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Reuters:
Trump's election power play: Persuade Republican legislators to do what U.S. voters did not — DETROIT (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's strategy for retaining power despite losing the U.S. election is focused increasingly on persuading Republican legislators to intervene on his behalf …
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Washington Post:
Trump uses power of presidency to try to overturn the election and stay in office — President Trump is using the power of his office to try to reverse the results of the election, orchestrating a far-reaching pressure campaign to persuade Republican officials in Michigan …
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ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones and Washington Times
New York Times:
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Georgia Completes Full Recount, Reaffirming Biden's Win — The Georgia secretary of state's office confirmed the results after six days of hand counting. President Trump has forcefully inserted himself into vote-counting in Michigan, where he lost decisively …
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New York Times:
Trump Targets Michigan in His Ploy to Subvert the Election — In a brazen step, the president invited Republican state leaders in Michigan to the White House as he and his allies try to prevent the state from certifying Joe Biden's clear victory there. — President Trump on Thursday accelerated …
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Alternet.org and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Trump invites Michigan Republican leaders to meet him at White House as he escalates attempts to overturn election results — DETROIT — President Trump has invited the leaders of Michigan's Republican-controlled state legislature to meet him in Washington on Friday, according to a person familiar …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact-checking the craziest news conference of the Trump presidency — “What we are really dealing with here and uncovering more by the day is the massive influence of communist money through Venezuela, Cuba and likely China and the interference with our elections here in the United States.”
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Washington Examiner, FactCheck.org, Lead Stories and The Daily Signal
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Top GOP state lawmakers set to visit White House amid election fight
Top GOP state lawmakers set to visit White House amid election fight
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Washington Post:
Ga. hand recount confirms Biden's lead; president-elect speaks virtually with governors
Ga. hand recount confirms Biden's lead; president-elect speaks virtually with governors
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The Hill, NPR, Business Insider, Just The News, Crooks and Liars, The Daily Caller, HotAir, Daily Kos, Forbes, Associated Press and New York Post
Anthony Leonardi / Washington Examiner:
Sidney Powell says Trump legal team will sue officials ‘to invalidate’ election results
Sidney Powell says Trump legal team will sue officials ‘to invalidate’ election results
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The Daily Beast, Power Line and Lead Stories
Richard Primus / Politico:
Why Michigan's Top Legislators Should Cancel that Meeting with Trump
Why Michigan's Top Legislators Should Cancel that Meeting with Trump
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Detroit News
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History
Trump's Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History
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ABC13 and Alternet.org
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
How Sidney Powell inaccurately cited Venezuela's elections as evidence of U.S. fraud.
How Sidney Powell inaccurately cited Venezuela's elections as evidence of U.S. fraud.
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Associated Press, Washington Post, TheBlaze, Breitbart, Washington Times and Raw Story
Detroit Free Press:
GOP legislative leaders to meet with Trump at White House amid election fight
GOP legislative leaders to meet with Trump at White House amid election fight
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Politico, Daily Kos, USA Today, Washington Post, Atlanta Jewish Times, Raw Story, The Week and BuzzFeed News
Edward Foley / Washington Post:
If the losing party won't accept defeat, democracy is dead
If the losing party won't accept defeat, democracy is dead
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Politico, HotAir, Alternet.org and Raw Story
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Georgia manual recount confirms Biden victory — By Mark Niesse - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jennifer Peebles - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution David Wickert - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — A manual recount of nearly 5 million ballots cast in Georgia showed Thursday …
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CNN:
Judges toss Republican lawsuits in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia — (CNN)State judges in Arizona and Pennsylvania and a federal judge in Georgia rejected election-related lawsuits Thursday from Republicans and the Trump campaign. — The hat trick of losses were the latest round …
Matt Johnson / WSB-TV:
State election audit found ‘not a thimble full of difference’ in vote count, Secretary of State says — ATLANTA — Georgia's election audit and hand re-count is done and the Secretary of State says there is almost no difference between the results of the state's hand count audit and the original machine count.
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Georgia's Recount Confirms Biden's Lead; AP Declares Him State's Winner
Georgia's Recount Confirms Biden's Lead; AP Declares Him State's Winner
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Axios, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller and Bangor Daily News
New York Times:
Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations — Inquiries into the president and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, are now looking at tax deductions taken on consulting fees. Some of the payments appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Taking Giuliani's Insane, Un-American Press Conference Seriously — Trump's election-theft conspiracy theory exists in an uncanny valley. — My desire to check out from the Trump administration's madness following his decisive electoral defeat was so deep that it emanated from the stem cells in my bone marrow.
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CNN:
Inside Rudy Giuliani's attempt to sow chaos on behalf of Trump and steal the election
Inside Rudy Giuliani's attempt to sow chaos on behalf of Trump and steal the election
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The Hill, New York Times, Raw Story, Mercury News, Alternet.org and The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Trump legal team's wild presser features hair-dye malfunction, attacks on press, and serious allegations
Trump legal team's wild presser features hair-dye malfunction, attacks on press, and serious allegations
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Vanity Fair, The Hill, Twitchy and Mother Jones
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Trump's election lawsuits plagued by elementary errors
Trump's election lawsuits plagued by elementary errors
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Daily Kos, Business Insider, Alternet.org and New York Times
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Trump attorneys charge ‘massive’ electoral fraud in presidential race
Trump attorneys charge ‘massive’ electoral fraud in presidential race
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Townhall, New York Times and Talking Points Memo
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Moore: It's ‘Depressing’ Biden Won, Time for Trump To Focus on Final Months in Office
Stephen Moore: It's ‘Depressing’ Biden Won, Time for Trump To Focus on Final Months in Office
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Politico
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
‘The Dumbest Coup’ — Noah Rothman's excellent piece in Commentary, “The Dumbest of Coups,” deserves to be widely read. — I've been writing about conspiracy theories for a while now — QAnon, the Flat-Earth gang, etc. — and one of the things you quickly learn about conspiracy theories …
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HotAir
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.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, TheBlaze and The Week
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Will Lara Trump Be the Next Trump on a Ballot? — The president's daughter-in-law is said to be considering a Senate run in her native state of North Carolina. — WASHINGTON — Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law who emerged during the 2020 presidential campaign as a defender …
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USA Today:
Donald Trump whiffs on what's left of his presidency as COVID-19 deaths pass 250,000 — Our View: As the coronavirus war hunts down Americans waiting for vaccines, the commander in chief settles scores and denies Joe Biden a presidential transition. — The Editorial BoardUSA TODAY
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Cagle Post, The Western Journal, KLAS and Al Jazeera
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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Pence projects confidence in Covid response as pandemic worsens nationwide
Pence projects confidence in Covid response as pandemic worsens nationwide
Reuters:
Trump's vaccine team will not brief Biden administration: U.S senator
Trump's vaccine team will not brief Biden administration: U.S senator
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Fox News, Daily Kos, HotAir and Alternet.org
Wall Street Journal:
Mnuchin Declines to Extend Several Fed Emergency Lending Programs — Fed's corporate credit, municipal lending and Main Street Lending programs won't be renewed — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declined to extend several emergency loan programs established jointly with the Federal Reserve that are set to expire on Dec. 31.
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Washington Examiner and Politico
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Mnuchin to End Some Fed Emergency Programs, Limiting Biden
Mnuchin to End Some Fed Emergency Programs, Limiting Biden
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CNBC, Raw Story, National Review and Bloomberg
CNN:
Trump told ally he's trying to get back at Democrats for questioning legitimacy of his own election — (CNN)President Donald Trump told an ally that he knows he lost, but that he is delaying the transition process and is aggressively trying to sow doubt about the election results in order …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Senior Pentagon Official Tata Tests Positive For Coronavirus — A top Pentagon official, retired Brigadier General Anthony Tata, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to two people familiar with the matter, the second time the Covid-19 outbreak has hit senior ranks of the U.S. military.
Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
How Many Americans Are About to Die? — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — The United States has made huge advances in fighting the coronavirus. The astonishingly high death rates the country saw during …
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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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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Trump Campaign's Jenna Ellis Mocked Election Law Expert for Being Right. Then the Trump Campaign Proved Him Right. — Another day went by and so the dead-end Trump 2020 campaign's legal team suffered yet another self-induced legal mishap. — On Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani submitted …
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CNN
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Lin Wood's ‘Creative’ Election Lawsuit in Georgia — A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump rejected what he called a “creative” lawsuit on Thursday. It was a suit that Georgia's assistant attorney general warned would cause the Peach State's …
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POLITICUSUSA
Talia Lavin / The Cut:
The Future of the GOP Madison Cawthorn is 25, far-right, and already faces accusations of racism and sexual misconduct. And he's headed to Congress. — When Madison Cawthorn was elected to represent North Carolina in the House of Representatives last week, he made history.
Rasmussen Reports:
61% Think Trump Should Concede to Biden — Most voters now believe President Trump should admit that he lost the election, although they're less certain their friends and neighbors would agree. They're more closely divided, however, over whether the Democrats stole the election as Trump contends.
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