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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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's frenetic, fanciful, bitter final plea — Right up to Monday's Electoral College vote, President Trump held the false hope that Republican-controlled state legislatures would replace electors with allies who'd overturn Joe Biden's win, two people who discussed the matter with him told Axios.
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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. — Breaking with President Trump's drive to overturn his election loss, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader and the most powerful Republican in Congress …
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President of Russia:
Congratulations to Joseph R. Biden on winning US presidential election … In his message, Vladimir Putin wished the President-elect every success and expressed confidence that Russia and the United States, which bear special responsibility for global security and stability, can …
Mary Ilyushina / CNN:
Putin finally congratulates Biden on US election victory — Biden: Trump's entire presidency has been a gift to Putin — Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election Tuesday, six weeks after the vote …
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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Media Matters for America, Political Wire and TVNewser
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
‘This is the reality’: Newsmax and One America grapple uneasily with Biden's electoral college victory
‘This is the reality’: Newsmax and One America grapple uneasily with Biden's electoral college victory
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Daily Kos, The Carpentariat and The Week
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
‘Electoral College Has Spoken’: McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win
‘Electoral College Has Spoken’: McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win
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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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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin Congratulates Biden After Electoral College Vote
Putin Congratulates Biden After Electoral College Vote
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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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New York Post, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and National Review
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Biden's post-Electoral College speech was a stinging rebuke of Trump
Biden's post-Electoral College speech was a stinging rebuke of Trump
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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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Raw Story, Colorado Newsline and Political Wire
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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Will Feuer / CNBC:
Pfizer's CEO hasn't gotten his Covid vaccine yet, saying he doesn't want to cut in line
Pfizer's CEO hasn't gotten his Covid vaccine yet, saying he doesn't want to cut in line
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Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
FDA clears path for second coronavirus vaccine, from Moderna
FDA clears path for second coronavirus vaccine, from Moderna
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Mother Jones and National Review
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
FDA raises no concerns about safety, efficacy of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
FDA raises no concerns about safety, efficacy of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
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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 …
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.
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Barr failed at his job. His bootlicking resignation letter made that clear. — William P. Barr told friends, when he was tapped for attorney general two years ago, that he was returning to the position to help save the Justice Department. Barr failed spectacularly at that task and ruined his reputation in the process.
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Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
Georgia's Supreme Court Rejected Trump's Suit Over the Weekend. His Proxy Appealed Another Case and Lost Immediately on Monday. — Not long after rejecting outgoing President Donald Trump's election gripes, the Supreme Court of Georgia received and shredded an appeal by the lame duck's proxy on Monday.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Just How Dangerous Was Donald Trump?
Just How Dangerous Was Donald Trump?
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily Kos, Progressive Eruptions and American Interregnum
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Nina Turner announces bid to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress — CLEVELAND, Ohio - Former state Sen. Nina Turner made her bid official for Rep. Marcia Fudge's congressional seat in Northeast Ohio, becoming the third candidate to jump in to what will likely be a crowded primary.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Top liberals line up behind Nina Turner's House bid — Top progressive elected officials, groups and entertainers are throwing their weight behind Nina Turner's congressional campaign, setting up a clash between left-wing and establishment-oriented Democrats over a House seat in Ohio …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Pelosi invites congressional leaders to a meeting on Covid relief and government funding — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to a Tuesday meeting on government funding and coronavirus relief.
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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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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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Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Asking All Georgians: Are You Seventeen and a Half? — There are twenty-three thousand teen-agers in the state who weren't old enough to vote in November, but who will be old enough to vote in the Senate runoffs, in January. These volunteers tried to find them.
Brian Trusdell / Newsmax:
Audit Finds Mich. County's Dominion Voting Was Rigged to Create Fraud — A forensic audit of the presidential vote tally by Dominion Voting Systems software used in Antrim County, Michigan, showed a more than 68% error rate, with auditors claiming the system intentionally creates the errors …
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Miranda Green / New York Magazine:
California Is Coming Apart Over COVID — At first, Angela Marsden was worried about uploading the video she had taken because she didn't want people to mistake her for an anti-masker. But she felt the hypocrisy she was seeing around California's latest coronavirus lockdown was too much to bear.
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dagbladet.no:
Dagbladet can reveal that Norwegian authorities intervened when Saudi Arabia deployed a mysterious ten-man security team to Norway. — The Norwegian Police Security Service has informed a Norway-based critic of the Saudi regime about the case. — He fears for his safety. — Line Fransson
Associated Press:
Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders — Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. — As the public health administrator, she's struggled every day of the coronavirus pandemic to keep her rural county along the Missouri border safe.
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