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8:30 AM ET, December 18, 2020

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Politico:
Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught  —  The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected …
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CNN:
US cybersecurity agency warns suspected Russian hacking campaign broader than previously believed
Discussion: New York Post
New York Times:
More Hacking Attacks Found as Officials Warn of ‘Grave Risk’ to U.S. Government
John F. Harris / Politico:
Joe Biden Wears a ‘Kick Me’ Sign  —  President-elect Joe Biden went on a rampage early this morning, lashing out at critics within his own party who say his appointments so far lack ideological and demographic diversity and hinting that lawmakers who cross him can expect retribution once he moves into the White House on Jan. 20.
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Garcetti won't serve in Biden administration  —  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti acknowledged Thursday night that he would not serve in the Biden administration, defusing the longstanding assumption that he would be rewarded for his support of the president-elect.
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
Politico:
Top Biden aide walks back expletive description of Republicans
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
An outraged Kemp blasts pro-Trump conspiracy theorists harassing his family  —  Gov. Brian Kemp is fed up with the unrelenting attacks from conspiracy theorists calling on him to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia.  But he's even more enraged that some of those peddlers …
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Politico:
Democrats in Georgia: ‘Trump is helping our case.’  —  President Donald Trump has been waging war on Georgia Republicans the past month, spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories about the Senate runoffs — and Democrats are praying he keeps on talking.
New York Times:
New York Times Says ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Fell Short of Standards  —  The Times cited an institutional failure and determined the “Caliphate” team gave too much credence to the claims of a supposed former terrorist.  —  After an internal review that took more than two months …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘New York Times’ Retracts Hit Podcast Series ‘Caliphate’ On ISIS Executioner
New York Times:   A Riveting ISIS Story, Told in a Times Podcast, Falls Apart
Axios:
Democrats fret about Garland for attorney general  —  If Joe Biden picks Merrick Garland to be his attorney general, he could cost his party control of one of the most important judicial appointments in America — and many Democrats do not want the president-elect to take that chance.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Relying on his gut, Biden shrugs off criticism to form a ‘Cabinet of firsts’
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis says Florida shipments of vaccines are ‘on hold.’ Pfizer disagrees.
Bloomberg:
Pfizer, U.S. Wrangle Over Vaccine Pace While Working Toward Pact
Discussion: The Week
Politico:
Congress to receive first batch of Covid-19 vaccines, but uncertainty lingers  —  Top congressional leaders will receive the coronavirus vaccine in the coming days with dozens of lawmakers planning to quickly follow suit — an effort designed to maintain a continuity of government while also instilling public confidence in the shot.
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump fights for a job that he's not doing as coronavirus rages  —  (CNN)When the history of the pandemic is written, one of the great mysteries will be what President Donald Trump was doing in the waning days of his presidency as the number of Covid-19 deaths in the US soared past 3,000 each day …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Ben Carson makes plans for his post-Trump life
Discussion: CNN
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House aides talked Trump out of last-minute demand for stimulus checks as big as $2,000  —  Chaotic chain of events at White House illustrates why stimulus bill remains in flux  —  White House aides intervened Thursday to prevent President Trump from issuing a statement calling …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump's New Brand Is Loser  —  His post-election tantrum is forcing conservatives to affirm, again and again, that he lost the election fair and square.  —  In the six weeks since the Presidential election, various theories—many of them persuasive—have been advanced to explain President Trump's refusal to accept Joe Biden's victory.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Dear Republicans in Congress: Please don't become Barbara Boxer or Maxine Waters
Discussion: The Bulwark
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Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Garcetti plans to remain in office and says his daughter, 9, has coronavirus
Discussion: Washington Examiner and TheBlaze
The Daily Beast:
Trump Bows to Reality, Asks Confidants: Should I Do ‘The Apprentice’ Again?  —  And the show's creator Mark Burnett is intrigued by the money-making potential of a post-presidency reboot, too. … As he begins his final weeks in office, amid a winter surge in coronavirus deaths …
Discussion: Business Insider and The Sun
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Kelly Loeffler Keeps Posing For Photos With White Supremacists And Other Extremists  —  The senator recently disavowed a photo of her with a former KKK leader, but she's repeatedly aligned herself with racists and far-right supporters.  —  Earlier this week a photo of Georgia GOP …
James Baker / Washington Post:
Trump's recognition of Western Sahara is a serious blow to diplomacy and international law  —  James Baker served as the 61st U.S. secretary of state from 1989 to 1992 and as the U.N. secretary-general's personal envoy for Western Sahara from 1997 to 2004.  —  President Trump's recent …
Discussion: The Economist, Raw Story and Politico
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
FBI Spied On Fox News, Recorded Phone Call Between Fox Exec And George Papadopoulos, New Texts Show  —  New text messages released Thursday show FBI officials spied on a Fox News executive over the course of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation that targeted President Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Kathleen Rice beats out AOC for spot on coveted House committee  —  Rep. Kathleen Rice has captured a prized seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee after a contentious showdown with fellow New Yorker, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  —  Rice and Ocasio-Cortez have been battling behind …
Detroit Free Press:
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon dies of complications from COVID-19  —  Darcie Moran Omar Abdel-Baqui John WiselyDetroit Free Press  —  Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, a man who dedicated decades to public service and became a household name to metro Detroiters …
Brandy Zadrozny / Nieman Lab:
Misinformation fatigue sets in  —  “Misinformation isn't going away, but it seems inevitable that people will stop caring.”  —  I expect 2021 will be the year misinformation fatigue sets in — a condition from which I will undeniably suffer and for which I will be partly to blame.
Glenn H. Reynolds / New York Post:
It's time for the ‘Deplorables’ to become the Unconquerables  —  Democrats won the election, but they don't seem very happy about it.  And with reason: The election failed in its main purpose, which was to shut down the Deplorables.  —  The Deplorables, in Hillary Clinton's infamous term …
Alex Kirshner / Slate:
How Offshore Oddsmakers Made a Killing off Gullible Trump Supporters  —  On Dec. 9, Donald Trump tweeted something incorrect but at least closer to the ballpark of the truth than most of what he's posted since losing his reelection campaign.  —  “At 10 p.m. on Election Evening, we were at 97% …
Discussion: PRESS RUN, Forbes and Axios
Politico:
O Rahm, where art thou?  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2020 Transition Playbook, your guide to one of the most consequential transfers of power in American history.  —  RAHM EMANUEL had never lost a political campaign.  Until this week.  —  Over the past few weeks, the former Chicago mayor …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
This California Representative Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the Kool Aid
Discussion: Raw Story
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Mark Ferbrache / The Hill:
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Reuters:
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump and his party are threatening our constitutional order
David Ljunggren / Reuters:
Canada floats idea of North American ban on new gasoline-powered cars
Abbie Bennett / Listen to Free Radio:
Veterans Affairs reverses plans to waste extra coronavirus vaccine doses
Discussion: NBC4 Washington and NBC Boston
Washington Post:
John Roberts's self-defeating attempt to make the court appear nonpolitical
Discussion: Reason
Detroit Free Press:
Antrim County hand tally affirms certified election results
Washington Post:
With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center