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NBC News:
Trump's effort to overturn the election results may be inept. But it's still a scandal. — WASHINGTON — Forget Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Or Trump's impeachment for asking Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. — Arguably the biggest political scandal we've ever seen …
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Beth LeBlanc / Detroit News:
Wayne Co. canvassers deadlock on certifying Nov. 3 election results — The Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 Tuesday along party lines on whether the county's Nov. 3 election results should be certified as at least four state and federal lawsuits sought to stop the process.
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New York Times:
Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results
Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results
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Detroit Free Press:
Who's on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers? Meet the members
Who's on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers? Meet the members
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Washington Post:
Board in key Michigan county fails, then agrees, to certify vote totals by deadline
Board in key Michigan county fails, then agrees, to certify vote totals by deadline
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Washington Post:
In reversal, GOP officials in key Michigan county certify ballot count after striking a compromise with Democrats
In reversal, GOP officials in key Michigan county certify ballot count after striking a compromise with Democrats
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Jonathan Oosting / Bridge Magazine:
Joe Biden won, Michigan elector coup ‘not going to happen,’ GOP leader says
Joe Biden won, Michigan elector coup ‘not going to happen,’ GOP leader says
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Nicholas Connors / The Bulwark:
Lindsey Graham Is the Worst — A former staffer explains why Graham is everything that's wrong with American politics. — I worked for Lindsey Graham's 2016 presidential campaign as his national director of ballot access and delegates. As part of his senior staff, I spent …
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ProPublica:
Trump Campaign Officials Started Pressuring Georgia's Secretary of State Long Before the Election — The Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, rejected repeated demands to endorse Trump. As the official overseeing the voting, he believed he should remain neutral.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's one-man voting probe prompts confusion
Lindsey Graham's one-man voting probe prompts confusion
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Katie Thomas / New York Times:
New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective — The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration “within days.” — The drug maker Pfizer said on Wednesday that its coronavirus vaccine was 95 percent effective …
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CNN:
Pfizer and BioNTech say final analysis shows coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective with no safety concerns
Pfizer and BioNTech say final analysis shows coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective with no safety concerns
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Pfizer:
Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Meeting All Primary Efficacy Endpoints
Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Meeting All Primary Efficacy Endpoints
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Pfizer-BioNTech to seek Covid-19 vaccine approval ‘within days’ as trial shows 95 percent efficacy
Pfizer-BioNTech to seek Covid-19 vaccine approval ‘within days’ as trial shows 95 percent efficacy
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Robert Langreth / Bloomberg:
Pfizer, BioNTech Plan Filing as Vaccine Proves 95% Effective
Pfizer, BioNTech Plan Filing as Vaccine Proves 95% Effective
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CNN:
'It's a terrible situation': Inside a government bureaucrat's pressure-filled decision to delay the transition — What's at risk when the President doesn't concede — Washington (CNN)As the only obstacle between President-elect Joe Biden and the formal start of the presidential transition …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Half of Republicans say Biden won because of a ‘rigged’ election: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - About half of all Republicans believe President Donald Trump “rightfully won” the U.S. election but that it was stolen from him by widespread voter fraud that favored Democratic President-elect Joe Biden …
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Biden builds team for Senate confirmation battles
Biden builds team for Senate confirmation battles
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘This is not a television program’: Mulvaney slams Giuliani's role on Trump campaign legal team — Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday slammed Rudy Giuliani's leadership of the Trump campaign's election-related legal challenges, saying the effort to reverse …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: How Republicans see what Trump is doing — Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter. — Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to receive the newsletter. — HOW REPUBLICANS SEE WHAT TRUMP IS DOING: It's been 15 days since the presidential election …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results.
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Politico:
'I'm not a f—ing socialist': Florida Democrats are having a postelection meltdown — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It wasn't just one bad cycle. For Democrats in Florida, Election Day 2020 was a tipping point in a long, painful buildup to irrelevancy. — After suffering crushing losses …
Paul John Scott / Twin Cities:
900 on Mayo Clinic staff have contracted coronavirus in last two weeks — All 32 beds in dedicated Covid ICU at Mayo are now full, clinic adding more beds — ROCHESTER, Minn. — Over 900 Mayo Clinic staff have contracted COVID-19 in the past two weeks, according to a Tuesday briefing by Dr. Amy Williams, dean of clinical practice.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles:
FOX 11 obtains exclusive photos of Gov. Newsom at French restaurant allegedly not following COVID-19 protocols — FOX 11 obtains exclusive photos of dinner Newsom attended — A FOX 11 exclusive on a story that has been making headlines across the state and the country.
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Are Republicans Really Favored in Georgia? — ANALYSIS — Control of the Senate is going to come down to two Jan. 5 runoffs in Georgia. Sen. David Perdue came a hair's breadth from winning his race against Jon Ossoff outright, but ultimately fell just short of 50% plus one.
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
Time to drop the disappearing act. Pence allies say the lame duck VP needs to stay in the public spotlight if he wants to be a viable 2024 presidential candidate. … - Vice President Mike Pence will have to find a way to keep his name in the spotlight if he wants to win the Republican nomination …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump lashes out in new bid to tarnish an election he lost — (CNN)President Donald Trump flexed the power of his office Tuesday to tarnish America's free and fair election, sacking the official who declared the vote the most secure in US history, even as more of his false claims of massive fraud were exposed as baseless in court.
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Wall Street Journal:
Rage Against the Voting Machine — Trump blames the result on Dominion's systems. Where's the evidence? — By The Editorial Board — President Trump has so far been unwilling to concede to Joe Biden, and his latest argument is that the voting machines must have been rigged. Where's the evidence?
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Is Trump done being president? — DRIVING THE DAY — DONALD TRUMP is out of public view, exacting revenge on his political enemies, ranting about a stolen election and risking allies on Capitol Hill, who are starting to concede that he has lost.
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
If Congress doesn't act, 12 million Americans could lose unemployment aid by the end of the year — Deadlines set by Congress early in the pandemic will result in about 12 million Americans losing unemployment insurance by the year's end, according to a report released Wednesday …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Voter Fraud: The Crime That Must Not Be Mentioned — Following the election, the social media monopolies did their best to ban discussion of voter fraud, lest confidence in Joe Biden's “victory” be shaken. Today, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified …
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Axios
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Danish Study Questions Use of Masks to Protect Wearers — Masks prevent people from transmitting the coronavirus to others, scientists now agree. But a new trial failed to document protection from the virus among the wearers. — Researchers in Denmark reported on Wednesday that surgical masks …
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David Clemons / WaltonTribune.com:
Votes added in recount — Floyd elections manager asked to resign after 2,600 uncounted votes found … MONROE, Ga. — The audit of votes in the presidential race revealed missing votes in Walton County. — Two hundred eighty-four ballots were added from the Between precinct.
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Jake Bleiberg / Associated Press:
AP Sources: FBI is investigating Texas attorney general — DALLAS (AP) — The FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor, according to two people with knowledge of the probe.
The Daily Beast:
'He's a Destructive Force': Health Officials Want Scott Atlas Banished — Trump's favorite COVID adviser has been a thorn for others before. But with the pandemic worsening, his counsel is now seen as particularly dangerous. — As communities across the U.S. scramble to treat COVID-19 patients …
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Raw Story
Politico:
Pelosi secures nomination to lead Dems amid narrow majority — Speaker Nancy Pelosi secured her caucus' nomination for another term leading the House on Wednesday as Democrats kicked off their multiday leadership elections for the new Congress. — Pelosi is running unopposed and only needed …
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New York Times:
In Georgia, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center — Double-crossing. Accusations of lying and incompetence. And a bitter divide over whether to endorse President Trump's false claims of fraud. The G.O.P. in Georgia has a messy feud unfolding, with two Senate seats up for grabs.
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National Review:
The Radicalism of Raphael Warnock — Marching into Georgia, with the Senate in Sight — No, Joe Biden Did Not Only Improve in Four Major Swing-State Cities — Trump Encourages Primary Challenge after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Acknowledges Biden Victory — Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock …
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge rules border agents can't use COVID-19 order to expel migrant kids — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered border authorities to stop expelling migrant children without letting them seek humanitarian refuge, dealing a severe blow to a pandemic-era policy the Trump administration has used …
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Associated Press
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Virginia police chief fired as felony charges are dropped in Confederate vandalism case … The police chief of Portsmouth, Virginia, was fired Monday in what she suggested was a politically motivated move moments before criminal charges were dropped against a prominent state senator …
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Michael B. Jordan Is PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive 2020: ‘The Women in My Family Are Proud of This One’ — The driven and compassionate actor, who will next star in Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, is doing more than his fair share to help change the world — What a difference seven years can make.
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