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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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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Top GOP state lawmakers set to visit White House amid election fight — Lansing — The top two leaders in the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature are expected to visit the White House Friday, according to a source with knowledge of the plans. — The visits by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey …
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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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Associated Press:
GOP canvassers again oppose certifying Detroit-area votes
GOP canvassers again oppose certifying Detroit-area votes
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New York Times:
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Trump Invites State Lawmakers to White House in Bid to Subvert Election
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Trump Invites State Lawmakers to White House in Bid to Subvert Election
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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
Clara Hendrickson / Detroit Free Press:
Donald Trump called Monica Palmer after Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting
Donald Trump called Monica Palmer after Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting
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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
Ashley Nerbovig / Detroit Free Press:
Wayne County canvassers doxxed and threatened over votes
Wayne County canvassers doxxed and threatened over votes
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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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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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New York Times:
Census Bureau Says It Can't Meet Trump's Deadline for Count of Undocumented Immigrants — The bureau has concluded it won't have data on time to carry out the administration's goal of stripping unauthorized immigrants from census totals before a new president is inaugurated.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: New Delays In Final Stage Of Census Could Foil Trump's Plan To Rig It — The Census Bureau has identified issues in the data from the 2020 decennial census that will take an additional 20 days or so for it to fix, and thus delay the release of survey's apportionment data until …
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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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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Disarray and defeats mark post-election period as Trump struggles to govern and fails to change vote results
Disarray and defeats mark post-election period as Trump struggles to govern and fails to change vote results
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Former GSA administrator: 'It's clear' we should recognize Biden as the President-elect
Former GSA administrator: 'It's clear' we should recognize Biden as the President-elect
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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.
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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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Erin Brockovich / The Guardian:
Dear Joe Biden: are you kidding me? … For years, I've been trying to impart a simple concept that Superman is not coming. — Dare I say, I had hopes that this new administration would usher in the dawning of a new day. As picks for President-elect Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency …
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 …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost in Stock Deal With Verizon Media — New-media companies have been exploring mergers as they try to jump-start growth — BuzzFeed Inc. has agreed to acquire Verizon Media's HuffPost in a stock deal, the companies said Thursday, uniting two of the larger players …
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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 …
David Zweig / Wired:
Are Covid Patients Gasping 'It Isn't Real' As They Die? — An ER nurse's anecdote of deranged denialism went viral. But when the media caught wind of the story, reporters didn't do their jobs. — A DESPERATE, OUTRAGED Twitter thread from a South Dakota emergency room nurse went viral last weekend …
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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 …
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 …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Big Self-Own — 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. — By reinforcing Trump's baseless narrative that he actually won the vote, Republicans …
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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.
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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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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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.
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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
Kenosha: How two men's paths crossed in an encounter that has divided the nation — Kyle Rittenhouse, in a jailhouse interview, said he used stimulus money to get a gun. The first man he shot had just left a psychiatric hospital. — In a summer roiled by protests for racial justice …
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