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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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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 …
Politico:
‘Time for everybody to move on’: Senate GOP accepts Biden's win — Senate Republicans are finally starting to recognize Joe Biden as the next president of the United States — even if they waited until the very last minute. — When asked on Monday afternoon whether Biden was the president-elect …
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
CNBC:
After weeks of delay, Senate GOP leader McConnell congratulates Joe Biden following Electoral College vote
After weeks of delay, Senate GOP leader McConnell congratulates Joe Biden following Electoral College vote
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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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Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Pompeo to meet Biden's secretary of state nominee this week
Pompeo to meet Biden's secretary of state nominee this week
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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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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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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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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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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
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Jenna Ellis, President Trump's lawyer, was fired from Weld County DA's office for “mistakes,” records show — Documents obtained by The Colorado Sun through an open records request appear to contradict what Ellis told The Wall Street Journal about her termination
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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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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Reality, meet D.C.
POLITICO Playbook: Reality, meet D.C.
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Bye-Bye, Bill Barr
Bye-Bye, Bill Barr
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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.
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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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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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Fauci recommends Biden and Harris get COVID-19 vaccine right away
Fauci recommends Biden and Harris get COVID-19 vaccine right away
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Politico, Associated Press, IJR, The Week, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Washington Times
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 liberals line up behind Nina Turner's House bid
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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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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.
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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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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The Times of Israel:
US-Israeli delegation to take 1st direct flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat next week — Trump official says team headed by Kushner and Berkowitz will land in Israel Monday, jet off the next day for Morocco to advance recently announced normalization deal — A joint US-Israeli delegation is set …
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One America News Network
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
Parker Molloy / Media Matters for America:
Never let Trump's accomplices live down their attacks on democracy — Defending democracy is part of a journalist's job — In a lawsuit filed last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed that last month's elections in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia …
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