trump inner circle have contracted Covid - who are the newest cases?
CNN:
Several dozen USSS officers sidelined due to coronavirus exposure
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Law Firm Stops Representing Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit  —  Porter Wright said in a court filing that it would no longer represent the campaign in a federal lawsuit alleging widespread voter irregularities.  —  Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, the law firm leading the Trump campaign's efforts …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Another law firm bails out on Trump campaign
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 …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'There's damage to this': Obama slams GOP for lining up behind Trump's fraud claims  —  Former President Barack Obama said in a new interview that it “has been disappointing” to see congressional Republicans remain supportive of President Donald Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
2020 Shows Why the Electoral College Is Stupid and Immoral
Discussion: The Week
ABC News:
Trump to get vaccine update after criticism he's ignored pandemic following defeat
Discussion: Reuters
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Sam Alito Delivers Grievance-Laden, Ultrapartisan Speech to the Federalist Society  —  On Thursday night, Justice Sam Alito delivered the keynote address at this year's all-virtual Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention.  The Federalist Society, a well-funded network of conservative attorneys …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alito's politically charged address draws heat
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court goes idle on Trump-related disputes and time is running out
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
‘No One Is Listening to Us’  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  On Saturday morning, Megan Ranney was about to put on her scrubs when she heard that Joe Biden had won the presidential election.
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Washington Post:
‘Catastrophic’ lack of hospital beds in Upper Midwest as coronavirus cases surge
NBC News:
Biden apparent victor in Georgia, Trump wins North Carolina, NBC News projects  —  President-elect Joe Biden has won Georgia, picking up 16 Electoral College votes in winning the state, which hadn't voted for a Democrat for president in almost 30 years.  President Donald Trump picked North Carolina …
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Natalia Abrahams / NBC News:
Trump supporters demonstrate near White House
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Nicole Via y Rada / NBC News:
Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene challenges House mask rule with 'my body, my choice]
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Drops Legal Challenge in Arizona  —  Attorneys for the Trump campaign said Friday they're no longer seeking a court's intervention into the presidential race in Arizona.  —  The Trump campaign, along with the state and national Republican party, sued in Arizona last week …
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Washington Examiner:
THE LATEST VOTE COUNT: Biden adds another 6,000 in Pennsylvania and Arizona out of reach for Trump
Discussion: CBS News and Talking Points Memo
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
DHS boss Chad Wolf defies Trump order to fire cyber chief Chris Krebs  —  Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf is defying President Trump's order to terminate election cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, multiple sources tell The Post.
Pennsylvania Pressroom:
Department Of State Provides Update On Election Results  —  ​Harrisburg, Pa. — Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar today reported that the canvass by counties of ballots cast in the Nov. 3 general election is nearing completion.  —  “We are extremely grateful to all 67 counties …
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Axios:
Pennsylvania secretary of state says she won't order recount
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE: Trump talks post-election fight  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP TALKS POST-ELECTION FIGHT.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Trump Talks: We're Gonna Win All These States In “Two Weeks, Three Weeks”
Discussion: Breitbart
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN  —  In an election dominated by fast-talking policy dudes, her deliberate commentary and context stood out.  —  “Black women did that,” said Abby Phillip, a CNN political correspondent.  —  It was Friday, Nov. 6, and Ms. Phillip, 31, was sitting screen-left of Jake Tapper …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's Postmortem of the 2020 Election  —  For the Democratic Party, the 2020 election was a devastating victory.  Joe Biden won a larger share of the popular vote than any presidential challenger since 1932.  The Rust Belt shed some red, while the Sun Belt trended blue.
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Elissa Slotkin Braces for a Democratic Civil War  —  HOLLY, Michigan—  With victory at hand, Elissa Slotkin could not shake the feeling of imminent defeat.  —  Two years to the day after winning her first race for Congress, Slotkin, a former CIA analyst who ran to represent Michigan's …
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Gen. Milley's wife saved vet who collapsed at Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington  —  When a bystander collapsed at the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, a nurse happened to be nearby and rushed to his aid.  She wasn't just any nurse - she was the wife of the nation's top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley.
Discussion: CNN and New York Post
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Prediction: Trump will resign, Pence will pardon him  —  With high confidence, here is what I see as the most likely ending to the Trump presidency.  —  First, President Trump has been defeated for reelection.  The campaign is over.  The results are in, and decisive.  Donald Trump has lost.
Politico:
Biden considers Angus King for top intelligence post  —  President-elect Joe Biden is considering plucking Angus King from the Senate to serve as director of national intelligence in his new administration, according to three people familiar with the transition team discussions.
Discussion: Lawfare and Washington Post
New York Times:
As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of Prosecution  —  The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes.  —  President Trump lost more than an election last week.  When he leaves the White House in January …
Discussion: CNN
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
A Coup Is a Coup … Depending on one's outlook, this week has felt either unsettlingly ominous or unbearably silly.  It began with Attorney General Bill Barr stopping by Capitol Hill to chat with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.  Shortly afterward, McConnell announced …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Forbes and New York Times
Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Federal election official blasts Trump's false election claims as ‘laughable,’ ‘baffling’ and ‘insulting’  —  Washington (CNN)A senior federal election security official who was appointed by President Donald Trump has blasted the President's false post-election claims, calling them “baffling”, “laughable” and “insulting”.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘The president is humiliated’ and doesn't want to be seen in public: CNN's John Harwood  —  CNN White House correspondent John Harwood on Friday said that President Donald Trump has not spoken in public for the past eight days because he's simply too embarrassed about his defeat at the hands of President-elect Joe Biden.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Alexei Koseff / San Francisco Chronicle:
Newsom attended French Laundry party with more households than California advises during pandemic  —  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom attended a birthday party for one of his political advisers last week that included people from several households, the type of gathering his administration …
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Welcome to Slow Boring  —  In spite of all!  —  1 hr  —  Today is my last day as a senior correspondent at Vox.com (still hosting The Weeds though!).  I love Vox, but there was an inherent tension between my status as a co-founder of the site and my desire to be a fiercely independent and at times contentious voice.
 
 
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CBS Pittsburgh:
Federal Court In Pa. Rejects Effort To Block Late-Arriving Ballots Postmarked By Election Day
Discussion: Washington Post
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Substack and the Media's Groupthink Problem
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The Long-Term Damage of Trump's Antidemocratic Lies
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Alexander Vindman Joins the Lawfare Team
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
Cullen Murphy / The Atlantic:
Trump Needs a Safe Space
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Pro-Biden Bug Also Suspected in Georgia's Vote-Counting Software
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators say Warren nomination would divide Republicans
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
Beloved businesses are going bankrupt waiting for federal help. It will get worse
 

 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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