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Washington Post:
Wayne County Republican who asked to ‘rescind’ her vote certifying election results says Trump called her — DETROIT — President Trump called a GOP canvassing board member in Wayne County who announced Wednesday she wanted to rescind her decision to certify the results of the presidential election …
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Associated Press:
Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Biden — WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump's scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek …
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New York Times:
Threats and Tensions Rise as Trump and Allies Attack Elections Process — Confrontations have escalated in swing states, with elections officials in both parties facing threats of violence, as the president and other Republicans try to subvert the country's voting system.
Associated Press:
GOP canvassers again oppose certifying Detroit-area votes — DETROIT (AP) — Two Michigan Republicans who initially blocked certification of election results for the county that includes Detroit despite no evidence of fraud before approving them now say they want to rescind their certification.
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John Solomon / Just The News:
In dramatic reversal, Wayne County election board Republicans rescind votes certifying results
In dramatic reversal, Wayne County election board Republicans rescind votes certifying results
Washington Post:
As defeats pile up, Trump tries to delay vote count in last-ditch attempt to cast doubt on Biden victory
As defeats pile up, Trump tries to delay vote count in last-ditch attempt to cast doubt on Biden victory
Beth LeBlanc / Detroit News:
GOP canvassers try to rescind votes to certify Wayne County election
GOP canvassers try to rescind votes to certify Wayne County election
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Politico:
Biden mounts lobbying blitz to crack GOP resistance to his transition — Joe Biden's transition team has tried to project calm as President Donald Trump refuses to concede and many Republicans — and even one key part of the federal government — continue to have his back.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘Traitors to the president’: Conservatives fear public preparation for Biden term — The conservative movement has become handicapped. — Organizations can't sound the alarm about President-elect Joe Biden's agenda. Conservative reporters won't take pitches about Biden's rumored Cabinet contenders …
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Noah Higgins-Dunn / CNBC:
Biden Covid advisor says more people ‘will get infected and die’ the longer Trump delays transition
Biden Covid advisor says more people ‘will get infected and die’ the longer Trump delays transition
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
'It's complicated': Biden team weighs whether to retain Deborah Birx
'It's complicated': Biden team weighs whether to retain Deborah Birx
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Chuck Goudie / ABC7:
Disturbing new details in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer — CHICAGO (WLS) — There is new and disturbing information in the alleged militia plot against the governor of Michigan. — The 14 men charged had far more violent plans than just a kidnapping, according to federal and state authorities.
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
All the president's ‘Guys’ — Remember Rob Goldstone? He was the portly British publicist who took selfies wearing wacky hats, and who sent Donald Trump Jr. an email offering documents from the Russians that would “incriminate” Hillary Clinton. — “If it's what you say I love it,” …
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory — President-elect Joe Biden's winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. — Biden has already set a record for the highest number …
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Associated Press:
GOP increasingly accepts Trump's defeat — but not in public
GOP increasingly accepts Trump's defeat — but not in public
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal
Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal
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Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Ahead of recount results, Georgia officials say Biden likely to remain the winner
Ahead of recount results, Georgia officials say Biden likely to remain the winner
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Glen Johnson / Axios:
Trump's election challenges are revealing how obvious and unassailable his loss was — President Trump's frantic post-election challenges are having the opposite effect of what he intended: He's documenting his demise through a series of court fights and recounts showing Joe Biden's victory to be all the more obvious and unassailable.
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Clark Kauffman / Iowa Capital Dispatch:
Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19 — A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work …
Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld arrested on federal corruption charges — Sharon Coolidge Dan HornCincinnati Enquirer — FBI agents arrested Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld Thursday morning on federal charges accusing him of accepting bribes in exchange for favorable votes …
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Will Biden Name a Deficit Hawk to Head OMB? — There is a big risk that he will—at a time when we need massive public investment. — Bruce Reed, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, in 2011 — Yesterday, I reported that Bruce Reed, one of Biden's top campaign advisers and his most conservative …
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate 2022: An Early Look — Dear Readers: Our 22nd annual American Democracy Conference is now available on our YouTube channel, UVACFP, and at this direct link. It features New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, CNN commentator Tara Setmayer, and Democratic strategist John Lapp discussing …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Problem With Coronavirus School Closures — Children have suffered because many mayors and governors were too willing to close public schools. — Some things are true even though President Trump says them. — Trump has been demanding for months that schools reopen, and on that he seems to have been largely right.
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Wajahat Ali / New York Times:
‘Reach Out to Trump Supporters,’ They Said. I Tried. — I give up. — 73 million Americans voted for Donald Trump. He doubled down on all his worst vices, and he was rewarded for it with 10 million more votes than he received in 2016. — The majority of people of color rejected his cruelty and vulgarity.
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Sen. Perdue Helped Defense Contractor—and Sold Off Its Stock — SUB-OPTIMAL … Sen. David Perdue had never invested in the Navy supplier BWX Technologies until right before he assumed control of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower. — Right before he was put in charge …
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The Daily Poster:
Tucker Carlson And Media Elites Cozy Up To Private Equity Moguls — The Fox News host holds himself out as a populist while speaking at ritzy private equity conferences, according to documents obtained by The Daily Poster. — 1 hr ago — Tucker Carlson slammed former President Barack Obama …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Tom Donohue — CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and longtime confidant of Republican presidents — tells Axios that Joe Biden is president-elect, and President Trump “should not delay the transition a moment longer.” — What he's saying: “President-elect Biden and the team around …
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CBS News:
Joe Biden's top Cabinet contenders come into focus — Wilmington, Delaware — With a little more than 60 days until inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden does not appear to be in a hurry to name nominees for top Cabinet positions. But that isn't stopping speculation — or the jockeying to serve in his administration.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jewish Group Denounces White House Pick for Preservation Commission — Darren Beattie was fired as a speechwriter in 2018 for attending a conference with white nationalists. This week, he was appointed to a commission that helps preserve sites related to the Holocaust.
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Politico:
Republicans seek to stymie Biden with final Trump nominees — Two months before Joe Biden assumes the presidency, Senate Republicans are racing to install a series of conservative nominees that will outlast Donald Trump. — While Trump still refuses to concede the election …
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Sinéad Baker / Business Insider:
A childhood friend of Ivanka Trump's wrote a tell-all essay in an effort to stop her from reentering elite society after Trump leaves office … - Ivanka Trump's childhood friend wrote a tell-all essay for Vanity Fair that she hopes will make it harder for Trump to reclaim her old social life after her father's presidency.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
In the waning days of Trump's presidency, White House press pool reports are getting snarkier — The pool reports shared by White House correspondents can be as mundane as a grocery list and about as informative — the who, what and when of the president's daily comings and goings …
Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In? — Prof. Loretta J. Ross is combating cancel culture with a popular class at Smith College. — Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for ... something.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Checkmate in Pennsylvania for the Trump Campaign — Raffensperger Slams Republican Infighting over Controversial Georgia Recount — Donald Trump Is the Client from Hell — The Electoral College, Now More Than Ever — The main problem for President Trump continues to be math.
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
For Your Own Good, Read Widely — If your media consumption is a steady diet of one-sided partisan news, you may start inventing catastrophes where there are none. — 11 hr ago — Hi, — Here's a small life hack: If you're a right-winger, you should read more left-wing stuff …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Broadens His Efforts to Overturn Election Outcome — As key states prepare to certify their results, the president is pressuring Republicans to back his fraud claims and refusal to concede — WASHINGTON—President Trump has broadened his push to overturn the election outcome …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: The corrosive consequences of GOP leaders humoring Trump as he sows doubt in democracy — President Trump's drumbeat of baseless claims about the integrity of the election and the decision by most Republican lawmakers who know better to play along are taking a damaging and dangerous toll on democracy.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
What's wrong with the media — The young/urban/educated bubble in an era of growing polarization — Welcome to Thursday! — I've been reading some interesting policy reports about everything from maternal mortality to how to target student loan forgiveness but at the moment there is a lot …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Mitt Romney says consequences of lame duck period are ‘potentially more severe’ than delayed transition — What's at risk when the President doesn't concede — Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is warning that the consequences of actions taken by President Donald Trump during …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Big Self-Own — Republican support for Trump's election-fraud claims isn't just damaging to Biden and democracy—it's damaging to Republicans too. — Congressional Republicans may be engaged in the political equivalent of a murder-suicide by abetting Donald Trump's claims that the election was stolen from him.
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