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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election — The suit, filed directly in the Supreme Court, sought to bar Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from casting their electoral votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …
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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.
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Reason, Los Angeles Times, HotAir, Daily Kos and Hackwhackers
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.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court dismisses bid led by Texas attorney general to overturn the presidential election results, blocking Trump's legal path to a reversal of his loss — The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a long-shot bid by President Trump and the state of Texas to overturn the results …
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USA Today, Law & Crime and Blue Virginia
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Bid to Overturn Trump's Loss — Two-paragraph order ends case Trump called ‘the big one’ — Texas lacks legal interest in other states' voting, court says — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the bid by Texas and President Donald Trump to nullify …
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Politico:
Supreme Court rejects Texas-led effort to overturn Biden's victory — The Supreme Court has rejected a longshot bid by Texas and other Republican-led states to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in last month's election, dashing President Donald Trump's last-ditch hope that the justices effectively hand him a second term.
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Washington Times, Talking Points Memo, Election Law Blog, NBC New York and CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
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.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Galling Hypocrisy of Texas AG Ken Paxton
The Galling Hypocrisy of Texas AG Ken Paxton
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Washington Examiner, Politico, VICE, Business Insider, Mediaite, HotAir, Morning Shots and The Week
Washington Post:
Pelosi accuses Republicans of ‘subverting the Constitution’ as more GOP lawmakers backed undoing Biden's win in the Supreme Court
Pelosi accuses Republicans of ‘subverting the Constitution’ as more GOP lawmakers backed undoing Biden's win in the Supreme Court
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Forbes, The Hill, New York Times, RedState, Common Dreams, CBS Dallas / Fort Worth, WTOP and Political Wire
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court Shuts Door On Trump Election Prospects
Supreme Court Shuts Door On Trump Election Prospects
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CNN:
Supreme Court rejects Texas' and Trump's bid to overturn election
Supreme Court rejects Texas' and Trump's bid to overturn election
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USA Today, Reuters, Denver Post, The Daily Caller, Orange County Register and Deadline
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up Trump case after circuit court judge dismissed
Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up Trump case after circuit court judge dismissed
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Washington Examiner
The Guardian:
Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans join baseless effort to overturn election
Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans join baseless effort to overturn election
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Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Mike Pence cheers Texas suit against Georgia: ‘God bless Texas!’
Mike Pence cheers Texas suit against Georgia: ‘God bless Texas!’
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The American Independent and Business Insider
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
Meadows hints FDA chief's job is in jeopardy over coronavirus vaccine
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The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Mediaite and The Week
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Biden Transition Live Updates: Anticipation Growing for the Supreme Court to Act on Texas Election Suit
Biden Transition Live Updates: Anticipation Growing for the Supreme Court to Act on Texas Election Suit
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
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New York Times:
Material From Giuliani Spurred a Separate Justice Dept. Pursuit of Hunter Biden — The inquiry, based out of Pittsburgh, was run parallel to an investigation in Delaware and raised alarms among F.B.I. agents about politicization. — WASHINGTON — As federal investigators in Delaware …
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Washington Examiner, IJR, Lawfare, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Vanity Fair, Sara A. Carter and The Western Journal
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Tom Winter / NBC News:
Email to Hunter Biden raises fresh questions about his tax dealings — Hunter Biden's former business partner sent him an email in 2017 saying he did not disclose on his tax returns $400,000 in income from the Ukrainian natural gas company where he sat on the board, according to a copy of the email obtained by NBC News.
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Breitbart, Political Wire, The National Interest and NBC Boston
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 …
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Talking Points Memo
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.
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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.
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Jennifer Rutledge / Conservative Action Project:
Conservatives Call on State Legislators to Appoint New Electors, in Accordance with the Constitution — The evidence overwhelmingly shows officials in key battleground states—as the result of a coordinated pressure campaign by Democrats and allied groups—violated the Constitution …
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The Dispatch and Breitbart
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Hatred of liberals is all that's left of conservatism
Hatred of liberals is all that's left of conservatism
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington Post:
Sidney Powell's secret witness ‘Spyder’ is an IT consultant. He told The Post he never worked in military intelligence. — The witness is code-named “Spyder.” Or sometimes “Spider.” His identity is so closely guarded that lawyer Sidney Powell has sought to keep it even from opposing counsel.
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.
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Media Matters for America, more at Techmeme »
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Most Republicans say President Trump was robbed — Most Republicans also say GOP lawsuits are helping American democracy — Trump meets with attorneys general over Texas election lawsuit — Sixty-eight percent of Republicans believe the election was stolen from President Trump.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters give President Trump mixed reviews after 4 years
Fox News Poll: Voters give President Trump mixed reviews after 4 years
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The Hill and Opinion Today
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 …
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WGNO, Daily Kos, The US Sun and The Intellectualist
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Democrat wants to use Civil War law about traitors to ban 126 Republicans from being seated in Congress — Only one-third of the Republicans elected to Congress in 2020 will be seated in Congress come January if one New Jersey Democrat has his way. — Rep. Bill Prscrell, Jr. (D-NJ) …
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Examiner, Right Journalism and The Intellectualist
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.
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Crooks and Liars
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 …
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The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Cuomo Suspends Indoor Dining in N.Y.C. Again — The decision, intended to slow a second wave of coronavirus cases, is a blow to the struggling restaurant industry. — Indoor dining will once again be barred in New York City restaurants starting on Monday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday …
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Is Andrew Yang Running for Mayor? All Signs Point to Yes
Is Andrew Yang Running for Mayor? All Signs Point to Yes
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Black Enterprise, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Hill and NBC New York
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.
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National Review
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.
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Business Insider and Raw Story
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
AP source: Cuomo among contenders for attorney general pick — WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is one of several contenders under consideration by President-elect Joe Biden for the role of attorney general, a person with knowledge of the search process said Friday.
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.
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New York Times:
6 Injured When Driver Rams Into Protest Against ICE in Manhattan — A black car hit several people marching in Manhattan in support of immigrants on a hunger strike at a federal detention center. — A woman drove her car into a crowd of protesters on 39th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan …