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11:40 AM ET, December 6, 2020

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Beverly Gage / Washington Post:
McCarthyism was never defeated.  Trumpism won't be either.  —  Censure brought down a crusading anti-communist senator but fired up his followers.  —  A month after the presidential election, most Republican lawmakers have refused to acknowledge the obvious: Despite President Trump's fondest hopes …
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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Trump floats a Doug Collins run against Kemp for Georgia governor  —  President Trump, while speaking at a campaign rally to gin up support for Georgia Republican senators on Saturday, floated a potential 2022 gubernatorial run by Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) to challenge Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
Allie Bice / Politico:
Special session over Georgia election would ‘nullify the will of the people,’ secretary of State says  —  Brad Raffensperger said the president's loss in the state is “sad, but true.”  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference.  Brynn Anderson/AP Photo
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump plays a new role: Campaigner in chief
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump rants about his election grievances in Georgia, even though it may hurt the GOP
John Binder / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Georgia Sens. David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler Vow ‘Never’ to Support Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Discussion: Big League Politics
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp again refuses Trump's demand to overturn election
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
Long a Holdout From Covid-19 Restrictions, Sweden Ends Its Pandemic Experiment  —  Government imposes mandatory measures after failing to contain new surge in infections  —  Sweden's Covid-19 experiment is over.  —  After a late autumn surge in infections led to rising hospitalizations and deaths …
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Two cheers for the Never Trump conservatives  —  The shameful complicity of Republican leaders in President Trump's torrent of deceit about our election tells us there is little hope for a more reasonable post-Trump GOP.  But what about conservatism as a philosophy?  Is it equally discredited?
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Republican Plan for the Next Four Years Isn't Normal  —  A national party whose leaders won a civil war in the 19th century and a cold war in the 20th looks to be little more than a promotional tool for Donald Trump at this point in the 21st.  —  Trump will lose his titular role as head …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden's already more popular than Trump's ever been  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new Gallup poll finds that President-elect Joe Biden has a 55% favorable rating and a 41% unfavorable rating.  —  The same poll gives President Donald Trump a 42% favorable rating and a 57% unfavorable rating.
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Trump's Operation Warp Speed promised a flood of covid vaccines.  Instead, states are expecting a trickle.  —  The administration pledged several hundred million doses in 2020.  Companies will actually ship about 10 percent of that.  —  Federal officials have slashed the amount …
Politico:
‘Every Day Was Like a Veep Episode’: The Veepiest Moments of the Trump Era  —  When House of Cards debuted on Netflix in 2013, Americans were shocked and a little thrilled to imagine that its sharp, murderous plotlines might reflect the real Washington D.C.—a sinister place where calculating …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
President of Soros' Open Society Foundations resigns, clearing way for potential Biden Cabinet position  —  Patrick Gaspard had previously served in the Obama administration.  —  The president of George Soros' Open Society Foundations, Patrick Gaspard, will resign, opening …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Politico's Alex Thompson Peels Back Curtain on Trump-Biden Transition on The Interview
ABC News:
If advisory committee meetings go well, FDA could authorize coronavirus vaccine ‘within days’: HHS secretary  —  Azar also said he'd make sure it follows the FDA gold-standard processes.  —  1-on-1 with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is interviewed on “This Week.”
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Politico
Meg Cunningham / ABC News:
Braun says legal process must play out so doubts about election don't linger  —  Braun, R-Ind., is following in Trump's footsteps, disputing election results.  —  1-on-1 with Sen. Mike Braun  —  Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is interviewed on “This Week.”  —  Getty Images, FILE
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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.
Harriet Sherwood / The Guardian:
Roald Dahl's family apologises for his antisemitism  —  Statement on the author's official website says his views caused ‘lasting and understandable hurt’  —  The family of Roald Dahl has apologised for his antisemitism in a statement buried deep in the author's official website.
Discussion: TMZ.com and INSIDER
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
History rhymes, even on crime: Of NYC, fear and mayoral leadership  —  The last time the city had an apparently uncontrollable problem with gun violence, a massive budget hole deficit and a mayor who endlessly pleaded for help that wasn't coming from Republicans in Washington while holding off …
Washington Examiner:
Government officials' coronavirus hypocrisy has created another public crisis  —  The United States is facing an alarming spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.  This is a time for sober-minded leadership as we hope to get through the next few months with as low a death toll …
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Inauguration planners rethink how to party in age of virus  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America's biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new president.
 
 
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New York Times:
'They're Playing With Our Lives': What Happens Next for DACA's ‘Dreamers’
Oona Hathaway / Washington Post:
Fewer troops won't end wars. Most U.S. combat involves airstrikes.
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:
USA Today Is Now Using College Kids To Censor Media They Dislike
Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
What's Ahead for New York? Maybe a Budget ‘Nightmare Scenario’
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Michael Flynn previews ‘spying’ accusations against Obama
Discussion: Townhall
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Historians sue Trump administration to stop ‘bonfire of records in the Rose Garden’
Discussion: The Guardian and Business Insider
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Republicans Pushed to Restrict Voting. Millions of Americans Pushed Back.
PEN America:
“James Baldwin Didn't Have to Go Out and Get Votes.” Obama Reflects on Race, Dialogue, and Disinformation in PEN America Interview
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Neera Tanden, Biden's pick for budget chief, runs a think tank backed by corporate and foreign interests
Discussion: Power Line
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democratic senator receives death threats after election hearing
Sydney Trent / Washington Post:
CIA psychological profiler who labeled Trump ‘dangerous’ dies of covid-19 at 86
 

 
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