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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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Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
In scathing opinion, federal judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania — A lawsuit brought by President Trump's campaign that sought to block the certification of Pennsylvania's election results was dismissed by a federal judge on Saturday evening.
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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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Stephanie Beasley / Politico:
Liz Cheney: Trump should respect ‘the sanctity of our electoral process’
Liz Cheney: Trump should respect ‘the sanctity of our electoral process’
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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Mark Scolforo / Associated Press:
Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification
Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification
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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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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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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Kelly Loeffler isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus, then getting inconclusive result
Kelly Loeffler isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus, then getting inconclusive result
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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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.
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Biden's 1st cabinet picks coming on Tuesday: Incoming WH chief of staff
Biden's 1st cabinet picks coming on Tuesday: Incoming WH chief of staff
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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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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.
Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin's largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump on Saturday of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count.
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Associated Press:
Trump team requests recount of Georgia presidential vote
Trump team requests recount of Georgia presidential vote
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Brad Raffensperger / Washington Post:
Georgia's election results are sound
Georgia's election results are sound
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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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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 …
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Pompeo Trolls Critics in Long Goodbye as He Looks to His Future — A 10-day swing angers Turkey's leaders, befuddles the French — Secretary of state is seen as harboring presidential ambitions — By the time Secretary of State Michael Pompeo was wrapping up a 10-day swing through Europe …
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.
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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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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