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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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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.
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New York Times:
17 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump in Far-Fetched Election Lawsuit — The move is an attempt to bolster a baseless legal effort by Texas that seeks to delay certification of the presidential electors in four battleground states that Mr. Trump lost. — Despite dozens of judges …
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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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New York Times:
Biden taps Katherine Tai as trade representative. — 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. — The investigation is being led by the U.S. attorney's office in Delaware.
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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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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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.
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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CNBC:
17 states tell Supreme Court they support Texas attorney general's bid to reverse Biden win
17 states tell Supreme Court they support Texas attorney general's bid to reverse Biden win
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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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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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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
Amy Coney Barrett Wasn't a Trump Rubber Stamp After All
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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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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 …
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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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Biden to campaign in Atlanta on Tuesday for Ossoff, Warnock — President-elect Joe Biden will campaign in Atlanta on Tuesday for Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to rally Democrats ahead of Jan. 5 runoffs to determine control of the U.S. Senate.
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Steve Israel / The Hill:
Democrats need a post-Trump message — The 2020 election is over (unless you think like President Trump). The 2022 election cycle begins, and with it the biannual Democratic debate over the party's message. It is a tortured soul search for who we are, what we stand for and how we should say it.
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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” …
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Mark Vandevelde / Financial Times:
Democrats probe Kushners' billion-dollar rescue deal for family-owned skyscraper
Democrats probe Kushners' billion-dollar rescue deal for family-owned skyscraper
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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.
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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John F. Harris / Politico:
Relax, A Trump Comeback In 2024 Is Not Going To Happen — We've seen this president's type before. They always fade away. — Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images — Donald Trump lost the presidency, but his opponents so far have not achieved the victory they want most: A fatal puncturing …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Justice Department's interest in Hunter Biden covered more than taxes — The federal investigation into President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter has been more extensive than a statement from Hunter Biden indicates, according to a person with firsthand knowledge of the investigation.
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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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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 …
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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Donald Shaw / American Prospect:
Tillis Pushes Prison Time for Online Streamers After Pre-Election Hollywood Cash Blitz — Felony streaming legislation from Sen. Thom Tillis will be attached to an upcoming ‘must-pass’ omnibus government funding bill. — Sen. Thom Tillis attends the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, October 15, 2020.
Perry Bacon Jr / Bluegrass Beat:
Beyond Left and Right—An Intriguing Way To Think About Policy — I have been working in mainstream journalism my entire adult life, a field that prioritizes neutrality, seeing things from both sides, being unbiased, etc. But in reality, the institutions that I have been a part of (Yale …
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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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
‘Small Town, No Hospital’: Covid-19 Is Overwhelming Rural West Texas — As cases soar in Texas, hospitals are filling up from El Paso to Lubbock. The Big Bend region is especially vulnerable, with just one hospital for 12,000 square miles. — ALPINE, Texas — It is one of the fastest …
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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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