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4:05 PM ET, December 11, 2020

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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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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 …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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
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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National Review:
Texas Unleashes an Absurd Kraken  —  The odds of the Texas election lawsuit prevailing in the Supreme Court might not be less than one in a quadrillion, but they are extremely remote — and should be.  —  Texas is asking the Supreme Court to invalidate the presidential election …
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Galling Hypocrisy of Texas AG Ken Paxton  —  His lawsuit against states Biden won is a betrayal of everything defenders of federalism and the Electoral College claim to believe.  —  2 hr ago  —  I'm angry.  —  I have been defending the Electoral College and the larger Madisonian vision behind it …
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: Daily Kos and Hackwhackers
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The ‘Trump Won’ Farce Isn't Funny Anymore
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Live updates: Top House Republican joins group supporting Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate election results
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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Wall Street Journal:
Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Probes from Public View During Election  —  The attorney general knew for months about investigations into Biden's business and financial dealings  —  Attorney General William Barr has known about a disparate set of investigations involving Hunter Biden's business …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Paralyzed
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Investigation of His Son Is Likely to Hang Over Biden as He Takes Office
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: Washington Examiner
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Person of the Year
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.
Discussion: ABC7 and globalnews.ca
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill and NBC New York
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
Andrew Cuomo Is Projecting His Guilt On Staten Island
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
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
Tony Plohetski / KVUE-TV:
FBI subpoenas Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amid whistleblower allegations  —  The investigation started after top aides alleged they believe Paxton may be committing crimes that include abuse of office and bribery.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — FBI agents have issued at least one federal subpoena …
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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 …
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'  —  New Hampshire Republican state Rep. Dick Hinch wept as he accepted a nomination as speaker of the house at an outdoor swearing-in ceremony with hundreds of his peers, including dozens without masks.
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Ethan DeWitt / Concord Monitor:
Speaker's death calls into question the refusal by many House Republicans to wear masks
Discussion: CBS News and The Boston Globe
Politico:
Senate approves one-week funding bill to avert midnight shutdown  —  The Senate cleared a one-week government funding bill on Friday by voice vote, forestalling the threat of a government shutdown at midnight and capping off hours of drama after several senators threatened to hold up the resolution.
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Associated Press:
Congress passes 1-week funding bill to avert gov't shutdown
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. …
Washington Post:
Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread  —  Play Video  —  As winter approaches, the United States is grappling with a jaw-dropping surge in the number of novel coronavirus infections.  More than 288,000 Americans have been killed by a virus that public health officials …
Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost:
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Anti-Transgender Bill After Claiming To Be LGBTQ-Friendly  —  The Hawaii Democrat has drafted a bill to bar schools from receiving federal funds if they allow transgender girls and women to compete in women's sports.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) …
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.
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: Business Insider
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 …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to head south as she explores political future  —  (CNN)Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are currently in the final stages of purchasing a plot of land in an exclusive enclave nicknamed “billionaire bunker,” near Miami Beach, Florida, according to a source familiar with the transaction.
Discussion: HotAir, Raw Story and Page Six
Nathan Bernard / Mainer:
How Sara Gideon Lost to Collins the Day After She Entered the Race  —  The Democrat's tone-deaf, big-money campaign alienated struggling Mainers, begging them for contributions even on Election Day, when it still had millions in the bank  —  Democrat Sara Gideon's bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins …
Bloomberg:
China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member  —  Chinese authorities have detained Haze Fan, who works for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing, on suspicion of endangering national security.  —  Fan was last in contact with one of her editors around 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday.
 
 
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USA Today:
Leaked reports: Feds pulled toy police from ports, safety checks plunged in COVID-19
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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James Bovard / The American Conservative:
Why We Question the Election Results
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Christine Byers / KSDK-TV:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
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