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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.
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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.
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New York Times:
Biden Picks Marcia Fudge to Lead Housing and Tom Vilsack to Head U.S.D.A. — WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly passed a $741 billion defense policy bill on Tuesday that would require that Confederate names be stripped from American military bases, defying President Trump's veto threat …
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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.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
In Bonkers SCOTUS Bid, Texas Tries To Sue To Overturn WI, PA, GA and MI Election Results
In Bonkers SCOTUS Bid, Texas Tries To Sue To Overturn WI, PA, GA and MI Election Results
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Politico:
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn Biden's win in Pennsylvania
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn Biden's win in Pennsylvania
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Politico:
Trump's options dwindle as safe harbor deadline looms
Trump's options dwindle as safe harbor deadline looms
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump allies' challenge to Pennsylvania election
Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump allies' challenge to Pennsylvania election
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Lou Dobbs goes after Stephen Miller for not doing enough for Trump
Lou Dobbs goes after Stephen Miller for not doing enough for Trump
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Miles Parks / NPR:
Biden's Victory Cemented As States Reach Key Electoral College Deadline
Biden's Victory Cemented As States Reach Key Electoral College Deadline
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to overturn Biden's victory in Pennsylvania
Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to overturn Biden's victory in Pennsylvania
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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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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
This Is No Job for a General — On January 10, 2017, I sat at the witness table looking …
This Is No Job for a General — On January 10, 2017, I sat at the witness table looking …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Two Senate Democrats signal opposition to waiver for Biden's Pentagon pick
Two Senate Democrats signal opposition to waiver for Biden's Pentagon pick
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Politico:
Biden to tap Marcia Fudge to lead housing agency — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. — The offer to lead the roughly $50 billion housing agency comes …
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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.
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Politico:
Bernie co-chair Nina Turner eyes Fudge seat
Bernie co-chair Nina Turner eyes Fudge seat
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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
At Trump's New York hotel, the pandemic is hurting business — again
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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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Alayna Treene / Axios:
McCarthy says GOP leaders agree to $600 cash stimulus
McCarthy says GOP leaders agree to $600 cash stimulus
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Newsmax TV scores a ratings win over Fox News for the first time ever — New York (CNN Business)Newsmax TV has notched a ratings win over Fox News Channel for the very first time. — The win, fueled by conservative viewers who are disappointed by the election results, happened Monday evening.
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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Defense bill clears House with veto-proof majority, despite Trump threats — The House on Tuesday passed a bipartisan, $741 billion defense authorization bill by a sizable veto-proof majority, throwing down the first of two expected gauntlets before President Trump, who has escalated his threat to scuttle the legislation.
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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Congress set to pass defense bill over Trump's veto threats
Congress set to pass defense bill over Trump's veto threats
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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.
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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Terry McAuliffe to seek a second term as Virginia governor — RICHMOND — Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who mixed business-friendly politics with liberal social policies over four hard-charging years as Virginia governor, will announce Wednesday that he wants his old job back.
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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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