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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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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 …
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 …
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.”
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
27 GOP reps ask for special counsel to investigate election irregularities
Discussion: Political Wire
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
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:   Congress shines light on Georgetown's CCP-linked foreign funding
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Ossoff's Father Met With Chinese ‘Dignitaries’ While Touring His China-Built Yacht
Discussion: Townhall
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.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden eyeing Buttigieg for China ambassador  —  Letting him deepen his foreign policy chops could boost Buttigieg's future.
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:
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
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:
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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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 …
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.
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 …
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: Daily Kos and Los Angeles Times
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 …
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 …
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Coup or no coup, Trump sets dangerous precedents  —  You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter.  Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.  —  President Trump's efforts …
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.
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 …
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.
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
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.
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 …
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.
Julia Marcus / The Atlantic:
The Problem With Underestimating How Much People Want to Be Together  —  Pandemic shaming, a national pastime since the spring, intensified in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.  Thousands waited in line, some for many hours, for a preholiday coronavirus test, only to be rebuked as careless, selfish violators of public-health rules.
Discussion: The Nation and New York Times
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Republicans set to pounce on Biden over executive order spree  —  President-elect Joe Biden is readying a stack of executive orders to sign after he's sworn into office, and it has some Republicans experiencing déjà vu.  —  Like former President Barack Obama before him …
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
Washington Post:
Coronavirus live updates: British regulators issue allergy warning over Pfizer vaccine  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
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 …
David Kocieniewski / Bloomberg:
Musk, Bezos Space Race Gets a Boost From Anti-Poverty Tax Break  —  Rocket projects aren't the only thing the world's two richest people have in common.  Their facilities are in areas designated as opportunity zones, giving them a path to low-tax expansion.
Reuters:
Rudy Giuliani expects to leave hospital soon following Covid-19 diagnosis … Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday said he is feeling better after contracting Covid-19 and expects to leave the hospital on Wednesday.  —  The 76-year-old former New York City mayor …
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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CBS News:
Air National Guard F-16 crashes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Discussion: Fox News
Ben Shapiro / Townhall:
Don't Let COVID-19 Lockdowns Become a Permanent Power Grab
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Legal panel: Free Minneapolis man jailed for life as teen
Discussion: KTAR.com
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:
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Washington Examiner:
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Voice of America interim director pushed out by Trump-appointed overseer in final flurry of actions to assert control
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
State, federal authorities expected to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday
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