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7:15 PM ET, December 15, 2020

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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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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.
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Tap Jennifer Granholm for Energy Secretary  —  Former Michigan governor pushed state to increase use of renewable energy  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Energy Department, according to people familiar …
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Mayor Pete Goes to Washington
Discussion: Fox News
Politico:
McConnell warns Senate Republicans against challenging election results  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Republican senators Tuesday during a private caucus call not to object to the election results on Jan. 6, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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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
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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The Hill:
Georgia GOP senators dig in on refusal to recognize Biden win
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 …
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: The Daily Caller and 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
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 …
Washington Post:
Biden picks former EPA chief Gina McCarthy as White House climate czar  —  McCarthy heads the Natural Resources Defense Council, which has sued the Trump administration more than 100 times.  —  President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Gina McCarthy, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency …
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
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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Bloomberg:
MacKenzie Scott Gives Away $4.2 Billion in Four Months  — World's 18th-richest person announced contributions on Medium  — Scott's total gifts this year are close to $6 billion  —  MacKenzie Scott is giving away her fortune at an unprecedented pace, donating more than $4 billion …
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:
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 …
Financial Times:
UK draws up plans to rival Singapore with post-Brexit shipping regime  —  Push to attract more vessels to sail under British flag with reforms to tonnage tax  —  The UK is drawing up plans to turn London into a rival for Singapore as a hub for shipping companies to register their vessels following …
ABC13:
Alleged crusade to stop voter fraud lands former HPD captain in handcuffs  —  HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former Houston Police Department Captain was arrested and charged for running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove claims of a massive voter fraud scheme …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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, The Hill and The Week
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 …
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
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Republican contender for Va. governor says Trump should declare martial law  —  RICHMOND — State Sen. Amanda F. Chase, a brash Republican gubernatorial contender who bills herself as “Trump in heels,” called on President Trump on Tuesday to declare martial law to prevent his removal from office.
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?”
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
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.
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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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Southern Poverty Law Center:
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