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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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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 …
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.
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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 …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump's Georgia rally sparks GOP anxiety
Trump's Georgia rally sparks GOP anxiety
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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 …
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ABC News:
Barr had ‘intense’ meeting with Trump after AG's interview undercutting voter fraud claims: Sources — A source who was briefed on the meeting described it as “intense.” — Attorney General William Barr contradicts Trump claims of fraud — Barr said, “we have not seen fraud on a scale …
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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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Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump administration sets wave of executions for days leading up to Biden inauguration
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
So liberals trust William Barr now?
So liberals trust William Barr now?
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Los Angeles Times
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Advisers Are Begging ‘Livid’ Trump Not to Fire Bill Barr, Says Report
Advisers Are Begging ‘Livid’ Trump Not to Fire Bill Barr, Says Report
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Raw Story
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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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.”
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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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Crooks and Liars, Jezebel, The Daily Beast, Michigan Advance and Raw Story
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Fiery Giuliani tells Michigan lawmakers election stolen, offers no credible evidence
Fiery Giuliani tells Michigan lawmakers election stolen, offers no credible evidence
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Fox News, Detroit News and housedems.com
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Fauci to have first “substantive discussions” with Biden transition officials — Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious diseases expert, told CBS News that he will meet with members of President-elect Joe Biden's transition team on Thursday to discuss …
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CNN:
Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to get coronavirus vaccine publicly to prove it's safe
Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to get coronavirus vaccine publicly to prove it's safe
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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 …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Harris taps Tina Flournoy as chief of staff
Harris taps Tina Flournoy as chief of staff
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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 …
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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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 …
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Law & Crime
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 …
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Business Insider, Pharyngula, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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.
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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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Washington Post, Mediaite and TVNewser
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 …
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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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Business Insider, USA Today, The Hill, The Guardian, news.com.au and NPR
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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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 …
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.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Be wary of a return to ‘normal’ America — No sign US will emerge from constitutional impasse it was drifting into before Trump's election in 2016 — “Rejoice,” say Donald Trump's opponents, “America is returning to normal.” Alas, normal is what saddled America with the outgoing US president in the first place.
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American Greatness, Reuters, Bloomberg, RedState, The Florida Star, Just Security, Florida Politics, NPR and Salon
Washington Post:
Facebook to start policing anti-Black hate speech more aggressively than anti-White comments, documents show — The company is overhauling its algorithms that detect hate speech and deprioritizing hateful comments against Whites, men and Americans. — Facebook is embarking on a major overhaul …
Steve Israel / The Hill:
The big lie from Donald Trump — In a few weeks, Joe Biden will be sworn in as president and it will be the end of the time that Donald Trump has in office. It is also likely to be the start of the most dangerous phase of the current movement. Now that Trump is about to be unfettered …
Jamaal Bowman / The Appeal:
We Can't Restore The Soul Of The Nation With Rahm Emanuel In Public Office — It doesn't matter whether it's Transportation Secretary or Assistant to the Transportation Secretary, Rahm doesn't belong in any of D.C.'s halls of power. — If Laquan McDonald could have three wishes …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Fraud’ Witness Also Believes Ghosts Are Haunting His Family — Jesse Morgan became a mini-hero on the right after testifying about ballot fraud. His past claims are similarly dubious. — Truck driver Jesse Morgan thrust himself into the middle of the post-2020 election drama …
Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
Florida Masseuse Ordered to Pay $31,573 After ‘Soliciting’ Robert Kraft To ‘Commit Prostitution’ — Charges against Kraft were (rightfully) dismissed. The women he patronized now have criminal records. — Three women arrested last year as part of a high-profile “human trafficking” …
Justin Vallejo / The Independent:
Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election — ‘Only then can the winning candidate be accepted as legitimate’ — With a fresh presidential pardon still warm, former national security advisor Michael Flynn has called on Donald Trump …
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Washington Examiner, JONATHAN TURLEY and The Election Wizard
Alan D. Blotcky / Salon:
Donald Trump is acting like a spoiled toddler — America must give him a permanent timeout — America's unhealthy fascination with our damaged president must end. He desperately seeks attention. Let's move on — Jan. 20 cannot get here fast enough. Donald Trump is running wild …
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CNN
US Department of Transportation:
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Final Rule on Traveling by Air with Service Animals — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is revising its Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulation on the transportation of service animals by air to ensure a safe and accessible air transportation system.
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