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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.
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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.
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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.
Errin Haines / The 19th:
Women lead communications teams for Biden and Harris
Women lead communications teams for Biden and Harris
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Bloomberg:
Biden to Name Tanden as Budget Chief, Likely Riling GOP
Biden to Name Tanden as Budget Chief, Likely Riling GOP
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Politico:
Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow
Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Biden Expected to Name Top Economic Officials This Week
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.
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Alexis Benveniste / CNN:
Fox News' Maria Bartiromo gave Trump his first TV interview since the election. It was filled with lies — New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo — his first TV interview since the election. The conversation was riddled with lies and conspiracy theories.
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Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Trump Claims FBI And Justice Department May Have Helped Rig Election
Trump Claims FBI And Justice Department May Have Helped Rig Election
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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
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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
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Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump, cementing the president's failure to change the election results
Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump, cementing the president's failure to change the election results
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
CNN Panel Blasts Fox's Bartiromo Over ‘Delusional’ Trump Interview: ‘Not Much Daylight Between Maria and Alex Jones’
CNN Panel Blasts Fox's Bartiromo Over ‘Delusional’ Trump Interview: ‘Not Much Daylight Between Maria and Alex Jones’
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Dane County recount will show Biden won Wisconsin, but Trump is planning a lawsuit
Dane County recount will show Biden won Wisconsin, but Trump is planning a lawsuit
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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
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Trump slams judges' election decisions: ‘What kind of a court system is this?’
Trump slams judges' election decisions: ‘What kind of a court system is this?’
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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Biden diagnosed with fractured foot after slipping while playing with dog
Biden diagnosed with fractured foot after slipping while playing with dog
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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
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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
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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
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CNN:
Tom Donilon no longer in the running to be Biden's CIA director — (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is still weighing who will lead the Central Intelligence Agency, but Tom Donilon is no longer under consideration for the post, CNN has learned. — Two sources familiar with the matter say Donilon …
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Biden Could Score Another First at CIA
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.
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
We Won't Forget and We Won't Forgive What Trumpists Did to America — It's not enough to merely enjoy their agony and humiliation. It's not enough to hope they'll be shamed and correct their behavior. Have you not met these people? — BEAST INSIDE … The dark is rising for Trump's sycophants, toadies and enablers.
New York Times:
Black Voguers Populate Billboards in a Times Square ‘Midnight Moment’ — The opportunity to stage “Black Magic” in Times Square “was a great proposition to do something transgressive,” said the artist Rashaad Newsome. — Just before midnight every evening in December …
The Guardian:
At least 110 dead in Nigeria after suspected Boko Haram attack — Attack took place in village near Maiduguri, with assailants targeting farmers in rice fields — At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group …
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Dehumanising: Israeli groups' verdict on military invasions of Palestinian homes … A damning report by three Israeli human rights groups has condemned the military's widespread practice of entering Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, often in the middle of the night.
Financial Times:
EU pitches new post-Trump alliance with US in face of China challenge — Brussels draft plan seeks to rebuild ties with common fronts on tech, Covid-19 and democratic interests — The EU will call on the US to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to forge a new global alliance …
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