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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 …
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 …
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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
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Steve Kenny / New York Times:
Pompeo Says Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on U.S.
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump downplays cyberattack on U.S., breaks with Pompeo on Russia's role
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Townhall, New York Times, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, New York Post, Bloomberg and The Week
Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Mark Levin of The Mark Levin Show
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The Daily Beast, Business Insider, Israpundit, CNN, Alternet.org and New York Post
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Pompeo: Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind massive cyberattack
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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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Roll Call and Political Wire
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Politico:
Stubborn Fed feud freezes stimulus talks — Negotiations on a nearly $1 trillion coronavirus relief bill have come down to a single major sticking point, but neither side is giving in as Congress speeds to clinch a deal before a government funding deadline on Sunday night.
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Steven Sloan / Associated Press:
Analysis: For Republicans, profanity is suddenly scandalous
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The Nation and NBC News
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.”
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Summit News and The Guardian
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Rupert Murdoch Gets COVID-19 Shot While Profiting Off Vaccine Misinformation
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The Daily Beast
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 …
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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.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, POLITICUSUSA, Juanita Jean's, Washington Times, JONATHAN TURLEY and Political Wire
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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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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
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New York Times and The Babylon Bee
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 …
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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 …
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.
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Axios, Associated Press and Alternet.org
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
No, This Pandemic Is Not Over. Please Don't Act Like It Is. — The other night, I made my stepmother cry. I've never done that before, but this time I felt as if I had to. My brother had told me about my father and stepmother's holiday plan, which included staying with relatives …
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