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Senator Pat Toomey:
Release: Toomey Statement on PA Federal Court Decision, Congratulates President-elect Biden — Allentown, Pa. - U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement after Judge Matthew Brann's decision to dismiss the Trump campaign's lawsuit challenging the election results in Pennsylvania:
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: In Total Loss for Trump Campaign in Its Most Major Remaining Election Case, Federal Court in Pennsylvania Dismisses Case and Denies Motion to File Amended Complaint [link to opinion] — [This post is in progress] — In a total loss the the Trump campaign, a federal district court …
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Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump's failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania.
Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
In scathing opinion, federal judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania
In scathing opinion, federal judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Chris Christie: Trump's legal challenges against election results have been “a national embarrassment”
Chris Christie: Trump's legal challenges against election results have been “a national embarrassment”
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Audrey McNamara / CBS News:
Trump campaign again seeks to stop certification of Pennsylvania's election results
Trump campaign again seeks to stop certification of Pennsylvania's election results
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
After Horror Show Hearing, Judge Throws Out Giuliani and Trump's Bid to ‘Disenfranchise Almost Seven Million’ Pa. Voters
After Horror Show Hearing, Judge Throws Out Giuliani and Trump's Bid to ‘Disenfranchise Almost Seven Million’ Pa. Voters
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American Greatness:
Waiting for Sidney — The pressure to make these allegations disappear is enormous. Where is the evidence? … Lawyers as well as front-line election canvassers working for Trump campaign have been doxxed, harassed, threatened. … Many big claims have been made, and not only by Sidney Powell.
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Jack Phillips / theepochtimes.com:
Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Promises ‘Biblical’ Lawsuit in Coming Days — Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell on Saturday said that the president's lawyers will file a lawsuit of “biblical” proportions, alleging that some elections officials were embroiled in a pay-to-play scheme with a prominent manufacturer of voting software.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Loeffler self-isolating after positive, then inconclusive, coronavirus tests — U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler's campaign said Saturday she is self-isolating after she tested positive for the coronavirus and later received an inconclusive result. — It's not clear how the diagnosis …
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Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia is in isolation after testing positive for the virus.
Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia is in isolation after testing positive for the virus.
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Biden reaches out. The GOP slaps him in the face. — President-elect Joe Biden's victory offered the cheerful prospect that we might begin to detoxify our politics. Maybe we could forget Donald Trump for a while and argue with at least a touch of civility about the actual problems our country faces.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Cramer says it's ‘past time’ to start transition as challenges continue … WASHINGTON — Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., called on the administration Sunday to begin cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, even as he repeatedly defended President Donald Trump's attempts …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Biden to name first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, top aide says — President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief of staff, Ronald A. Klain, said Sunday that some of Biden's first Cabinet picks will be revealed Tuesday, although he declined to say who or what positions will be announced.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump threatens to wreak havoc on GOP from beyond the White House — President Donald Trump has spent the three weeks since he lost the election savaging a pair of GOP governors for not backing his claims he was robbed. — Republicans are worried it's just the start of what's in store from the soon-to-be-ex-president.
New York Times:
How Trump Hopes to Use Party Machinery to Retain Control of the G.O.P. — Ronna McDaniel, a close ally of President Trump, wants to remain head of the Republican National Committee, worrying party members who believe the president will try to use the group to keep control of the G.O.P.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here's what reality-based journalists must do about it. — President Trump didn't create the media cesspool that he'll bequeath to a troubled nation. He just made it exponentially worse — not only with his own constant lies …
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Associated Press:
Trump team requests recount of Georgia presidential vote — President Donald Trump's legal team said Saturday that his campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race after results showed Democrat Joe Biden winning the state. — Republican Secretary …
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Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount
Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount
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Brad Raffensperger / Washington Post:
Georgia's election results are sound
Georgia's election results are sound
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Natasha Doff / Bloomberg:
Putin Says He's Not Ready to Recognize Biden as U.S. President — Russian leader says he's ready to work with Trump or Biden — Move won't damage relations because they're ‘already ruined’ — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he's ready to work with any U.S. leader …
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Liz Peek / The Hill:
Hispanics shock Democrats in deep blue California — Hispanics in California sent a strong message to Democrats: Help not wanted here. — One of the biggest hiccups in the recent election was the emphatic 14-point defeat of Proposition 16 in deep blue California.
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
OMB Lists Positions Stripped of Job Protection Under Trump Order — Three words (contracted to two) made Donald Trump famous: “You're fired.” They defined his celebrity on reality television, and they could now make him infamous among career civil servants who normally enjoy legal protections …
Niv Elis / The Hill:
US economy hurtles toward ‘COVID cliff’ with programs set to expire — A slew of expiring emergency programs are setting up an economic “COVID cliff” come 2021, which could see millions of people lose unemployment insurance and get evictions, while a growing wave of small businesses close shop.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
'It's over': Michigan GOP House member defies Trump by saying there was no election fraud in his state — Appearing on CNN's “Inside Politics” with host Dana Bash, Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) insisted that there was no election fraud in his state and that it is time for Donald Trump to accept that he lost the 2020 presidential election.
US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together for the treatment …
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