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Brad Raffensperger / USA Today:
Georgia secretary of state: My family voted for Trump. He threw us under the bus anyway. — I have fought to uphold the integrity of elections in Georgia. It doesn't matter if the attacks come from the guy I voted for or not. — The past few weeks have been difficult for the voters of the Peach State.
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Georgia secretary of state says Trump threw him under bus despite his support
Georgia secretary of state says Trump threw him under bus despite his support
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Fox News, HotAir, The Guardian and Salon
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20 — The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads …
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The Intellectualist and NPR
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Racing to Bring Back Firing-Squad Executions Before He Leaves Office, Says Report — ALL GUNS BLAZING — There have been many predictions—from instigating nuclear war to pardoning Joe Exotic—about what President Donald Trump might do during his final months in office, but it's fair to say few people guessed this.
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ProPublica and Mock Paper Scissors
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Wants Giuliani to Argue Pennsylvania Appeal — President Donald Trump's campaign is asking to have Rudy Giuliani argue the appeal in its federal lawsuit seeking to undo Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state.
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Raw Story and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's trip to join Giuliani at Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers' baseless voter fraud event is cancelled — (CNN)President Donald Trump's planned trip to join his attorney Rudy Giuliani in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday has been cancelled, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Trump plans to attend GOP election hearing with Giuliani in Gettysburg
Trump plans to attend GOP election hearing with Giuliani in Gettysburg
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Bloomberg, Refinery29, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Reuters, National Review, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Washington Post and WINK NEWS
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
Legislative leaders say hearing announced by Trump campaign is news to them
Legislative leaders say hearing announced by Trump campaign is news to them
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New Republic, Arizona Republic, Townhall and Majority Policy Committee
Associated Press:
With US in COVID-19 panic, Sen. Perdue saw stock opportunity — WASHINGTON (AP) — As the ravages of the novel coronavirus forced millions of people out of work, shuttered businesses and shrank the value of retirement accounts, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to a three-year low.
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Mediaite
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Inside Story of Michigan's Fake Voter Fraud Scandal — After five years spent bullying the Republican Party into submission, President Donald Trump finally met his match in Aaron Van Langevelde. — Who? — That's right. In the end, it wasn't a senator or a judge or a general who stood up to the leader of the free world.
Axios:
Scoop: Trump tells confidants he plans to pardon Michael Flynn — President Trump has told confidants he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israeli military prepares for possibility Trump will strike Iran — The Israel Defense Forces have in recent weeks been instructed to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. will conduct a military strike against Iran before President Trump leaves office, senior Israeli officials tell me.
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Brookings, Algemeiner.com, The Intellectualist, The Guardian, Forbes and middleeastmonitor.com
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Joe Biden is reviving all of his past failures — and it won't stop
Joe Biden is reviving all of his past failures — and it won't stop
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RedState, The National Interest and Washington Times
Alyssa Fowers / Washington Post:
Andrew Van Dam and By Andrew Van Dam — Graphics reporter focusing on data visualization and analysis — It was 5 a.m., not a hint of sun in the Houston sky, as Randy Young and his mom pulled into the line for a free Thanksgiving meal. They were three hours early.
Glenn Rifkin / New York Times:
Honestie Hodges, Handcuffed by the Police at 11, Is Dead at 14 — The incident caused a national uproar and soul-searching in the Grand Rapids, Mich., police department. Honestie died of Covid-19. … Honestie Hodges, who was handcuffed by the police outside her home in Grand Rapids …
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Donald Trump / USA Today:
Trump's concession speech, as if he'd actually give one — Here is a parody of Trump's concession speech if he decides he's had enough presidenting. — Sexual objects and gentlemen, Diamond, Silk, and distinguished guesses: — I want to thank myself for being here.
Manisha Krishnan / VICE:
Penguin Random House Staff Confront Publisher About New Jordan Peterson Book — During a tense town hall, staff cried and expressed dismay with the publishing giant's decision to publish ‘Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.’ — Several Penguin Random House Canada employees confronted management …
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Meghan / New York Times:
The Losses We Share — Perhaps the path to healing begins with three simple words: Are you OK? — The writer is a mother, feminist and advocate. — It was a July morning that began as ordinarily as any other day: Make breakfast. Feed the dogs. Take vitamins. Find that missing sock.
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Fox paid seven figures to settle lawsuit over bogus Seth Rich conspiracy story — WASHINGTON — Just as star anchor Sean Hannity and other high-profile Fox News figures were due to be deposed about their promotion of a bogus conspiracy theory about the death of former Democratic National …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fox News Settles With Seth Rich's Parents For False Story Claiming Clinton Leaks
Fox News Settles With Seth Rich's Parents For False Story Claiming Clinton Leaks
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Lauren Leatherby / New York Times:
A U.S. Record: Two Million New Virus Cases in Two Weeks — For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak hit the United States, the country has added more than one million cases in each of the past two consecutive weeks. Covid deaths, which lag reported cases by weeks, are also at a level not seen since the spring.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
National Democrats' misguided re-embrace of gun control — It costs votes and doesn't produce any gun control — Merry Thanksgiving Eve! — Hope everyone manages to have a fun and safe holiday tomorrow. — My plan was to keep things pretty wonkish this week and then stir the pot next week, but I couldn't resist.
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Althouse
Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
North Korean Former Gymnast Fled To South Korea By Jumping Fence — A North Korean man seeking to escape his homeland took a nearly 10-foot leap of faith earlier this month. The jump, which occurred under — or more accurately over — the noses of soldiers, brought him to safety in South Korea …
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New York Post
Tatiana Favela / KTSM-TV:
City of El Paso hires legal counsel to help collect Trump campaign's outstanding debt — EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso is taking further steps in attempts of collecting more than $500,000 that's owed by the Trump campaign from a rally that took place almost two years ago.
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The Hill, Forbes, Mock Paper Scissors and Crooks and Liars
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Trump crams one last racist policy into his final days as president — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto the annual defense spending bill, which would change the names of U.S. military bases that honor Confederate military leaders. For someone who came into office on a wave …
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Just Security and Raw Story
New York Times:
The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far) — We are in a golden age of acting — make that platinum — as we realized when we decided to select our favorite film performers of the past 20 years. There's no formula for choosing the best (just squabbling), and this list …
New York Times:
Congress Pays $850,000 to Muslim Aides Targeted in Inquiry Stoked by Trump — The House resolved wrongful termination claims by five Pakistani-American technology workers whose case was twisted into a right-wing conspiracy theory pushed by President Trump. — The House of Representatives …
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Jonathan Swan on migrating to the Biden beat … Jonathan Swan, the star national political correspondent at Axios, has built a reputation as one of the most enterprising and deeply sourced reporters covering the White House. But for a brief period over the summer, his exasperated visage …
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CBS News, And another thing, New York Post and Business Insider
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
McConnell's Newest Judge Is Seriously ‘Not Qualified’—and Dangerous — Eight years after graduating law school, she just got approved for a lifetime appointment by a lame-duck Senate. — BEAST INSIDE … Attorney Kathryn Kimball Mizelle just landed a lifetime seat on the federal court at age 33.
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Lucas Manfredi / New York Post:
Vermont schools will grill students on their Thanksgiving celebrations — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said during a press conference on Tuesday that schools in the state will include new questions during daily health checks about whether students and their parents attended gatherings outside …
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The Western Journal and Townhall
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden to receive first classified briefing Monday after GSA ascertainment — Biden legal team has met with FBI and DOJ about background checks for incoming appointees, transition says — What will progressives do as Biden's cabinet picks appear to be more moderate?
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Politico, Washington Examiner and Axios
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Next Two Months of Mayhem — Even while sulking, the president and his minions will keep swinging the wrecking ball at Biden. — Now that Donald Trump's administration has allowed Joe Biden's team to formally begin its transition into the White House, the president is running …
New York Times:
A Detailed Map of Where Americans Are Staying Home for Thanksgiving — Public health officials have been pleading with Americans to stay home this year for Thanksgiving. And, despite busy airports this past weekend, most people plan to follow their advice, according to a huge survey asking Americans about their holiday plans.
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Blue Virginia, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner and VTDigger
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Right-wing media figures are lying about the election being stolen to grift their followers for money — Democrats did not “steal” the presidential election, but that hasn't stopped right-wing personalities from grifting their followers by asking for money to supposedly help President Donald Trump stage a coup and overturn the results.
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
‘Fantasy world’: Pompeo knocks Biden administration picks as out of touch on foreign policy — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday criticized members of President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration, saying they've lived in a “fantasy world” and “led from behind.”
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The Nation, Vanity Fair and National Review
Stephanie Zimmermann / Chicago Sun-Times:
He's fought for his country in the Army and FBI. Now, he's fighting for himself, other vets. — Jim Rudisill has battled terrorists and white supremacists. Now, he's fighting for better GI Bill college benefits for himself and up to 1.7 million of the nation's longest-serving veterans.
Joshua Nelson / Fox News:
Homan says cartels celebrating end of Trump policies: ‘Biden effect’ already happening at border — Biden's promise to reverse key immigration policies raises fears of a surge at the southern border — Biden to prioritize immigration in first 100 days — There will be more issues …
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The Daily Caller and New Republic
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
As Their D.C. Days Dwindle, Ivanka and Jared Look for a New Beginning — The end of President Trump's time in office leaves his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, looking for a new home — but they appear to have plans in New Jersey. — WASHINGTON — Town officials …
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