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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 …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'There's damage to this': Obama slams GOP for lining up behind Trump's fraud claims
'There's damage to this': Obama slams GOP for lining up behind Trump's fraud claims
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
As Trump stews over election, he mostly ignores the public duties of the presidency
As Trump stews over election, he mostly ignores the public duties of the presidency
Washington Post:
Biden finds support among Republicans as Trump scrambles to salvage his strategy to contest the election
Biden finds support among Republicans as Trump scrambles to salvage his strategy to contest the election
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Bolton urges Republicans: ‘Acknowledge the reality that Biden is the president-elect’
Bolton urges Republicans: ‘Acknowledge the reality that Biden is the president-elect’
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USA Today, Bloomberg, AFP, Vox, Washington Post, Jacobin and POLITICUSUSA
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Law Firm Stops Representing Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit — Porter Wright said in a court filing that it would no longer represent the campaign in a federal lawsuit alleging widespread voter irregularities.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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David Thomas / Reuters:
Law firm Porter Wright withdraws from Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania
Law firm Porter Wright withdraws from Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another law firm bails out on Trump campaign
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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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” — Or so Donald Trump told Byron York yesterday. In his Washington Examiner newsletter this morning, York reports on the conversation with the president about the prospects for victory in his election challenges.
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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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.
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Zack Stanton / Politico:
How 2020 Killed Off Democrats' Demographic Hopes
How 2020 Killed Off Democrats' Demographic Hopes
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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.
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 …
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 …
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CISA:
Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees — WASHINGTON - The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee - Cybersecurity …
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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
Alito's politically charged address draws heat
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast and New York Post
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Justice Samuel Alito rips Supreme Court for not considering church coronavirus lawsuits
Justice Samuel Alito rips Supreme Court for not considering church coronavirus lawsuits
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Washington Post, Axios and New Republic
The Hill:
A cry for democracy in Hong Kong — On November 11, the Hong Kong government disqualified four pro-democracy members of the territory's legislature shortly after Beijing's National People's Congress issued a resolution establishing “patriotism” as a qualification.
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
China's Hong Kong crackdown poses an immediate challenge for Biden
China's Hong Kong crackdown poses an immediate challenge for Biden
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, The Guardian and Japan Times
Todd Stacy / In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News:
In the Weeds w/ Tommy Tuberville, Alabama's next senator — Today I spoke with Tommy Tuberville, who last week defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones to win election to the United States Senate. Do we call him Senator-elect? I don't know, people are awfully sensitive about the office-holder-elect thing right now.
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 …
Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times:
Super-spreading wedding party demonstrates COVID-19 risk posed by holiday gatherings — If you want to know why public health officials are so nervous about how much worse the COVID-19 pandemic will get as the holiday season unfolds, consider what happened after a single …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is This a Coup, or Just Another Trump Con? — A post-election report from Minsk-on-the-Potomac. — Ever since Saturday morning, when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election, Donald Trump has been hunkered down in the White House, refusing to concede defeat …
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Bloomberg, Political Flare, Breitbart and Washington Post
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 …
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Juliet Bartz / Axios:
Trump's most loyal senator is still on the ballot — Data: Axios research and FiveThirtyEight's Trump Score. See our methodology here. Chart: Naema Ahmed, Sara Wise, Juliet Bartz, Orion Rummler/Axios — Sen. David Perdue, whose upcoming runoff election in Georgia could help determine …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
GOP clamors for Trump in Georgia, but he's MIA
GOP clamors for Trump in Georgia, but he's MIA
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Christian Science Monitor, Associated Press, Alternet.org, Wall Street Journal and Washington Times
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 …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Biden's Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos's Policies — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has presented an education agenda that is starkly different from the Trump era, beginning with a far more cautious approach to school reopenings.
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CNN, COURIER, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Guardian, Bloomberg and American Thinker
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 …
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The Daily Caller, Small Dead Animals and Raw Story
Dan Merica / CNN:
Biden carries Arizona, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold — Biden's lead grows more decisive as vote count continues — (CNN)For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold.
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Mari Cohen / Jewish Currents:
Democrats Can't Win Without the Left — Responsa is an editorial column written by members of the Jewish Currents staff and reflects a collective discussion. — ON NOVEMBER 4TH, Democrats in the US House of Representatives assembled for a conference call after a disappointing Election Day.
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Pro-Biden Bug Also Suspected in Georgia's Vote-Counting Software — A curious thing happened as Fulton County, Ga., election officials counted mail-in ballots at Atlanta's State Farm Arena in the days after the election. In the early hours of Nov. 5, a surge of some 20,000 mail …
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Associated Press, Tennessee Star and Dominion Voting Systems
Politico:
Red state governors reject Biden on mask orders — President-elect Joe Biden says he'll personally call red state governors and persuade them to impose mask mandates to slow down the coronavirus pandemic. Their early response: Don't waste your time. — Almost all of the 16 Republican governors …
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Crooks and Liars, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story and CBS News
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Leta Powell Drake on Her Viral Twitter Clip, Interviewing Celebrities, and Johnny Carson — Leta Powell Drake has been a celebrity to the residents of Lincoln, Nebraska, for more than 40 years, thanks to her decades of work as a beloved local TV personality.
CNN:
Trump administration renews push to confirm Wolf amid concerns over legitimacy and agency purge — (CNN)There's a renewed push to get Chad Wolf confirmed as Homeland Security secretary — a position in which he's been serving in an acting capacity for a year — before Inauguration Day …
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American Prospect
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Crazy and Confoundingly Successful Conspiracy Theory — In fundraising emails and text messages as well as social media strafes, in the mornings and in the evenings and throughout the wee hours, President Trump is peddling a vague, vast conspiracy of “ILLEGAL VOTES” and “ILLEGAL BALLOTS” …
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Alternet.org and Raw Story
John McCormack / National Review:
Meet the Diverse Field of GOP House Flippers — A Minor Win for the Trump Team in Pennsylvania — Raphael Warnock's Checkered Past Under Scrutiny ahead of Georgia Senate Run-Off — The Democrats' Shortfalls in Congressional Elections — Candidate quality is one reason House Republicans made big gains in 2020.