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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History — The president's push to prevent states from certifying electors and get legislators to override voters' will eclipses even the bitter 1876 election as an audacious use of brute political force.
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Axios:
Trump is on an island — Most of President Trump's closest advisers have completely distanced themselves from his legal effort and are avoiding his lawyers to avoid being swept into their courtroom dramas. — Why it matters: Some of the president's advisers act like they think he can still overturn …
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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Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani's post-election meltdown starts to become literal — It's very simple, according to Rudolph W. Giuliani and the rest of President Trump's legal posse, but also very vast. China is in on it. Cuba is in on it. Antifa and George Soros are in on it.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Growing concern about Trump legal fight
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Taking Giuliani's Insane, Un-American Press Conference Seriously
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Anthony Leonardi / Washington Examiner:
Sidney Powell says Trump legal team will sue officials ‘to invalidate’ election results
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CNN:
Inside Rudy Giuliani's attempt to sow chaos on behalf of Trump and steal the election
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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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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Ivanka Trump calls legal inquiries into Trump business political ‘harassment’
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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.
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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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CBS News:
Biden's win in Georgia reaffirmed after recount
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Matt Johnson / WSB-TV:
State election audit found ‘not a thimble full of difference’ in vote count, Secretary of State says
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Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Holds Lead in Georgia After Hand Recount
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Richard Primus / Politico:
Why Michigan's Top Legislators Should Cancel that Meeting with Trump — In his continuing quest to remain president despite having lost this month's election, President Donald Trump has been trying to wrest electoral votes away from Joe Biden in states that Biden won.
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Reuters:
Trump's election power play: Persuade Republican legislators to do what U.S. voters did not
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Blunt 2020 lessons for media, America — All of us — and the media, in particular — need some clear-eyed, humble self-reflection as the dust settles on the 2020 election results. — Here are a few preliminary Axios learnings. — The media remains fairly clueless about the America …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Mnuchin to End Some Fed Emergency Programs, Limiting Biden — The Treasury Department asked the Federal Reserve to return unused funds, which could prevent a new secretary from restarting key loan programs. — WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he does not plan …
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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 …
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Reuters:
Why Republican voters say there's ‘no way in hell’ Trump lost — SUNDOWN, Texas (Reuters) - Brett Fryar is like many mainstream Republicans. A 50-year-old chiropractor in this west Texas town, he owns a small business. He has two undergraduate degrees and a master's degree, in organic chemistry.
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Your Political Leaders Hate You And Think You're Stupid — Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. — One thing should be abundantly clear by now, after ten months of this pandemic: our political leaders hate us and they think we're stupid. Nothing else can explain the blatant hypocrisy we've seen …
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America's Best-Prepared Hospital Is Nearly Overwhelmed — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — Perhaps no hospital in the United States was better-prepared for a pandemic than the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden Cabinet — Senate Republicans are signaling they will confirm most of President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet picks in January — a rare bright spot for a White House that may clash with a GOP majority for years to come.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Pentagon's Tata Tests Positive for Covid After Lithuanian Visit — Lithuanian minister met top Pentagon officials Nov. 13, 16 — Acting Secretary Miller traveled Wednesday to see troops — A top Pentagon official, retired Brigadier General Anthony Tata, has tested positive for coronavirus …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Senior Pentagon official tests positive for Covid
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Bogus Dispute Is Doing Real Damage — Conspiracy theories are damaging the country today and will hurt Republicans tomorrow. — No hard evidence of widespread fraud, no success in the courts or prospect of it. You can have a theory that a bad thing was done, but only facts will establish it.
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Shant Shahrigian / New York Daily News:
COVID-19 rules appear ignored at birthday party featuring Brooklyn political players — Adherence to COVID regulations was checked at the door at a recent birthday party featuring a number of Kings County powerhouses. — Photos of a celebration for Carlo Scissura, head …
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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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Republicans Truly Don't Care That Trump Is Undermining Democracy — For some Republicans, it's a performance. For others, Trump's false claims of election fraud are Gospel. — WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump refuses to concede, his legal team continues to challenge the legitimacy …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
President Trump should say 'you're fired' — to himself — In recent days President Trump has engaged in Russian-style purges with major firings at the Department of Defense, which protects American security on the global stage, and the Department of Homeland Security, which protects America at home.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Hear It for Yourself: Rudy Giuliani Flubs Law and Facts in Federal Court as Pa. Counties Skewer ‘Disgraceful’ Performance — Outgoing President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has seized every opportunity—whether on TV, Twitter or, uproariously, in the parking lot of the Four Seasons …
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Newsweek:
Former VA Official Claims Refusal to Discredit Female Veteran Who Complained of Sexual Assault Led to Firing — The former Deputy Secretary of Veteran Affairs has claimed in an exclusive interview with Newsweek that he was fired for refusing to damage the reputation of a female Navy veteran …
New York Times:
100 Notable Books of 2020 — The year's notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review … The Aosawa Murders — BY RIKU ONDA. Translated by Alison Watts. $14.95. Paperback. Bitter Lemon. — Onda's strange, engrossing novel …
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