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Associated Press:
Trump aide banned from Justice after trying to get case info — WASHINGTON (AP) — The official serving as President Donald Trump's eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud …
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump and Barr had ‘contentious’ White House meeting this week, source says
Trump and Barr had ‘contentious’ White House meeting this week, source says
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump hits Barr over voter fraud remarks: 'He hasn't looked'
Trump hits Barr over voter fraud remarks: 'He hasn't looked'
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany isn't aware of anything
Kayleigh McEnany isn't aware of anything
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New York Times:
How Is Trump's Lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘Elite Strike Force’ Material? — She bills herself as a “constitutional law attorney.” Her experience doesn't align with the sort of lawyer she plays on TV. — Jenna Ellis broke into the legal profession in 2012 as a deputy district attorney in Weld County …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
McConnell and Pelosi Discuss Stimulus Bill as Pressure Mounts for a Deal
McConnell and Pelosi Discuss Stimulus Bill as Pressure Mounts for a Deal
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Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announces Members of White House Senior Staff
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announces Members of White House Senior Staff
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Washington Post:
Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs — President Trump's planned trip to Georgia on Saturday to campaign for two Senate candidates embroiled in tight runoff races has put some Republicans on edge that he could do more harm …
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Donesha Aldridge / WXIA-TV:
Poll results show tight races between candidates in U.S. Senate runoffs — With the Jan. 5 runoff races just a little more than a month away, a SurveyUSA Poll commissioned exclusively by 11Alive shows the candidates in competitive races. — ATLANTA — Voters will head to the polls again next month …
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The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Declares War on ‘Fool’ Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood
Trumpworld Declares War on ‘Fool’ Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood
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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 …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Plotting the future: Trump kids even look to profit from their father's fallen legacy — (CNN)It was Thanksgiving, but instead of being seated at an elaborate table dressed with gold silverware, expensive china and a buffet of chilled seafood, turkey and beef tenderloin, waited on by household staff …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts.
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court sides with church challenging California's COVID restrictions
Supreme Court sides with church challenging California's COVID restrictions
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court sides with California religious ministry against state Covid restrictions
Supreme Court sides with California religious ministry against state Covid restrictions
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Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court sides with churches against California on coronavirus restrictions
Supreme Court sides with churches against California on coronavirus restrictions
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Riley Vetterkind / madison.com:
Trump files second lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's election results, this time in federal court
Trump files second lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's election results, this time in federal court
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John Ratcliffe / Wall Street Journal:
China Is National Security Threat No. 1 — Resisting Beijing's attempt to reshape and dominate the world is the challenge of our generation. — As Director of National Intelligence, I am entrusted with access to more intelligence than any member of the U.S. government other than the president.
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Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
Raimondo: I will not be Biden's HHS secretary — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Gov. Gina Raimondo on Thursday ruled out leaving her job to become President-elect Joe Biden's health and human services secretary, seeking to put the idea to rest after a flurry of reports that she was a finalist for the job.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Farah resigns as White House communications director in tacit nod to Trump's loss — White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigned from her post Thursday after three-and-a-half years in the Trump administration. — Farah, 31, began her White House tenure as press secretary …
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line — A vaccine may be around the corner, but how long will it be until you get the shot? Health officials are considering vaccine timelines that give some Americans priority over others. If you're a healthy American, you may wait many months for your turn.
Jeffrey Young / HuffPost:
A Day In The Life Of Dr. Anthony Fauci — What does one of the top infectious disease experts do when he's sidelined by the White House during COVID-19? Plenty. — Anthony Fauci has run the National Institutes of Health's infectious diseases agency since Ronald Regan was president …
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Fauci to have first “substantive discussions” with Biden transition officials
Fauci to have first “substantive discussions” with Biden transition officials
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Fauci: U.K. ‘really rushed through that approval’ of Pfizer vaccine
Fauci: U.K. ‘really rushed through that approval’ of Pfizer vaccine
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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.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
MSNBC gives weekend shows to Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart
MSNBC gives weekend shows to Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart
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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 …
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Lauren Gibbons / MLive.com:
In unusual hearing, Rudy Giuliani asks Michigan lawmakers to ‘take back your power’
In unusual hearing, Rudy Giuliani asks Michigan lawmakers to ‘take back your power’
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Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Angry parents won't let officials slide over closed playgrounds, packed malls — Sydney Beckman ran beneath the yellow caution tape surrounding the empty playground equipment and flopped her tiny body over a swing. — The 2-year-old had tried opening a gate blocking the big green slide …
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 …
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.
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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 …
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Prominent Democratic strategist and Newsom adviser facing domestic violence charges — SAN FRANCISCO — Prominent California Democratic strategist Nathan Ballard — a longtime friend and adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom — was arrested and jailed on two felony domestic violence charges in Napa …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Facebook for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers — Lawsuit Alleges Facebook Favors H-1B Visa Workers and Other Temporary Visa Holders over U.S. Workers — The Department of Justice announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. for discriminating against U.S. workers.
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Matt Negrin / Washington Post:
A political litmus test for Republicans: Fail it, lose your TV slot — Time for a rapid test for the voter fraud delusion — Almost a month has passed since Joe Biden won the election, and the Republican Party still refuses to acknowledge him as president-elect.
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 …
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Sun-Sentinel:
Secrecy and spin: How Florida's governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemic — Throughout the COVID-19 crisis in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration engaged in a pattern of spin and concealment that misled the public on the gravest health threat the state has ever faced …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Ex-FBI lawyer who altered Russia probe email seeks probation — WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering an email during the Donald Trump-Russia investigation “made a grievous mistake” but should be spared prison time and given probation instead, his attorneys said in a sentencing memorandum Thursday.