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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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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump warns Georgia AG not to rally other Republicans against Texas lawsuit  —  The phone call came shortly before Loeffler, Perdue endorsed improbable election challenge  —  President Donald Trump warned Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr not to rally other Republican officials …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Texas AG Ken Paxton, Under FBI Investigation, Asks SCOTUS to Overturn the Election  —  On Tuesday morning, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to effectively declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election.  Paxton's lawsuit falsely accuses Georgia, Michigan …
Discussion: CNBC, Associated Press and Hackwhackers
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Trump asks Supreme Court to invalidate millions of votes in battleground states  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block millions of votes from four battleground states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden.  —  Trump's request came in a filing …
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.
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.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Texas's Frivolous Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Election in Four Other States
CNN:
George Conway: This is the most insane thing yet
Discussion: The Nation and The Hill
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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David Ingram / NBC News:
U.S. government calls for breakup of Facebook
NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Leads Multistate Lawsuit Seeking to End Facebook's Illegal Monopoly
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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Kathryn Krawczyk / Yahoo News:   The Trumps are reportedly preparing to move out of the White House
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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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” …
Discussion: The Dworkin Report
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Mark Vandevelde / Financial Times:   Democrats probe Kushners' billion-dollar rescue deal for family-owned skyscraper
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Congressional Democrats Are Now Investigating Whether Kushner Used Trump to Get Himself a Billion-Dollar Qatari Bailout
Discussion: The Intellectualist
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Lee Chatfield
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Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:   House GOP removes Detroit Democrat from committees, citing ‘threats’ in her Facebook video
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
‘Make Them Pay’: Michigan Democratic State Rep. Cynthia Jones Threatens Trump Supporters
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 …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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.
Discussion: Politico, The Verge, NPR and Washington Post
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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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.
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 …
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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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 …
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.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Townhall
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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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.
Alex Kotch / EXPOSEDbyCMD:
Who Funds the Federalist?  Finally, We Know.  —  For years, the funding behind the right-wing, pro-Trump publication The Federalist has been a total mystery.  Many Twitter users have asked the website's leaders, repeatedly, “Who funds The Federalist?” only to be blocked by the likes …
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.”
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Business Insider, The Hill and IJR
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 …
Discussion: DSCC
Washington Post:
VA watchdog told prosecutors his probe of Secretary Wilkie's effort to discredit House staffer turned up possible criminal conduct  —  The Veterans Affairs inspector general informed federal prosecutors this fall of possible criminal conduct by Secretary Robert Wilkie stemming from an investigation …
 
 
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Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Street closures planned Saturday in downtown Washington for pro-Trump rallies
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Aliyya Swaby / The Texas Tribune:
At least three Texas Board of Education members test positive for the coronavirus after in-person meeting
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