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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.
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Trump legal team shuns Sidney Powell as insiders and national security officials see no evidence supporting her voting machine claims — With Trump-allied insiders distancing themselves from massive and unproven election fraud allegations being made by Sidney Powell, the president's legal team announced …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump campaign cuts Sidney Powell from president's legal team
Trump campaign cuts Sidney Powell from president's legal team
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Election 2020's Endgame
Election 2020's Endgame
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: What next for Trump legal team?
Byron York's Daily Memo: What next for Trump legal team?
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New York Times:
Biden Chooses Antony Blinken, Defender of Global Alliances, as Secretary of State — The president-elect is also expected to name Jake Sullivan, another close aide of his, as national security adviser, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a 35-year Foreign Service veteran, as his ambassador to the U.N.
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Washington Post:
Biden to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador — Jake Sullivan, another top Biden adviser, is also expected to be named as national security adviser — President-elect Joe Biden is planning to announce that he has selected Antony Blinken …
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Bloomberg:
Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State — Jake Sullivan likely pick for national security adviser — President-elect begins building government before concession — President-elect Joe Biden intends to name his longtime adviser Antony Blinken as secretary of State …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Democrats expect Biden to name Linda Thomas-Greenfield UN ambassador — Democrats close to President-elect Biden expect him to name Linda Thomas-Greenfield as ambassador to the United Nations, looking to a Black woman and respected diplomat to restore morale.
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Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
Trump's Legal Farce Is Having Tragic Results — There is nothing funny about the Republican Party's multipronged attack on voting rights. — Mr. Hasen is the author of “Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust and the Threat to American Democracy.” — Even as the campaign lawsuits brought …
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NBC News:
With nearly all votes counted, the 2020 presidential election wasn't that close — WASHINGTON — What's gotten lost in all of the focus on President Trump's lawsuits, his baseless accusations of voter fraud and his administration's unwillingness so far to begin the transition is a simple fact.
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NBC News:
Trump set on veto of defense bill over renaming bases honoring Confederates — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto legislation to fund the military as one of his final acts in office unless a widely supported, bipartisan provision to rename military bases honoring …
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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 …
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Netanyahu Held Secret Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince, Israeli Media Reports — The reported visit on Sunday night would be the first known meeting between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders. — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel flew to Saudi Arabia …
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Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Hold First Known Meeting
Israel's Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Hold First Known Meeting
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia for meeting with Pompeo and crown prince
Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia for meeting with Pompeo and crown prince
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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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Politico:
Republicans dash to defend perilous 2022 Senate map — Sen. Chuck Grassley will be 89 when the 2022 midterm campaign rolls around. Republicans are counting on him to run for an eighth term. — “I hope Chuck Grassley comes back. He's very healthy and I hope he comes back really strong.
New York Times:
Republicans Rewrite an Old Playbook on Disenfranchising Black Americans — As they try to somehow reverse Joe Biden's victory, President Trump and his allies have targeted heavily Black cities, painting them as corrupt and trying to throw out huge numbers of votes.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Get Me Meacham! Biden Brings Back the Media's Good Old Days — The next president promises to do for old-line newspaper columnists what Donald Trump did for cable. What a time to be George Will! — One afternoon in the spring of 2009, Jon Meacham sat in front of the freighted wooden bookshelf …
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John Ellis / Medium:
Trump 2024. — Losing a presidential election is a crushing experience. In 2004, shortly before midnight on the day of the election, it became clear that President Bush would win Ohio and thus win re-election. The networks, out of an abundance of caution, didn't call it until later the next day.
Ryan Streeter / The Dispatch:
Trumpism Is More About Culture Than Economics — And it's not a reason for the GOP to embrace protectionism and populism. — 2 hr ago — The question of whether Trumpism will survive a Trump presidency was answered affirmatively after the November 3 election by a number of commentators and politicians …
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Newsom faces pressure to fill Harris seat with woman of color instead of presumed favorite — OAKLAND, Calif. — As speculation grows that Gov. Gavin Newsom is leaning toward California elections chief Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: In Federal Case in Pennsylvania, Trump Campaign Seeks Very Limited Emergency Remedy in Third Circuit, and Does Not Ask for a Delay in Certification — In a new filing in the Third Circuit (that should appear on the docket tomorrow), the Trump campaign did not ask for the appeals court …
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Associated Press:
3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper — LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Republicans: Calculating, not Cowards — The sense that the GOP only puts up with Trump out of fear masks the much scarier reality of who they are and what they are capable of doing. — 1 hr ago — First, let's get a few things straight: — Joe Biden is going to be the next President.
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Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
The Inauthenticity Behind Black Lives Matter — Insisting on the prevalence of ‘systemic racism’ is a way of defending a victim-focused racial identity. — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina gave a remarkable speech at this year's Republican National Convention.
Derrick Ward / NBC4 Washington:
Trump Supporter Accused of Breathing on Protesters Charged With Assault — “He just proceeded to assault us by taking a deep breath and doing a very powerful exhalation on both of us” — A man accused of breathing on anti-Trump protesters outside the president's golf club in Sterling, Virginia, was charged with misdemeanor assault.
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