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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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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Texas-led election lawsuit becomes conservative litmus test — HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, with many Republicans signing onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.
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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
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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin Defend Their Authority to Select Presidential Electors
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin Defend Their Authority to Select Presidential Electors
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rules in favor of Muslims suing FBI officials for targeting faith
Supreme Court rules in favor of Muslims suing FBI officials for targeting faith
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Politico:
‘Seditious abuse of the judicial process’: States reject Texas effort to overturn Biden's election
‘Seditious abuse of the judicial process’: States reject Texas effort to overturn Biden's election
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Kaylee McGhee White / Washington Examiner:
Texas's election lawsuit is a pointless public relations stunt that is doomed to fail
Texas's election lawsuit is a pointless public relations stunt that is doomed to fail
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The GOP Abandons Democracy
The GOP Abandons Democracy
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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 …
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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 …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
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Politico:
Biden to tap Denis McDonough for Veterans Affairs
Biden to tap Denis McDonough for Veterans Affairs
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden told civil rights leaders in private meeting that progressives' hopes for executive actions are ‘way beyond the bounds’ of his presidential authority
Biden told civil rights leaders in private meeting that progressives' hopes for executive actions are ‘way beyond the bounds’ of his presidential authority
Ryan Grim / Bad News:
Inside Biden's meeting with civil rights leaders
Inside Biden's meeting with civil rights leaders
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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?
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The Republican Party As Totalitarian State — One of our two major political parties has become an autocracy. — 2 hr ago — Join me tonight on the Bulwark+ livestream where we're going to talk about the Republican party and the Big Lie. — It'll be at 9:00 p.m. and you'll get a Zoom link in your email this evening.
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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
60% View Joe Biden's 2020 Presidential Victory As Legitimate, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 77% Of Republicans Believe There Was Widespread Voter Fraud
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
If You Didn't Vote for Trump, Your Vote Is Fraudulent
If You Didn't Vote for Trump, Your Vote Is Fraudulent
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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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Politico:
‘Get off our damn asses’: Stimulus debacle exposes broken Washington
‘Get off our damn asses’: Stimulus debacle exposes broken Washington
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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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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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Katie Thomas / New York Times:
The U.S. will initially hold back half the first vaccine supply.
The U.S. will initially hold back half the first vaccine supply.
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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
CDC director: US COVID-19 deaths likely to exceed 9/11 toll for 60 days
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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.
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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.
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Sen. David Perdue Sold His Home to a Finance Industry Official Whose Organization Was Lobbying the Senate — The same year FINRA was lobbying the Senate on a bill, one of its board governors paid Perdue $1.8 million for his D.C. townhouse. Perdue sits on the Senate Banking Committee, which oversaw the bill.
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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 …
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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.
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Tim Wu / New York Times:
What Really Saved the Republic From Trump? — It wasn't our constitutional system of checks and balances. — Mr. Wu is a law professor at Columbia University. — Americans are taught that the main function of the U.S. Constitution is the control of executive power: curtailing presidents who might seek to become tyrants.
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.
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