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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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Republican Party of Texas:
Chairman Allen West's Response to SCOTUS Decision — Austin, TX, Release: December 11, 2020. For Immediate Release — Below is Chairman Allen West's statement regarding the decision by the Supreme Court to dismiss Texas' constitutionally legitimate and critical lawsuit.
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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.
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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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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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Supreme Court Unanimously Denies Texas Emergency Relief, Refuses to Grant Motion for Leave to File (Updated) — This evening, in Texas v. Pennsylvania, a unanimous Supreme Court refused to grant Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton an injunction or other relief that would bar the selection …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Rejecting GOP Election Sabotage Lawsuit — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to reject the sham GOP lawsuit demanding that Electoral College votes in four states be overturned and awarded to Donald Trump:
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden Transition Live Updates: Democrats and Some Republicans Applaud Supreme Court Rejection of Suit to Overturn Election
Biden Transition Live Updates: Democrats and Some Republicans Applaud Supreme Court Rejection of Suit to Overturn Election
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James Wigderson / RightWisconsin:
Correction: Error in Editorial Endorsing Tiffany in GOP Primary
Correction: Error in Editorial Endorsing Tiffany in GOP Primary
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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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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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New York Times:
F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away — An initial shipment of about 2.9 million doses of the vaccine will be sent around the United States over the next week. — The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday …
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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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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pursues Appointing Special Counsel to Probe Election, Hunter Biden — President has expressed frustration with Attorney General William Barr as efforts to overturn election have failed — President Trump has expressed interest in pursuing the appointment of a special counsel …
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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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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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The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden Called His Father And Chinese Business Partner ‘Office Mates’ In September 2017 Email
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden Called His Father And Chinese Business Partner ‘Office Mates’ In September 2017 Email
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
‘Russian disinformation’ claims gave Joe Biden and media cover to dismiss Hunter allegations
‘Russian disinformation’ claims gave Joe Biden and media cover to dismiss Hunter allegations
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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.
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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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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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Bloomberg:
Oracle Moves Headquarters to Texas, Joining Valley Exodus — Company says shifting locations to give flexibility to workers — Software maker follows HPE, Palantir in leaving California — Oracle Corp., a Silicon Valley stalwart, has moved its headquarters to Texas …
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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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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Major veterans groups call for VA secretary's ouster following damning report — A day after the Veterans Affairs Inspector General blasted VA Secretary Robert Wilkie for his handling of a sexual assault allegation at a department hospital, most of the country's major veterans organizations called …
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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.
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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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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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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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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The YouTube Ban Is Un-American, Wrong, and Will Backfire — Silicon Valley couldn't have designed a better way to further radicalize Trump voters — Start with the headline: Supporting the 2020 U.S. Election. YouTube in its company blog can't even say, “Banning Election Conspiracy Theories.”
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Gingrich and Huckabee back Newsom recall effort — OAKLAND, Calif. — The California activist movement to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom just got a national shot in the arm from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, two former Republican leaders who still have large conservative followings.
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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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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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