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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A GOP senator reveals just how deranged many in his party have become — Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, has done something truly extraordinary. He has now stated in unequivocal terms that it's unacceptable for his fellow Republicans to try to subvert the will of American voters …
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Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:
Enemies of Democracy — Remember. Their. Names. — Three days before Christmas in 2001, Richard Reid took off from Paris on a flight to Miami. He did not intend on arriving. Instead, he attempted to ignite explosives packed into one of his shoes to destroy the plane, killing everyone aboard for the cause of violent jihad.
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New York Magazine, Washington Post, Washington Examiner and Progressive Eruptions
CNBC:
17 states tell Supreme Court they support Texas attorney general's bid to reverse Biden win — Seventeen states on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that they support an effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to sue to effectively reverse President-elect Joe Biden's projected win in the Electoral College.
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, The American Independent and CBS News
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Texas AG Ken Paxton, Under FBI Investigation, Asks SCOTUS to Overturn the Election
Texas AG Ken Paxton, Under FBI Investigation, Asks SCOTUS to Overturn the Election
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Associated Press, CNBC, National Review and HotAir
New York Times:
Facebook Accused of Breaking Antitrust Laws — Regulators are accusing the company of buying up rising rivals to cement its dominance over social media. — WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of becoming a social media monopoly …
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USA Today, CNN, Yahoo Finance, The Week and Political Wire, more at Techmeme »
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Leah Nylen / Politico:
States, feds file antitrust suits demanding breakup of Facebook
States, feds file antitrust suits demanding breakup of Facebook
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Politico, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, MIT Technology Review, Sara A. Carter, CNBC and One America News Network
David Ingram / NBC News:
U.S. government calls for breakup of Facebook
U.S. government calls for breakup of Facebook
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National Review, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, HotAir, The Federalist, One America News Network, State of Delaware News, CBS Boston, Hamodia, Forbes, New York Post, Fortune, Law & Crime, 9to5Mac and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan House Republicans take Democrat's committee posts after ‘warning’ to ‘Trumpers’ — Lansing —The Michigan House's Republican leaders have taken away the committee assignments of Democratic Rep. Cynthia Johnson after the Detroit lawmaker issued a “warning” to “you Trumpers” in a Tuesday night Facebook post.
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The Hill and Lee Chatfield
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump ‘just wants to go home’ — (CNN)In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his sentiments. But privately, a handful of days after the final state tally, the first lady tasked an emissary …
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Vanity Fair, Business Insider, Mercury News, The US Sun, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Kathryn Krawczyk / Yahoo News:
The Trumps are reportedly preparing to move out of the White House
The Dworkin Report:
A Forbes journalist just exposed Jared Kushner's Qatar business ties. Congress is investigating — Scott presents an interview with Producer Grant Stern and Forbes editor and author Dan Alexander whose new book “White House Inc.: How Donald Trump turned the Presidency into a business” …
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The Dworkin Report
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Mark Vandevelde / Financial Times:
Democrats probe Kushners' billion-dollar rescue deal for family-owned skyscraper — Investigation examines presidential son-in-law's role in influencing US policy on Qatar — Democrats in the US Congress have launched an investigation into whether Jared Kushner's desire to secure …
CNN:
Federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden focuses on his business dealings in China — (CNN)After pausing in the months before the election, federal authorities are now actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, a person with knowledge of the probe said.
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Bloomberg, Business Insider, The Hill, Fox News, Axios, HotAir, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite and The Week
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Hunter Biden says U.S. attorney is investigating his tax affairs — Federal prosecutors are investigating Hunter Biden over his tax affairs, the president-elect's son said in a statement on Wednesday, marking another troubled chapter for the lawyer and investment adviser a little more than a month before his father is to take office.
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Raw Story, Law & Crime, National Review, The American Independent and UPI
Politico:
Biden to name Hill staffer Katherine Tai for top trade job — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate House Ways and Means Committee trade lawyer Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative, according to two people familiar with the decision. — Biden's pick will be responsible …
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Washington Post
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New York Times:
Transition Live Updates: Biden to Formally Name Austin as Defense Secretary
Transition Live Updates: Biden to Formally Name Austin as Defense Secretary
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NBC10 Philadelphia and Washington Post
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Trump asks Supreme Court to invalidate millions of votes in battleground states
Trump asks Supreme Court to invalidate millions of votes in battleground states
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NPR, The Texas Tribune and New York Post
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Trump Is Winning — Just not the fight you're watching. — 1 hr ago — Before we start, two quick notes: the un-official Discord and subreddit are both kind of blowing up. It's awesome. You should go stop by. — The Discord is here. — The subreddit—r/thebulwark— is here.
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Politico, NPR and Washington Post
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Trumpism Triumphant — Even in defeat, the GOP surrenders to the nutcases. — Off and on, for 25 years, I participated in National Review cruises as a speaker. I met lots of wonderful people who were intelligent, curious, and great company—but there were always cranks and conspiracy theorists too.
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Common Dreams, New York Times, The Hill and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
House approves one-week spending bill as stimulus talks drag on — Vote comes while bipartisan group of senators continues negotiating broader relief package — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a one-week extension in funding for the federal government …
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Vox, NPR, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Business Insider, Reuters, Forbes, New York Post, GovExec.com, Arizona Mirror, The Daily Caller and The Week
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Lucas Kunce / American Prospect:
The China Hack and How to Reverse It — What will it require to take China seriously as an economic challenge? — In the 1990s, satellite communications were taking off. Demand for space launches was high, but supply of vehicles was low. The U.S. satellite industry was on the prowl for cheap rocket rides into space.
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Wall Street Journal and Townhall
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘God be with us’ — Covid-19 becomes personal in a South Dakota town as neighbors die and the town debates a mask mandate — MITCHELL, S.D. — A cold wind whipped through the prairie as they laid Buck Timmins to rest. — Timmins, a longtime coach and referee, was not the first person in Mitchell …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
An Idaho official left a meeting in tears as anti-maskers swarmed her home — Minutes into a public health district's virtual meeting to vote on a local mask mandate in Idaho on Tuesday evening, Ada County Commissioner Diana Lachiondo tearfully excused herself after getting a phone call …
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CNN, USA Today, KIVI, Fox News, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Daily Kos, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Boing Boing
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The marketplace for fantasy is reshaping conservative media, just like it reshaped conservative politics — With the clarity of retrospect, one can see how Fox News got into its current predicament. For the duration of President Trump's time in office — and, of course, well before that …
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Media Matters for America, Mediaite, New York Magazine, The Hill, RedState and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
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David Bauder / Hosted:
Competitive CNN Shows Post-Election Surge In Viewership
Competitive CNN Shows Post-Election Surge In Viewership
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Vanity Fair, Axios, Breitbart, HotAir and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
blog.youtube:
Supporting the 2020 U.S. election … Over the past weeks and months, we've seen people coming to YouTube to learn more about where and how to vote or learning more about a candidate or an issue. We've seen news organizations grow their audience. And we've seen people turn to YouTube …
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CBS News, The Week, CNN, Washington Examiner, RedState, The Daily Caller, Al Jazeera, New York Times, WPRI-TV, Breitbart, Big League Politics, Forbes, Mediaite, Politico, Reuters, Deadline, BuzzFeed News, Twitchy, The Verge and Townhall, more at Mediagazer »
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
“He's Radioactive”: Inside Johnny Depp's Self-Made Implosion — It wasn't just erratic and violent behavior that wrecked one of the world's most bankable stars. It was his unquenchable thirst for revenge. — In the face of mounting bad publicity, Johnny Depp could still count …
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Vanity Fair
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator won't rule out challenging Electoral College results in Congress — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Wednesday did not rule out challenging the results of the Electoral College next month when Congress formally certifies the vote. — Johnson, who is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security …
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Fox News, Crooks and Liars, IJR and Law & Crime
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Romney: ‘Madness’ for Republicans to challenge Electoral College vote
Romney: ‘Madness’ for Republicans to challenge Electoral College vote
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JSOnline, USA Today, IJR, National Review and Crooks and Liars
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Even in Defeat, Trump Tightens Grip on State G.O.P. Lawmakers — In Pennsylvania, the president's false claims of a rigged vote may inflame the party base for years to come. One lawmaker said that refusing to back up his assertions would “get my house bombed.”
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Business Insider, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Associated Press, Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, NBC News, The Hill, The Root, Wall Street Journal, The Week, Florida Politics, HotAir, justoneminute.typepad.com, POLITICUSUSA, Vox, NPR and Election Law Blog
George Packer / The Atlantic:
A Political Obituary for Donald Trump — To assess the legacy of Donald Trump's presidency, start by quantifying it. Since last February, more than a quarter of a million Americans have died from COVID-19—a fifth of the world's deaths from the disease, the highest number of any country.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Frustration builds as Biden's Cabinet includes no LGBTQ picks — With President-elect Joe Biden quickly filling out his Cabinet, fewer opportunities remain for him to make history by nominating the first openly LGBTQ person to a Cabinet-level role for Senate confirmation …
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The Week
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Only half in US want shots as vaccine nears — WASHINGTON (AP) — As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes.
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Business Insider, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Hamodia
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
In Conversation With Barack Obama The former president on his advice for Biden, his critics on the left, and what he learned about the GOP. — A Promised Land, the first volume of President Obama's presidential memoirs, takes the reader through his political rise and the first two and a half years of his administration.
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Business Insider and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Challenges to Election Results Face End of the Legal Road — Courts across the U.S. have rejected the president and his supporters, citing lack of proof and other shortcomings — A sweeping multistate legal effort by President Trump and his supporters to override President-elect Joe Biden's victory …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
How Kelly Loeffler's Firm Facilitated an Enron-Like Scandal — Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. — At a debate on Sunday night, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Republican vying …
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DSCC
National Review:
No to Becerra — ow that the campaign is over, what is the people's will? What is our mandate? “ Joe Biden asked in his November 7 victory speech. ” Americans have called on us to marshal the forces of decency and the forces of fairness. To marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time.
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Washington Post and New York Times
Alex Nester / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Accused of Sexism Over Defense Pick — President-elect Joe Biden is facing criticism after he picked Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary, with some arguing that a woman with the same baggage as the retired general would not have been qualified for the role.
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Politico, ABC News, Military.com, The Dispatch and Common Defense
Politico:
Republicans plot their first and last Trump rebellion — Sen. Jim Inhofe is among Donald Trump's most loyal supporters. But with Inhofe and legions of other Republicans preparing to defy the president on a major defense bill, Trump decided to make one last push.
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New York Magazine, Defense News, Daily Kos, HotAir, Business Insider, Axios, Associated Press, The American Independent, Raw Story and The Texas Tribune