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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect — In one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest hacks in more than five years, email systems were breached at the Treasury and Commerce Departments. Other breaches are under investigation.
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Business Insider, CANNONFIRE, NPR, New York Magazine, The Week and Scripting News
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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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Raw Story, Foreign Policy, The Week, Politico, CNN and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government - sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers backed by a foreign government have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury Department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Department of Homeland Security:
Emergency Directive 21-01 — Mitigate SolarWinds Orion Code Compromise
CISA:
CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Mitigate the Compromise of Solarwinds Orion Network Management Products
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Forbes
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Agencies Hacked in Foreign Cyber Espionage Campaign
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Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Wall Street Journal Opinion Editor Defends Item on Dr. Jill Biden — “There's nothing like playing the race or gender card to stifle criticism,” Paul A. Gigot said as he accused Democrats of orchestrating a coordinated response to an op-ed piece. — The editorial page editor …
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Paul A. Gigot / Wall Street Journal:
The Biden Team Strikes Back — Its strategists promote an identity politics campaign against an op-ed on Jill Biden's use of ‘Dr.’ — Joe Biden says it is “time to heal” America's divisions after the Trump presidency, and The Wall Street Journal has praised him for saying so.
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thedailychrenk.com, The Daily Wire, Power Line, Twitchy, Washington Times, Townhall, NPR, RedState, Revolving Door Project, HotAir and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
Biden orders ‘exorcism’ of Trump from White House: Team in hazmat suits will spray the entire residence with disinfectant after Donald leaves
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
The Wall Street Journal column about Jill Biden is worse than you thought
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Raw Story, CNN, The Atlantic, RedState, thedailychrenk.com and The College Fix
New York Times:
White House staff members will be among the first to be vaccinated. — White House staff members who work in close quarters with President Trump have been told they are scheduled to receive injections of the coronavirus vaccine soon, at a time when the first doses of the vaccine are being distributed …
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Associated Press, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Balloon Juice, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Delays Plan to Hasten Vaccines for White House Staff — Shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine left a facility in Michigan early Sunday, the initial step in the most ambitious vaccination plan in U.S. history. The F.D.A. chief says the vaccine …
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CNN:
White House staffers to receive Covid-19 vaccine ahead of general public
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The Guardian, New York Times, WTOP and The Hill
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump, Top Officials to Be Offered Covid Vaccine Within Days
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Axios and New York Post
Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
U.S. expects to have immunized 100 million against COVID-19 by end of March -Slaoui
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The Hill
New York Times:
Cleveland's Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name — The decision comes amid a wider push for sports teams to stop using Native American names and imagery as team names and mascots. — Following years of protests from fans and Native American groups, the Cleveland Indians have decided …
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Slate, ESPN, Axios, NOQ Report, The Hill, Scene and Heard, Deadline, The Wrap, The Guardian, New York Post, RedState, The Daily Caller, UPI, TMZ.com, CBS Pittsburgh, The Week, CBS News and OutKick
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Stunning Passage from the Latest Court Rejection of Team Trump — What a Wisconsin federal court's order turning back another campaign lawsuit tells us about the election-rigging case. — he most telling aspect of the Wisconsin federal district court's rejection of another Trump campaign lawsuit …
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Mediaite, The Week, Election Law Blog, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Atlantic
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out. — Big tech companies now exert huge influence over what stories get told. The message is clear: Be careful who you offend. — The show was called “Scraper,” but it was clearly about Gawker Media, the network of aggressive …
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MacRumors, Mediaite, AppleInsider and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Is Dead at 89 — Graham Greene called “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” featuring the plump, ill-dressed George Smiley, the greatest spy story he had ever read. — LONDON — John le Carré, whose exquisitely nuanced …
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Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
The Electoral College Shouldn't Matter More Than the Majority's Votes — Majority rule shapes our lives — except when it comes to electing the president. — Mr. Wegman is a member of the editorial board. — As the 538 members of the Electoral College gather on Monday to carry …
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Maria Carrasco / Politico:
Bill Cassidy warns GOP 'can't stand if we are divided'
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Glen Johnson / Axios:
Scoop: O'Brien takes wife on COVID-era tour of Europe — National security adviser Robert O'Brien is taking his wife on a holiday tour of the romantic Mediterranean and European capitals, including seeking a private tour of the Louvre despite it being closed because of coronavirus restrictions, people familiar with the trip tell Axios.
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The Week, Politico and The White House
Christine Jordan Sexton / Florida Politics:
Gov. DeSantis suggests one dose of Pfizer vaccine may be enough — Gov. Ron DeSantis just a few days ago said that Americans need to unify behind the science that has led to the rapid development of vaccines. So it was a bit strange that DeSantis on Friday said that perhaps the number …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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CNN:
Pete Buttigieg emerging as leading contender for Transportation secretary — (CNN)Pete Buttigieg is emerging as a leading contender to be Joe Biden's Transportation secretary, multiple sources familiar with the transition's deliberations tell CNN. — The possible nomination would vault …
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The Hill and Chicago Sun-Times
Washington Post:
‘A dark, empty place:’ Public officials face personal threats as tensions flare — State and local officials of both parties have warned that President Trump's increasingly desperate tweets about election fraud are fueling the potential for violence as well as another ominous trend of 2020 …
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