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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial — The last act of the Trump presidency has taken on the stormy elements of a drama more common to history or literature than a modern White House. — WASHINGTON — Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted more than 130 messages …
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Washington Post:
Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden's win in the state — President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state and asked the governor …
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Washington Post:
Just 27 congressional Republicans acknowledge Biden's win, Washington Post survey finds — Just 27 congressional Republicans acknowledge Joe Biden's win over President Trump a month after the former vice president's clear victory of more than 7 million votes nationally and a convincing electoral-vote margin …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Faith shaken in system, Trump's Georgia supporters consider skipping U.S. Senate runoffs — Aimee Nobile is a former Democrat who “saw the light” and became a die-hard Donald Trump supporter. She attends conservative rallies, promotes Republican causes to friends, blows up Joe Biden and other Democrats on social media.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Why Kemp won't attend Trump's Georgia rally on Saturday — Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Saturday he won't appear at President Donald Trump's rally in Valdosta following the death of a young aide he considered a member of his family.The governor's office said the Republican would not attend …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp again refuses Trump's demand to overturn election
Kemp again refuses Trump's demand to overturn election
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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump pressured Georgia governor in call to help overturn Biden's win in state
Trump pressured Georgia governor in call to help overturn Biden's win in state
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Attacks on Georgia Take a Toll on Brian Kemp
Trump's Attacks on Georgia Take a Toll on Brian Kemp
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Violet Ikonomova / Deadline Detroit:
Giuliani's Michigan Witness Mellissa Carone Harassed, Sent Sex Videos To Boyfriend's Ex — Two years before she'd become the breakout star of the clown show Rudy Giuliani brought to Lansing this week, Mellissa Carone was sending her then-boyfriend's ex-wife graphic videos of the two of them having sex.
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Rudy Giuliani's ‘Voter Fraud’ Witness Accused Of Framing Woman For Stealing Sex Videos — Mellissa Carone, aka Mellissa Wright, was until recently on probation after reaching a plea deal in a case in which she made false allegations. — A Donald Trump supporter who gave bizarre …
Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
Unnamed Pentagon officials blast use of anonymous sources … Senior defense officials on Saturday declined to go on the record yet sharply criticized the use of anonymous sources in reports that the Pentagon was slow-rolling Biden-Harris transition efforts.
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NBC10 Philadelphia:
COVID-19 May Cause Erectile Dysfunction — Although COVID-19 treatments have improved and a vaccine is on the way, even a mild case of the virus can cause long-term complications — including the possibility of erectile dysfunction. Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News …
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John Binder / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Georgia Sens. David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler Vow ‘Never’ to Support Amnesty for Illegal Aliens — Georgia Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are vowing “never” to support amnesty for illegal aliens as they both face Democrat challenges in a January runoff election …
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Maya King / Politico:
How Georgia's Senate race pits the Old South against the New South
How Georgia's Senate race pits the Old South against the New South
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
All the focus is on Georgia — and who will vote and who will not
All the focus is on Georgia — and who will vote and who will not
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
'We've lost our moral authority': Kinzinger unwilling to back off Trump — Rep. Adam Kinzinger is sticking around next Congress — and the Illinois Republican isn't done sticking it to Donald Trump. — Kinzinger, fresh off a re-election victory in his conservative district nestled between Chicago …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Do So Many Americans Think the Election Was Stolen? — Looking for the reasons behind a seemingly unreasonable belief. — There have been few surprises this past month in how Donald Trump has dealt with the reality of his electoral defeat. — Anyone familiar with his career …
New York Times:
Report Points to Microwave ‘Attack’ as Likely Source of Mystery Illnesses That Hit Diplomats and Spies — A government-commissioned report provides the most definitive explanation yet for “Havana syndrome,” which struck scores of American employees, first in Cuba and then in China, Russia and other countries.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Politico's Alex Thompson Peels Back Curtain on Trump-Biden Transition on The Interview — With less than 50 days until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the transition to his administration from the current one is well underway. It's a massive undertaking …
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CNN:
New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future — (CNN)A more combative Ivanka Trump has emerged with little more than one month left in her role as adviser to President Donald Trump, as the first daughter makes a conscious effort to publicly push back on her critics.
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Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democratic senator receives death threats after election hearing — An Atlanta state senator has asked for police protection after people posting on conservative social media said she should be killed over her participation in hearings on Thursday about unsubstantiated claims …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Is ‘Natural Immunity’ From Covid Better Than a Vaccine? — And if you've already had Covid-19, do you still need a vaccine? Experts tackle questions about vaccine immunity. — On the heels of last month's news of stunning results from Pfizer's and Moderna's experimental Covid-19 vaccines …
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Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review:
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here's what it says — The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's business. — hide — On the evening of Wednesday, December 2, Timnit Gebru …
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Trump's Continuing Failing Lawsuits as a Loss Leader, Grift, and Delegitimization Device — Three weeks ago, I and others in the election law field determined that Trump's path to use lawsuits to overturn the results of the election were dead. The campaign had uncovered no significant fraud …
PEN America:
“James Baldwin Didn't Have to Go Out and Get Votes.” Obama Reflects on Race, Dialogue, and Disinformation in PEN America Interview — In excerpts released today, the former president reflects on his own role as writer and politician as he receives the PEN America Voice of Influence Award …
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Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
Termination of PRC-Funded Propaganda Programs — Today, the Department of State terminated five programs, disguised as “cultural exchanges,” with the People's Republic of China (PRC). These programs include the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program, the U.S.-China Friendship Program …
USA Today:
Arizona Legislature ‘cannot and will not’ overturn election, Republican House speaker says — Ryan Randazzo Jen Fifield Andrew OxfordArizona Republic — PHOENIX - Republican Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Rusty Bowers said Friday that pleas from some GOP lawmakers to overturn …
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
New Mexico shut down nearly everything to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed by covid. It wasn't enough. — The governor had been sounding the alarm for more than a month. But by mid-November, it was clear to Michelle Lujan Grisham that she would need to take extreme measures to head off the …
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