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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump Lawyer: Former DHS Senior Official Should Be Executed — On Monday President Trump's campaign lawyer and former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova said that fired Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs should be executed for saying that the election was the “most secure in United States history.”
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Dr. Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus — Atlas was considered a Special Government Employee (SGE) serving a 130-day detail, which expires this week — Dr. Scott Atlas slams Dr. Anthony Fauci over newfound COVID optimism — EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Scott Atlas …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: : One measure of Trump fatigue in Georgia — among Republicans — By Jim Galloway - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tia Mitchell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Patricia Murphy - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount
Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp to Trump: Georgia law blocks him from ‘interfering’ with elections
Kemp to Trump: Georgia law blocks him from ‘interfering’ with elections
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Politico:
Republicans to Trump: Georgia fraud claims could cost us the Senate
Republicans to Trump: Georgia fraud claims could cost us the Senate
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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Georgia ordered to file brief in voting machine rigging lawsuit
Georgia ordered to file brief in voting machine rigging lawsuit
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Georgia official announces investigations, defends election
Georgia official announces investigations, defends election
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Everything we needed to know about Melania Trump is in those bewildering Christmas decorations — It's our final Christmas with Melania Trump, and we shall celebrate in the usual way: by accompanying FLOTUS on an annual tour of her White House decor, a one-minute video that also appears …
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The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump Unveils the 2020 White House Christmas Décor
First Lady Melania Trump Unveils the 2020 White House Christmas Décor
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox News Anchor Maria Bartiromo's Farcical Interview With Trump Marks the End of Her Days as a Journalist — Do you believe in magic? — Maria Bartiromo seems to. During her interview with President Donald Trump on Sunday, the Fox News and Fox Business anchor promoted a Federalist article titled …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News needs to reinvent itself for the post-Trump era. Here's one radical idea.
Fox News needs to reinvent itself for the post-Trump era. Here's one radical idea.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The GOP Is a Propaganda Party
The GOP Is a Propaganda Party
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National Review:
Trump's Disgraceful Endgame — President Trump said the other day that he'd leave office if he loses the vote of the Electoral College on December 14. This is not the kind of assurance presidents of the United States typically need to make, but it was noteworthy given Trump's disgraceful …
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Biden's win over Trump in Wisconsin set to be certified — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden's victory in battleground Wisconsin is scheduled to be certified Monday following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over President Donald Trump.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden's victories
Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden's victories
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Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
All major battleground states in the 2020 election officially certify their results, cementing Biden's victory in the presidential race
All major battleground states in the 2020 election officially certify their results, cementing Biden's victory in the presidential race
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Politico:
‘Any and all possible offenses’: Trump pardon grants Flynn a sweeping reprieve — President Donald Trump's pardon of his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, includes an extremely broad reprieve from any possible crimes he might have committed connected to special counsel Robert Mueller's …
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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
The Pardon Power May Be Broad, But that Does Not Mean a Self-Pardon Would Be Legit — Last week, a lame-duck President pardoned a turkey, as is traditional for the Thanksgiving holiday, and then pardoned a former agent of Turkey, which is not. Could the most untraditional of pardons—a self-pardon—be next?
Washington Post:
Biden's pick to lead White House budget office emerges as lightning rod for GOP — Neera Tanden, who served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, would face Senate confirmation early next year — President-Elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the powerful White House budget office …
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New York Times:
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Wisconsin and Arizona Certify Biden's Victory — President-elect Joe Biden formally announced his economic team and received his first full presidential daily briefing. — RIGHT NOW Iowa officials certify a Republican's House victory by six votes.
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Iowa board certifies 6-vote Republican win in US House race
Iowa board certifies 6-vote Republican win in US House race
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Arizona, Wisconsin certify Biden's win; president-elect names inauguration planning committee
Live updates: Arizona, Wisconsin certify Biden's win; president-elect names inauguration planning committee
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Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
Vaccines Are Coming, but Pandemic Experts Expect a ‘Horrible’ Winter — With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed. But experts say the coming months “are going to be just horrible.” — Each week, good news about vaccines or antibody treatments surfaces, offering hope that an end to the pandemic is at hand.
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Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
The Wuhan files — London — A group of frontline medical workers, likely exhausted, stand huddled together on a video-conference call as China's most powerful man raises his hand in greeting. It is February 10 in Beijing and President Xi Jinping, who for weeks has been absent from public view …
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Tricia Ennis / WTVG:
Articles of Impeachment officially filed against Gov. DeWine — The representatives argue that the governor has abused his power during the coronavirus pandemic. — COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - A total of 12 Articles of Impeachment have officially been filed against Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report — New analysis of blood donations finds virus was present on West Coast earlier than previously believed — The new coronavirus infected people in the U.S. in mid-December 2019, a few weeks before it was officially identified …
Justin George / Washington Post:
Metro budget cuts weekend service, half of bus routes and closes 19 stations amid dire financial forecast — Metro is proposing the elimination of weekend rail service in its budget for the first time as the transit agency's financial struggles deepen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
How to protect our democracy from a future Donald Trump — American democracy has spent the past four years under attack — from the White House itself. President Trump's authoritarian populism has damaged the foundations of the republic. — Yet Trump's efforts to undermine the system have an unintended benefit.
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
There Aren't Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy — What the president and his lawyers have been attempting to do deserves punishment that will likely never come. — Donald Trump will not serve a second term. The litigation launched by his campaign …
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John Poulos / Wall Street Journal:
Fake Claims About Dominion Voting Systems Do Real Damage — Our machines have no secret ‘vote flipping’ algorithm. We have no ties to dictator Hugo Chávez. — Accurate, transparent and accessible elections—this is the objective that motivated me to create Dominion Voting Systems 18 years ago in Canada.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Liberal Hyperbole About Trump's Authoritarianism Was Never the Problem — As Donald Trump started shambling toward the exit of the U.S. presidency last week, the U.S. left confronted the pivotal question hanging over our newfound interregnum: Who gets to say, I told you so?
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Josh Hawley's Populist Shtick Is Undermined By One Glaring Weakness — Josh Hawley has had a pretty good year. The Republican senator from Missouri has carved out a national profile with his smooth blend of theocratic quasi-authoritarianism combined with populist-inflected rhetoric that's …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Federal Judge Advances Lawsuit Accusing Felix Sater of Laundering Loot Through Trump Properties — A federal judge on Monday partially advanced a lawsuit accusing Russian mafia-tied businessman Felix Sater of laundering millions stolen from Kazakhstan's BTA Bank through Trump Organization properties.
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20 — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will step down from his post on January 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, he announced Monday. — The announcement means that the FCC could reach …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Hannah Knowles and By Hannah Knowles — National reporter covering law enforcement and criminal justice — Samuel Little guided his car to a stop in a secluded area off Route 27 near Miami and cut the engine. Before long, Mary Brosley had straddled his lap. He started playing with her necklace.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
The Mastermind Behind Biden's No-Drama Approach to Trump — When Julián Castro wasn't given a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in August, he complained that Joe Biden's campaign wasn't showing proper respect to Latino voters. The real explanation for the snub is much simpler …
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Jasper Scherer / Houston Chronicle:
Harris County GOP chair Keith Nielsen resigns after racist post, fundraising struggles — Harris County Republican Party Chairman Keith Nielsen resigned Monday, the party's secretary confirmed, ending a brief tenure dogged by his social media post that displayed a Martin Luther King Jr. quote next to a banana.
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