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CNN:
'It's turned crazy': Inside the scramble for Trump pardons  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies — including some of his closest business associates …
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Axios:
O'Malley Dillon's line that GOP are “f-ckers” worries some Biden aides  —  Some advisers close to President-elect Joe Biden are frustrated over a Glamour magazine interview in which incoming White House deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley Dillon referred to Republicans on Capitol Hill as “f*ckers.”
Thomas P. Bossert / New York Times:
I Was the Homeland Security Adviser to Trump.  We're Being Hacked.  —  The magnitude of this national security breach is hard to overstate.  —  Mr. Bossert was the homeland security adviser to President Trump and deputy homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush.
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CISA:
Joint Statement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)  —  Over the course of the past several days, the FBI, CISA, and ODNI have become aware of a significant and ongoing cybersecurity campaign.
Discussion: The Sun
Politico:
How suspected Russian hackers outed their massive cyberattack
Discussion: Slate
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
We've finally identified the source of fraud in the 2020 election.  It's Ron Johnson.  —  Finally, significant fraud has been identified in the 2020 election.  It is being perpetrated by Sen. Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin.  —  President Trump lost the election.  He lost the recounts.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell gives away the game: ‘Kelly and David are getting hammered’  —  Pressure works.  That's what we're learning from the news that congressional negotiators are moving toward a deal on an economic rescue package that includes stimulus checks for individuals.
Bloomberg:
Georgia Senate Runoffs Fueled Mostly by Out-of-State Donors
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
FDA says Pfizer vaccine vials hold extra doses, expanding supply  —  Pharmacists have found a way to squeeze extra doses out of vials of Pfizer's vaccine, potentially expanding the nation's scarce supply by up to 40 percent.  —  The Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday …
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Katie Thomas / New York Times:
Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses  —  Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that were supposed to contain five doses of the Pfizer vaccine.  —  As boxes of Pfizer vaccines began arriving around the country this week …
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
FDA says Pfizer coronavirus vaccine contains extra doses, expanding nation's supply
Discussion: WTOP and UPI
Dan Diamond / Politico:
‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal  —  A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a “herd immunity” approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained …
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Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
THEY TELL THEMSELVES THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE  —  This is monstrous: … But I don't agree with Atrios: … We know that early on there was right-wing indifference to the victims of the pandemic because they mostly seemed to be non-whites concentrated in Democratic parts of the country.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
CNN:
Biden expected to get coronavirus vaccination early next week  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is expected to get his first Covid-19 vaccination early next week, CNN has learned, and plans to get his shot in public.  —  “I don't want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure …
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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Biden plans to get COVID-19 vaccination publicly as early as next week
Discussion: USA Today, POLITICUSUSA and ABC13
Washington Post:
Interior Secretary Bernhardt tests positive for covid-19  —  Two other top Interior officials contracted the virus last month  —  Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt, 51, tested positive for covid-19 Wednesday, the department spokesman confirmed after an inquiry from The Post.
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and New York Post
Emily McCullar / Texas Monthly:
Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!  +  —  They know what you did this summer.  —  NOTES  —  The wedding photographer had already spent an hour or two inside with the unmasked wedding party when one of the bridesmaids approached her.  The woman thanked her for still showing up …
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Jill Biden's Doctorate Is Garbage Because Her Dissertation Is Garbage  —  Her dissertation is not an addition to the sum total of human knowledge.  —  You can tell someone is smarting from an inferiority complex when he insists on being addressed as “Dr.” on the basis of holding an academic doctorate rather than being a physician.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Glitch in Trump's Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can't  —  Neighbors of the president say he has violated the 1993 agreement he made with Palm Beach that allowed him to convert a private residence into a moneymaking club.  —  President Trump's neighbors in Florida …
Washington Post:
Biden order to halt border wall project would save U.S. $2.6 billion, Pentagon estimates show  —  The U.S. government would save about $2.6 billion if President-elect Joe Biden halts construction on the border wall project on his first day in office, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates reviewed by The Washington Post.
New York Times:
People Thought Covid-19 Was Relatively Harmless for Younger Adults.  They Were Wrong.  —  New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history.  —  Dr. Faust is a doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine.
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
New Supreme Court filing includes blatantly wrong information about Michigan  —  A long-shot legal effort relying on conspiracy theories and inaccurate analyses to argue President Donald Trump actually won Michigan included additional blatantly false information in a new filing with the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
Discussion: Law & Crime and Business Insider
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
House Republicans urge Trump to veto omnibus spending bill, call it example of ‘swamp politics’  —  Lawmakers note that Trump promised in 2018 not to sign another such bill  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 16  —  EXCLUSIVE: A group of House Republicans on Wednesday urged President Trump …
Discussion: Fox Business and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House intends to continue pursuing McGahn testimony in 2021  —  House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler intends to reissue a subpoena for former White House Counsel Don McGahn's testimony next year, the House told a federal appeals court Wednesday, confirming that Democrats intend …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Most American Religion  —  Image above: The Oquirrh Mountain Temple sits about 20 miles south of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, where the Church is based.  —  This article was published online on December 16, 2020.  —  To meet with the prophet during a plague, certain protocols must be followed.
Alex Ward / Vox:
Dutch prosecutors say Trump's Twitter account was hacked by guessing his password: maga2020!  —  This is not a joke.  Trump's old Twitter password was “maga2020!”  —  The first rule of securing yourself on the internet is to ensure your password isn't easily guessable.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Emmy winner Andrew Cuomo's no good, horrible, very bad month  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is arguably the biggest star in the Democratic Party.  And for several months at the beginning of the pandemic, he received kudos far and wide from the left and right and everyone in between …
Discussion: abc7NY
Sheila Kaplan / New York Times:
How Effective Is the Mask You're Wearing?  You May Know Soon  —  A C.D.C. division is working with an industry standards group to develop filtration standards — and products that meet them will be able to carry labels saying so.  —  More than 100,000 varieties of face masks are currently for sale.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Vice President Pence to receive televised vaccine shot  —  Vice President Mike Pence plans to receive his coronavirus vaccine shot on camera Friday morning at the White House to build “vaccine confidence” among the American people, according to an administration official with direct knowledge of the plans.
Michael Safi / The Guardian:
‘He ruined us’: 10 years on, Tunisians curse man who sparked Arab spring  —  Thanks in part to Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation, Tunisians are freer than before, but many are miserable and disillusioned  —  His act of despair still shakes the Arab world.
Washington Post:
He was the party planner of Baghdad.  Then armed men took him away.  —  Arshad Haibti al-Fakhry was known for living on the edge even before he embarked on a mission to introduce Baghdad to the party lifestyle.  He worked as a fixer and interpreter, escorting foreign journalists to the front lines …
Discussion: Human Rights Watch
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Pompeo cancels final holiday party after he comes into contact with coronavirus  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his final major holiday party of the year Wednesday after his exposure to a person who tested positive for the coronavirus forced him into quarantine, according to two officials familiar with the situation.
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Facebook reverses postelection algorithm changes that boosted news from authoritative sources.  —  Facebook confirmed that it has in the past few days rolled back a change that lifted news from authoritative outlets over hyperpartisan sources after November's election, signaling a return to normalcy for the social network.
Ben Lindbergh / The Ringer:
MLB Is Finally Recognizing the Negro Leagues as the Major Leagues They Always Were  —  Negro League statistics from 1920 to 1948 will now be officially classified as “major league,” marking a long-overdue acknowledgment of the accomplishments of players who didn't have the opportunity to play in the American or National Leagues
WTTG-TV:
Judge blocks executive order that bans indoor dining in Anne Arundel County  —  Judge blocks Anne Arundel County indoor dining ban  —  ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A judge has blocked an executive order from Anne Arundel County that bans indoor dining, allowing it to continue until …
Meg Cunningham / ABC News:
Dr. Birx on her relationship with Trump: ‘Respectful in public but very clear in private’  —  She said it will be up to Biden's team to determine if she's of any “utility.”  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Susan Walsh/AP, FILE
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Congressional leaders add stimulus checks to $900 billion relief package as they near deal  —  New direct payments will likely be included, but leaders are scrapping aid to states and cities as well as liability protections for companies as they try to finish negotiations.
 
 
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New York Post:
NY GOP asks Trump to force Cuomo to reveal number of COVID nursing home deaths
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Raymond Zhong / New York Times:
Alibaba's Software Can Find Uighur Faces, It Told China Clients
Paul R. La Monica / CNN:
The Fed keeps rates near zero and acknowledges fragile recovery
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Rules eased for water from showerheads, a Trump pet peeve
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Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Saudi prosecutor seeks maximum jail sentence for women's rights activist
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