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New York Times:
Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Reversal in Congress, Testing Pence — Some House Republicans plan to try to use Congress's tallying of electoral results on Jan. 6 to tip the election to President Trump. The attempt will put Republicans in a pinch. — President Trump lost key swing states by clear margins.
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump unleashes an army of sore losers — It's been five weeks since the election, and he still hasn't conceded. Alleging massive voter fraud, he's demanded an audit of votes in populous Democratic strongholds. On Thursday, he sued the secretary of state.
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Raw Story, NBC News and National Review
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump tells ‘Fox & Friends’ election challenges ‘not over’ ahead of Electoral College vote — Trump would not say if he would attend Biden's inauguration — Trump: Election fight not over ahead of Electoral College vote — President Trump vowed that he and his campaign …
David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump appeal — The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a lawsuit by President Donald Trump that seeks to overturn the state's election results. — The president filed the lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court Dec. 4.
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Associated Press
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Dershowitz: Supreme Court ruling shows 'you can't count on the judiciary' if you're team Trump — Attorney Alan Dershowitz said the Supreme Court turning down Texas's election lawsuit sent a message that President Trump and his allies 'can't count on the judiciary' to help overturn the results of the election.
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The Atlantic and The Daily Caller
David Cohen / Politico:
Lamar Alexander: Trump needs to ‘put the country first’ and accept election results
Lamar Alexander: Trump needs to ‘put the country first’ and accept election results
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Axios, The Hill, USA Today, IJR, The Daily Caller, Crooks and Liars and Breitbart
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy
The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy
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Conservative News Today, Yahoo News, Daily Kos and ABC News
Harry Enten / CNN:
Al Gore conceded on this date. Trump still hasn't
Al Gore conceded on this date. Trump still hasn't
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New York Times and Florida Politics
New York Times:
Republicans Find Themselves Speechless Following a Supreme Court Defeat
Republicans Find Themselves Speechless Following a Supreme Court Defeat
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Voice of America, Spectator USA, The Western Journal and TheBlaze
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’
Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’
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HotAir, CNN and The Daily Beast
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat
Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat
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Business Insider, Outside the Beltway, Law & Crime, Israpundit, Fox News, Mother Jones, Forbes and Election Law Blog
Washington Post:
Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington — Thousands of maskless rallygoers who refuse to accept the results of the election turned downtown Washington into a falsehood-filled spectacle Saturday, two days before the electoral college will make the president's loss official.
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New York Times:
4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash
4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash
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Townhall, Law & Crime, The Daily Caller, Slate, Business Insider, Associated Press, Raw Story, Breitbart, CBS News, New York Post, Election Law Blog and Fox News
Lauren Koenig / CNN:
Several people were stabbed and 23 arrested as ‘Stop the Steal’ protesters and counter-protesters clash in Washington, DC
Several people were stabbed and 23 arrested as ‘Stop the Steal’ protesters and counter-protesters clash in Washington, DC
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The Week
Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
‘Proud Boys’ burn Black Lives Matter signs at churches in Washington
‘Proud Boys’ burn Black Lives Matter signs at churches in Washington
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Raw Story, Conservative News Today and Business Insider
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
4 stabbed in skirmishes at DC protests, while 1 person shot at clashes in Washington state
4 stabbed in skirmishes at DC protests, while 1 person shot at clashes in Washington state
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Washington Examiner and NBC News
David French / The Dispatch:
The Dangerous Idolatry of Christian Trumpism — We can pray peace will prevail, but we'd be fools to presume it will. — 4 hr ago — This is a grievous and dangerous time for American Christianity. The frenzy and the fury of the post-election period has laid bare the sheer idolatry and fanaticism of Christian Trumpism.
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Rod Dreher:
What I Saw At The Jericho March — For my sins, I guess, I watched all six hours of the Jericho March proceedings from Washington today, on the march webcast. I say for my sins, but in truth, I decided to watch it because I am interested in what the activist Christian Right is saying …
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Religion News Service
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
She Stalked Her Daughter's Killers Across Mexico, One by One — Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails. — SAN FERNANDO, Mexico — Miriam Rodríguez clutched …
Brianna Ehley / Politico:
U.S. begins shipping Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine — Pfizer has begun shipping out its coronavirus vaccine in the U.S., with the doses set to arrive at the first tranche of vaccination sites within a day. — Trucks carrying the first doses of the vaccine, authorized by the FDA late Friday night …
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National Review and New York Magazine
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Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
WSJ op-ed on ‘Dr.’ Jill Biden gets writer ‘canceled’ by Northwestern University — The author wrote that Jill Biden's use of “Dr.” before her name “sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic” — Jill Biden reportedly pushing for debt-free college as incoming first lady
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The Hill, Northwestern Now News, HotAir, Vox, New York Post, New York Times and TheBlaze
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Chris Christie Blasts Trump's Legal Strategy: An ‘Absurdity’ — Former New Jersey governor and informal President Donald Trump advisor Chris Christie on Sunday morning blasted the president's legal team and theories aimed at seeking to overturn the 2020 election results as “an absurdity.”
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Talking Points Memo, IJR and Washington Times
Kimberly Wehle / Politico:
There's a Way to Halt Trump's Baseless Election Fraud Cases — The dozens of postelection lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and his Republican supporters are hard to keep track of, but the scorecard is as clear as it is grim for the president's side: one modest victory versus 55 losses—and counting.
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Raw Story
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Most feel election is “settled” but Trump voters disagree — With the Electoral College poised to elect Joe Biden on Monday, a sizable 62% majority of the nation's voters feel the election is “over and settled” and it's “time to move on.” Large majorities feel their own votes …
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Bloomberg, Politico, Breitbart, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mediaite and The Carpentariat
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Compared with today's GOP, the 1860 secessionists were softies — At least the Confederate secessionists acknowledged that Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election. — The 18 Republican state attorneys general and 126 Republican House members who asked the Supreme Court to throw out the results …
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The Moderate Voice
CNN:
Biden's Catholic faith will be on full display as the first churchgoing president in decades — (CNN)Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. So it was notable when the President-elect didn't attend church on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the season when Roman Catholics like Biden prepare for Christmas.