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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lawyers to avoid Michigan lawmaker meeting after COVID exposure  —  Rudy Giuliani and other key members of President Trump's outside legal team won't be attending today's meeting with two Michigan lawmakers because they've been exposed to the coronavirus, two sources familiar with the internal discussions tell Axios.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Do Trump's Lawyers Know What They Are Doing?  —  Today several of President Trump's lawyers, including Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, held a press conference in which they alleged that they have convincing if not conclusive evidence that the presidential election was rigged …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Americans Deserve the Truth, Even If It's Unpleasant  —  On the menu today: a blunt message about who is conning whom in the aftermath of the 2020 elections.  —  You Are Being Conned  —  Rudy Giuliani, yesterday: … Sidney Powell, yesterday, in the same press conference:
National Review:
Trump's Disgraceful Gambit  —  Americans Deserve the Truth, Even If It's Unpleasant  —  Trump's Election Disinformation: Three 'Don't's  —  Georgia Recount Confirms Biden Win in State  —  Memo to Raphael Warnock: Hundreds of U.S. Chaplains Have Been Killed in the Line of Duty
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 …
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
The Insanity Oath  —  Conservatives sense that social progressives have achieved a critical level of consolidation in key institutions: the Democratic Party, the university, and the prestige media.  The occasional purges of old-school liberals from these institutions testify to that fact.
Discussion: The Stream, HotAir and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:   The Trump campaign's much-hyped affidavit features a big, glaring error
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Time for Sidney Powell to show us her evidence
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani's son tests positive for coronavirus
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Sidney Powell fires back: Tucker Carlson was ‘insulting, demanding, and rude’
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Ezra Klein and Lauren Williams are leaving Vox  —  Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, the political news website owned by Vox Media, and Lauren Williams, editor-in-chief and senior vice president of Vox.com, are leaving the company, executives tell Axios.
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The New York Times Company:
Ezra Klein Joins Times Opinion as Columnist and Podcast Host  —  Ezra, in his columns and on his podcast, will be able to help our readers and listeners navigate the political future as Washington moves into a new era.  Read more in this note from Kathleen Kingsbury and Paula Szuchman.
Yashar Ali / Yashar's Newsletter:
Scoop: Ezra Klein Is Leaving Vox  —  Ezra Klein, the co-founder of Vox who currently serves as editor-at-large, is leaving the publication per three sources familiar with his plans.  —  Three sources familiar with his plans tell me he is likely to join the New York Times under their opinion section.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:   Ezra Klein Leaving Vox for The New York Times
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
More GOP Senators Have COVID Than Have Acknowledged That Joe Biden Won  —  The deadly virus has taken hold more than reality.  —  Here's a guessing game that perfectly suits the sad state of affairs in the U.S. Senate: How long until the number of Republicans who accept Joe Biden …
Discussion: NBC News, CNBC and The Atlantic
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Michigan GOP descends on D.C. as Trump scrambles to undo election
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.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Georgia to certify Biden's win after accidental early rollout  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Friday that his office is set to certify election results that would formally declare President-elect Joe Biden as the winner in the state, reversing course …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Georgia secretary of state issues correction, saying certification of its general election results is still under way
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: What Pelosi said about Trump behind the scenes  —  NEW ... SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI said on a House Democratic leadership call Thursday night that President DONALD TRUMP is a “psychopathic nut,” according to several sources.  The remark wasn't referring to anything specific …
Discussion: Washington Post, WTOP and Twin Cities
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New York Times:   How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing Coronavirus Media Sensation
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Merrick Garland Among Biden Candidates For Attorney General, Sources Say  —  Federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland is under consideration to serve as attorney general in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden, NPR has learned from two people closely following the process.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump's Clown Coup Crisis  —  On another terrible week for American democracy.  —  In a way, we are ending the week where we began it: Donald Trump still did not win the 2020 Presidential election, and he is still, on Friday as he was on Monday, holed up in the White House, challenging Joe Biden's victory.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's lawsuits challenging the election have turned into a clown show
JR Radcliffe / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin recount live: Dane County election officials reject initial attempts to throw out ballots  —  President Donald Trump is pursuing an election recount in Wisconsin's two largest counties, Milwaukee and Dane, in a process that gets under way Friday.  —  Trump could see a long-shot chance …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon to impose new restrictions for workers as local Covid cases spike  —  The Pentagon is continuing to conduct contact tracing to determine the extent of possible infections among its civilian leaders.  —  The Pentagon in Washington.  The Defense Department will impose …
Discussion: Axios
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
GOP Senate candidate John James asks Board of State Canvassers to delay certification  —  LANSING — John James, the Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3 election, asked the Board of State Canvassers Friday to delay its certification of Michigan's statewide election results.
Wall Street Journal:
Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing  —  Company says it declined to disclose more details with China and is transparent with users; former FBI official was told by co-founder, 'We're not here to promote American values'
more at Techmeme »
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
Trump unveils plan linking drug payments to cheaper overseas prices  —  President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a plan to link government payments for medicines to lower prices paid abroad and another to eliminate rebates, in a last-ditch effort to deliver on a 2016 campaign promise to slash drug prices.
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 …
Discussion: Washingtonian
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
I Traced My Covid-19 Bubble and It's Enormous  —  And if you have kids, yours probably is, too.  —  Experts and officials are unequivocal: Stay home for the holidays.  Getting together with family for Thanksgiving without quarantining beforehand is like “bringing a loaded pistol for Grandma's head …
Discussion: Mediaite
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“They Do Not Want to See Him Go”: After Remaking CNN and Antagonizing Trump, Jeff Zucker Eyes the Exits  —  The CNN boss is expected to depart early next year, after his former Apprentice star—we think—leaves the White House.  There's been friction with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, who …
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.
Robert Faturechi / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed For Tax Break For Rich Sports Team Owners  — Robert Faturechi and - Justin Elliott  —  It's unclear why Senator Perdue was interested in tax regulation that would impact only a tiny set of the richest Americans.
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Explosive Growth of Virus Is Recorded Across the U.S.  —  The country is close to recording 200,000 new cases a day and has set a hospitalization record.  Deaths are rising steadily and hospitals are struggling to cope.  The C.D.C. urged Americans to rethink Thanksgiving plans.
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Trump tweet further complicates Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's path to re-election in 2022  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a single tweet, President Donald Trump put a jolt into Ohio Republican circles recently when he said the state's upcoming governor's race will be “hotly contested.”
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.
Washington Post:
As Democrats fume, the Trump appointee who can start the Biden transition is in no hurry  —  Heads of state are congratulating Joe Biden.  President Trump's national security adviser has promised the Democrat a “very professional transition.”  The Georgia recount has kept the state in Biden's column …
Discussion: Vox, Snopes.com and Progress Pond
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Hospitals Know What's Coming  —  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.
 
 
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Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Kelly Loeffler's disclosures appear to omit the holding company that operates her private jet
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Illinois Democrats threaten Michael Madigan's decadeslong hold on power
Jennifer Shutt / Roll Call:
Hoyer: Earmarks are likely coming back next year
David French / The French Press:
Let's Talk About Fear
Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Is This Where We Are, America?  —  Some people oppose students loan forgiveness because they want others to suffer.
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Team Lacks Full U.S. Cybersecurity Support in Transition Fracas
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Yablon / New Republic:
Why Police Back Gun Guys
Politico:
Yellen (seems) headed to Treasury
Matt Towery / Real Clear Politics:
A Realistic Primer on Georgia's Senate Runoffs
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History
 

 
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $2.58B, net income up 148% YoY to $144M, Dow Jones revenue up 3% YoY to $552M, and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.3M

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Business Insider founder Henry Blodget says he is leaving BI's board, will remain an adviser and contribute occasional columns, and plans to write a novel
 
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