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New York Times:
As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening  —  The president's baseless claims of voting fraud have prompted outrage among his loyalists and led to behavior that Democrats and even some Republicans say has become dangerous.  —  With a key deadline passing Tuesday …
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Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
The Texas Attorney General's Shameful and Stupid Attempt to Crash the Election  —  Laughable statistics, unsubstantiated facts, and weak lawyering in the service of Donald Trump.  —  Here we go again.  Another insane lawsuit.  Another assault on the legitimacy of the only remaining branch …
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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David Bauder / Hosted:
Competitive CNN Shows Post-Election Surge In Viewership  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Since the presidential election, CNN has been on one of its best competitive rolls in almost two decades, enough that it is taking out newspaper ads touting its success.  —  Between Nov. 4 and Sunday …
Discussion: CBS News, Associated Press and Fox News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
President Trump's election loss has upended America's news landscape, cementing a parallel universe on the right where even Fox News isn't Trumpy enough for millions of his diehards.  —  Why it matters: The coming diffusion of news across many easily-accessible streaming channels …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden eyeing Buttigieg for China ambassador  —  Letting him deepen his foreign policy chops could boost Buttigieg's future.
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
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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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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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Joe Biden should lead a COVID-19 relief movement
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 'It's tight'  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WE'RE GOING TO GET TO COVID relief talks in a few seconds, but we want to take a quick moment to dwell on this: HOUSE DEMOCRATS are going to begin the 117th Congress with a razor-thin majority that could leave the chamber effectively ungovernable.
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Mary Ellen Klas / Tampa Bay Times:
GOP lawyer resigns over treatment of Florida data analyst  —  Ron Filipkowski, a lifelong Republican who was appointed to the 12th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission by DeSantis, resigned Tuesday morning after reviewing the search warrant affidavit the state used to seize computers and phones from Rebekah Jones.
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.
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
How Biden Should Investigate Trump  —  I. A Crimes Commission?  —  As he prepares to occupy the White House, President-elect Joe Biden faces a decision rare in American history: what to do about the man who has just left office, whose personal corruption, disdain for the Constitution …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Daily Kos
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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Reuters:
Rudy Giuliani expects to leave hospital soon following Covid-19 diagnosis
Discussion: Associated Press
Axios:
Biden's West Wing to start with small staff to curb COVID-19
Washington Post:
Giuliani witness whose testimony went viral says she isn't self-quarantining despite his covid-19 diagnosis  —  A witness who attracted national attention after testifying at the side of Rudolph W. Giuliani about alleged voter fraud in Michigan says she is not self-quarantining and has not been tested …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Resentment That Never Sleeps  —  Rising anxiety over declining social status tells us a lot about how we got here and where we're going.  —  Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.  —  More and more, politics determine …
NBC News:
As coronavirus surges, countries spend more on economic aid.  But not the U.S.  —  The U.S. is facing a new wave of Covid-19 outbreaks straining hospitals, workers, businesses, and schools.  —  In this, the country is not alone: Wealthy nations across Europe are facing a major surge in new infections too, as is Canada.
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 …
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 …
Simon Romero / New York Times:
After Trump's Loss in Arizona, State Republicans Hurl Insults at One Another  —  A top Republican told the governor to “shut the hell up.”  Another official described a lawmaker as a resident of “Crazytown.”  All this in a state where the party recently reigned supreme.
Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Moves to Texas, Takes Jab at Silicon Valley  —  Tesla chief is among highest-profile tech executives to leave Silicon Valley during pandemic, criticizing California's treatment of innovators  —  Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said he has moved to Texas …
CNN:
Protesters spent nearly an hour outside my home chanting about conspiracy theories.  Here's what I learned  —  Jocelyn Benson is the Secretary of State of Michigan and author of “State Secretaries of State, Guardians of the Democratic Process.”  The views in this commentary belong to the author.
Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Exclusive-Former U.S. homeland chief Johnson says he will not join Biden administration  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who was widely viewed as a strong contender for several Cabinet positions under incoming President Joe Biden …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Week
New York Times:
Intensive Care Beds Are Nearing Capacity Across the Country, New Data Shows  —  Source: New York Times analysis of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data.  ·Note: Shows 7-day average patient count by hospital service area.  —  In El Paso, hospitals reported that just 13 …
Armond White / National Review:
The Plot Against the President Bridges the Conservative Generation Gap  —  The daughter of a legendary right-wing Hollywood filmmaker calmly documents an all-American cliffhanger.  —  John Milius made the conservative action-movie favorite Red Dawn.  Released in 1984, it's famous …
Washington Examiner:
To protect businesses from coronavirus ambulance-chasing, defeat Democrats  —  With new coronavirus vaccines becoming available to medical workers and the most vulnerable as soon as next week, the process of restoring normalcy after the COVID-19 plague is finally about to begin.  —  It will take some time.
Discussion: The Hill
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
He Pretended to Be Trump's Family.  Then Trump Fell for It.  —  For months, a 21-year-old Trump supporter impersonated Trump family members on Twitter, spreading conspiracy theories, asking for money and eventually drawing the attention of the president.  —  Last month, between tweets disputing …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Voice of America interim director pushed out by Trump-appointed overseer in final flurry of actions to assert control  —  The head of the agency that oversees Voice of America removed the international broadcasting service's interim director on Tuesday, in a move apparently aimed …
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Media Wants Moscow to Grant Asylum to Trump  —  Russian media and lawmakers are concerned about the future of the Kremlin's favorite U.S. president.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  Russian state media—a reliable barometer of the mood at the Kremlin—remains fixated on election-related events in America.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Ossoff's Father Met With Chinese ‘Dignitaries’ While Touring His China-Built Yacht  —  Millionaire Richard Ossoff has bankrolled his son's political career  —  Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff's millionaire father met with Chinese “dignitaries” while touring a 60-foot yacht …
Discussion: Townhall
 
 
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Brett T. / Twitchy:
Dictionary.com changes its definition of ‘court packing’ to fit the Left's current narrative
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Potential Pardons for Trump Family Members Are Unpopular With Voters
Associated Press:
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
27 GOP reps ask for special counsel to investigate election irregularities
Discussion: Political Wire
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
U.S. could face months of vaccine shortages amid global competition
Discussion: HotAir and The Guardian
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Harrison Deal, 20, had a passion for Georgia politics
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Discussion: The Atlantic
Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:
Biden's Latest Nominee Proves He Comes Not To Bring Peace, But A Sword To The Culture War
Zachary Evans / National Review:
Joe Scarborough Regrets Hosting Trump So Often ahead of 2016 Election: 'I Wish It Hadn't Happened'
Discussion: The Realignment and The Federalist
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
State, federal authorities expected to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Yang calling NYC elected officials to gauge mayoral run
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
How the F— Am I the Sane One?
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Molly Redden / HuffPost:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler's Husband Bought Stock In Sectors Set To Benefit From Then-Secret Bill