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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Biden Will Nominate First Woman to Lead Intelligence, First Latino to Run Homeland Security — John Kerry, the former secretary of state, will be climate czar, according to the Biden transition team. — WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to name several top national security picks …
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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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Republican national security experts call on Trump to concede, begin transition — A group of leading GOP national security experts — including former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge — urged congressional Republicans on Monday to demand President Trump concede the election …
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Biden to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador
Biden to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador
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Bloomberg:
Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State
Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Democrats expect Biden to name Linda Thomas-Greenfield UN ambassador
Democrats expect Biden to name Linda Thomas-Greenfield UN ambassador
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: This was my experience with the novel coronavirus
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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David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia approves emergency rules for absentee ballots — The State Election Board Monday extended two temporary rules that will make it easier to process hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots expected for Georgia's Jan. 5 runoff election. — Some 762,000 people have already requested absentee ballots …
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Perdue, Loeffler back Trump call for Georgia recount, more signature matching
Perdue, Loeffler back Trump call for Georgia recount, more signature matching
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Stephen Fowler / gpb.org:
Georgia Election Board Extends Emergency Rules For Absentee Voting
Georgia Election Board Extends Emergency Rules For Absentee Voting
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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.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Sound and Fury Will Signify Nothing
Trump's Sound and Fury Will Signify Nothing
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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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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Trump legal team shuns Sidney Powell as insiders and national security officials see no evidence supporting her voting machine claims
Trump legal team shuns Sidney Powell as insiders and national security officials see no evidence supporting her voting machine claims
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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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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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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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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 …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans created an anti-democratic mob — CNN's Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” summed up the state of the Republican Party on Sunday: “State election officials and judges throughout the country are serving as protectors of our democracy at a time when, frankly, Republican leaders in Washington …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Republican Party has split in two. Let's keep it that way.
The Republican Party has split in two. Let's keep it that way.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Republicans: Calculating, not Cowards
Republicans: Calculating, not Cowards
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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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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Pennsylvania Republicans sue in last-ditch effort to stop election certification — A group of Pennsylvania Republicans have filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to block certification of the election results in the Keystone State, which President-elect Joe Biden won by more than 80,000 votes.
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Trump Is Running Out Of Time As Key States Set To Certify That Biden Won
Trump Is Running Out Of Time As Key States Set To Certify That Biden Won
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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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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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Eric L. Muller / The Atlantic:
The One Word That Bars Trump From Pardoning Himself — As Donald Trump's tenure in office comes in for its landing, a major question is whether the president—facing questions about liability for offenses including bank and tax fraud—can pardon himself. — This might seem like the right …
The Daily Beast:
Trump and Fox News Are at War and Democrats Can't Decide What to Do About It — ‘INSANE WASTE OF TIME’ — The rift between Trump and his favorite cable network has Biden allies and former White House aides debating whether it's time for Democrats to engage Fox.
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