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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Splitting 5 to 4, Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge to Cuomo's Virus Shutdown Order — Justice Amy Coney Barrett played a decisive role in the decision, which took the opposite approach of earlier court rulings related to coronavirus restrictions in California and Nevada.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court relieves religious organizations from some covid-related restrictions — The Supreme Court's new conservative majority late Wednesday night sided with religious organizations in New York that said they were illegally targeted by pandemic-related restrictions imposed …
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Outside the Beltway and Axios
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Major shift at Supreme Court on Covid-19 orders — The Supreme Court signaled a major shift in its approach to coronavirus-related restrictions late Wednesday, voting 5-4 to bar New York state from reimposing limits on religious gatherings. — The emergency rulings, issued just before midnight …
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USA Today
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
High court blocks NY coronavirus limits on houses of worship
Phil Shiver / TheBlaze:
Sidney Powell promises ‘massive’ Georgia lawsuit by Wednesday that will ‘save’ Trump's presidency — Sidney Powell, the pro-Trump attorney who is reportedly working on compiling evidence to prove that manipulated voting software skewed the results of the 2020 election, vowed that a “massive” …
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Breitbart, (We) Are The News and WayneDupree.com
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Politico:
Trump's conspiracies have MAGA world talking Georgia boycott — President Donald Trump's demonization of mail-in voting may have cost him votes in the recent election. Now, his demonization of Georgia's entire electoral system is hurting his party's chances at keeping the Senate.
Tony Aarons / Bloomberg:
Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Files Election Suits in ‘DISTRCOICT’ Court — Sidney Powell brings cases after being dropped from Trump team — Georgia case misspells district as ‘DISTRCOICT’ in court name — A lawyer who was dropped from President Donald Trump's legal team filed …
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Business Insider and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Washington Post:
As Americans prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, the world watches with dread and disbelief — Foreign observers are watching with trepidation — and at times disbelief — as coronavirus cases surge across the United States, and scores of Americans are choosing to follow through with plans …
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Sydney Morning Herald
Washington Post:
Trump wages war on our country and the rule of law one last time — In a move no less appalling for it being no surprise, President Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn, his disgraced former national security adviser. Add him to the rogue's gallery — among them Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D'Souza …
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Outside the Beltway, Bloomberg, American Interregnum, NBC Los Angeles, Washington Examiner and Reuters
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Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
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New York Times:
Stock Trades by Senator Perdue Said to Have Prompted Justice Dept. Inquiry — Investigators focused on a sale of at least $1 million of stock in Cardlytics, a financial firm whose board the senator once sat on. They closed the case this summer without charges.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Law & Crime, Forbes, Townhall, TheGrio and Raw Story
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Sen. Perdue Insisted He Had No Input At All On Stock Buys. New Evidence Shows He Did.
Sen. Perdue Insisted He Had No Input At All On Stock Buys. New Evidence Shows He Did.
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Raw Story
KUSA-TV:
After warnings to avoid travel, Denver Mayor Hancock flies to visit family for Thanksgiving — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has told people to avoid travel in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, which is at record levels in the city. — DENVER — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock boarded …
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CNN:
Joe and Jill Biden: Our most important Thanksgiving tradition — The Biden family poses for a picture on Saturday, November 7, 2020. From left: Melissa Cohen, Hunter Biden, Beau Biden, Naomi Biden, President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Maisy Biden, Finnegan Biden, Hunter Biden, Natalie Biden, Ashley Biden, and Dr. Howard Krein.
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The Hill and Florida Politics
New York Times:
Trump's Pardon of Flynn Signals Prospect of a Wave in His Final Weeks in Office — Political allies and associates are starting to press for clemency as the president also considers extending his criminal justice overhaul by commuting lengthy sentences for other offenders.
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Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Pew Research Center, HotAir, Slate, Common Dreams, Meduza.io, The Mahablog, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Jerry DeMarco / Hackensack Daily Voice:
Hackensack Board Member Who Opposed LGBTQ Curriculum Resigns After Embarrassing Zoom Incident — A Hackensack School Board member who made national headlines by opposing a LGBTC curriculum has resigned after an embarrassing incident during a Zoom meeting. — Frances Cogelja didn't realize she'd left …
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New York Post
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News staffers thought Newsmax was a joke. But they're not laughing anymore — New York (CNN Business)Fox News is taking action to stave off newfound competition from Newsmax TV. — Producers on some Fox programs have been told to monitor Newsmax's guest bookings and throw some sand …
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Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Biden soars as leader of the free world — While the Trump presidency ends with an ignominious conclusion, with Donald Trump desperately trying to cling to power, President-elect Joe Biden is, for all intents and purposes, the effective leader of the free world.
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New York Times, Watts Up With That?, New York Post, Al Jazeera, Fox News, Quincy Institute … and CNN
Washington Post:
GOP effort to invalidate more than 2.5 million votes in Pennsylvania dealt another setback — Republicans faced another procedural setback in a Pennsylvania lawsuit seeking to invalidate more than 2.5 million votes, as a temporary order blocking further certification of election results …
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The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner and WTOP
Politico:
Brian Deese likely pick for top White House economic post — President-elect Joe Biden is leaning towards naming former senior Obama administration official and current investment executive Brian Deese his top economic adviser in the White House, although pushback from the progressive wing …
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Washington Examiner and American Prospect
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Jordan Freiman / CBS News:
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon tests positive for coronavirus — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Wednesday. — “Governor Mark Gordon received results today of a COVID-19 test that showed he is positive for the virus,” the governor's office said in a statement.
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Bloomberg, Axios, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and NPR
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Governor of Wyoming tests COVID-19 positive
Governor of Wyoming tests COVID-19 positive
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Washington Examiner and New York Post
Axios:
Trump agency head who often skips mask tests positive for coronavirus — The acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development informed senior staff Wednesday he has tested positive for coronavirus, two sources familiar with the call tell Axios.
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The Hill
SENATOR RICK SCOTT:
Sen. Rick Scott: We Need National Voter ID Requirements Now — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement calling for national Voter ID requirements, which he is urging his colleagues in Congress to pass alongside his Verifiable, Orderly, & Timely Election Results (VOTER) Act.
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Florida Politics
Allison Kaplan Sommer / Haaretz:
Amid Controversy, Biden Team Stands by Appointment of Palestinian-American Senior Aide — Reema Dodin faced immediate criticism from some conservative groups but is backed by veteran politicians and Jewish Democrats — The appointment of Reema Dodin, a Palestinian-American Senate staffer …
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Fox News
New York Times:
C.I.A. Officer Is Killed in Somalia — The officer's combat death came as President Trump considers pulling back on American operations in the region. — WASHINGTON — A veteran C.I.A. officer was killed in combat in Somalia in recent days, according to current and former U.S. officials …
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The Daily Caller, CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Foreign Affairs
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Activist Who Fought For Women's Right to Drive Is Sent to Terrorism Court — Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent prisoners, has been accused of harming the kingdom's security. Rights groups consider the prosecution a sham. — BEIRUT, Lebanon …
Washington Post:
Biden wants to re-thaw relations with Cuba. He'll have to navigate Florida politics. — MIAMI — Stirred by breathless warnings of a socialist menace, Cuban Americans turned out for President Trump in massive numbers. Now those voters are presenting a new challenge for President-elect Joe Biden …
Katherine J. Wu / New York Times:
Covid Combat Fatigue: Doctors and Nurses Are Running on Empty — Doctors and nurses on the front lines are running on empty, under increasing duress as the pandemic surges and hospitals are overrun with patients. — About 2 a.m. on a sweltering summer night, Dr. Orlando Garner awoke …