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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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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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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany isn't aware of anything — Fourteenth in an occasional series on White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, to prove the impossibility of speaking for President Trump. — As White House press secretary, McEnany speaks on behalf of Trump. Or, at least, that's the job description.
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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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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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Dan Merica / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days he's in office — Biden will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days — (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days after he takes office.
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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
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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The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Declares War on ‘Fool’ Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood — After Wood encouraged a boycott of the GA runoff, the president's campaign suggested he was a Democratic plant. — On Wednesday evening, what was left of Donald Trump's reelection campaign began insinuating that an attorney striving …
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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
Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs
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Donesha Aldridge / WXIA-TV:
Poll results show tight races between candidates in U.S. Senate runoffs
Poll results show tight races between candidates in U.S. Senate runoffs
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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 …
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.
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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Jerusalem Demsas / Vox:
Rudy Giuliani's bizarre legal strategy, in two clips
Rudy Giuliani's bizarre legal strategy, in two clips
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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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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.
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Tenants Sue Trump Over Scheme That Drove Up Their Rents — The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes. — President Trump will face a raft of potential legal challenges when he leaves office …
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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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The President Is Acting Crazy, so Why Are We Shrugging It Off? — The dangerous “yeah, whatever” phase of Trump's lame-duck Presidency. — On Wednesday, more than three thousand Americans died because of the coronavirus, the nation's deadliest day yet during the pandemic.
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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 …
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.
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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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 …
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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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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Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
Inside A Xinjiang Detention Camp — This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center, the Open Technology Fund, and the Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism. — Nestled in the mountains along the border between China and Kazakhstan, a remote rural county conceals an appalling secret …
Politico:
Wikipedia page for Biden's new Covid czar scrubbed of politically damaging material — Jeff Zients, the man President-elect Joe Biden has put in charge of his administration's response to Covid-19, “fell in love with” the culture at Bain Capital — the private equity firm co-founded by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
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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.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's live tweets show he is increasingly watching Fox's fringe-right competitors — President Donald Trump is increasingly watching Fox News' far-right competitors, One America News Network and Newsmax, according to a Media Matters review of his live tweets.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Russia and China have to be laughing’: Mitt Romney goes off on Trump's voter fraud conspiracy theories — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) went off in an interview with CNN on Thursday. — Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Romney was asked about President Donald Trump's attempt to steal the 2020 election …
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Doug Richards / WXIA-TV:
Perdue stock nets thousands early in opioid crisis — 2016 stock buys came as Sen. David Perdue's committee held hearings on crisis — ATLANTA — US Senator David Perdue (R-Georgia) bought and sold stock whose price jumped as congress was trying to manage the opioid crisis.
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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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