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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.
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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.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
It's Not Just Trump's War on Democracy Anymore — Republicans have gone far beyond merely humoring their losing leader. — The streets are still quiet in Washington, nine months into a pandemic that is reaching yet another deadly peak. Most of the offices remain closed …
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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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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Meet The 106 House Republican Traitors Who Betrayed America For Trump — 106 House Republicans have thrown democracy out the window and filed a brief supporting the Supreme Court overturning the election. — The conclusion of the brief: — Now 106 members of Congress filed a brief …
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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 …
Washington Post:
With time running out, Trump and GOP allies turn up pressure on Supreme Court in election assault — With his legal options dwindling and time running out before a key electoral college deadline, President Trump on Thursday ramped up pressure on the Supreme Court to help overturn Joe Biden's victory …
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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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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New York Times:
Four State A.G.s Ask Supreme Court to Reject Texas Election Lawsuit
Four State A.G.s Ask Supreme Court to Reject Texas Election Lawsuit
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Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Ohio AG Dave Yost files brief criticizing Texas' lawsuit challenging Biden win
Andrew Solender / Forbes:
106 House Republicans Support Trump-Backed Lawsuit To Overturn Election
106 House Republicans Support Trump-Backed Lawsuit To Overturn Election
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The Republican Party As Totalitarian State
The Republican Party As Totalitarian State
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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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Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
‘PR stunt’: Sasse predicts failure for Texas Supreme Court election challenge
‘PR stunt’: Sasse predicts failure for Texas Supreme Court election challenge
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Wall Street Journal:
Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Probes from Public View During Election — The attorney general knew for months about investigations into Biden's business and financial dealings — Attorney General William Barr has known about a disparate set of investigations involving Hunter Biden's business …
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Time:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year — Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single ticket. And America bought what they were selling
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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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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: States Announce Crackdowns as Virus Numbers Reach New Highs
Covid-19 Live Updates: States Announce Crackdowns as Virus Numbers Reach New Highs
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USA Today:
Coronavirus updates: US death toll surpasses World War II combat fatalities; Pfizer vaccine clears final review before FDA authorization
Coronavirus updates: US death toll surpasses World War II combat fatalities; Pfizer vaccine clears final review before FDA authorization
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The Hill, CBS News, Forbes and Sara A. Carter
Dan Diamond / Politico:
CDC's Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog
CDC's Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog
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Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Executes Brandon Bernard After Jurors Plead For His Life — Bernard was an accomplice to a crime at age 18. He is the ninth person to be executed as part of the Trump administration's end-of-office killing spree. — The Trump administration executed 40-year-old Brandon Bernard …
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Emma Ockerman / VICE:
Brandon Bernard Was Just Put to Death In Trump's Unprecedented Push for Executions
Brandon Bernard Was Just Put to Death In Trump's Unprecedented Push for Executions
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Pentagon pick may need GOP rescue — Lloyd Austin will begin courtesy calls with Congress next week, but his nomination to be Defense secretary may not even make it out of committee unless Republicans help grant the waiver he needs to hold the job, people familiar with the matter say.
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Politico:
‘Get off our damn asses’: Stimulus debacle exposes broken Washington — Congressional leaders are barely talking. Renegade centrists are trying to cut a deal that Republicans don't like. And the president is predominantly focused on overturning an election that he lost.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
McConnell is Getting Away with Murder
McConnell is Getting Away with Murder
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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 …
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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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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden is picking a Cabinet built for comfort. What he needs is vision. — The “comfort-level” Cabinet that President-elect Joe Biden is assembling has some obvious benefits, especially after four years of the petulance and backbiting that turned the White House into what one Trump chief of staff reportedly called “Crazytown.”
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Mike Lee blocks legislation to create Smithsonian museums for Latinos and women — Sen. Mike Lee blocked bipartisan legislation Thursday that would establish national museums dedicated to the histories of Latino Americans and American women, arguing the museums would create further division.
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Utah Sen. Mike Lee blocks votes to establish Smithsonian museums for Latinos and women
Utah Sen. Mike Lee blocks votes to establish Smithsonian museums for Latinos and women
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ABC News and Political Wire
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders … Democrats in the House, Senate, and around the country have been urging President-elect Joe Biden to use the maximum amount of executive authority available to him in order to grow the economy, expand civil rights, protect the climate …
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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
Biden's Cabinet Picks Are Getting Weird
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Secession? Rush Limbaugh floats a startling notion — then quickly backs off. — Rush Limbaugh isn't saying he wants the country to split into red and blue factions as a result of conservative fury over the election results. As he attempted to make clear Thursday, he's just saying that other people are saying it.
Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
FBI agents seek Texas attorney general records in Paxton probe — Federal agents served at least one subpoena Wednesday on the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an ongoing investigation into allegations that Paxton abused his authority by helping a friend and campaign donor.
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Terry Gross / NPR:
‘It Is Roiling Him’: Reporter Maggie Haberman Unpacks Trump's Refusal To Admit He Lost — With only a few weeks until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, President Trump still won't admit defeat. White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, who has reported on Trump over the past 20 years, sheds light on his refusal to concede.
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The Hill
Ronald Krotoszynski / Politico:
The Conservative Idea That Would Let Biden Seize Control of Washington — Despite President Donald Trump's landslide defeat at the ballot box in November, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his GOP caucus have embarked on a course to stack the federal administrative state with eleventh-hour appointees.
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Raw Story
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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