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12:40 PM ET, December 3, 2020

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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump and Barr had ‘contentious’ White House meeting this week, source says  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr had a “contentious,” lengthy meeting inside the West Wing this week after Barr told The Associated Press in an interview that the Justice Department …
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Washington Post:
Trump is said to be livid at Barr, with one official suggesting termination possible  —  President Trump remained livid at Attorney General William P. Barr on Wednesday, with one senior administration official indicating there was a chance Barr could be fired — not just for his public comments …
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
So liberals trust William Barr now?
Washington Post:   Trump administration sets wave of executions for days leading up to Biden inauguration
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Advisers Are Begging ‘Livid’ Trump Not to Fire Bill Barr, Says Report
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Records: Lin Wood Has for Decades Voted for, Donated to Democrats Including Barack Obama and David Perdue's 2014 Opponent  —  Georgia-based attorney Lin Wood is getting lots of attention for urging supporters of President Donald Trump to break with the president and not vote for GOP Sens. David Perdue …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WTH?  Breitbart Wages War Against Attorney Lin Wood — Who Is Defending President Trump Against Evil Marxist Horde — Lin Wood Responds  —  What the hell was this?  —  Breitbart went on a jihad on Wednesday night against Attorney Lin Wood.  —  Lin Wood is one of the top attorneys in the country and a man of God.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Conspiracy Theory That Could Hand Joe Biden the Senate  —  There is no evidence that Lin Wood and Sidney Powell are secretly working for the Democratic National Committee, but no one has definitively disproved it, either.  —  That's the kind of the conspiratorial reasoning that the Wood-Powell duo …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump's Georgia rally sparks GOP anxiety
Nicole Carr / WSB-TV:
Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do the same  —  PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A Florida attorney is at the center of a new state investigation after elections officials say he recently attempted to register to vote in Georgia and instructed …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jonathan Capehart, Tiffany Cross Take Over ‘A.M. Joy’ Weekend Slots on MSNBC … Jonathan Capehart and Tiffany Cross were supposed to throw glasses at each other, not toast one another with them.  —  And yet the duo took to Zoom earlier this week to share a cocktail.
Discussion: Mediaite and TVNewser
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:   MSNBC gives weekend shows to Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart
Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announces Members of White House Senior Staff  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced new members of her White House senior staff.  These public servants reflect the very best of our nation, embody the president …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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CNN:
Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to get coronavirus vaccine publicly to prove it's safe  —  (CNN)Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once …
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KTLA:
Residents in city of Los Angeles to ‘remain in their homes’ amid COVID-19 surge, mayor's office says  —  All residents within the city of Los Angeles should continue to remain in their homes and follow the city's “safer-at-home” order, which mirrors guidance from L.A. County, according to the mayor's office.
Politico:
Democrats elect Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to lead campaign arm  —  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney was elected Thursday to lead the House Democrats' campaign arm, charged with steering the caucus through an exceedingly perilous midterm with their control of the chamber on the line.
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The Hill:
Maloney to lead Democrats' campaign arm
Jeffery Martin / Newsweek:
Roger Stone Says North Korean Boats Delivered Ballots Through Maine Harbor As Trump Boosts Fraud Claims  —  Former Trump adviser Roger Stone claimed on Wednesday that North Korea had interfered in the U.S. presidential election.  Meanwhile, President Donald Trump continued to assert …
Discussion: Newsmax and Mock Paper Scissors
Politico:
Pro-Trump legal crusade peppered with bizarre blunders  —  Sidney Powell released the Kraken.  And it turns out the mythological sea beast can't spell, is terrible at geography and keeps mislabeling plaintiffs in court.  —  A congressional candidate Powell claimed to represent in one lawsuit said that …
Discussion: Raw Story, Hackwhackers and Law & Crime
Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
Florida Masseuse Ordered to Pay $31,573 After ‘Soliciting’ Robert Kraft To ‘Commit Prostitution’  —  Three women arrested last year as part of a high-profile “human trafficking” sting in Florida were sentenced recently as part of plea agreements with Palm Beach County prosecutors.
Jeff Wise / New York Magazine:
Michael Cohen on How ‘Monster’ Trump Will Undermine Biden  —  Back in February 2019, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen declared at a House Oversight Committee hearing that if Trump were to lose the 2020 election, “there will never be a peaceful transition of power.”
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
David Perdue bought Pfizer stock — a week before company said it would develop a vaccine  —  Sen. David Perdue, one of two multimillionaire Georgia Republicans facing tight runoff elections in January, drew scrutiny this spring for stock transactions made in the weeks ahead of the coronavirus outbreak …
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Trump campaign's star witness in Michigan was deemed ‘not credible.’ Then, her loud testimony went viral.  —  Weeks after Melissa Carone was tapped by the Trump campaign as a star witness in Michigan, little appeared to be going as planned with the contract IT worker's testimony …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant  —  Escalating his attack on democracy from within the White House, President Trump on Wednesday distributed an astonishing 46-minute video rant filled with baseless allegations of voter fraud and outright falsehoods …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Joseph diGenova resigns from Gridiron Club after saying fired cybersecurity official should be shot  —  The elite Washington journalism social organization asked the Trump campaign lawyer to step down  —  Joseph diGenova, the Trump campaign lawyer who had been a fixture in Washington legal circles …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Pompeo invites hundreds to indoor holiday parties after subordinates are warned against hosting ‘non-mission critical events’  —  Following a sharp spike in coronavirus cases across the country, State Department leadership sent out a notice to employees last Wednesday recommending that …
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Ivanka Trump was deposed Tuesday in DC attorney general's inauguration lawsuit  —  (CNN)Ivanka Trump, the President's daughter and adviser, sat for a deposition Tuesday with investigators from the Washington, DC, attorney general's office as part of its lawsuit alleging the misuse of inaugural funds, according to a court filing.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Backs Away From the Trump Election ‘Fraud’ Train Wreck  —  'The vice president doesn't want to go down with this ship...and believes much of the legal work has been unhelpful.'  —  Vice President Mike Pence has been a go-to fundraising draw for the president's campaign …
New York Times:
The Epicenter  —  Source: NYC Open Data By Scott Reinhard  —  She wears a red wig and a black dress she sewed herself.  It hugs her body as she moves about the stage, lip-syncing love songs in Spanish to a room filled mostly with absence.  —  It is late on March 9, and Yimel Alvarado …
blm.gov:
Notice of Sale to be Issued for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Dec. 7  —  Major step in carrying out mandate from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act supporting energy security, job creation and economic growth for future generations  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Today …
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
SCOOP: Don Jr. eyes a run for NRA chief.  It's one more way the Trump family is making big plays to cement itself in GOP conservative politics for the next four years. … - President Trump and his family are looking to cement their hold on the Republican Party with a series of moves aimed …
Discussion: New York Times
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
McConnell says a Covid stimulus compromise is within reach — ‘We can do this’  — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a compromise on coronavirus stimulus “is within reach.”  — Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been scrambling to strike a pandemic relief deal before the end of the year.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Substantial Likelihood Of Wrongdoing’ By VOA Parent Agency, Government Watchdog Says  —  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, a federal watchdog, disclosed Wednesday that it had found “a substantial likelihood of wrongdoing” at the parent agency of the Voice of America under the leadership of the CEO appointed by President Trump.
Politico:
Zients, Murthy tapped to head up Biden's Covid-19 response  —  Marcella Nunez-Smith has been selected for a top role focused on health disparities  —  President-elect Joe Biden has tapped two close allies to oversee his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to two people familiar with the decision.
Discussion: Reuters
Associated Press:
Trump's grievances feed menacing undertow after the election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The last throes of Donald Trump's presidency have turned ugly — even dangerous.  —  Death threats are on the rise.  Local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding.
 
 
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Alan D. Blotcky / Salon:
Donald Trump is acting like a spoiled toddler — America must give him a permanent timeout
Discussion: CNN
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Fraud’ Witness Also Believes Ghosts Are Haunting His Family
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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Michael Flynn's firing: A lie, a leak, and then a liability
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Eric Posner / New York Times:
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Needs to Depoliticize Vaccinations
Steve Israel / The Hill:
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J. Christian Adams / pjmedia.com:
The Real Kraken: What Really Happened to Donald Trump in the 2020 Election
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Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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