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David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘New York Times’ Retracts Hit Podcast Series ‘Caliphate’ On ISIS Executioner  —  Toggle more options  —  The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon …
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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 …
New York Times:
A Riveting ISIS Story, Told in a Times Podcast, Falls Apart  —  A Canadian's gruesome account as an Islamic State executioner in Syria, which was the subject of the “Caliphate” podcast by The New York Times, was fabricated, officials say.  A Times review found no corroboration of his claim to have committed atrocities.
The Daily Beast:
New York Times Admits Its Caliphate Podcast Fell for ISIS Hoaxer's Bullshit
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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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.
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Bloomberg:
Pfizer, U.S. Wrangle Over Vaccine Pace While Working Toward Pact
Discussion: The Week
Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis says Florida shipments of vaccines are ‘on hold.’ Pfizer disagrees.
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
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
Politico:
Top Biden aide walks back expletive description of Republicans
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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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 and Raw Story
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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Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Garcetti plans to remain in office and says his daughter, 9, has coronavirus
Discussion: Washington Examiner and TheBlaze
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Mike Pence gets coronavirus vaccine on live TV  —  Vice President Mike Pence became the highest-profile world leader to be vaccinated against coronavirus, receiving his shot on live television Friday morning.  —  “I didn't feel a thing,” he said moments later.
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and National Review
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Hope is on the way’: Pence gets coronavirus vaccine on live television
Discussion: ABC News, The Guardian, HotAir and The Week
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 …
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 …
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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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
45,000 names, 130 packets of information, and gut instincts: How Biden is managing his transition
Discussion: CNN
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
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 …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office  —  An 1807 law invoked only in the most violent circumstances is now a rallying cry for the MAGA-ites most committed to the fantasy that Donald Trump will never leave office.  —  The law, the Insurrection Act, allows the president …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Intellectualist
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 …
Mark Ferbrache / The Hill:
Not the FBI I remember: William Barnett's troubling interview  —  So, where is John Durham and what has become of his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe?  After serving nearly 28 years in the FBI, I'd like to know just how bad things are for the FBI — or not.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Top 10 Worst Trump-Enabling Takes of 2020  —  As we bid a not-so-fond farewell to 2020, here's a look back at some of the political lowlights.  —  As we close out the year, it's tempting but futile to compile a list of President Trump's worst lies.  But reprinting all of his tweets …
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Trump expected to issue wave of pre-Christmas pardons today  —  President Trump plans to issue a wave of pardons today, moving to expedite acts of clemency before Christmas, according to a source with direct knowledge and advocates who have been briefed on the plans.
Discussion: The Federalist and Fox News
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
This California Representative Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the Kool Aid  —  A few years ago, Jackie Speier resisted comparisons between Jim Jones and Donald Trump.  But now, she sees them clearly.  —  BEAST INSIDE … Jackie Speier was a legislative counsel working …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
‘Kind of Foul Play’: Joe Biden Dismisses Allegations Against Hunter as Politically Motivated, Has ‘Great Confidence’ in His Son
Discussion: New York Post
MSNBC:
Former NH GOP chair announces she's leaving the GOP
Dave Gilson / Mother Jones:
Trump Has Sent 729 Tweets Since the Election. Not a Single One Was About the COVID Death Toll.
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Seattle radicals occupy park, yellow house in new ‘autonomous zone’
Reem Abdellatif / Haaretz:
How Saudi Arabia Terrorizes Women
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to blacklist dozens of Chinese firms including SMIC, sources say
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Glenn H. Reynolds / New York Post:
It's time for the ‘Deplorables’ to become the Unconquerables
Brandy Zadrozny / Nieman Lab:
Misinformation fatigue sets in
David Ljunggren / Reuters:
Canada floats idea of North American ban on new gasoline-powered cars
Washington Post:
John Roberts's self-defeating attempt to make the court appear nonpolitical
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Reason
Alex Kirshner / Slate:
How Offshore Oddsmakers Made a Killing off Gullible Trump Supporters
Discussion: PRESS RUN, Forbes and Axios
Detroit Free Press:
Antrim County hand tally affirms certified election results
Washington Post:
With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

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Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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