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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey calls Trump's campaign to overturn Pennsylvania election ‘completely unacceptable’  —  Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that it's “completely unacceptable” for President Donald Trump to pressure state lawmakers to overturn Pennsylvania's election result …
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Emma Platoff / The Texas Tribune:
In new lawsuit, Texas contests election results in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the battleground states from casting “unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes” in the Electoral College.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court denies Trump allies' bid to overturn Pennsylvania election results  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a last-minute attempt by President Trump's allies to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania.  —  The court's brief order provided no reasoning, nor did it note any dissenting votes.
New York Times:
Biden Picks Marcia Fudge for Housing Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — Derrick Johnson, the president of the N.A.A.C.P., pressed President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday to create a civil rights envoy position in the West Wing that would report directly to the president.
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
In Bonkers SCOTUS Bid, Texas Tries To Sue To Overturn WI, PA, GA and MI Election Results  —  Everything is bigger in Texas, including the lengths its top attorney will go to to do the anti-democratic bidding of President Trump.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a request …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Pennsylvania Vote  —  In a one-sentence order, the court refused to overturn election results that had already been certified and submitted.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to overturn the state's election results.
Politico:
Trump's options dwindle as safe harbor deadline looms
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Texas Sues Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin at Supreme Court over Election Rules
Joe Biden / The Atlantic:
Why I Chose Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense  —  In late August of 2010, I traveled to Iraq for the fifth time as vice president.  While there, I participated in the change-of-command ceremony for United States Forces-Iraq.  President Barack Obama had charged me with overseeing the end …
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Politico:
Democrats signal early opposition to Biden's Defense pick
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: West Wing fears COVID spread after Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis attends WH party  —  President Trump's lawyer Jenna Ellis has informed associates she has coronavirus, multiple sources tell Axios, stirring West Wing fears after she attended a senior staff Christmas party on Friday.
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David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
At Trump's New York hotel, the pandemic is hurting business — again
Discussion: Raw Story
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden to pick Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Fudge for HUD  —  President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his agriculture secretary and Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
Discussion: The Week
Politico:
Bernie co-chair Nina Turner eyes Fudge seat
New York Times:
FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State  —  The Silicon Valley company said hackers — almost certainly Russian — made off with tools that could be used to mount new attacks around the world.  —  WASHINGTON — For years, the cybersecurity firm FireEye …
Maria Polletta / Arizona Republic:
Arizona GOP asks followers if they're willing to die in effort to overturn election results  —  The Arizona Republican Party has asked its followers if they are willing to die for the cause of overturning the presidential election results, eliciting alarm and criticism in response.
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Washington Post:
White House pushes Senate GOP to include $600 stimulus payment in relief package  —  Inclusion of these checks could grow the size of the bipartisan $900 billion package unless other elements are removed  —  White House officials are asking Senate Republican leadership to include stimulus checks worth $600 …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'I literally don't know': Operation Warp Speed scientist can't explain Trump's vaccine order  —  The chief scientist of the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed was unable to explain President Donald Trump's latest executive order Tuesday, which aims to prioritize shipment …
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CNN:
Trump makes another largely symbolic effort to combat coronavirus
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn judge says pardon doesn't mean ex-national security adviser is innocent  —  A federal judge dismissed Michael Flynn's prosecution Tuesday after President Trump's pardon, but said the act of clemency does not mean the former national security adviser is innocent of lying to FBI agents …
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Judge Sullivan Finally Dismissed the Michael Flynn Case, But Not Without Taking Some Parting Shots
Discussion: Fox News and TheBlaze
Washington Post:
Christopher Krebs sues Trump campaign, lawyer Joe diGenova for defamation  —  The former top U.S. cybersecurity official responsible for securing November's presidential election sued the Trump campaign and one of its lawyers for defamation Tuesday, asserting that they conspired to falsely claim …
New York Times:
Pfizer's Vaccine Offers Strong Protection After First Dose  —  The Food and Drug Administration's first analysis of the clinical trial data also found that the coronavirus vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer's race, weight or age.  —  WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine …
CNN:
GOP leadership rejects resolution acknowledging Biden as President-elect  —  Georgia Lt. Gov says Biden won: ‘This is still America’  —  Washington (CNN)Congressional Republican leaders rejected a resolution that asserted that Joe Biden is president-elect, the latest effort by the Hill GOP …
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Molly Redden / HuffPost:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler's Husband Bought Stock In Sectors Set To Benefit From Then-Secret Bill  —  While Republicans privately drafted the CARES Act, Loeffler's husband was buying shares in corporations that would reap millions, a HuffPost investigation found.  —  In mid-March, with the American economy …
Arya Hodjat / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Signs Multi-Million Deal for White House Memoir: Report  —  CASHING OUT  —  Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway has signed a multi-million dollar deal to write a book about her time in the White House, the Daily Mail reports.  The exact price tag is unknown …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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CNN:
A new McConnell-aligned super PAC plans $43 million ad blitz to sway Georgia runoffs  —  Perdue skips debate, refuses to speak to CNN's Kyung Lah  —  (CNN)The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is overseeing the Peachtree PAC …
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:   Trump Jr. rips ‘radical left’ in Georgia Senate runoff TV campaign for super PAC
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Trump appointee who oversees Voice of America refuses to cooperate with Biden transition team  —  A Trump appointee with a short but controversial record of overseeing Voice of America and other federally funded news agencies has declined to cooperate with president-elect Joe Biden's representatives …
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
How the F— Am I the Sane One?  —  Just over a decade ago I was tweeting bad things about David Souter.  I had readers from RedState send so much rock salt to Olympia Snowe for siding with the Democrats in a committee vote on Obamacare that it made the Wall Street Journal.  I sent balls to Mitch McConnell.
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
He Pretended to Be Trump's Family.  Then Trump Fell for It.  —  For months, a 21-year-old Trump supporter impersonated Trump family members on Twitter, spreading conspiracy theories, asking for money and eventually drawing the attention of the president.  —  Last month, between tweets disputing …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Bipartisan fix for ‘surprise’ medical bills hits roadblock with powerful chairman  —  A broad bipartisan effort to pass legislation protecting patients from massive “surprise” medical bills is now on life support as House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) digs in on a separate proposal.
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Yang calling NYC elected officials to gauge mayoral run  —  NEW YORK — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is calling elected officials to gauge support for a possible bid to become New York City's next mayor, according to several people involved in the talks.
Discussion: New York Post
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Christopher Nolan Rips HBO Max as “Worst Streaming Service,” Denounces Warner Bros.' Plan  —  To many insiders, WarnerMedia's blindsiding of talent and their reps with news that it would send 17 films directly to HBO Max in 2021 felt like an insult.  —  For many in the movie business …
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
2021 CPAC to be held in person in Florida  —  Maryland venue where conference has been held for eight years remains shut amid the coronavirus pandemic  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 8  —  Exclusive: The American Conservative Union says it will hold the 2021 Conservative …
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and Townhall
 
 
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FOX 11 Los Angeles:
Judge sides with restaurants over outdoor dining ban, says LA County ‘acted arbitrarily’
Discussion: RedState
Heidi Siegmund Cuda / @maewestside:
SUNLIGHT ON DARK MONEY: A bipartisan push to pass anti-money laundering legislation in America sees daylight by Heidi Siegmund Cuda
Emma Colton / Washington Examiner:
Biden fumbles Xavier Becerra's name and title when introducing him to lead Health and Human Services
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Jim Mattis Privately Defends Trump's Biggest Arms Sale As Congressional Opposition Grows
Anna Gronewold / Politico:
Judge orders localities to fix counting errors in undecided House race in New York
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Incognito Cops Roamed the Streets Amid Summer Protests. The Defense Bill Will Put a Stop to It.
Discussion: CNN
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The Washington Post names Siobhán O'Grady its Cairo bureau chief
Bobby Lewis / Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity's gross hypocrisy on a Staten Island bar and Black Lives Matter
Discussion: Politico
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Neal Katyal and the Depravity of Big Law
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The $124 billion Supreme Court case that could throw the housing market into turmoil, explained
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