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6:55 PM ET, December 19, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud  —  In a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president weighed appointing Sidney Powell, who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines, to probe voter fraud.  —  President Trump on Friday …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Officials increasingly alarmed about Trump's power grab  —  Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election.  —  Why it matters …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump campaign told to preserve all documents related to Sidney Powell and Dominion Voting Systems  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's campaign legal team sent a memo to dozens of staffers Saturday instructing them to preserve all documents related to Dominion Voting Systems and Sidney Powell …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Giuliani asks DHS about seizing voting machines  —  Rudy Giuliani called Ken Cuccinelli, second in command at the Department of Homeland Security, on Thursday night and asked him whether DHS could seize voting machines, a source familiar with the call confirmed to Axios.
Politico:
Trump sought to tap Sidney Powell as special counsel for election fraud  —  President Donald Trump told advisers Friday night he wanted to name attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel to investigate his loss in the 2020 election, and to consider seizing voting machines Trump has falsely suggested …
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
The inside story of how Trump's denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic's dark winter  —  National reporter focusing on health policy  —  Reporter covering the White House White House Bureau Chief  —  As the number of coronavirus cases ticked upward in mid-November …
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
Pompeo says Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind cyberattack on US  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread intrusion …
Discussion: CNBC, The Western Journal and Axios
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russia is behind the broad, ongoing cyber spy campaign against the U.S. government and private sector, Pompeo says
Ana Lucia Murillo / The Daily Beast:
White House Blocks a Statement Acknowledging Russia's Role in Cyberattack
Discussion: CNN, Alternet.org and Bloomberg
Steve Kenny / New York Times:
Pompeo Says Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on U.S.
Washington Post:
Lawmakers hit major roadblock over GOP plan to limit Federal Reserve, imperiling weekend deal for emergency relief package  —  Both Democrats and Republicans say an issue over the Federal Reserve's authority remains a significant hurdle.  —  Senior congressional lawmakers attempting to complete …
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Steven Sloan / Associated Press:
Analysis: For Republicans, profanity is suddenly scandalous
Discussion: NBC News and The Nation
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Jim Carrey will no longer play Joe Biden on ‘SNL’  —  New York (CNN Business)Jim Carrey's short stint as Joe Biden has come to an end.  —  Carrey will no longer play the president-elect on “Saturday Night Live,” the comedian announced on Twitter Saturday.  —  “Though my term was only meant …
CNN:
Tucker Carlson's vaccine rant should be called out by every reputable news organization  —  Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst.  He was the White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration.  He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.”
Discussion: The Guardian
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Rupert Murdoch Gets COVID-19 Shot While Profiting Off Vaccine Misinformation
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New York Times:
U.K. Imposes Harsher Lockdown on London, Citing New Version of Virus  —  Scientists in Britain say the new variant is spreading faster than previous ones, but does not appear to make people sicker.  —  LONDON — Alarmed by a what he called a faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus …
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN, TheGrio and Slate
Washington Post:
Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on  —  Vice President Pence has begun looking for a new home in the Washington suburbs, and he's planning a valedictory foreign trip to begin the day Congress counts the electoral college votes.
Ashok Selvam / Eater Chicago:
Stephanie Izard Apologizes For a Poorly Received Representation of a Korean Dish  —  A photo posted Thursday using Izard's social media handle showed a “bibimbap” without any cultural context, igniting a conversation on cultural appropriation  —  A fellow Chicago chef is once again accusing …
Wall Street Journal:
Defense Officials Push Proposal to Separate NSA, Cyber Command  —  Proposal to split control of the two agencies before end of Trump administration faces resistance from lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON—Some senior Defense Department officials are pressing to formally separate the leadership …
Brian Bakst / MPR News:
Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications  —  Brian Bakst and Kirsti MarohnSt.  —  Jerry Relph, a first-term state senator from St. Cloud, died Friday of complications of COVID-19, his family and the Senate majority leader confirmed.  —  “Jerry dedicated his life to service …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Scoop: Lance Bottoms rejected Biden's SBA offer  —  Joe Biden implored Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to accept a job heading the Small Business Administration earlier this week, a lesser position she rejected after he characterized it as “only the first step” for her during his presidency …
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
They risk their lives cleaning hospitals.  Now, they are getting vaccinated.  ‘I want people to know that we exist’  —  Maria Saravia changes in and out of protective gear 24 times a day — once for each patient room she enters on the COVID-19 floor at Keck Hospital of USC.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Lou Dobbs debunks his own claims of election fraud — after a legal demand from Smartmatic  —  A fact-check segment that aired on his Fox Business show Friday will be rebroadcast on two other Fox programs this weekend  —  Something surprising happened Friday night on Lou Dobbs's top-rated show on the Fox Business Network.
Wall Street Journal:
Amid Vaccine Rollout and Historic Hack, Trump Remains Focused on Reversing Election  —  The president has been largely out of sight, paying little public attention to any events other than his efforts to overturn Joe Biden's victory  —  WASHINGTON—In a week that began with the Electoral …
Associated Press:
General sorry for ‘miscommunication’ over vaccine shipments  —  The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution.  —  “I failed.
New York Times:
Once a Slogan of Unity, ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Now Divides France  —  After the 2015 terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, “I am Charlie” became a unifying slogan of free speech.  Now it fuels divisions in an increasingly polarized country.  —  PARIS — In the hours after the 2015 Islamist terrorist attack …
Jason Chaffetz / Fox News:
Melania Trump has been an outstanding first lady — liberal media have treated her unfairly  —  In her travels at home and across the globe she has demonstrated compassion, kindness and diplomacy  —  Concha: Melania Trump was treated worse by press than any modern First Lady
Discussion: New York Times and The Babylon Bee
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
'We're in a crisis': Biden says U.S. needs to defeat climate change as he introduces team, priorities  —  President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced members of his climate and energy teams in Wilmington, Del., nominees and appointees he said would lead his administration's plans …
 
 
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Trump appointee names conservative allies to run Radio Free Europe and Cuba broadcast agency
Michael Patrick Leahy / Breitbart:
Report: Mark Zuckerberg's $419 Million Non-Profit Contributions ‘Improperly Influenced 2020 Presidential Election’
Discussion: RedState and LAW.com
Auguste Meyrat / The American Mind:
Keep Texas Red
Bill Zeiser / RealClearPolicy:
Either the US Leads on Crypto, or China Will
David W. Brown / Wall Street Journal:
For NASA, It Should Be Mars or Bust
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Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
No, This Pandemic Is Not Over. Please Don't Act Like It Is.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands
Ann Telnaes / Washington Post:
All the Republican rats … - Tom Toles recently retired.  See his archive of editorial cartoons.
Washington Post:
Chinese dissidents say they're being harassed by a businessman with links to Steve Bannon
John S Gardner / The Guardian:
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Business Insider:
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers ask FBI and Federal Election Commission to investigate Jared Kushner-backed Trump campaign company after Insider's reporting
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Financial Times:
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