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6:05 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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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 …
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 …
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 …
CNN:
Explaining the Supreme Court lawsuit from Texas and Trump challenging Biden's win
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
Politico:
Biden to tap Denis McDonough for Veterans Affairs
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.
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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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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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
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
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 …
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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Morocco to normalize ties with Israel in deal with Trump over Western Sahara  —  Morocco has agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, President Trump announced on Thursday.  The Moroccan decision comes as part of a deal that includes U.S. recognition of the disputed territory of Western Sahara as part of Morocco.
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Washington Post:
Morocco and Israel to establish diplomatic relations, Trump says
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
The pandemic and shuttered schools have led to a crisis for childhood  —  WASHINGTON — As parents remain bitterly divided over the return of in-person classroom instruction, children faced a greater risk of abuse or neglect because their contact with the outside world has been significantly curtailed …
Discussion: UPI
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.
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 …
Associated Press:
CBS White House reporter Weijia Jiang is writing a memoir  —  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is working on a memoir about her experiences as a Chinese American.  —  One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint, announced Thursday that Jiang's “Other” would come out in Spring 2022.
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 …
Associated Press:
Trump virus coordinator Birx seeks role in Biden government  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When Dr. Deborah Birx was brought into President Donald Trump's orbit to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, she had a sterling reputation as a former U.S. Army physician, a globally recognized AIDS researcher and a rare Obama administration holdover.
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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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
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Linda Chavez / The Bulwark:
The “Intellectual” Right's Assault on Democracy
Discussion: Yahoo News
Bridge Magazine:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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