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4:20 PM ET, December 13, 2020

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Karl Rove: Trump Is ‘On the Edge of Looking Like a Sore Loser’  —  Karl Rove said on Fox News Sunday that President Donald Trump is starting to look like a “sore loser.”  —  The president keeps refusing to accept that he lost and Joe Biden won, and has been pushing all sorts of baseless claims …
Discussion: Law & Crime
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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.
Discussion: Associated Press and POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, National Review and NBC News
Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
U.S. expects to have immunized 100 million against COVID-19 by end of March -Slaoui  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to have immunized 100 million people with the coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, the chief adviser for the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program said on Sunday.
Discussion: The Hill
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Trump: Coronavirus vaccine would have taken ‘five years’ if I wasn't president
Brianna Ehley / Politico:
U.S. begins shipping Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine
Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
NIH director asks public to ‘hit the reset button’ on vaccine skepticism
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington
New York Times:
4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash
Lauren Koenig / CNN:
Several people were stabbed and 23 arrested as ‘Stop the Steal’ protesters and counter-protesters clash in Washington, DC
Discussion: The Week
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.
Discussion: Religion News Service
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Rod Dreher:
What I Saw At The Jericho March
Discussion: Religion News Service
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russian government spies are behind a broad hacking campaign that has breached U.S. agencies and a top cyber firm  —  The Russian government hackers who breached a top cybersecurity firm are behind a much broader espionage campaign that also compromised the Treasury and Commerce departments …
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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 …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Loeffler disavows photo taken with longtime white supremacist  —  Sen. Kelly Loeffler's campaign strongly condemned a photo circulating on social media of her posing with a longtime white supremacist taken at an event in Dawsonville on Friday.The photo shows Loeffler smiling from beneath …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Maria Carrasco / Politico:
Bill Cassidy warns GOP 'can't stand if we are divided'  —  He quoted Abraham Lincoln in discussing his party's problems.  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy addresses supporters at his election watch party in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 3.  Matthew Hinton/AP Photo  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy acknowledged …
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
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James Crowley / Newsweek:
Joe Biden ‘Will Be Removed One Way or Another,’ Alex Jones Tells Pro-Trump March  —  Conspiracy theorist and internet personality Alex Jones told a crowd of pro-Trump protesters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday that President-elect Joe Biden “will be removed one way or another,” while addressing the protesters from a stage.
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former Adviser  —  Lindsey Boylan, a Democratic candidate for Manhattan Borough president, accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, of sexual harassment during the time she worked as an adviser to him.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. border officials expelled dozens of migrant children in violation of court order  —  U.S. border officials have expelled at least 66 unaccompanied migrant children without a court hearing or asylum interview since a federal judge ordered them to stop the practice, the Trump administration conceded on Saturday.
Sky News Australia:
Major leak ‘exposes’ members and ‘lifts the lid’ on the Chinese Communist Party  —  A major leak containing a register with the details of nearly two million CCP members has occurred - exposing members who are now working all over the world, while also lifting the lid on how the party operates under Xi Jinping, says Sharri Markson.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Albert Hunt / The Hill:
2021: Reality politics vs. liberal fantasy  —  Most everyone knew: A landslide Democratic victory in the presidential election — accompanied by huge congressional majorities — would embolden the party's vocal left wing to demand big stuff, claiming “mandate” support.  —  It wasn't to be.
 
 
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
10 Months Later, Iowa Democrats Blame National Party for Caucus Meltdown
Wall Street Journal:
Getting Covid Vaccines to People Will Cost States Billions They Don't Have
Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Over 25 Black ministers sign letter to Warnock on abortion
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Flynn: Feds should have been looking into Swalwell instead of him and Trump
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Devan Cole / CNN:
Hoyer signals he's open to a slimmed down Covid-19 deal in order ‘to get the essential done’
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
Biden's Catholic faith will be on full display as the first churchgoing president in decades
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Kimberly Wehle / Politico:
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Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
Will Parker / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Poised for Wave of Evictions in January as Federal Ban Expires
Discussion: Political Wire
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Rep. Max Rose Launches Exploratory Bid to Run for N.Y.C. Mayor
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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