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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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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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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
‘He Won,’ Trump Tweets About the Election
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New York Times:
Presidential Transition Live Updates: As More Republicans Break With Trump, He Refuses to Budge
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Reuters:
Trump in tweet says Biden ‘won’ but reiterates false claim election was rigged
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Colin Keatinge / Bloomberg:
Trump Pulls Back From Concession, Tweets Vote Was ‘Rigged’
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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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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Fauci says delayed transition is a public health issue as Covid-19 cases soar nationwide … Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said Sunday that it “is obvious” that delaying the presidential transition is not good from a public health perspective as daily Covid-19 cases continue to soar and set records.
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Arlette Saenz / CNN:
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.
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Business Insider
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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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Giroir not concerned that Trump hasn't been to COVID task force meeting in months
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Washington Post:
The federal government's chief information security officer is helping an outside effort to hunt for alleged voter fraud — The federal government's chief information security officer is participating in an effort backed by supporters of President Trump to hunt for evidence of voter fraud …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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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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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Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns — ELMWOOD, Neb. (AP) — Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be. — What puzzles him are the people who have curtailed so much of their lives to avoid being infected by the virus.
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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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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.
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
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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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Meet the Press Blog: Latest news, analysis and data driving the political discussion
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Allies Explored Buyout of Newsmax TV as Fox News Alternative — Hicks Equity Partners, a firm with ties to a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, is pitching investors on a new conservative news channel — For nearly two years, allies of President Trump have been exploring ways …
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
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
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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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Faces Early Test With Immigration and Homeland Security After Trump
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