Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that he has come under increasing pressure in recent days from fellow Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) …

Trump Sought Options for Attacking Iran to Stop Its Growing Nuclear Program  —  The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked senior advisers …

The race to out-Fox Fox News  —  A new class of conservative outlets and networks is racing to capture the attention of disgruntled Trump voters, who feel abandoned by traditional news companies and censored by social media.  —  Why it matters: Fox News, for years, has been criticized for polarizing coverage.

No to Shelton  —  There are two reasons senators should vote down Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve.  The first is her long record, and the second is her recent sprint away from it.  —  For many years, Shelton advocated tirelessly for a gold-backed dollar, zero percent inflation, and higher interest rates.

Statement regarding Scott Atlas  —  The university has been asked to comment on recent statements made by Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is on leave of absence from that position.  —  Stanford's position on managing the pandemic in our community is clear.

President-elect Biden wary of Trump-focused investigations, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions …

Another shake-up on Trump campaign legal team  —  The game of musical chairs among lawyers pursuing President Donald Trump's court challenges to the election results continued on Monday evening, as the campaign tried to replace the entire team handling the campaign's federal lawsuit seeking …

Sen. Lankford Says He's ‘Not in a Hurry’ to Allow Intelligence Briefings for Biden  —  After saying he would step in if President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris still weren't receiving detailed intelligence briefings Friday, Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.) …

Lawmakers, lobbyists mingle on Maui at annual getaway, pandemic or no pandemic  —  SACRAMENTO — Although the coronavirus pandemic has largely grounded the global travel industry, it did not stop the annual political conference that brings California lawmakers to Hawaii for five days …

Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue  —  Democrats have long dreamed of turning Georgia blue, with young voters and nonwhite voters leading a progressive charge.  Now, a blue Georgia is a reality, but with a winning coalition that might have stunned the party not that long ago.

What Keith Richards Can Teach Us About Beating Our Donald Trump Addiction  —  The election was two weeks ago, and the key state projections that made it clear that Joe Biden is president-elect are now 10 days old.  But Donald Trump is still coursing through your veins, isn't he?

Pence faces a new test after 4 years of fealty to Trump  —  For four years, Vice President Mike Pence has faced one sweeping loyalty test after another.  This time, allies are questioning whether there should be a limit to his fealty.  —  As President Donald Trump pushes to overturn …

This Is the Most Pathetic Trump Fundraising Email Yet  —  The president is counting on YOUR $5 (sorry, I meant $55) to save the republic.  Spoiler alert: That's not what your money is going toward, and that's not what's going to happen.  —  BEAST INSIDE

Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon to get a top White House job  —  (CNN)Jen O'Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration as a deputy chief of staff, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.  —  The expected move, first reported by NBC News …

“All Speech Is Not Equal”: Biden Taps Anti-Free Speech Figure For Transition Lead On Media Agency  —  For those of us who have been critical of the growing anti-free speech movement in the Democratic Party, the Biden transition team just took an ominous turn.

Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed  —  Recipients of PPP loans have filed for bankruptcy after the money ran out  —  About 300 companies that received as much as half a billion dollars in pandemic-related government loans have filed for bankruptcy …

Our Political System Is Unfair.  Liberals Need to Just Deal With It.  —  There are few if any pathways to changing either the Electoral College or the structure of the Senate in the near-term.  —  Mr. Teles is a political science professor at Johns Hopkins University and a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center.

After Big Thanksgiving Dinners, Plan Small Christmas Funerals, Health Experts Warn  —  Mississippians should plan “to have very small Thanksgiving gatherings” with only nuclear family members this year to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs …

The Gentlewoman from QAnon Is Out of Her Everloving Tree  —  That tweet.  That workout video.  But she's the inevitable result of a decadent political culture that is both dumbed down and performative.  —  BEAST INSIDE … If Donald Trump and Michele Bachmann had a love child …

The Obama-Trump Transition Was More Like Sedition  —  Barack Obama and Joe Biden may have given a public impression of the peaceful transfer of power, but they were working behind the scenes to sabotage the incoming president.  —  Bipartisan calls for President Trump to concede the election …

Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden ‘President-Elect’  —  Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday evening joined a small group of GOP senators referring to Joe Biden as president-elect after the presidential race was called for him more than a week ago.

4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field  —  Kevin Cramer called Donald Trump last week to convey his support for the president's efforts to contest the election results when Trump dropped a casual aside that snapped the North Dakota senator to attention.

The Democrats Went All Out Against Susan Collins.  Rural Maine Grimaced.  —  The $180 million Senate contest, a political scientist said, “was like being a local in Woodstock in 1969: When it first started, it was exciting and fun, but by the end, it was muddy and dirty.”

Republicans livid over Trump's plan to reduce troops in Afghanistan  —  Congressional Republicans on Monday slammed President Donald Trump's plan for a swift reduction of U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, warning that it would be a gift to America's enemies and would undermine progress already made in the region.