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6:20 PM ET, December 7, 2020

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Jill Cowan / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Officials Passed When Pfizer Offered to Sell More Vaccine Doses in Late Summer  —  Britain is readying a mass vaccination drive.  New York City reopened elementary schools.  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Trump administration officials passed …
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Lev Facher / STAT:
Leading Covid-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna decline invitations to White House ‘Vaccine Summit’  —  Both Pfizer and Moderna, the two major drug manufacturers likely to receive emergency authorizations for a Covid-19 vaccine in the coming weeks, have rejected invitations from President Trump …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to sign coronavirus vaccine executive order prioritizing Americans over foreign nations  —  Order reemphasizes the Trump administration's ‘America First’ approach  —  HHS Secretary Azar: Coronavirus vaccine could be distributed 24 hours after approval
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
We Had the Vaccine the Whole Time  —  You may be surprised to learn that of the trio of long-awaited coronavirus vaccines, the most promising, Moderna's mRNA-1273, which reported a 94.5 percent efficacy rate on November 16, had been designed by January 13.  This was just two days …
New York Times:
Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the U.S. more vaccine doses.
Discussion: The Hill
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Yes, your boss can fire you if you refuse to get a Covid vaccine
Discussion: Twitchy
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:   Trump Aims to Boost Vaccine Confidence at White House Summit
Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
‘This Must Be Your First’  —  On the evening of September 11, 1980, my mom was approached by a neighbor who held rank in the Turkish military.  He told her to stock up on bread and rice.  “Oh, another coup,” she immediately groaned.  The neighbor was aghast—he wasn't supposed to tell anyone what was coming.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kelly Loeffler disqualified herself at Sunday night's debate  —  Of all the vile ways that Republicans have sought to justify President Trump's effort to overturn his election loss, one of the worst is the ubiquitous claim that Trump is merely pursuing his legal right to contest the results.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Outgoing Trump White House Sues Incoming Biden White House to Disenfranchise Wisconsin's Most Diverse Counties  —  The outgoing White House's desperate efforts to steal a second term in office reached new heights with a new lawsuit on Monday against President-elect Joe Biden …
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CNN:
Aides speculate if Trump will travel to Mar-a-Lago for holidays and never return
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Trump adviser Kudlow praises Yellen Treasury nomination by Biden
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
‘The people have spoken’: Michigan judge rejects lawsuit from disavowed Trump attorney  —  A Michigan federal judge has ruled against a sweeping legal bid to overturn election results in the state, determining the lawsuit brought by an ally of President Donald Trump was riddled with “theories …
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David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia court rejects latest Trump lawsuit over faulty paperwork
Discussion: UPI and Raw Story
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Judge Finds ‘Kraken’ Election Challenge Lacking, Dismisses Lawsuit
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
MSNBC to Name Rashida Jones President, Succeeding Phil Griffin  —  Mr. Griffin, who has been with the cable news network for 25 years, will leave after the end of January  —  MSNBC is expected to name Rashida Jones as the network's president, people familiar with the matter said …
Aaron Reich / Jerusalem Post:
Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready  —  This “Galactic Federation” has supposedly been in contact with Israel and the US for years, but are keeping themselves a secret to prevent hysteria until humanity is ready.  —  Has the State of Israel made contact with aliens?
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Aaron Feis / New York Post:   Aliens in hiding until mankind is ready, says ex-Israeli space head
Wilson Wong / NBC News:
Former Alabama senator dies of Covid at age 78, and in his last words warns, ‘We messed up’ … A former Alabama state senator died of Covid-19 last week at age 78, officials said.  —  Former Sen. Larry Dixon, a Republican who also served as the executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners …
Discussion: The Hill and al.com
FiveThirtyEight:
What The Polls Say About Georgia's Senate Runoffs  —  Headed into the 2020 election, we knew that Election Day might turn into Election Week or even Election Month because of the huge increase in mail voting due to the coronavirus pandemic.  While it thankfully didn't take a month to find …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:   No, Kelly Loeffler didn't wear a wire during a debate.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
How Kelly Loeffler got backed into admitting Donald Trump lost
Discussion: The Nation and Twitchy
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW obtains receipts for Pompeo's notorious “Madison Dinners” … Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent more than $40,000 in taxpayer money on a series of “Madison Dinners” attended by major donors and figures in the Republican party, according to documents obtained by CREW.
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Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built COVID-19 dashboard  —  State police brandishing firearms raided the home of Rebekah Jones, the former Department of Health employee who built the state's much-praised COVID-19 dashboard before being fired over what she said was refusing to manipulate data.
Politico:
Austin's stock rises as Biden mulls Defense secretary pick  —  Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, once viewed as a long-shot candidate to be President-elect Joe Biden's defense secretary, is now considered a leading contender for the position, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Hawley urges Trump to veto Covid bill absent stimulus checks  —  Sen. Josh Hawley is not happy that the leading coronavirus proposals lack another round of direct payments to Americans — and he's taking his case straight to President Donald Trump.  —  The Missouri Republican lobbied Trump …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A trio of brutal rulings for Trump's voter fraud push  —  Time is running very short on attempts by President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.  In many ways, it's already too late.  Electors are required to cast their votes for president in each state on Dec. 14 …
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Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Georgia Again Certifies Biden's Win
Discussion: UPI
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Bob Dylan Sells His Songwriting Catalog in Blockbuster Deal  —  Universal Music purchased his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs in what may be the biggest acquisition ever of a single act's publishing rights.  —  Bob Dylan's memoir “Chronicles: Volume One” …
Benjamin Zeisloft / Campus Reform the #1 Source …:
Cornell offers ‘person of color’ exemption for flu vaccine requirement  —  Students at Cornell University can use their status as a “person of color” to be exempt from the university's flu vaccine requirement.  —  “Students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color (BIPOC) …
Daniel Barbarisi / Outside Online:
The Man Who Found Forrest Fenn's Treasure  —  The decade-long hunt captured the world's attention, but when it finally ended in June, everyone still wanted to know: Who had solved the mystery?  This week, as legal proceedings threaten his anonymity, a 32-year-old medical student is ready to go on the record.
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Bonchie / RedState:
Joe Biden's Pick for HHS Head Is Absolute Garbage, Republicans Must Reject Him
Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
ER doctor who criticized Trump's actions to be removed from Walter Reed schedule  —  Dr. James Phillips, the emergency room physician who publicly criticized President Trump's decision to drive with Secret Service agents to greet supporters while he was hospitalized with COVID-19 in October …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
David A. Weaver / The Hill:
Social Security Administration is preparing to bar 500,000 Americans from getting benefits  —  Over the weekend, the Social Security Administration (SSA) sent the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget a proposal that — if similar to a version leaked earlier this year …
Discussion: Common Dreams
 
 
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Brittany De Lea / Fox News:
Democrat Joe Manchin opposed Biden surgeon general pick under Obama
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, Biden's win wasn't ‘statistically impossible’
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Heather Mongilio / Baltimore Sun:
President Donald Trump to attend Army-Navy game Saturday
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
As His Term Ends, Trump Faces More Questions on Payments to His Hotel
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

CNBC:
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