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5:05 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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
McConnell sets up a clash with Trump over who's in charge in the GOP  —  Two things can be true at the same time.  One is that Joe Biden's win in the 2020 election has been evident for several weeks, with no legitimate reason to doubt it (despite plenty of digging).
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 …
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Biden admits to a ‘bit of a cold’ after Electoral College victory speech  —  With a slightly hoarse voice thanks the nation after crossing the 270-vote threshold  —  Joe Biden formally selected as 46th US president by Electoral College  —  President-elect Joe Biden confirmed that he is battling …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
After weeks of declining to recognize Biden's win, Mitch McConnell congratulates him for being the president-elect.
President of Russia:
Congratulations to Joseph R. Biden on winning US presidential election
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 …
Politico:
Biden to nominate Buttigieg as transportation secretary
Discussion: Associated Press and The Root
Brian Naylor / NPR:
Biden Expected To Name Former Rival Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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
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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 …
Discussion: Townhall
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 …
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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Deb Haaland Is Joe Biden's ‘Leading Candidate’ For Interior Secretary  —  Nothing is final yet, but the Native American congresswoman “has strong support” for the job, said a source familiar with the selection process.  —  Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) is the front-runner to be President-elect …
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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:
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 …
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 …
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Washington Post:
D.C. says it needs $45 million from Congress to host inauguration after protests drained funds
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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.
Facebook for Government, Politics & Advocacy:
An Update on the Georgia Runoff Elections for Advertisers  —  Resuming ads about the Georgia runoff elections in Georgia  —  We've heard feedback from experts and advertisers across the political spectrum about the importance of expressing voice and using our tools to reach voters ahead of Georgia's runoff elections.
Discussion: Politico and Florida Politics
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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: Justice News and The Hill
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 …
David Agren / The Guardian:
Brazil and Mexico presidents recognize Biden's victory after facing criticism  —  Jair Bolsonaro and Andrés Manuel López Obrador both acknowledged Democrat's win after six-week hesitation  —  The populist leaders of Brazil and Mexico have both finally recognized Joe Biden's election victory …
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and WTOP
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Trump Organization Must Cough Up Docs on Seven Springs Engineer to New York Attorney General, Manhattan Judge Rules  —  Advancing an investigation likely to trail the outgoing Commander-in-Chief long into his post-presidency, a Manhattan judge ordered the Trump Organization and its attorney …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
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.
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.
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
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 …
Brad Bannon / The Hill:
Biden's cabinet is built for comfort, not speed  —  The late great Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) could have been talking about Donald Trump and Joe Biden when he said, “Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.”
 
 
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Rick Scott / Newsweek:
Biden Appointees Are Weak on China
Discussion: Florida Politics
Max Nesterak / Minnesota Reformer:
The Bad Cops: How Minneapolis protects its worst police officers until it's too late
Evan McMullin / New York Times:
Should NeverTrump Conservatives Form a New Party?
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
Maria Polletta / USA Today:
Arizona judge scraps election fraud lawsuit in which plaintiff was not a registered voter
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rules for Colorado church in coronavirus restrictions dispute
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Southern Poverty Law Center:
White Nationalists Sought Resumes for Trump White House, Emails Show
Mayank Aggarwal / The Independent:
Twitter confirms Trump can be banned from inauguration day onwards
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Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
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