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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 …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Texas's Frivolous Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Election in Four Other States — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he first thing to notice about Texas's desperation lawsuit, which seeks to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, is what does not appear on the front page: the name of the state's solicitor general, Kyle Hawkins.
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Washington Post:
Trump pressures congressional Republicans to help in his fight to overturn the election — President Trump is shifting his focus to Congress after the courts roundly rejected his bid to overturn the results of the election, pressuring congressional Republicans into taking a final stand to keep him in power.
John Bowden / The Hill:
GOP Texas senator questions ‘legal theory’ behind Trump's lawsuit to challenge state's election results — Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) questioned why the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) believed that his state's officials should have a say over how other states conduct their elections.
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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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Steve Vladeck / NBC News:
17 states and Trump join Texas' lawsuit. It's still a doomed Supreme Court stunt.
17 states and Trump join Texas' lawsuit. It's still a doomed Supreme Court stunt.
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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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Lisa Marshall Manheim / Washington Post:
Texas can't block votes cast in other states. Absurdly, it's trying.
Texas can't block votes cast in other states. Absurdly, it's trying.
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New York Times:
17 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump in Far-Fetched Election Lawsuit
17 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump in Far-Fetched Election Lawsuit
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ABC News:
Trump and his GOP loyalists seek to pile on Supreme Court election challenge
Trump and his GOP loyalists seek to pile on Supreme Court election challenge
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Missouri, 16 other states file brief supporting Texas suit to delay presidential elector appointment
Missouri, 16 other states file brief supporting Texas suit to delay presidential elector appointment
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Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Disbar Ken Paxton-And Then Some
Disbar Ken Paxton-And Then Some
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Dianne Feinstein's Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats — In a hearing on November 17th, Dianne Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who, at eighty-seven, is the oldest member of the Senate, grilled a witness.
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Amy Coney Barrett Wasn't a Trump Rubber Stamp After All — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he Supreme Court this week rejected a Republican bid to undo the certification of Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania. No one on the Court dissented — and “no one” includes the newest associate justice, Amy Coney Barrett.
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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 …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump and Friends Got Coronavirus Care Many Others Couldn't — Rudolph W. Giuliani became the latest in President Trump's inner circle to boast about the treatment he received for Covid-19, as hospitals across the country ration care. — WASHINGTON — Ben Carson, Chris Christie …
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Spencer Neale / Washington Examiner:
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for COVID-19
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for COVID-19
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New York Times:
Hunter Biden Discloses He Is Focus of Federal Tax Inquiry — Mr. Biden said Justice Department prosecutors in Delaware had said they were examining his “tax affairs.” — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating the tax affairs of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s son Hunter, he disclosed in a statement on Wednesday.
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CNN:
Federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden focuses on his business dealings in China
Federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden focuses on his business dealings in China
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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 …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP senators ready to acknowledge Biden won but struggle with Trump's refusal to concede — (CNN)A growing number of Senate Republicans are ready to publicly acknowledge what's been widely known for weeks but what they've refused to say: Joe Biden won the presidency and will be sworn in on January 20.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator won't rule out challenging Electoral College results in Congress
GOP senator won't rule out challenging Electoral College results in Congress
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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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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
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Bitter clingers of America, unite! — A yard sign near my house captures two huge areas of cultural conflict in which conservative forces are starting to push back against the Left. Ordinary people once retreated before the advance of big government, but now, they've had enough.
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 …
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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Politico:
How Biden aims to Covid-proof his administration — Avoiding superspreader events, requiring masks and encouraging remote work are all part of the transition's effort to keep its staff safe. — Small and infrequent public events. Repeated testing of staff, reporters and the president-elect.
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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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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Biden Picks Katherine Tai as Trade Representative — Ms. Tai, a chief trade lawyer in the House, has extensive experience with China and played a key role in hammering out the new North American Free Trade Agreement. — WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to select Katherine Tai …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Lindsey Graham Says Stacey Abrams Tricked Republicans Into Helping Biden Win — The GOP senator knows he's spreading dangerous lies about voter fraud. But he's staying in Trump's good graces, so it's worth it. — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that President-elect Joe Biden won …
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Key Push, but Doubts Swirl — The announcement by the United Arab Emirates that it approved a Chinese vaccine was met with silence from China, and raised more questions. — The United Arab Emirates issued the first government approval of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine …
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The Daily Beast:
Biden's Pick for the Pentagon Instantly Becomes a ‘Hot Mess’ — Nominating the first Black defense chief was the easy part. But the Biden transition has left Hill Democrats in an uncomfortable political position over a general few know well. — It was always going to be difficult …
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Media Matters for America:
Rush Limbaugh: “There cannot be a peaceful coexistence” between liberals and conservatives — Sean Hannity calls for a special prosecutor to investigate bogus claims of election fraud — Steve Bannon: “It's still a big possibility to have a contingent election”
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
House GOP ready to sacrifice military bill and troop pay to appease Trump — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) formally announced Tuesday evening that he was for the annual Pentagon policy bill, before he will turn against the measure that provides pay raises for troops and a list …
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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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Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
Eric Swalwell refuses to admit wrongdoing over ‘top secret’ friendship with Chinese spy Fang Fang and demands probe into who leaked story - as he refuses to say if he slept with her (and she's STILL Facebook friends with his dad and brother) — Eric Swalwell said Wednesday he wants a probe …
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