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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.
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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 …
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).
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The Hill:
Georgia GOP senators dig in on refusal to recognize Biden win — Georgia's GOP senators are refusing to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect a day after Electoral College voters met to cast their ballots and officially name him the winner over President Trump.
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Republican contender for Va. governor says Trump should declare martial law
Republican contender for Va. governor says Trump should declare martial law
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Biden admits to a ‘bit of a cold’ after Electoral College victory speech
Biden admits to a ‘bit of a cold’ after Electoral College victory speech
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis begins to acknowledge Biden win even if he has trouble saying it
DeSantis begins to acknowledge Biden win even if he has trouble saying it
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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’
Ron Johnson calls election legitimate and acknowledges Biden victory but still plans hearing on alleged ‘irregularities’
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Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Mo Brooks: ‘Trump Won the Electoral College’ — I Can Be a Part of the ‘Surrender Caucus’ or I Can Fight for Our Country
Mo Brooks: ‘Trump Won the Electoral College’ — I Can Be a Part of the ‘Surrender Caucus’ or I Can Fight for Our Country
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
After weeks of declining to recognize Biden's win, Mitch McConnell congratulates him for being the president-elect.
After weeks of declining to recognize Biden's win, Mitch McConnell congratulates him for being the president-elect.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Newsmax says it will refer to Biden as president-elect
Newsmax says it will refer to Biden as president-elect
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Politico:
McConnell warns Senate Republicans against challenging election results
McConnell warns Senate Republicans against challenging election results
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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 …
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Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Jenna Ellis, President Trump's lawyer, was fired from Weld County DA's office for “mistakes,” records show — Jenna Ellis, the attorney from Colorado representing President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn his 2020 election loss, was fired from her job as a Weld County prosecutor in 2013 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Politico:
Biden to tap former Michigan Gov. Granholm to lead Energy Department — President-elect Joe Biden will pick former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to run the Energy Department, the agency that would play a key role in helping develop the technologies needed fulfill his pledge to move the country off fossil fuels.
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Washington Examiner
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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Brian Trusdell / Newsmax:
Audit Finds Mich. County's Dominion Voting Was Rigged to Create Fraud
Audit Finds Mich. County's Dominion Voting Was Rigged to Create Fraud
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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:
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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 …
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The Intellectualist
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Yes, Biden should call out Trump's lawlessness — We can't ignore it. We must face it head-on. — 3 hr ago — Joe Biden is full of surprises. After the Electoral College met Monday to finalize the results of the election, the president-elect delivered a speech I never thought he'd deliver.
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Claire Sanford / Rev:
Joe Biden Speech After Electoral College Vote Transcript December 14
Joe Biden Speech After Electoral College Vote Transcript December 14
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Security Adviser Cuts Trip Short for Talks on Russia Hack — National Security Advisor O'Brien returns to Washington — Meetings on hack are set for Tuesday night at White House — National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has returned early from a trip to the Middle East …
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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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.
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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 …
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Political Wire and One America News Network
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
The Time Trump Told Boy Scouts About Sexy Yacht Parties — On the night of November 7, 2020, as I watched President-elect Joe Biden carry his infant grandchild around a stage in Wilmington, Delaware, while celebrating his election win, I came across a tweet asking, “Has anyone ever seen Trump hold a baby?”
Alex Kaplan / Media Matters for America:
QAnon supporters suggest Trump's new deputy attorney general will fulfill conspiracy theory and institute mass arrests — Multiple influencers supporting the false QAnon conspiracy theory have praised the appointment of new Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, claiming that he will carry …
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National Review, Reason and Liberty Unyielding
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 …
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The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and The Intellectualist
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 …
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