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4:15 PM ET, December 15, 2020

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Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell urges Republicans not to contest Biden win on Jan. 6  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team urged fellow Republicans on a conference call today not to participate in any efforts to object to certifying Joe Biden's presidential election win in the Jan. 6 joint session …
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Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson calls election legitimate and acknowledges Biden victory but still plans hearing on alleged ‘irregularities’  —  One day after the Electoral College affirmed Democrat Joe Biden's presidential victory, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, said in an interview that he acknowledged Biden …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Inside the Right-Wing Media Bubble, Where the Myth of a Trump Win Lives On  —  The Electoral College has affirmed Biden's victory.  That doesn't mean that Trump-friendly news outlets have accepted it.  —  President Trump's media criticism is usually binary — there are “good stories,” favorable to him, and then the other category.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
After weeks of declining to recognize Biden's win, Mitch McConnell congratulates him for being the president-elect.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
McConnell sets up a clash with Trump over who's in charge in the GOP
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's frenetic, fanciful, bitter final plea
President of Russia:
Congratulations to Joseph R. Biden on winning US presidential election
Mary Ilyushina / CNN:
Putin finally congratulates Biden on US election victory
Dan Merica / CNN:
Joe Biden picks Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, elevating the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to a top post in the federal government.
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Washington Post:
Biden to name Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary  —  President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his secretary of transportation, elevating the onetime rival to a key role in the incoming administration's push to rebuild American infrastructure and the economy …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden taps former rival Buttigieg for U.S. Transportation secretary -sources  —  WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Pete Buttigieg, his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, to lead the U.S. Transportation Department, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Associated Press:
AP sources: Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief
Discussion: WXYZ-TV, Talking Points Memo and KTLA
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Everyone Trump Touches Dies: The List  —  He revealed people for what they really were.  —  Bill Barr?  He gone.  —  Barr began the Year of Our Lord 2016 as a well respected member of the conservative legal establishment.  He concludes 2020 with his reputation destroyed …
Discussion: New York Times
CBS Chicago:
‘You Have the Wrong Place:’ Body Camera Video Shows Moments Police Handcuff Innocent, Naked Woman During Wrong Raid  —  CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time, police body camera video reveals what an innocent woman said happened to her nearly two years ago: police officers wrongly entered …
New York Times:
So Jeffrey Toobin Had a Zoom Incident.  What Now?  —  How a leading man of legal journalism lost his sweetest gig.  —  Until Jeffrey Toobin's fateful appointment with Zoom on Oct. 15, his quarantine was going better than most people's.  —  In August, his eighth book, “True Crimes and Misdemeanors …
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Althouse, Forbes and Twitchy
Rachel Sharp / Daily Mail:
San Francisco to rename Abraham Lincoln High School because former president did not demonstrate that ‘black lives mattered to him’ - as woke renaming committee also takes aim at Democrat senator Dianne Feinstein and Teddy Roosevelt  — San Francisco Unified School District's renaming …
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Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
Abraham Lincoln was once a hero.  In some S.F. education circles, he's now a bad guy  —  Abraham Lincoln, an iconic American hero, could soon be an outcast in San Francisco, his legacy called into question and his name ripped off a high school.  —  Lincoln is one of dozens of historical figures who …
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Moderna Vaccine Is Highly Protective and Prevents Severe Covid-19, Data Show  —  The positive review likely ensures that the F.D.A. will approve a second coronavirus vaccine this week for millions of Americans.  —  WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna is highly protective …
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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Trump claims new fraud evidence as Michigan officials push back on disputed report  —  President Trump on Tuesday argued that voting machines in Michigan had substantial errors, citing a statistic from a report released Monday that has since been disputed by top state election officials.
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Sarah Schiff / About Facebook:
An Update on the Georgia Runoff Elections  —  We are maintaining our temporary pause for ads about social issues, elections or politics in the US.  However, in recent weeks we've heard feedback from experts and advertisers across the political spectrum about the importance of expressing voice …
Discussion: New York Times, Reuters and Forbes
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: Facebook lifts political ad ban for Georgia runoffs
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump antagonizes Republicans with Georgia fundraising ploy  —  President Donald Trump couldn't make it any clearer: He needs his supporters to fork over cash for the all-important Georgia Senate runoff elections.  —  “We MUST defend Georgia from the Dems!” he wrote in one recent text message.
US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Antigen Test as First Over-the-Counter Fully At-Home Diagnostic Test for COVID-19  —  Test is authorized for individuals two years of age or older, including those not showing symptoms  —  For Immediate Release:
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges  —  Mr. Nygard was arrested in Canada at the request of the U.S. attorney's office in New York City, which accused him of recruiting dozens of women for sex.  —  Peter Nygard, the Canadian fashion retailer …
Discussion: The Hill and Justice News
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Trump Retweets Threat to Jail Georgia's Governor and Secretary of State  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.  —  It's a strange day for democracy when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Big-name House Republicans sign letter demanding Pelosi remove Swalwell from intelligence committee  —  A group of House Republicans, led by some of the most high-profile members of the caucus, called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Representative Mike Johnson Thinks That the Election Isn't Over  —  Last week, the Republican attorney general of Texas, with support from Republican attorneys general in eighteen other states, filed briefs urging the Supreme Court to overturn the results of the election in four swing states that favored Joe Biden.
Reuters:
Hackers at center of sprawling spy campaign turned SolarWinds' dominance against it  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during his 11 years at the helm.  —  There was not a database …
Reuters:
Exclusive: New Mexico's Deb Haaland emerges as Biden's top choice to lead U.S. Interior -sources  —  WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico has emerged as President-elect Joe Biden's leading choice to head the Interior Department …
Axios:
Manchin: GOP leadership will use bipartisan bill as framework for stimulus deal  —  The bipartisan group of senators working on an economic stimulus deal have received assurances from Senate GOP leadership that their $748 billion proposal will be used as the framework for a relief package …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden and Harris will take oaths on Capitol stage, inauguration committee confirms  —  President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris will be sworn in to office on the steps of the Capitol next month, but those who are planning his inauguration are urging Americans to stay …
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Melania Trump breaks children's hospital rules by taking her mask off to read to patients  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump broke stated mask policy at Children's National Hospital Tuesday when she removed her mask to read a holiday book to children.  —  Trump, who has visited children …
Discussion: The Hill
Maria Polletta / USA Today:
Arizona judge scraps election fraud lawsuit in which plaintiff was not a registered voter  —  PHOENIX — A Pinal County Superior Court judge on Tuesday jettisoned a lawsuit claiming widespread election fraud in Arizona, saying the plaintiff had no standing to challenge the state's election results because she was not registered to vote.
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine  —  The Doomsday Machine was never supposed to exist.  It was meant to be a thought experiment that went like this: Imagine a device built with the sole purpose of destroying all human life.  Now suppose that machine is buried deep underground …
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rules for Colorado church in coronavirus restrictions dispute  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a temporary injunction to a Colorado church seeking relief from Gov. Jared Polis's gathering restrictions.  —  The court in a 6-3 decision referred both parties to a November New York case …
Discussion: Fox News and National Review
Mayank Aggarwal / The Independent:
Twitter confirms Trump can be banned from inauguration day onwards  —  Donald Trump is the second most-followed politician on Twitter after Barack Obama  —  Donald Trump, who currently enjoys certain exemptions from Twitter's policies due to his status as a world leader …
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Intellectualist
 
 
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Max Nesterak / Minnesota Reformer:
The Bad Cops: How Minneapolis protects its worst police officers until it's too late
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
FTC Demands Social-Media, Operations Data From Big Tech Companies
New York Times:
If Teachers Get the Vaccine Quickly, Can Students Get Back to School?
Evan McMullin / New York Times:
Should NeverTrump Conservatives Form a New Party?
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: China suspected of spying on Americans via Caribbean phone networks
Anand Giridharadas / The.Ink:
Justice and accountability after Trump
Discussion: Vox
Southern Poverty Law Center:
White Nationalists Sought Resumes for Trump White House, Emails Show
 Earlier Items: 
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Nina Turner announces bid to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Asking All Georgians: Are You Seventeen and a Half?
Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
It's Not About This Election, It's About the Next One
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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