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9:55 AM ET, December 13, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Overturn 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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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy  —  How low has the Party of Lincoln fallen?  In answering this question, it is instructive to look at the example of Kevin McCarthy, a seven-term California congressman who, since 2019, has served as the House Minority Leader.
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 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
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat  —  A Trump appointee in Milwaukee, Judge Brett H. Ludwig, dismissed a suit contesting the election with a withering rebuke.  —  A federal judge in Milwaukee on Saturday tossed out President Trump's latest effort to overturn …
New York Times:
4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash  —  Supporters of the president in several cities said they were still convinced that the election was stolen, no matter what the courts say.  Some confrontations with counterprotesters turned violent.
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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.
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.
Lauren Koenig / CNN:
Several people were stabbed and 23 arrested as ‘Stop the Steal’ protesters and counter-protesters clash in Washington, DC  —  (CNN)At least four people were stabbed Saturday night amid post-election protests in Washington, according to the DC Metropolitan Police Department's public affairs office.
Discussion: The Week
Keisha Rowe / The Clarion-Ledger:
No ICU beds left in Mississippi as COVID-19 case levels continue to hit record highs  —  The surge of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi has left no intensive care unit beds available across the state and prompted the need for restrictions, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Friday.
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 …
Will Parker / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Poised for Wave of Evictions in January as Federal Ban Expires  —  Between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk in January alone  —  More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during …
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’  —  Donald Trump was in usual, unhinged form on Saturday morning, quickly taking to Twitter to unload after the Supreme Court handed him his latest, humiliating legal defeat on Friday.
Discussion: HotAir, Forbes and The Daily Beast
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Another Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Another of the President's Meritless Post-Election Lawsuits  —  Soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump has time and again touted his stacking of the judiciary with hundreds of lifetime appointments, but those judges have resoundingly rejected meritless …
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Trevor Hughes / USA Today:
Deadliest place in America: They shrugged off the pandemic, then their family and friends started dying  —  QUINTER, Kansas — Sitting in the front seat of a red pickup as wind-whipped sorghum husks fly down Main Street like snowflakes, Ivy Charles fingers the white surgical mask slipped down beneath her chin.
Linda Lew / South China Morning Post:
What to do when the UN human rights office may have violated human rights?  —  Revelation that names of activists were provided to China spurred a years-long legal fight which is not over yet Emma Reilly's complaint to her employer is still not resolved after more than seven years Revelation …
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Acting US defense secretary's chief of staff Kash Patel files $50M defamation lawsuit against CNN  —  Suit claims CNN engaged in ‘pattern of retaliation and discrimination against Kash’  —  Kash Patel reacts to Fiona Hill allegation of Ukraine back channel
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Rep. Max Rose Launches Exploratory Bid to Run for N.Y.C. Mayor  —  The congressman, who lost his re-election bid last month, is casting himself as a blunt populist who would end New York's cycle of “broken politics.”  —  Representative Max Rose, the brash Staten Island Democrat who recently lost …
CNN:
First batch of coronavirus vaccine ships out from Pfizer plant for all 50 states  —  (CNN)Freight trucks carrying about 184,275 vials of coronavirus vaccine departed a Pfizer plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, and the combined 189 boxes of vaccine vials are expected to arrive in all 50 states on Monday.
Discussion: HotAir
Associated Press:
Hunter Biden subpoena seeks info on Burisma, other entities  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A subpoena seeking documents from Hunter Biden asked for information related to more than two dozen entities, including Ukraine gas company Burisma, according to a person familiar with a Justice Department tax investigation …
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Stephen Deere / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta Mayor Bottoms' adviser confirms she declined offer to join Biden's Cabinet
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Rick Scott / National Review:
Republicans Must Not Cave on Blue-State Bailouts
Discussion: Florida Politics
Washington Post:
Covid's U.S. toll: Nearly 300,000 dead and a stalemate between fatalism and hope
Discussion: Political Wire
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Inside the global fight to save capitalism
Neda Toloui-Semnani / VICE:
Women Say They Were Abused and Deported by ICE. Now They Fear Being Silenced.
Terence McArdle / Washington Post:
Charley Pride, first major Black star in country music, dies at 86 of covid-19
Discussion: NPR
Charlie Baker / Jacobin:
No, Andrew Yang Should Not Be New York City's Mayor
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Biden Faces Intense Pressure From All Sides as He Seeks Diverse Cabinet
Discussion: New York Magazine, Power Line and Vox
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The Guardian:
Israel establishes ‘formal diplomatic relations’ with Bhutan
Cam Edwards / Bearing Arms:
Lil Wayne Deserves A Pardon From President Trump
Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis refused to disclose White House coronavirus report that contradicts him
Washington Post:
Biden's attorney general search narrows
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate's octogenarians face the age question and whether it's time to exit
The Guardian:
‘The virus is moving in’: why California is losing the fight against Covid
David Gilbert / VICE:
Even QAnon Is Abandoning Parler, the Far-Right's Answer to Twitter
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

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Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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