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7:25 PM ET, December 10, 2020

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George Conway / Washington Post:
Trump's last-ditch effort to steal the election is the biggest farce of all  —  “We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case.  This is the big one.  Our Country needs a victory!” tweeted the soon-to-be-ex-president of the United States.  A filing at the Supreme Court soon followed.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Republicans Are Going Down a Dangerous Road  —  Republicans' tolerance, if not active support, for President Donald Trump's ongoing bid to overturn the 2020 election has crystallized a stark question: Does the GOP still qualify as a small-d democratic party—or is it morphing into something very different?
CNN:
Battleground states issue blistering rebukes to Texas' lawsuit to invalidate millions of votes  —  Washington (CNN)Each of the four battleground states targeted by a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn President Donald Trump's election defeat issued blistering briefs at the Supreme Court on Thursday …
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
About the Texas Lawsuit  —  Ken Paxton, the Attorney General of Texas, is under a federal investigation and would love a presidential pardon.  His lawsuit is just more performative leg humping by someone desperate to curry favor with President Trump.  —  The various attorneys general …
Andrew Solender / Forbes:
106 House Republicans Support Trump-Backed Lawsuit To Overturn Election  —  A group of 106 Republican House members, more than half of the GOP caucus in the chamber, signed an amicus brief filed Thursday in support of a lawsuit backed by President Trump that seeks to overturn the election.  —  KEY FACTS
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
‘PR stunt’: Sasse predicts failure for Texas Supreme Court election challenge  —  Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on Thursday slammed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's election challenge pending at the Supreme Court, predicting that the court would dismiss it.  —  “I suspect the Supreme Court swats this away …
Politico:
‘Seditious abuse of the judicial process’: States reject Texas effort to overturn Biden's election  —  Officials from four presidential swing states forcefully criticized an effort by Texas and President Donald Trump to enlist the Supreme Court to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump team throws in the towel on proving voter fraud  —  The GOP's latest effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, like many such efforts before it, is a bit of a mess.  —  The lawsuit, which was filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and is now joined …
QU Poll:
60% View Joe Biden's 2020 Presidential Victory As Legitimate, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 77% Of Republicans Believe There Was Widespread Voter Fraud  —  Roughly one month after the presidential election, 60 percent of registered voters say they think President-elect Joe Biden's victory …
Discussion: Washington Times
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin Defend Their Authority to Select Presidential Electors
Discussion: CNN, CBS News and Florida Phoenix
Tyler Pager / Politico:
Biden taps Susan Rice for top White House domestic policy job  —  President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Barack Obama's former national security adviser Susan Rice to run the White House Domestic Policy Council, according to people familiar with the decision.  —  Rice, who also served …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Biden's Cabinet Picks Are Getting Weird  —  Joe Biden is a 78-year-old centrist Democrat who prizes personal relationships above policy considerations when selecting staff.  And the bulk of his Cabinet appointments will need to get past a razor-thin Democratic Senate majority in the best of circumstances …
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
In leaked recording, Biden says GOP used defund the police to ‘beat the living hell’ out of Democrats  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden appeared to blame the “Defund the Police” movement for contributing to surprising Democratic downballot losses in the November election …
Discussion: Politico
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
Politico:
Biden to tap Denis McDonough for Veterans Affairs
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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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Chuck Schumer ‘forced to have serious and painful talks’ with Dianne Feinstein over apparent cognitive decline
Discussion: Business Insider
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Senate Judiciary Committee advances Amy Coney Barrett replacement on 7th Circuit to floor over Dem opposition
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
F.D.A. Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine  —  The blessing of these experts means that the agency will OK the vaccine's use, paving the way for health care workers to begin getting shots next week.  —  Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Georgia on My Mind  —  Which is better for America?  Divided government or a repudiation of illiberalism?  —  Georgia, oh Georgia  —  No, no, no, no, no peace I find  —  Just an old sweet song  —  Keeps Georgia on my mind.  —Hoagy Carmichael, 1930  —  PODCAST
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mailchi.mp:   RE: Why Democrats Should Run on $1,200 Checks in Georgia
Dan Diamond / Politico:
CDC's Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog  —  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield instructed staff to delete an email from a Trump political appointee seeking control over the agency's scientific reports on the pandemic …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
CDC director: US COVID-19 deaths likely to exceed 9/11 toll for 60 days
Discussion: Business Insider
Holly Ramer / Boston.com:
N.H. House Speaker Dick Hinch died from COVID-19, medical examiner finds  —  New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch died from COVID-19, a medical examiner ruled Thursday following his unexpected death.  —  Hinch, who was only sworn in as leader of the state's newly Republican-led Legislature a week ago, died Wednesday.
Discussion: The Hill, Forbes and Raw Story
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WCVB:
Newly sworn-in NH House Speaker Dick Hinch dies of COVID-19
Newsweek:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw Linked to Smear Campaign of Female Vet Led by VA Secretary, Watchdog Says  —  An investigation from the government watchdog that oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs concluded Thursday that a Republican member of Congress was involved in an orchestrated campaign by V …
ABC News:
Billionaire behind pardon effort pledged massive donation to Trump: Sources  —  Despite $6 million in donations to the president, no pardon was ever issued.  —  Justice Department investigates possible bribery for pardons  —  Speculation has swirled that President Trump may pardon …
Joe Pappalardo / National Geographic:
Fiery crash of SpaceX's Starship rocket ignites dreams of future spaceflight  —  Elon Musk is reshaping a remote South Texas shoreline to build and test the largest space launch system the world has ever seen.  Spaceflight—and the once quiet beach—will never be the same.
Washington Post:
Va. governor imposes curfew while toughening restrictions; Pr.  George's to eliminate indoor dining  —  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.
Linda Chavez / The Bulwark:
The “Intellectual” Right's Assault on Democracy  —  Politicians have constituents to please, but what about the “thinkers” of the Trumpist right?  —  The politics of intimidation has worked well for Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president in 2015.
Discussion: Yahoo News
John F. Harris / Politico:
Relax, A Trump Comeback In 2024 Is Not Going To Happen  —  Donald Trump lost the presidency, but his opponents so far have not achieved the victory they want most: A fatal puncturing of the Trump movement, a repudiation so complete that it severs his astonishing grip on supporters and leaves …
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rules in favor of Muslims suing FBI officials for targeting faith  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously in favor of three Muslim men suing FBI officials for targeting their religious faith.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the court's opinion that under …
Washington Post:
Stealing to survive: More Americans are shoplifting food as aid runs out during the pandemic  —  Retailers, police departments and loss prevention researchers are reporting an uptick in theft of necessities like food and hygiene products  —  Early in the pandemic, Joo Park noticed …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Flynn's case finally ends — but not before Judge Sullivan flogs a corpse
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Down the right-wing rabbit hole: How did the video of Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson go viral?
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