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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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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 …
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?
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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The GOP Abandons Democracy — When Donald Trump was granted a coat of arms for his Scottish golf courses in 2012 (after a lengthy court battle, of course), he chose as its motto “Numquam concedere”: Never concede. He has not, even as it has become clear that he lost the presidential election by a wide margin.
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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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 …
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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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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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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
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The Republican Party As Totalitarian State
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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin Defend Their Authority to Select Presidential Electors
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Kaylee McGhee White / Washington Examiner:
Texas's election lawsuit is a pointless public relations stunt that is doomed to fail
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
If You Didn't Vote for Trump, Your Vote Is Fraudulent
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
More Than Half of House Republicans Sign On to Trump's Election Coup
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Pennsylvania AG calls Ted Cruz a ‘sad sack’ after Trump asks for his help in Texas lawsuit
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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
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Chuck Schumer ‘forced to have serious and painful talks’ with Dianne Feinstein over apparent cognitive decline — ‘Her staff have to defend her and make her seem normal’ — Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has reportedly been forced to have several “serious and painful talks” …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Dianne Feinstein's Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
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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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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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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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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
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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 …
Washington Post:
Morocco and Israel to establish diplomatic relations, Trump says — Morocco and Israel agreed Thursday to establish diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by the United States, making the North African nation the fourth Arab-majority country in recent months to say it would normalize ties with Israel.
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Associated Press:
Israel and Morocco to normalize relations, Trump says
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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 …
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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Politico:
Shutdown a possibility as Rand holds up defense bill — Rand Paul is at it again. And his moves could force another brief government shutdown. — The Kentucky Republican is objecting to swift passage of the annual defense policy bill, effectively forcing senators to remain in Washington …
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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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Reuters:
Website targeting U.S. election officials draws attention of intelligence agencies — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The harassment campaign against U.S. election officials following President Donald Trump's defeat took an ominous turn on Thursday after a website surfaced that accused them of …
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:
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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