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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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Salon, Fox News and The Guardian
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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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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Mother Jones
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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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, The Intellectualist and Mock Paper Scissors
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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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Wants Giuliani to Argue Pennsylvania Appeal
Trump Campaign Wants Giuliani to Argue Pennsylvania Appeal
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Raw Story
Axios:
Trump cancels Pennsylvania trip for GOP hearing on voter fraud claims
Trump cancels Pennsylvania trip for GOP hearing on voter fraud claims
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump cancels trip to Pennsylvania GOP meeting on election irregularities, source says
Trump cancels trip to Pennsylvania GOP meeting on election irregularities, source says
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CNBC, RedState, New Republic, Forbes, POLITICUSUSA and The Right Scoop
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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Progress Pond, Arizona Republic, Townhall and Majority Policy Committee
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.
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Glenn Rifkin / New York Times:
Honestie Hodges, Whose Handcuffing Changed Police Policy, Is Dead at 14 — Honestie's handcuffing by the police in Grand Rapids, Mich., caused a national uproar and led to a new law enforcement policy on dealing with youths. Honestie died of Covid-19.
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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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Matthew Brown / USA Today:
Biden says he won't order an investigation of Trump, president's legal troubles remain
Biden says he won't order an investigation of Trump, president's legal troubles remain
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CNN, Business Insider, Newsbusters and The Nation
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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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, Washington Times and The National Interest
Alyssa Fowers / Washington Post:
A growing number of Americans are going hungry — 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.
KUSA-TV:
After warnings to avoid travel, Denver Mayor Hancock flies to visit family for Thanksgiving — Denver Mayor Michael 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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TheDenverChannel.com, National Review, Denver Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, CBS Denver, OutKick and Twitchy
Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Trump's Embarrassingly Bad Legal Case in Pennsylvania — No wonder his campaign kept swapping out its lawyers. — On Saturday, a federal district court judge issued a blistering dismissal of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Kathy Boockvar. The opinion is a lesson in elementary lawyering …
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Raw Story, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times
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.
Meghan Markle / 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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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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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
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Eyes Israel Critic as White House Press Sec — Incoming president Joe Biden is reportedly close to selecting a vocal Israel critic to serve as his White House press secretary. — Karine Jean-Pierre, a longtime campaign adviser and incoming vice president Kamala Harris's chief of staff …
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Jerusalem Post
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 …
Washington Post:
NRA reports alleged misspending by current and former executives to IRS — After years of denying allegations of lax financial oversight, the National Rifle Association has made a stunning declaration in a new tax filing: Current and former executives used the nonprofit group's money for personal benefit and enrichment.
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The Trace
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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Forbes
Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Unemployment Claims Rose to 778,000 Last Week — Worker filings for jobless benefits are down sharply from a peak of nearly seven million in late March — Jobless claims rose for the second straight week, to 778,000, a sign the nationwide surge in virus cases was starting to weigh on the labor-market recovery.
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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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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 …
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NBC News, National Review and Raw Story
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Pennsylvania Judge Halts Further Vote Certification Steps — A Pennsylvania judge issued an order preventing the state from taking additional steps to certify its election results until she holds a hearing on Friday morning. — The ruling on Wednesday by Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia McCullough …
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Jade Jackson / thv11.com:
Arkansas man receives racist letter about his Black Santa decorations — Neighbors are rallying together to make sure one man feels at home despite the racist letter about his Christmas decorations. — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Chris Kennedy has lived in his Lakewood home in North Little Rock …
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 …
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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Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:
The Logic of Pandemic Restrictions Is Falling Apart — This is why you can eat in a restaurant but can't have Thanksgiving. — Two weeks ago, I staged a reluctant intervention via Instagram direct message. The subject was a longtime friend, Josh …