Top Items:
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Name Rouse, Tanden to Economic Team — WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate a diverse group of economic advisers to serve alongside Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen as he prepares to confront the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the decision said Sunday.
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Reuters, NPR, Forbes, Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Marginal REVOLUTION and Mediaite
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB — WILMINGTON, Del. — Jennifer Psaki, a veteran Democratic spokeswoman, will be Joe Biden's White House press secretary, one of seven women who will fill the upper ranks of his administration's communications staff.
Discussion:
Associated Press, Business Insider, The Hill and Axios
Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff — WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris today announced new members of the White House staff who will serve in senior communications roles.
Discussion:
CNBC, Talking Points Memo, IJR and UPI
Errin Haines / The 19th:
Women lead communications teams for Biden and Harris — Kate Bedingfield, Jen Psaki, Karine Jean-Pierre and Symone Sanders will be among those overseeing communications for the incoming administration. — Editor-at-large — Several veteran Democratic, women political strategists …
Discussion:
CNN, USA Today, Politico, CBS News, Bloomberg, Reuters, One America News Network and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Biden Expected to Name Top Economic Officials This Week
Biden Expected to Name Top Economic Officials This Week
Discussion:
One America News Network
Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Trump Claims FBI And Justice Department May Have Helped Rig Election — Despite having finally assented to allowing his administration to cooperate with the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden, President Trump on Sunday continued to spout baseless voter fraud claims …
Discussion:
Fox News, Boston Herald, Slate, POLITICUSUSA and The Gaily Grind
RELATED:
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
‘My mind will not change in six months’: In first post-election TV interview, Trump renews baseless claims of voter fraud
‘My mind will not change in six months’: In first post-election TV interview, Trump renews baseless claims of voter fraud
Discussion:
CNN, Fox News, Business Insider, Vanity Fair and Political Wire
Jack Brewster / Forbes:
Trump: ‘My Mind Will Not Change In Six Months’ About Election Outcome
Trump: ‘My Mind Will Not Change In Six Months’ About Election Outcome
Discussion:
Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Los Angeles Times and IJR
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump Casually Suggests FBI, DOJ Could Be Involved in Imaginary Plot to Steal Election
Trump Casually Suggests FBI, DOJ Could Be Involved in Imaginary Plot to Steal Election
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, IJR, Business Insider, Washington Examiner, Law & Crime and Breitbart
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'm ashamed that I endorsed' Kemp in Georgia
Trump: 'I'm ashamed that I endorsed' Kemp in Georgia
Discussion:
IJR, Business Insider, Washington Times, Mediaite, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Post, The Week, Townhall and Conservative News Today
CNN:
Biden's doctor says he has hairline fractures in his foot after slipping while playing with his dog — Washington, DC (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his “mid-foot” and will “likely require a walking boot for several weeks,” his doctor said in a statement Sunday …
RELATED:
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Biden injures foot while playing with his dog, will probably need walking boot
Biden injures foot while playing with his dog, will probably need walking boot
Discussion:
Associated Press and Washington Examiner
Allyson Waller / New York Times:
A Cat Is Said to Be Joining the Bidens in the White House
A Cat Is Said to Be Joining the Bidens in the White House
Discussion:
USA Today, Axios, Political Wire, Breitbart, Slate, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RedState
The Hill:
Biden diagnosed with fractured foot after slipping while playing with dog
Biden diagnosed with fractured foot after slipping while playing with dog
Discussion:
Business Insider, Townhall, TMZ.com and New York Post
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
President-elect Joe Biden twisted ankle while playing with dog Major
President-elect Joe Biden twisted ankle while playing with dog Major
Discussion:
RedState, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump, cementing the president's failure to change the election results — The recount of presidential ballots in Wisconsin's two largest counties finished Sunday, reconfirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Trump in the key swing state by more than 20,000 votes.
Discussion:
USA Today, Mediaite, Raw Story, UPI, Conservative News Today, We Love Trump, Vox, The Mahablog, Just The News, Associated Press, The Guardian, New York Times, Mother Jones, Fox News, Daily Kos, Democracy Docket, New York Post, Axios, Mock Paper Scissors, Crooks and Liars, Bloomberg, Business Insider and HotAir
RELATED:
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Dane County recount will show Biden won Wisconsin, but Trump is planning a lawsuit — MADISON - Dane County will wrap up its recount Sunday, affirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin as President Donald Trump prepares a lawsuit. — The completion of Dane County's recount comes …
Discussion:
CBS News, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Politico, Fox News, Raw Story, Election Law Blog and UPI
Hailey Fuchs / New York Times:
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Recounts in Wisconsin Reaffirm Biden's Victory
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Recounts in Wisconsin Reaffirm Biden's Victory
Discussion:
Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Forbes, KCLO-TV, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, Reason, The Week and Mediaite
Joanna Weiss / Politico:
‘Time For My Flag to Go Up’: How Anti-Trumpers Are Reclaiming the American Flag
‘Time For My Flag to Go Up’: How Anti-Trumpers Are Reclaiming the American Flag
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, RedState and Raw Story
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why President Trump's claims of election interference are false — Chris Krebs, a lifelong Republican, was put in charge of the agency handling election security by President Trump two years ago. When Krebs said the election …
Discussion:
Axios, Mediaite and Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
Mark Scolforo / Associated Press:
Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Discussion:
The Hill, Law & Crime and Twitchy
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The King of Trump TV Thinks You're Dumb Enough to Buy It — Chris Ruddy, the C.E.O. of Newsmax, has found a business opportunity in feeding Trump supporters the fantasy that the president could still win the election. — In 2004, Hillary Clinton was in the Senate and Christopher Ruddy had some making up to do.
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Political lying as tribal signaling — It's like getting a tattoo to prove you're in a gang — Why have so many Republicans and right-wing media figures embraced Donald Trump's obviously made-up claims of voter fraud? Rationally, they must know that all of the allegations are lies.
Discussion:
Associated Press, wabe.org and Daily Kos
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill — Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
From Terre Haute to Tehran to your grandma, Trumpism is revealed as a death cult in the end — For a man who too often talked and occasionally governed more like a mob boss than like the 45th president of a democratic republic, it's sadly fitting that the final days of Donald Trump's White House …
Discussion:
HotAir, Spectator USA and The Guardian
Associated Press:
Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up — ATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Rahm Emanuel floated for Transportation secretary — President-elect Biden is strongly considering Rahm Emanuel to run the Department of Transportation, weighing the former Chicago mayor's experience on infrastructure spending against concerns from progressives over his policing record.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Lieutenant governor: Trump campaign would get its ‘clock cleaned’ if it appeals Pennsylvania ruling to Supreme Court — Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor said late Saturday that he is hopeful President Trump's campaign appeals lawsuits thrown out by judges in the state to the U.S. Supreme Court …
Discussion:
Breitbart, Fox News, BuzzFeed News, NPR, Crooks and Liars, Al Jazeera, Raw Story and American Greatness
RELATED: