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David Cohen / Politico:
Trump edges closer to conceding the election, then backs off — President Donald Trump has yet to concede the presidential election, but on Sunday he briefly came close to acknowledging that he lost in a tweet. — “He won because the Election was Rigged,” Trump tweeted.
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
‘He Won,’ Trump Tweets About the Election — But Trump later maintains election was ‘rigged’ to favor Biden — WASHINGTON—President Trump said Sunday morning that Democrat Joe Biden “won because the election was rigged,” his first comments suggesting he believed he had lost the presidential election.
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Breitbart
Reuters:
Trump in tweet says Biden ‘won’ but reiterates false claim election was rigged
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Associated Press and USA Today
Colin Keatinge / Bloomberg:
Trump Pulls Back From Concession, Tweets Vote Was ‘Rigged’
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Largely Out of Sight in Washington, Kamala Harris Preps for White House — Ms. Harris has barely appeared on the public radar since her acceptance speech last Saturday in Wilmington, Del., where she declared “a new day for America.” — WASHINGTON — At a chic cafe in the West End neighborhood here …
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The American Independent and CBS News
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Washington Post:
Biden won places that are thriving. Trump won ones that are hurting. — In a trend that's been unfolding since 2000, Democrats continue to gain votes in prosperous, highly educated urban areas. Republicans are gaining in small cities and rural communities. — Are you better off than you were four years ago?
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The Week and Cyprus Mail
Sarah Kerr / New York Times:
Trump Briefly Acknowledges Election Outcome as Biden Looks Ahead — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has kept a low public profile since her acceptance speech last weekend. The election raises the question of whether the Republican strategy of voter restrictions served the party's interests as it once did.
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Associated Press, Mediaite, Variety, The National Interest, CNBC and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
Trump tunes out pandemic surge as he focuses on denying election loss — President Trump finally received some good news this past week: Amid spiking coronavirus cases nationwide — more than 100,000 new cases a day since Nov. 4, with deaths rising, too — pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced …
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Associated Press, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Forbes, Reuters, Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Health officials sound alarm over impact of Trump's transition blockade — Public health officials, members of Joe Biden's transition team, and elected Democrats and Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to begin the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden …
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Washington Examiner, Business Insider, Bloomberg, KTLA and HotAir
Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Adm. Brett Giroir calls the Pfizer vaccine news a ‘game changer’
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and Mediaite
Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Republican convicted of election fraud helps lead Trump rally baselessly claiming election fraud — Another pro-President Trump rally was held at the Michigan Capitol on Saturday as the “Million MAGA March” attracted thousands, including several far-right groups like the Proud Boys, in Washington, D.C.
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Forbes
New York Times:
With Trench Warfare Deepening, Parties Face Unsettled Electoral Map — Voters delivered a convincing victory for Joe Biden, but a split decision for the two parties. Now Democrats and Republicans face perhaps the most up-for-grabs electoral landscape in a generation.
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The Hill, RedState, CNN, Common Dreams, Deseret News, Althouse and USA Today
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Trump is putting this country through something unprecedented. Here are three scenarios. — We are living through something unprecedented — all the more alarming because we can't be sure what that something is. — Three scenarios fit the known facts: — Scenario 1: President …
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Los Angeles Times, Fox News and The Atlantic
Anti-Defamation League:
Extremists and Mainstream Trump Supporters Gather for “Million MAGA March” — Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 for the so-called Million MAGA March. Attendees and speakers, including a number of extremists, expressed support for President Trump …
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The Guardian
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New York Times:
More than 1 in 400 Americans test positive in a week, pushing New Jersey to a record and prompting restrictions in North Dakota. — Governors and public health officials across the United States are pleading with Americans to change their behavior and prepare for a long winter …
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The Root
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Joel Shannon / USA Today:
The Dakotas are ‘as bad as it gets anywhere in the world’ for COVID-19
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Pharyngula
David Lynch / Washington Post:
Raging virus triggers new shutdown orders and economy braces for fresh wave of pain — Containing raging disease is key to healing the economy — The uncontrolled coronavirus outbreak is prompting government officials across the nation to impose new restrictions on consumers and businesses …
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IJR
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Federal judge rules acting DHS head Chad Wolf unlawfully appointed, invalidates DACA suspension — A federal judge in New York City on Saturday said Chad Wolf has not been acting lawfully as the chief of Homeland Security and that, as such, his suspension of protections for a class …
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Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, Law & Crime, Politico, ImmigrationProf Blog, Axios, CBS News, The Hill, Raw Story, CNN, Washington Times and UPI
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Faces Early Test With Immigration and Homeland Security After Trump
ABC News:
'It's critical' for Republican leaders to explain to voters Trump lost the election: John Bolton — Jeh Johnson also discussed national security implications of delayed transition. — Presidential transition turmoil — President Donald Trump is refusing to concede as President-elect Joe Biden proceeds with his transition plans.
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Business Insider, The Hill, IJR, Washington Times, Mediaite, Washington Post, Breitbart, One America News Network, The Guardian and Alternet.org
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Family Business Faces Post-Election Reckoning — Property sales may shrink the Trump Organization as debts come due and legal woes persist — When President Trump leaves the White House in January, he will face some of the deepest financial and legal challenges in his family business empire in decades.
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Raw Story
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Tax filings reveal Biden cancer charity spent millions on salaries, zero on research — A cancer charity started by Joe Biden gave out no money to research, and spent most of its contributions on staff salaries, federal filings show. — The Biden Cancer Initiative was founded in 2017 …
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Breitbart
James Arkin / Politico:
Health care vs. ‘radical leftists’: Parties re-running 2020 playbooks in Georgia runoffs — COLUMBUS, Ga. — Republicans want to save Georgians from socialism. Democrats want to save their health care and flip the Senate. — The dueling messages last week defined the kickoff …
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Bloomberg, Fox News, The Guardian, HotAir and Raw Story
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham holds off stiff challenge from Jaime Harrison, NBC News projects … Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has held on to his seat in South Carolina, according to an NBC News projection, defeating Democrat Jaime Harrison in a race that broke fundraising records …
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