The President vs. the American Media  —  After terrorist attacks, France's leader accuses the English-language media of “legitimizing this violence.”  —  The president has some bones to pick with the American media: about our “bias,” our obsession with racism, our views on terrorism …

Newsmax CEO: ‘We Are Not Actively Selling,’ Have No Desire to Be ‘Trump TV’ … Newsmax may be focused on conservative audiences, but it has very liberal views of where its business can go in the future as an independent news operation.  —  The top executive of the news outlet …

Trump campaign jettisons major parts of its legal challenge against Pennsylvania's election results  —  President Trump's campaign on Sunday scrapped a major part of its federal lawsuit challenging the election results in Pennsylvania.  —  Trump's attorneys filed a revised version of the lawsuit …

Scoop: Trump plans last-minute China crackdown  —  President Trump will enact a series of hardline policies during his final 10 weeks to cement his legacy on China, senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the plans tells Axios.  —  Why it matters: He'll try …

Here are 14 changes going into effect under Michigan's new COVID-19 restrictions  —  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces tighter COVID-19 restrictions, starting Nov. 18  —  LANSING, Mich. - Michigan officials have implemented a new series of stricter COVID-19 regulations that will go into effect this week.

Barack Obama on his book, President Trump, George Floyd, the divisions in the country, and more  —  The former president shares the advice he would give President Trump, his thoughts on the killing of George Floyd, and what's behind the divisions in Washington and across the U.S.

Presidential Transition Live Updates: As More Republicans Break With Trump, He Refuses to Budge  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s team will deploy “people, money, resources” to Georgia, reflecting the high stakes of two Senate races.  Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has kept a low public profile since her acceptance speech last weekend.

The ending of Trump's presidency echoes the beginning — with a lie  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  The Trump administration is ending as it began: with a lie about crowd size.  —  On Saturday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted …

Inslee announces statewide restrictions for four-weeks  —  The restrictions go into effect Monday, November 16 at 11:59 PM  —  Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a four-week statewide set of restrictions in response to the recent rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in Washington and across the country.

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election.

Trump, Trying to Cling to Power, Fans Unrest and Conspiracies  —  The president's refusal to concede has entered a more dangerous phase as he blocks his successor's transition, withholding intelligence briefings, pandemic information and access to the government.

The Treehouse is Deplatformed...  Most CTH readers are likely aware of the term “deplatforming.”  Unfortunately, the big tech control mechanism to shut down speech & assembly has now arrived on our doorstep.  —  One week after the 2020 presidential election, The Conservative Treehouse received the following notification:

The Ongoing Death of Free Speech: Prominent ACLU Lawyer Cheers Suppression of a New Book  —  Free speech has always been more than a Constitutional guarantee: it's also a crucial societal value.  And it's more imperiled than ever.  —  5 hr ago  —  In May of 2019, a source in Brazil provided …

Georgia Sen. David Perdue declines to debate opponent ahead of January 5 runoff  —  (CNN)Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue has declined an invitation to debate Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff ahead of the January runoff election for his seat, CNN has learned.

Behind Trump's Yearslong Effort to Turn Losing Into Winning  —  Even before he was elected in 2016, Donald J. Trump was building a conspiracy theory about voter fraud that took on new energy this year, as his political fortunes ebbed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid Is Resurging, and This Time It's Everywhere  —  Pervasive spread in smaller communities fuels nationwide case record, though mortality rates are lower than in the spring  —  With a third surge of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting the U.S., many public-health authorities are warning …

Lack of influence means it's time to dismiss the Lincoln Project  —  The two entities that had the worst election night were a.) the pollsters and b.) the Lincoln Project.  —  Most pollsters forecast a Democratic landslide, including Joe Biden easily taking the White House …

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 …

People of color make up nearly half of Biden transition team  —  (CNN)As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, nearly half of the transition team laying the groundwork for his administration is made up of people of color, and women are in the majority.

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.

ASEAN, China, other partners sign world's biggest trade pact  —  China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic.

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?

Cuomo threatens to sue Trump for equitable vaccine distribution  —  ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promising to “mobilize an army” to ensure that Black and brown New Yorkers have equal access to any coronavirus vaccines, and threatened a lawsuit against the Trump administration if its distribution plan …