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9:15 AM ET, December 4, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump Associates Said to Have Been Scrutinized in Suspected Pardon Scheme  —  A billionaire from San Francisco sought clemency for a psychologist convicted of monetary crimes.  The Republican donor Elliott Broidy and a lawyer for Jared Kushner were enlisted.
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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Politico:
Trump mulls preemptive pardons for up to 20 allies, even as Republicans balk  —  President Donald Trump is considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 aides and associates before leaving office, frustrating Republicans who believe offering legal reprieves to his friends and family members could backfire.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
David Perdue appears to tacitly acknowledge Biden's victory in video call with Republican group  —  Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) appeared to tacitly acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden's victory in a video recording obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday, speaking just days …
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Washington Examiner:
If Trump wants Republicans to keep the Senate and protect his legacy, he needs to change his tune  —  President Trump says he wants Republicans to keep the Senate and will be campaigning in Georgia.  But his persistent claims that the election was stolen from him and attacks …
Dave Levinthal / Business Insider:
EXCLUSIVE: David Perdue will raise big Senate campaign money with lobbyists representing companies whose stock he's recently bought or sold … - Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue's stock trades have been subject to federal inquiries, although the senator denies wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime or otherwise penalized.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
They're Fine With It  —  Republicans have no qualms with Trump's dangerous conspiracies—until they get tangled up in them themselves.  —  Why aren't more Republicans standing up and speaking out about Donald Trump's reprehensible acts?  It's the eternal question of the Trump era and one that's …
Axios:
Fauci says he accepted Biden's offer to be chief medical adviser “on the spot”  —  The government's top infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci said Friday that he “absolutely” will accept the offer from President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his chief medical officer, telling NBC's “Today” that he said yes “right on the spot.”
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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.
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.
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Hannity's Crony Has Taken Over Fox News Digital—and It's a Disaster, Staffers Say  —  Sean Hannity is already one of Fox News' loudest voices, and has put his Trumpist stamp on the network's broadcasts.  Now, his influence has spread to the once-independent digital news operation, staffers say …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Young Republicans Stage Secret Gala, Ignoring Virus Concerns  —  At least 65 guests were expected at the New York group's annual event, but its location was being kept secret because of fears of “violent left-wing attacks.”  —  On Thursday evening, the New York Young Republican Club intended to hold its 108th annual gala, in person.
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
UPDATED: 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 …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Longtime Newsom aide Nathan Ballard charged with felony domestic violence
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Biden: ‘Several’ Republican senators have privately acknowledged he won  —  A number of Senate Republicans have privately congratulated Joe Biden for his electoral victory even as their party continues to challenge the results of the presidential election, the Democratic president-elect said Thursday.
Discussion: CNN, CBS News and Political Wire
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress
Discussion: Washington Examiner, WTOP and ABC11
Hallie Golden / Lead Stories:
Fact Check: Video From Georgia Does NOT Show Suitcases Filled With Ballots Suspiciously Pulled From Under A Table; Poll Watchers Were NOT Told To Leave  —  Fact Check  —  Does security camera video show a Fulton County, Georgia, election supervisor suspiciously pulling suitcases filled …
Glenn H. Reynolds / New York Post:
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ critics show they still despise ‘deplorables’  —  Elites won't allow any sympathy for poor whites  —  Netflix's new adaptation of JD Vance's “Hillbilly Elegy” is devastating for the left's political narrative.  How do I know that?  Because so many leftists are trying to keep people from watching it.
Wall Street Journal:
How Jenna Ellis Rose From Traffic Court to Trump's Legal Team  —  The 36-year-old's career includes six months as a local prosecutor and a book interpreting the Constitution through a biblical lens  —  Four years ago, Jenna Ellis was a young Colorado attorney practicing in county courts …
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:
Joe Biden's DHS Nominee Is The Absolute Picture Of DC Political Corruption  —  Alejandro ‘Al’ Mayorkas is a left-wing Democrat with a history of working to help suspected Chinese spies enter the country and convicted drug dealers get out of prison.  —  Alejandro “Al” Mayorkas is a left-wing Democrat …
Discussion: Fox News
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Legendary Afghan pilot in hiding after U.S. reverses decision to help him flee Taliban  —  Maj. Naiem Asadi was already in his attack helicopter over Kabul when the call blared over the radio: Militants were raining down mortars near the presidential compound, and someone needed to find them.
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Bipartisan defense bill includes several rebukes of Trump's record as commander in chief  —  The final draft of the bicameral, bipartisan-approved defense authorization bill contains a number of rebukes of President Trump's actions as commander in chief, in addition to defying …
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Graham reports ‘record-breaking’ $109M haul during 2020 campaign  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) raised a record-breaking $109.1 million for his 2020 reelection campaign, a number touted by his campaign as the most of any Republican Senate candidate in history.
New York Daily News:
‘We cannot allow death threats’: Dems demand disbarment of Trump lawyer who said ex-election chief should be killed  —  A couple of House Democrats formally called on a Washington court to strip a Trump campaign attorney of his right to practice law Wednesday amid mounting outrage …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Children of Pornhub  —  Why does Canada allow this company to profit off videos of exploitation and assault?  —  Pornhub prides itself on being the cheery, winking face of naughty, the website that buys a billboard in Times Square and provides snow plows to clear Boston streets.
CNN:
Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump's election loss to Joe Biden a “coup” …
Samir Ferdowsi / VICE:
Mysterious Monolith Update: Racists Destroy California Monolith, Proclaim Christ Superior to Space Aliens  —  A group of men shouting “Christ is King” and “America First” destroyed a new monolith and replaced it with a wooden cross.  —  SF  —  The new California monolith was torn …
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is complex.  A court case shows the ‘nation state’ law isn't.  —  A court in Israel clarified something Monday with its decision to cite the country's controversial “nation state” law: Israel has enshrined racism as one of its basic principles.
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Abrams' Fair Fight raises $34.5 million in a little more than a month  —  The voting rights organization Stacey Abrams founded in 2018 after losing a close gubernatorial election raised $34.5 million in just 39 days from late October to the last week of November, funneling a chunk of the money …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The sad, scary case of the National Counterterrorism Center  —  The incoming Biden administration must quickly address a potentially dangerous intelligence problem the Trump administration has allowed to fester — the decline and demoralization of the National Counterterrorism Center …
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Kyle Rittenhouse Loses Round in Court, Must Stand Trial on Murder and Other Charges  —  Admitted Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse will be tried for murder, a court in Wisconsin ruled on Thursday afternoon.  —  The decision comes as a blow to the defense, which attempted to argue the defendant acted …
 
 
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Warnock Keeps Graduate Thesis Under Wraps at Library
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New York Post:
Democrat hypocrites are undermining COVID with ‘do as I say, not as I do’ attitude
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Brian Wong / South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai denied bail in fraud case over flight risk fears
Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Facebook's Clegg Says Biden, Allies Must Unite Against China
St. John Barned-Smith / Houston Chronicle:
Border Patrol gave big firepower to small Texas towns for George Floyd protests
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Betsy Wade, First Woman to Edit News at The Times, Dies at 91
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork.
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Mark Levin Has Been Claiming For a Month He's Going to Leave Twitter and Facebook (In Repeated Posts on Twitter and Facebook)
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Lydia DePillis / ProPublica:
How Dozens of Trump's Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Anti-Israel Groups Mobilize to Install Allies in Biden Admin
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Russia and China have to be laughing’: Mitt Romney goes off on Trump's voter fraud conspiracy theories
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
John Ratcliffe / Wall Street Journal:
China Is National Security Threat No. 1
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line
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UnHerd:
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