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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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.
CNN:   Judges toss Republican lawsuits in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Moore: It's ‘Depressing’ Biden Won, Time for Trump to Focus on Final Months in Office
Discussion: Raw Story
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’
Discussion: Raw Story and HotAir
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  —  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 …
Detroit Free Press:
GOP legislative leaders to meet with Trump at White House amid election fight
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.
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 …
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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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 …
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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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.
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.
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Senior Pentagon official tests positive for Covid  —  A senior civilian Pentagon official has tested positive for Covid-19 after meeting with the Lithuanian defense minister last week, who also tested positive for the virus, the Pentagon announced Thursday.  —  The Pentagon official …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Pentagon's Tata Tests Positive for Covid After Lithuanian Visit
Discussion: CNN, WTOP and Wall Street Journal
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.
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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Anthony Leonardi / Washington Examiner:
Sidney Powell says Trump legal team will sue officials ‘to invalidate’ election results
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 …
Discussion: HotAir
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 …
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Axios
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats demand briefing from GSA chief on delay in ascertaining Biden's win  —  Administrator Emily Murphy has delayed the relatively routine step as President Donald Trump contests the election results.  —  Democrats say General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy's refusal to act is having “grave effects.”
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.
CBS News:
Pfizer asks U.S. regulators to approve emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine  —  Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine.  The announcement starts the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month …
 
 
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Isayen Herrera / New York Times:
They Championed Venezuela's Revolution. They Are Now Its Latest Victims.
Alex Nester / Washington Free Beacon:
Berkeley Prof Compares Trump Supporters to Germans Under Nazi Rule
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Trump Has Appointed 2 White Nationalists To Government Roles Since Losing The Election
John F. Harris / Politico:
Could Obama Have Been Great?  —  Barack Obama came into his presidency as a good guy …
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Pence returns to the campaign trail, where he'll begin to chart his own political future
Discussion: Reuters and NPR
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
The sniper rifles flowing to Mexican cartels show a decade of U.S. failure
USA Today:
'That's his first love': Biden has more foreign policy experience than his 4 predecessors
Discussion: National Review
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Senate Republicans, Stop Trump's Vote Antics Now
NBC News:
McConnell warns Republican senators to stay healthy or risk their lame-duck agenda
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Trump Campaign's Jenna Ellis Mocked Election Law Expert for Being Right. Then the Trump Campaign Proved Him Right.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Lin Wood's ‘Creative’ Election Lawsuit in Georgia
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
How Many Americans Are About to Die?  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage …
Discussion: Eschaton
 

 
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