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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump fears Giuliani, other lawyers in Biden vote challenge are ‘fools that are making him look bad’ — President Donald Trump is worried his campaign's legal team, led by his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, is composed of “fools that are making him look bad,” NBC News reported.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Slams Trump Legal Team: ‘They Promised Blockbuster Stuff and Then Nothing Happened’ — Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is unimpressed by the efforts of President Donald Trump's legal team to advance his baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
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NBC News:
Behind the scenes, Trump frustrated with his legal team's maneuvers — WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump has publicly praised his legal team's efforts, he has privately expressed frustration with the slapdash nature of his election defense fight, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Axios:
Scoop: Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman says Trump lost — It's over. That's what Blackstone chairman, CEO and co-founder Steve Schwarzman — one of President Trump's most loyal allies — and other top Republicans are signaling to the defeated president, 16 days after Joe Biden clinched the win.
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Why the Trump campaign's big legal flameout in Pennsylvania seems like a turning point, even for Republicans
Why the Trump campaign's big legal flameout in Pennsylvania seems like a turning point, even for Republicans
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
Why Won't Republicans Take the Next Step?
Why Won't Republicans Take the Next Step?
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Baltimore Sun, Raw Story and The Hill
Kaylee McGhee White / Washington Examiner:
Trump legal team's election fearmongering could cost Republicans the Senate
Trump legal team's election fearmongering could cost Republicans the Senate
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CNN:
First on CNN: GSA tells Biden that transition can formally begin — (CNN)The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN.
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New York Times:
Business Leaders, Citing Damage to Country, Urge Trump to Begin Transition — At the urging of New York's attorney general, business leaders in New York push for the Trump administration to begin a transfer of power. — Concerned that President Trump's refusal to accept the election results …
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Georgia Recorder, The Moderate Voice, Forbes, CNBC, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider and The Intellectualist
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Why Won't Emily Murphy Just Do Her Job? — I don't know for certain that Emily Murphy gets up in the morning, looks in the mirror and says to herself, “You are a good person.” But I am willing to bet that she does. Most people in her position—most people who are undermining the rules of their group …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump administration officially authorizes Biden transition
Trump administration officially authorizes Biden transition
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Associated Press:
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Associated Press, The Week, Talking Points Memo, One America News Network, WHYY and Toledo Blade
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats reject GSA offer to delay briefing on transition
Democrats reject GSA offer to delay briefing on transition
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CNBC and Washington Times
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Biden Will Nominate First Woman to Lead Intelligence and First Latino to Run Homeland Security — John Kerry, the former secretary of state, will be the climate czar, signaling the new administration's commitment to fighting climate change. — WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans …
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New York Times:
Trump Authorizes His Administration to Start Process After Weeks of Delay
Trump Authorizes His Administration to Start Process After Weeks of Delay
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NBC News:
Biden picks Avril Haines as director of national intelligence
Biden picks Avril Haines as director of national intelligence
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Former GOP national security officials urge Trump to concede
Former GOP national security officials urge Trump to concede
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Washington Examiner, Reuters, The Hill and Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal:
Janet Yellen Is Biden's Pick for Treasury Secretary — If confirmed by Senate, former Fed chief would be first woman to hold job — President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, an economist at the forefront of policy-making for three decades …
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CNBC:
Biden chooses former Fed Chair Janet Yellen to be Treasury secretary — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary. — If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to lead the department.
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Politico:
Dianne Feinstein to step down as top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary panel — Sen. Dianne Feinstein plans to step down as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress, after facing blowback from progressives for her handling of Amy Coney Barrett's contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein won't seek top judiciary committee spot following complaints from progressives — Sen. Dianne Feinstein will not pursue leadership of the high-profile Senate Judiciary Committee or any other committee next year, taking a dramatic step back following pressure from progressives …
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Washington Examiner and Political Wire
Rob Portman / Cincinnati.com:
No proof of mass fraud that would change election result — I have supported the Trump campaign's right to count every lawful vote, request state recounts and pursue lawsuits regarding election fraud or other irregularities. — Based on polling, a substantial majority of the nearly 74 million Americans …
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Detroit Free Press:
Refusing to certify legitimate votes is a felony — The people have spoken. They delivered Joe Biden a decisive electoral victory, including a 150,000-vote margin in Michigan. Yet Republican Party officials have asked the Michigan Board of State Canvassers to delay certification on Monday.
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ABC News:
Secret Service members asked about protecting soon-to-be-former president Trump full time in Florida: Sources — Agents in Trump's detail have been asked about relocating to West Palm Beach. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells Trump to concede — As Michigan state officials decide …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and The Week
James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Trump attorney Lin Wood tells Republican supporters NOT to back GOP candidates in the Georgia runoff election because they've ‘failed’ to help the President's fight to overturn the election — Trump Attorney Lin Wood has suggested voters should not back Republican candidates David Perdue (R-GA) and Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA)
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Majority say they want GOP in control of Senate: poll
Majority say they want GOP in control of Senate: poll
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Townhall and The Federalist
Brock Colyar / The Cut:
Sin City New York nightlife never stopped. It just moved underground. — It's 2 a.m., or, per the guy sitting next to me, “the hour where nothing is awkward,” on a Friday night less than two weeks before the presidential election and three weeks before COVID-19 positivity rates would creep …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
G.M. Drops Its Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks and Aligns With Biden — General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump's lawsuit seeking to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards. — WASHINGTON — General Motors abandoned President Trump's battle …
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Tom Krisher / Associated Press:
GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump
GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump
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Axios, CBS News, Roll Call, Wall Street Journal, CBS Sacramento, TechCrunch, Associated Press and One America News Network
Politico:
Michigan certifies Biden's win as Trump efforts to challenge election slip — President Donald Trump's push to subvert the 2020 election results took a potentially fatal hit Monday, as election officials in Michigan certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory and more key battlegrounds took steps to formalize Biden's wins.
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Renée DiResta / The Atlantic:
Right-Wing Social Media Finalizes Its Divorce From Reality — When Fox News called Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden shortly after the polls closed there on Election Night, right-wing social media erupted in fury. Fox is the most conservative of the nation's major news outlets …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Absurd ‘You Did It First’ Argument for Stealing the Election — Senator Kevin Cramer appeared on Meet the Press Sunday to deliver the freshest version of the Republican party line on President Trump's efforts to cancel the elections and reinstall himself in office.
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Dan Bongino Floats 2024 Presidential Bid If Trump Isn't On The Ballot: ‘I Will Consider Entering Politics Again’ — Pro-Trump pundit Dan Bongino floated on his podcast Monday that he would consider running for president of the United States in 2024. — “I hate politics,” Bongino said.
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Axios:
Biden's dull-by-design plan — The most remarkable part of President-elect Biden's campaign and early picks for positions of true power is the unremarkable — and predictable — nature of his big moves. — Why it matters: Biden is obsessed with bringing stability and conventional sanity back to governance.
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Greg Hinz / Chicago Business:
What does Biden have in mind for Rahm Emanuel? — Chicago's former mayor was rumored to be in line for transportation secretary. But there might be another powerful post for him in the new administration. — By On Politics — As President-elect Joe Biden begins to roll out members of his cabinet …
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