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6:25 PM ET, December 11, 2020

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Orlando Sentinel:
We apologize for endorsing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who wants to overturn the election … We apologize to our readers for endorsing Michael Waltz in the 2020 general election for Congress.  —  We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy.
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Editorial: Don't just deny Texas' original action.  Decimate it.  —  Texas' attempt to bring an original action challenging the election results in four states is not a serious legal claim in a legitimate procedural posture, for reasons that many people have already given and that I will not repeat here.
Discussion: Reason, HotAir, Daily Kos and Hackwhackers
James Wigderson / RightWisconsin:
Correction: Error in Editorial Endorsing Tiffany in GOP Primary  —  In a January 20 editorial, “Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District Deserves Better Than A Swamp Creature,” RightWisconsin made several errors in describing Tom Tiffany, then a candidate in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District.
Discussion: Townhall
The Guardian:
Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans join baseless effort to overturn election  —  More than 120 congress members have formally asked the supreme court to bar four states from casting electoral votes for Biden  —  More than 120 Republican members of the US House of Representatives formally asked …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Top House Republican, Pence's brother join GOP brief asking Supreme Court to effectively overturn election
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The ‘Trump Won’ Farce Isn't Funny Anymore
Washington Post:
White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday or submit his resignation  —  The message from a top Trump aide prompted the agency to accelerate its announcement, which had been planned for early Saturday.  —  White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday told Stephen Hahn …
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Axios:
Meadows hints FDA chief's job is in jeopardy over coronavirus vaccine  —  White House chief of staff Mark Meadows hinted to Food and Drug Administration commissioner Stephen Hahn on a phone call Friday that his job security might be in jeopardy as he pushed the FDA chief to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine …
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, Mediaite and The Week
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Chris Murphy's surprise floor speech raises tough questions for Democrats  —  If there's one thing that widespread Republican support for President Trump's effort to overturn the election results suggests, it's that we're entering into uncertain and potentially treacherous territory when it comes …
Discussion: Fox News
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Hatred of liberals is all that's left of conservatism
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Biden Transition Live Updates: Anticipation Growing for the Supreme Court to Act on Texas Election Suit  —  The Electoral College votes for president will be cast Monday.  The Justice Department's inquiry into Hunter Biden may hang over Joe Biden as he assumes office.
New York Times:
Manhattan D.A. Intensifies Investigation of Trump  —  Prosecutors have recently interviewed employees of President Trump's lender and insurance brokerage, in the latest indication that he still faces the potential threat of criminal charges once he leaves office.
BuzzFeed News:
After The US Election, Key People Are Leaving Facebook And Torching The Company In Departure Notes  —  On Wednesday, a Facebook data scientist departed the social networking company after a two-year stint, leaving a farewell note for their colleagues to ponder.
Kevin Fagan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Zodiac ‘340 Cipher’ cracked by code experts 51 years after it was sent to the S.F. Chronicle  —  The solution to what's known as the 340 Cipher, one of the most vexing mysteries of the Zodiac Killer's murderous saga, has been found by a code-breaking team from the United States, Australia and Belgium.
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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Politico:
Biden's Cabinet picks give Kamala an edge in 2024
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Person of the Year
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden makes big investment in Georgia's Senate runoffs  —  The Republican majority in the Senate is up for grabs in the two Jan. 5 elections  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 11  —  Hoping to help the Democrats win back the majority in the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden's making what's …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Top Republican: Georgia Senate races ‘very positive,’ ahead on absentee voting
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News and HotAir
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Devin Nunes says he's tested positive for COVID-19  —  Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) told California radio station KMJNOW on Friday that he's tested positive for the coronavirus.  —  The big picture: Nunes is an ardent defender of President Trump and former chair of the House Intelligence Committee.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
California Rep. Devin Nunes says he tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
GOP candidate who pushed QAnon conspiracy theory gets arrested for child pornography  —  Ben Gibson, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in November, was arrested in Louisiana this Wednesday and booked on four counts of child pornography, WGNO reports.  —  Gibson, who was an active Airman …
Discussion: The US Sun and The Intellectualist
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Is Andrew Yang Running for Mayor?  All Signs Point to Yes  —  The former Democratic presidential candidate is meeting with New York City power brokers and telling them he intends to enter the race to succeed Bill de Blasio.  —  Andrew Yang, the former tech executive who gained a national following …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Media's pre-election burial of Hunter Biden story proves dereliction of duty  —  There are two kinds of bias in the media.  First there is the kind we regularly see from many - not all - outlets in broad daylight, which includes openly rooting for one political party while echoing rapid-response opposition research against another.
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
NY Times Assistant Who Edited Cotton's ‘Send in the Troops’ Column Resigns  —  Six months after the inflammatory column and opinions editor James Bennet's subsequent resignation, the editorial assistant who edited the piece has left the Times. … The New York Times staffer who edited …
Bob Smietana / Religion News Service:
Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks  —  Flip  —  NASHVILLE (RNS) — Christian personal finance guru Dave Ramsey hopes his staff will spread peace and goodwill during the Christmas season.  —  They may also be spreading COVID-19.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
'I didn't make it'  —  A Disney World waitress struggles to hold onto her middle-class life amid a pandemic and catastrophic layoff  —  ORLANDO — “Dear Cast Member,” the late October layoff notice began.  —  Flaviana Decker, 44, retreated to her living room couch and tried to stop her tears …
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
An Arizona doctor went viral decrying a lack of ICU beds.  Then he says his hospital shut him out.  —  Cleavon Gilman has worked through three coronavirus surges, but the emergency room doctor reached his breaking point on Nov. 22.  The physician had just arrived at a Yuma, Ariz. …
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal REVOLUTION:
The Simple Math of FDA Delay  —  Two to three thousand people a day are dying from COVID.  Thus anything that delays rolling out a vaccine has a very high cost in human lives.  People want to deny this, perhaps because it is so horrifying.  I get a lot of pushback when I say that FDA delay is deadly.
Discussion: National Review
John Nichols / The Nation:
Senator Ron Johnson No Longer Has Constituents; He Has a Boss, a Don  —  He's planned a hearing to promote fantasies about “irregularities,” and threatens to disrupt certification of the Electoral College vote.  —  Senator Ron Johnson has stopped representing the people of Wisconsin on January 20, 2017.
New York Times:
FKA twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf, Citing ‘Relentless’ Abusive Relationship  —  The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles by the musician, accuses the actor of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress.  —  Just after Valentine's Day in 2019, the musician FKA twigs was in a car speeding toward Los Angeles.
Moderna, Inc.:
U.S. Government Exercises 1st Option for Additional 100 Million Doses of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate  —  Total of 200 million doses ordered by the U.S government to date  —  Additional doses ordered today will be delivered in Q2 2021  —  U.S. government retains option to purchase up to an additional 300 million doses
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
 
 
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Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw accused of discrediting Navy vet's sex assault outcry
Discussion: Newsweek
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Trump admin offered $700M to 9/11 victims to save Sudan deal
The Hill:
America's forest sector is ready for climate action and rural America can benefit
Discussion: Washington Post
Financial Times:
EU states urged to push UK into new talks in event of no-deal Brexit
Discussion: Foreign Policy and The Irish Times
Rod Dreher:
Eric Metaxas's American Apocalypse
Nathan Bernard / Mainer:
How Sara Gideon Lost to Collins the Day After She Entered the Race
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Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
New Hampshire's GOP governor blasts anti-maskers after House speaker dies of covid-19: 'Don't act like a bunch of children'
Washington Post:
Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
American Elites Still Don't Understand How COVID-19 Works
Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost:
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Anti-Transgender Bill After Claiming To Be LGBTQ-Friendly
Bloomberg:
China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member