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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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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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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 …
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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 — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) called Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a “sad sack” after President Trump asked him to argue Texas' election lawsuit to the Supreme Court.
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CNN:
Pennsylvania issues blistering rebuke of Texas' lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes
Pennsylvania issues blistering rebuke of Texas' lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes
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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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Washington Post, CNBC, RedState, Law & Crime and NPR
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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CNN:
Explaining the Supreme Court lawsuit from Texas and Trump challenging Biden's win
Explaining the Supreme Court lawsuit from Texas and Trump challenging Biden's win
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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
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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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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Politico:
Biden to tap Denis McDonough for Veterans Affairs — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate longtime Obama aide Denis McDonough for secretary of Veterans Affairs, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. — McDonough served as former President Barack Obama's chief of staff from 2013 until 2017.
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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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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.
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WCVB:
Newly sworn-in NH House Speaker Dick Hinch dies of COVID-19 — Autopsy determines cause of death to be COVID-19 — Receive daily coronavirus & public health news straight to your inbox. — Submit — Privacy Notice — CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's House Speaker Dick Hinch died Wednesday …
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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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Ryan Grim / Bad News:
Inside Biden's meeting with civil rights leaders
Inside Biden's meeting with civil rights leaders
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump and Friends Got Coronavirus Care Many Others Couldn't — Rudolph W. Giuliani became the latest in President Trump's inner circle to boast about the treatment he received for Covid-19, as hospitals across the country ration care. — WASHINGTON — Ben Carson, Chris Christie …
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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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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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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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Daily Kos, Forbes, DSCC and Media Matters for America
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.
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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.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans throw cold water on bipartisan Covid proposal — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's staff told other congressional leaders on Wednesday that the bipartisan coronavirus negotiators will be unlikely to satisfy Senate Republicans, according to a senior Democrat familiar with the conversations.
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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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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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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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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Justice Department's interest in Hunter Biden covered more than taxes — The federal investigation into President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter has been more extensive than a statement from Hunter Biden indicates, according to a person with firsthand knowledge of the investigation.
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Bloomberg:
Cohn Shrugs Off Goldman's Demand for Pay With Check to Charity — Bank pressed former president to return more than $10 million — It was part of broader show of accountability for 1MDB scandal — Gary Cohn left Goldman Sachs Group Inc. squirming with his unwillingness to send back millions in pay.
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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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
‘How Many Fact Checkers Do They Have?’ — Inside the battle between Biden and Facebook. — Opinion Writer at Large — In the days after the election, several senior Biden campaign workers talked with me about their public confrontation with Facebook, the world's biggest social media platform.
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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 …
Sonam Vashi / The Appeal:
How Immigrant Communities Beat Back ICE and Helped Flip Georgia — Now these organizers are tackling the January runoffs for the U.S. Senate. — Growing up in Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the northeastern Atlanta suburbs, Jonathan Zuñiga remembers the fear his parents felt driving to the grocery store.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Flynn's case finally ends — but not before Judge Sullivan flogs a corpse — Gen. Michael Flynn's three-year odyssey in the criminal justice system finally came to an end this week with the long-delayed dismissal of his case in federal court. Ultimately, it took a presidential pardon …