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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.
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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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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 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.
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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 — 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 …
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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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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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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
The Supreme Court Denied A Republican Challenge To Joe Biden's Pennsylvania Win
The Supreme Court Denied A Republican Challenge To Joe Biden's Pennsylvania Win
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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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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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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge Is Biden's Pick to Lead HUD
Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge Is Biden's Pick to Lead HUD
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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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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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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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Politico:
Schumer rejects latest McConnell stimulus offer
Schumer rejects latest McConnell stimulus offer
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Congress under pressure to add stimulus checks to next aid bill
Congress under pressure to add stimulus checks to next aid bill
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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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David Siders / Politico:
Trump blows a hole in the GOP on his way out
Trump blows a hole in the GOP on his way out
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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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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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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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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:
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 …
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 …
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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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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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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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Congress set to pass defense bill over Trump's veto threats — Lawmakers have vowed to return to Washington to override a veto. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — The House is set to pass a sprawling defense spending bill Tuesday in an overwhelmingly bipartisan …
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